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(4) 4-6 In an epic flashback, popular Riverdale High class president Kevin recounts his disastrous middle-school prom and his struggles with being the new kid, coming out, and bullying. Kevin's problems feel sincere but tame--the bully's worst insult is "McWeenie." While the frame story is slight, it's satisfying to learn the origin of Archie Comics's new openly gay character.

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