This Exists: Barack Obama And Sarah Palin To Appear In Archie Comic

Please do not adjust your computer screen—this is, in fact, a real cover for a real Archie comic that’s coming out in December. In case you can’t read the speech bubble, Archie is saying exactly what you’re thinking right now: “Wow! I guess anything’s possible!”

Here’s the logline for the issue in question, Archie #616: “Campaign Pain” Part 1:

President Barack Obama and famed politician Sarah Palin get involved as Student Government campaigns spiral out of control at Riverdale High! The race between Archie and Reggie gets hot as campaign chaos reaches to the top, forcing an impromptu visit from these big-name politicos, who get pulled into the fray!

As if that weren’t enough, there’s also a Part 2 that’ll be released one month later, in which this happens:

When President Obama and famed politician Sarah Palin arrive, Riverdale becomes the center of a national crisis! Archie and Reggie have each claimed support from one of these political powerhouses, but they don’t! Now Riverdale is in chaos and when the Secret Service gets involved it only gets worse!

The cover for “Campaign Pain: Part the Second” may actually be even awesomer than the cover for Part 1. Our favorite part is Archie’s doofy exclamation (“Everybody gets along in Riverdale!”), followed closely by Obama’s expression. Oh, and Palin’s wink! Fine; every part of this is our favorite part.

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