Archie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo #2

In "We're Not Dressing," Betty and Veronica spot a dress in a store window and can't resist mocking it—until each dashes home to convince their parents to fork over the cash. They race back, only to find Midge has already bought it. Now the insults are back, and the dress remains just out of reach.

In "Photo Finish," Betty grows fed up with always coming in second to Veronica in Archie’s attention—so Jughead, determined to make a point, launches a surprisingly persistent campaign to spotlight Betty, one poster at a time.

In "Book Mark," Betty is drawn into a mysterious romance when she starts receiving sweet, anonymous notes from a secret admirer at the library—only to discover the notes are actually from Veronica, who’s playing a cruel prank. When Archie learns the truth, he convinces a new boy in town to step in and keep the charade going, setting off a chain of awkward and unexpected moments.

In "Why Fight It?", Veronica tries to shake her reputation as boy-crazy, but every attempt to prove otherwise backfires in the most awkward ways. As one misstep after another leads everyone to suspect she’s still chasing romance, she’s left wondering if the truth might be harder to prove than she thought.

In "Sound Off," Veronica sets a clever trap to disrupt Betty and Archie’s growing closeness, sending Archie to detention with a well-placed prank. With no words to guide them, the girls each take their own path to the same detention room, each hoping to be near Archie—though whether their plans will truly bring them together remains to be seen.

In "A Summer Prayer for Peace," Archie and the boys face a turning point when draft notices arrive just before their long-planned peace rally. With their friend Clyde pushing for defiance, Archie stands firm—believing change comes not through protest or lawbreaking, but through unity and hope. The story captures a quiet moment of conviction, where ideals meet action, and the future feels both uncertain and full of promise.