The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #97
In "Down in the Dumps," Archie and Jughead’s post-movie walk home turns into a surreal misadventure when every strange sight—pizza, a flying plate, even a shimmering frisbee—sparks wild UFO speculation. Their skepticism reaches a peak when a real alien craft hovers before them, only to be dismissed with a shrug, prompting the extraterrestrials to quietly abandon Earth for a planet with more open-minded residents. Written by George Gladir and illustrated by Stan Goldberg, with inks by Bob Smith and colors by Barry Grossman, this 1995 comic captures the duo’s classic charm in a delightfully absurd tale. The cover, by Dan DeCarlo and Henry Scarpelli, perfectly captures the whimsy of the moment.
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As they're returning home after seeing a UFO movie, Archie and Jughead start discussing life in space, and keep mistaking various objects for UFOs - a pizza, a plate (thrown out the window by someone who's tired of a cat carrying on outside his window) and an iridescent frisbee. As they continue their walk home, a real UFO flies in front of them, but they refuse to believe that it is actually a UFO. Annoyed that the earthlings refuse to acknowledge them, the aliens contact their base and say they're heading to a different planet where residents are more hospitable.
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