The Best of Archie Comics #4

Archie tries to impress Veronica with a fancy date, not realizing her tastes run high-end—so he takes a job at the El Crocadero to afford it. When Veronica shows up at the same restaurant, Archie’s stuck juggling his uniform, his shift, and a very unexpected evening with the girl of his dreams.

Archie Andrews is banned from the class boat ride after an accident involving Mr. Weatherbee and the Philomathian club, but Jughead Jones sees a chance for a secret adventure. With help from Reggie Mantle and a few well-timed distractions, Archie plans a stealthy trip to Bear Mountain—only to realize Mr. Weatherbee might be on the boat after all.

Archie and Jughead enlist their new pet beavers to build a log dam at the country club, hoping to impress Craig, the country club president. But when the boys pick the wrong spot, their well-intentioned project sends water rushing across the course—much to Craig’s dismay.

Veronica enlists Archie to drive her father home from the train station, hoping to keep Mr. Lodge distracted long enough for her and the gang to set up his surprise birthday party. With Archie behind the wheel and a whole afternoon ahead, things quickly spiral into a series of misadventures neither of them expected.

Veronica Lodge swaps her usual high-fashion flair for pom-poms when she joins the Riverdale cheerleading squad—only to quickly outshine the rest with her natural athleticism and flair. With a sharp eye for drama and a flair for the spotlight, she’s not just joining the squad… she’s redefining it.

Archie’s attempt to try yoga goes hilariously wrong when he gets stuck in a pose, only to stumble into an even more tangled situation when he tries to impress Midge. What starts as a simple stretch quickly spirals into a chaotic human knot — with Moose catching them both in the middle.

In "Foul Bawl," Veronica’s dramatic farewell at the train station takes a surprising turn when she’s seen racing off to the beach with a new admirer—just as Archie, stranded by a broken-down train, starts worrying he left her heartbroken. The story unfolds with classic Archie humor as miscommunication and timing send the characters on a whirlwind chase across town and the shore.

In a playful twist of teenage drama, Archie and Veronica’s relationship hits a rough patch, sparking a whirlwind of missteps and misunderstandings—only for Betty and Reggie to try their luck in the chaos. With every emotional beat driven by just two words—“Archie” and “Veronica”—this clever, fast-paced tale captures the highs and lows of young love, all without saying a single other syllable.

In "Lawbreaker," Little Archie takes his role as traffic cop way too seriously, inventing absurd rules just to round up his friends and lock them in a jail he’s built from a cardboard box. When Ambrose speeds off on a go-kart, Archie turns the jail into a makeshift police car and gives chase, turning the playground into a wild, rule-breaking chase.

Betty makes a deal with the Devil—Mr. Inferno—to win Archie’s heart, only to discover Veronica has already sold her soul for the same reason. With both girls caught in the same tangled contract, the Devil’s unexpected move leaves them both stunned—and the deal’s true cost still unknown.

Veronica’s attempt to give Betty a quick hem fix goes hilariously wrong, leaving the skirt crooked and Betty walking home in a comical backward tilt just to keep it level. The misadventure turns a simple fashion fix into an awkward, wobbly trek down the street.

Archie’s determined to join the nationwide teen protest wave, but his enthusiasm hits a wall when he discovers everyone else is perfectly content—no issues, no grievances, not even a single grumble. With Alan and Pat watching, Archie’s quest to find a cause becomes a hilarious, increasingly absurd mission to invent a protest worth fighting for.

In "Summer Prayer for Peace," Archie and his friends face a pivotal moment when draft notices arrive just before their long-planned peace rally. With their hippie friend Clyde urging them to burn their draft cards, Archie stands firm, arguing that real change comes not from defiance, but from unity and peaceful action. At the rally, he delivers a powerful message that the next generation can overcome America’s deepest challenges—bigotry, pollution, and war—through cooperation, not chaos.

Little Archie and Juggie set out on a raft to catch the legendary Perilous Pike of Logger's Pond, but their fishing trip takes a sudden turn when they’re swept downstream by the current—straight toward the dangerous Fossil Falls.

After Reggie saves Betty from being struck by an oncoming truck, a quiet spark flickers between them—unexpected, tender, and just a little dangerous. As their moments together grow more frequent, the careful balance of Riverdale’s usual romance triangle begins to shift, leaving Archie and Veronica watching closely, unsure what comes next.

In "The Legend of the Lost Lagoon!", a summer storm sends Little Chuck Clayton, Little Nancy Woods, Chic Cooper, Kimberly Clark, and Billy Wong on a wild adventure through the woods and across the lake, guided by a mysterious golden owl said to guard a hidden lagoon. As the squall rolls in, the kids must rely on courage, teamwork, and the whispers of an old campfire tale to find their way to safety.

Archie Andromeda’s latest experiment goes wildly off the rails when it turns Mars into a scorching wasteland, forcing the Andromeda family and their friends—Reggie, Veronica, Betty, Jughead, Dilton, and Mary—to flee their home. Now stranded on Earth during its ice age, the Andromedas must survive the frozen tundra while trying to figure out how to cool down the planet they accidentally turned into a furnace.

Archie, now known as the Clod of Thunder, is exiled to Earth by his overbearing father, Andrews the All-Aggravating, after a cosmic misstep. On the ground, he’s suddenly free to explore life—and the opposite sex—without divine interference, leading to a whirlwind of teenage chaos and comic misadventures.