Captain Hero Comics Digest Magazine #1

In the center ring of a dusty carnival, chaos erupts when the Madman Clown abducts Veronica Lodge, drawn by her uncanny resemblance to his lost love. With Veronica missing and the circus grounds closing in, Archie Andrews and Reggie Mantle don the masks of Pureheart The Powerful and Evilheart The Great, stepping into a world where heroism and villainy blur under the big top’s flickering lights.

In The Center Ring Part II kicks off with a circus full of spectacle and suspense, where a deranged clown with a grudge targets Veronica Lodge—mistaking her for his long-lost ex-wife. With Veronica taken and the ringmaster nowhere to be found, Archie Andrews and Reggie Mantle must don their heroic personas as Pureheart The Powerful and Evilheart The Great to unravel the twisted game before the final curtain falls.

When Archie discovers he can become Pureheart the Powerful by embracing his inner goodness, Reggie Mantle realizes he can harness his own inner rottenness—and transforms into the dastardly Evilheart. Now, with Veronica and Betty caught in the crossfire, the battle between good and evil takes a hilariously twisted turn in "Evilheart's Revenge! [Part I]."

When Archie discovers that his inner goodness fuels his superhero persona Pureheart, Reggie Mantle realizes his own dark side could be just as powerful—leading him to embrace his inner rottenness and become the caped menace known as Evilheart. Now, with Archie and Veronica caught in the crossfire, Betty Cooper must find a way to stop the villainous transformation before it’s too late.