Laugh #28 [Direct]
(June 1991)

Archie, 1987 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.00 USD; 1.20 CAD; 0.75 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
6 times a year in Feb., Apr., June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie 50th Anniversary
Editing
Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

Archie Salutes "Writer of the Month" Michael Pellowski in place of barcode.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Veronica / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo (signed as DD)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Outside of that, Miss Grundy, what do you think of my casserole?
Genre
teen
Characters
Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Archie Andrews; Chuck Clayton; Betty Cooper
Keywords
baking; home economics; pan; recipe; tuna casserole

El Matador (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie [El Archie]; Betty [La Bettina]; Veronica [La Veronica]; Reggie [El Reggio]; Jughead [El Flaco]; Mr. Weatherbee [Senor Bluster]
Synopsis
El Archie wants to be the greatest bullfighter in the world.
Reprints
Keywords
bull; bullfighting; matador

Editor's Notebook (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Victor Gorelick
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Octopus and the Pesticide (Table of Contents: 3)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith (credited as Hal Smith)
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Josie and the Pussycats
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Melody Valentine; Josie McCoy; Valerie Smith; Alexandra Cabot; Pop Tate
Synopsis
Melody the optimist or octopus versus Alexandra the pessimist or pesticide. Full of Melody's malapropisms.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Koosh Kins / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Koosh Kins-six wild teenage lunatics...
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Koosh Kins [Grinby; Scopes; Gee Gee; T.K.; Boingo; Slats]; Zak Taylor; Trish
Synopsis
The Koosh Kins help Zak get a date with Trish.

A Magical Experience (Table of Contents: 5)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Feature Logo
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Genre
humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina Spellman
Synopsis
Sabrina performs spells to get herself closer to The Young Kids (a boy band).
Reprints
Keywords
boy band; concert; magazine; massage; spa

Indexer Notes

Blip magazine is a parody of Bop magazine. The Young Dudes are probably a parody of New Kids on the Block.

[Make Every Day Earth Day!] (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie's Environmental Tip 2 / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Contract Consequences (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Harold Smith
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Mr. Andrews has Archie sign a contract to clean out the garage.
Reprints

Archie's 50th Anniversary Calendar of Events (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Outside of that, Miss Grundy, what do you think of my casserole?"]
    Veronica
  2. 1. El Matador
    The Mighty Archie Art Players
  3. 2. Editor's Notebook
  4. 3. The Octopus and the Pesticide
    Josie
  5. 4. ["The Koosh Kins-six wild teenage lunatics..."]
    Koosh Kins
  6. 5. A Magical Experience
    Sabrina
  7. 6. [Make Every Day Earth Day!]
    Archie's Environmental Tip 2
  8. 7. Contract Consequences
    Archie
  9. 8. Archie's 50th Anniversary Calendar of Events
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  • Katie
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Kristin Kavanagh
  • Clint Maxwell