Reggie and Me #45

Reggie Mantle takes the podium in this November 1970 Archie Series gem, delivering his grand speech on "Saving Our Environment" to a packed audience — only to be met with the crowd's suggestion that his remarks belong in the litter basket. Dan DeCarlo and Rudy Lapick's cover perfectly captures Riverdale's favorite schemer getting a rare dose of his own medicine, with familiar faces from the gang reacting with barely concealed delight. It's a charming slice of early-'70s Archie humor with a surprisingly timely environmental twist.