Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #293

In "Vicious Cycle!," Archie and Reggie face off in a classroom showdown that’s less about friendship and more about survival—both struggling in calculus, they’re pushed to desperate measures when Archie loses his car and Reggie’s parents threaten to cut off college funding. Desperate to keep up, Reggie teams up with a local hacker to secure the answers to the next big test, and offers them to Archie in a move that could either save them both—or spiral everything out of control. Written by Angelo DeCesare and illustrated by Stan Goldberg, with inks by Bob Smith, colors by Barry Grossman, and letters by Jack Morelli, this Double Digest tale captures the high school stakes with a mix of humor and tension, all wrapped in a cover by Bill Galvan.