Pep #390

Summer hits Riverdale full force on this 1983 issue of Pep, with a sun-drenched beach scene — cover pencils and inks by Dan DeCarlo — showing Archie, Veronica, Betty, and Jughead building a sandcastle together, each claiming a different job: the tower, the wall, and — naturally — the date. Up in the corner, the recurring feature character "Marvelous Maureen" makes a lively appearance, while the cover tagline promises summertime sizzle inside, delivered by the creative team of writer George Gladir and artist Stan Goldberg.