Pep #225

Pep #225 kicks off 1969 with a delightfully ironic cover scene penciled by Dan DeCarlo and inked by Rudy Lapick: Veronica, lounging in style on a green chair in a bold floral outfit, is being attended to by a tuxedoed butler while simultaneously telling Archie — visible in a phone inset — that she simply can't stand anyone who has others do their work for them. A second blonde girl sits nearby, and the gang's familiar faces crowd the banner above, making this a wonderfully busy and charming snapshot of Riverdale life at its most entertainingly hypocritical.