Pep #222

Moose has taken Archie's suggestion of a "car pool" a bit too literally — the cover shows him gleefully hosing down Archie's beloved jalopy until it's practically swimming, while a horrified Archie and two onlooking girls watch the soapy chaos unfold in the driveway. Dan DeCarlo's breezy linework captures the Riverdale gang's signature comedic timing perfectly, with the full crew grinning down from the banner above. This October 1968 issue of Pep is a delightful snapshot of the lighthearted humor that made Archie comics a staple of the era.