Pep #389

The cover by Dan DeCarlo sets a thoroughly fun 1983 scene: Archie and a dark-haired girl sit together on a chair watching a television set showing a pink alien creature, while Archie quips that extraterrestrials keeping an eye on them had better "get on line." Big Moose perches casually on a ledge above the main circle, and a superhero figure strikes a pose in the upper left corner, giving the whole composition a lively, anything-goes energy. With an interior story called "The Job Holder" crafted by writer and artist Lori Walls, this 60-cent issue delivers the cheerful, gag-packed fun that made Pep a staple of Archie's lineup.