That Wilkin Boy #30

A fun slice of early-'70s teen drama, this October 1974 Archie Series issue finds Samantha wide-eyed and distressed behind a tree, having just spotted Bingo chatting up another girl — which the cover caption spells out with cheerful bluntness: he claimed he was headed to a ball game. Stan Goldberg's pencils and Jon D'Agostino's inks bring the suburban sidewalk scene to life with bright, expressive energy, from Samantha's shocked expression to the oblivious duo strolling past. The story "Love Is Where You Find It" and the cover tease "Struck Out" promise the kind of breezy romantic mix-up that made That Wilkin Boy a lively corner of the Archie universe.