Pep #322

Soccer practice has never been quite this distracting — the cover of Pep #322 finds Archie in his striped uniform getting a surprise hug from a beaming Betty right on the field, sending cartoon hearts flying while Coach Kleats looks on with a knowing grin and a soccer ball rolls forgotten nearby. Up top, the full Riverdale gang — Jughead, Veronica, Reggie, and the rest — peers down from behind the logo in classic Dan DeCarlo style, framing the cheerful chaos below. It's a warm, funny snapshot of everything that makes the Archie universe so endlessly entertaining, priced at just 30 cents in 1977.