ʃˈɔːɹtli ˈæftɚwɚd hiː bɪɡˈæn ɐ dˈɛkeɪdzlˈɔŋ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wɪð ˈɑːɹtʃi kˈɑːmɪks, dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ dˈæn də kˈɑːɹloʊ, hˈɛnɹi skɑːɹpˈɛli ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɪsts ɪn dɹˈɔːɪŋ ðə hˈaʊsstˈaɪl mɪsɐdvˈɛntʃɚz ʌv ˈɑːɹtʃi, bˈɛɾi, vəɹˈɑːnɪkə, dʒˈʌɡhɛd, ɹˈɛdʒi ænd ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə ɹˈɪvɚdˌeɪl hˈaɪ tˈiːnz.
Shortly afterward he began a decades-long association with Archie Comics, joining Dan DeCarlo, Henry Scarpelli and other artists in drawing the house-style misadventures of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie and the rest of the Riverdale High teens.