Laugh #4
(December 1987)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics 45th Anniversary
Barcode
027100069621 12
Editing
Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

High Noonish (Table of Contents)

The Archies / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Daddy! Wouldn’t it be fun to live in a castle?
Genre
teen
Characters
The Archies [Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper]; Hiram Lodge

You Don't Need Drugs... (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
DanDe Carlo ?
Inks
Rudy Lapick ?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Miss Grundy

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

High Noonish (Table of Contents: 2)

The Mighty Archie Art Players / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Hy Eisman
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; western-frontier; teen
Characters
The Marshal [Archie Andrews]; The Marshal's Deputy [Reggie Mantle]; The Marshal's Bride [Betty Cooper]; The Old Flame [Veronica Lodge]; Nasty McNasty [Big Moose Mason]; The Rowdy Boys
Synopsis
On the Marshal's wedding day, he vows to hang up his guns and turn in his badge. But when the word comes to town that Nasty McNasty and the Rowdy Boys are back in town, he has to figure out how to defeat them without any help-- or his guns!
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Archie's Club News / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick ?
Pencils
various (illustrations)
Inks
various (illustrations)
Colors
Barry Grossman ? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Evan Shapiro; Valory Bannister

Gig Gala! (Table of Contents: 4)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Hy Eisman
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Josie; Valerie; Melody; Alex Cabot III
Synopsis
Alex books the girls on a hectic European tour, giving them no time to relax.
Reprints
Keywords
Eiffel Tower; London; Paris

Law Score (Table of Contents: 5)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Cousin Ambrose
Synopsis
Since Sabrina and her aunts have watched countless hours of courtroom television shows, they assume they can defend Cousin Ambrose in court when he is ticketed for jaywalking.
Reprints
Keywords
courts; trials

A Noisy Lesson (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Ruth
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Mr. Svenson
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee tries to convince Archie that he knows all about solving problems.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. High Noonish
    The Archies
  2. 1. You Don't Need Drugs...
    Archie
  3. 2. High Noonish
    The Mighty Archie Art Players
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Archie's Club News
  5. 4. Gig Gala!
    Josie
  6. 5. Law Score
    Sabrina
  7. 6. A Noisy Lesson
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen