Reggie's Wise Guy Jokes #18

Part of Archie's Giant Series line, this 1971 oversized humor collection puts Riverdale's resident schemer Reggie Mantle front and center in a string of gags that show off his trademark smug charm. The cover sets the tone perfectly — Reggie trades beach barbs with Archie (paddle in hand, a surfboard-toting redhead visible in the background), while two smaller panels below reveal him handing a girl a jigsaw puzzle of himself and impressing onlookers at what appears to be a poolside gathering, with Archie and Betty offering their own punchline commentary. At a quarter a copy, this Giant-format issue packs in plenty of Reggie's self-congratulatory wit, and even teases an Archie Montage Contest inside for good measure.