Reggie and Me #57

Part of Archie's Giant Series lineup, this 1972 installment of Reggie and Me captures Reggie Mantle at his most incorrigibly self-impressed — leaning against a red car, striking a pose for two girls on a bicycle while Archie laughs from the passenger seat, all captured in Al Hartley's bright, breezy linework. The cover gag says it all: Reggie brags that the girls always look at him twice, while Archie's comeback — "They can't believe it the first time!" — promises the kind of good-natured ribbing that fills this Giant Series edition. A fun snapshot of Riverdale's most lovably deluded schemer doing exactly what he does best.