Life with Archie #136
In "Come To the Fair," Archie and Jughead grow suspicious when a carnival barker drops a hint that Riverdale’s bankers will be judging the fair’s beauty contest—leading them to suspect a heist is in the works. With Betty, Veronica, and Reggie dismissing their fears as movie-inspired paranoia, the duo investigates, only to uncover unsettling truths in town. Written by Frank Doyle and illustrated by Harry Lucey, with inks by Chic Stone, colors by Barry Grossman, and letters by Bill Yoshida, this 1973 classic features a cover by Stan Goldberg and Jon D'Agostino.
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When a carnival barker announces that the Riverdale bankers will be coming to judge the beauty contest at the fair, Archie and Jughead suspect that it may be a plot to empty out the bank so it can be robbed. Betty, Veronica and Reggie think they've seen too many movies and TV shows, but Archie and Jughead go into town and find out that they were right.
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