Laff-A-Lympics #2

Laff-A-Lympics #2 was published by Marvel Comics in 1978 as part of an ongoing comic book adaptation of the popular Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series featured an ambitious crossover of characters from various Hanna-Barbera programs, including The Yogi Yahooeys, The Scooby Doobies, and The Really Rottens, competing in a comedic, Olympic-style tournament. The publication served as a tie-in to the television show, which had debuted in 1977, allowing the network to capitalize on the success of the characters by translating their slapstick antics to the four-color page.

The comic was produced during a period when Marvel was actively licensing animated properties for its younger readership. The artistic approach leaned heavily into the simplified, rubber-hose style associated with mid-century animation, aiming for immediate visual recognizability for children. While the series was designed to be lighthearted and accessible, it remains a notable example of the era's corporate synergy between television production studios and comic book publishers, serving today primarily as a nostalgic artifact of the late 1970s television landscape.