The story was drawn by Harry Lucey and first appeared in "Everything's Archie #39". It's a tale that is called "One of Those Days", and while some of us can relate to having at least one of the misfortunes that Archie experiences in this tale, it's almost unheard of to have them all happen on the same day...within an HOUR!!!
Misfortune #1 begins when Archie forgets to set his alarm the night before. He's so busy dreaming of Veronica that his mother has to force him to wake up. Fortunately when I was in school, I lived right next door to my school, so I literally could wake up ten minutes before school started and still be on time. Archie doesn't have that luxury. He rushes out of his room half-dressed and decides that the best place to put on his jeans is right on the staircase. What could possibly go wrong?
Well, I don't think that Archie was trying to kill himself, but he might as well have. That's a lot of stairs to fall down! This panel almost makes it appear as if Archie sustained a major concussion, or possibly ended up knocking himself out cold. And to add to the embarrassment, he's in his underwear! Not a good look, Archie.
Fortunately, Archie appears to be okay, and he rushes towards the kitchen to scarf down some breakfast. I hope the fact that Archie forgot to put on shoes and socks won't cause anything to happen.
Well, aside from stubbing his toe.
Trust me, I know how Archie feels. I've stubbed my toes many times, and one time I lost the toenail off of my right big toe because I stubbed my toe against the refrigerator. It is painful, and it hurts, and it causes you to hop on one foot to try and relieve the pain. Which explains why Archie loses his balance, trips over his chair, and his oatmeal lands right on top of his head. Okay, seriously, Mrs. Andrews. Your son is late for school and you serve him OATMEAL? Didn't you have any muffins or Pop Tarts? I did my research. Pop Tarts had been around for a decade when this story first came out. You could have made it so easy. So, I call foul on you, Mrs. A.
Mrs. Andrews is forced to wipe off Archie's head with a kitchen towel which obstructs Archie's vision to the point where he can't see a thing. I hope this doesn't cause anything to happen.
Geez, Archie's mom. Could you not be any less sympathetic? I mean, your son should be going to the hospital for brain damage with the amount of times he's hit it! Seriously, Archie. Take a sick day! But no. Archie's determined to snap out of it and get to school. How much worse could things possibly get?
Well, as Archie runs down the street in hopes of making it to school on time, he fails to notice his surroundings, which is bad. After all, there might be some stray animals on the street that he might accidentally run into.
Or, accidentally step on. Don't worry, the dog ends up being okay. In fact, the dog is so angry at Archie that he chases him down the street! Archie is really having a rough day. How is he going to escape this one? Well, Archie decides to try his luck by scaling a fence that the dog can't climb. Archie is already late for school and the last thing he wants is for the dog to come at him and tear a hole right in his jeans.
Besides. Why worry about the dog when a stray nail sticking out of the fence can tear a hole in the seat of Archie's pants just as nicely? Fortunately, Archie is wearing a jacket and he uses it to tie around his waist so that the hole will not be seen. But it's not a bad strategy. I remember wrapping my jacket around my waist when I had a wardrobe malfunction or two. Usually though, my front zipper breaks, or I pop a button. This is a major wardrobe malfunction for Archie.
And it just gets worse as Archie rushes towards the front entrance of the school as the opening bell sounds. Archie is already late, and he could basically just give it up and just accept defeat and walk inside the school. But no, he has to go in and rush...
Say goodbye to the jacket. Archie, by this point, asks what more can go wrong? And he says this as he approaches Moose whose own vision is blocked by the flat of plants that he is holding.
And to think that this all took place within ONE HOUR! I can just predict what happens next. He gets beaten up by Moose, gets detention by Miss Grundy and somehow will end up blowing himself up in a lab accident. Oh, and Betty and Veronica will find out that he made dates with both of them at the same time, and they both slap him.
What can he say? Just one of those days.
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