Reggie and Me #68

This 1974 Giant-series issue captures the era's real-life gas shortage with charming Riverdale flair — a "Out of Gas" sign hangs at the service station while Archie, Reggie, and a crowd of teens including Veronica and a red-haired friend sort out the fuel crisis in typically animated Archie fashion. Dan DeCarlo's cover pencils bring the whole cheerful gang to life, from the girls in their bright 1970s fashions up front to a snowmobile bet playing out in a small panel at the top. With the interior story titled "Gone with the Breeze," this issue feels like a genuine time capsule of mid-seventies suburban life filtered through Riverdale's irresistible good humor.