Pep Comics #135

A street-corner snapshot turns into a setup on this October 1959 cover, where a camera-toting Archie gleefully snaps Reggie's picture — positioning him squarely in front of a "Dead End" sign with the caption "Smile, Reggie! Ah-h-h — Perfect!" Betty and Veronica look on with amusement in the background while an oblivious Reggie grins for the lens. Harry Lucey's cover pencils capture the gang's playful dynamic with that warm, breezy charm that made Archie Comics such a staple of the era, and this issue also features Katy Keene, Wilbur, Li'l Jinx, and an Archie Club Pen Pals page for even more Riverdale fun.