Archie #4

Archie Andrews turns 85, and this oversized 48-page issue marks the occasion while doubling as a fully self-contained starting point for the new ongoing series. Ben H. Winters and Fábio Moon lead with a stylish, fractured modern fairy tale that introduces one Arnie Adams — plus the debut of a sly new rival — and asks readers to rethink the Archie they grew up with.

The celebration continues with fresh stories from Kelly Sue DeConnick and Leonardo Romero, Ryan North and Derek Charm, Caroline Cash, Dan Parent and Jay Stephens. Pin-ups, puzzles and a restored reprint of Archie's very first appearance from Pep Comics #22 (1941) round out the package.