Dope Comix #4 is the second-to-last issue in a series that should have provided a more balanced view of recreational drugs. While I don't doubt the veracity of stories about burnt-out druggies and bad trips, the overwhelming negativity seems misplaced in what is purportedly a counterculture comic. However, like the second issue, the fourth issue features front cover art (by Rand Holmes) that is unmistakably pro-weed. Thank heavens for Mr. Holmes.



HISTORICAL FOOTNOTES:
Kitchen Sink Enterprises printed approximately 10,000 copies of this comic book. It has not been reprinted.

COMIC CREATORS:
Denis Kitchen - (editor)
Rand Holmes - 1
Dan Steffan - 2, 19-22
Michael T. Gilbert - 3-7
Gary Whitney - 8
S. Chapman - 9-13 (script)
Tim Boxell - 9-13 (art)
Steve Stiles - 14-16, 23-27
Aline Ricky Goldsmith-Kominsky-Crumb - 17-18
Jim Valentino - 28-30
Greg Irons - 31-34
John Pound - 35 (ad)
Leslie Cabarga - 35 (ad)
Jay Kinney - 36