ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ, ɡˈoʊldbɜːɡ wʌz tʃˈoʊzən tə pˈɛnsəl ˈɑːɹtʃi kˈɑːmɪks pˈoːɹʃən ʌvðɪ ˌɪntɚkˈʌmpəni kɹˈɔsoʊvɚɹ ˈɑːɹtʃi mˈiːts ðə pˈʌnɪʃɚ, ɐ wˈʌnʃˈɑːt ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðə ɡɹˈɪɾi, hˌɑːmɪsˈaɪdəl mˈɑːɹvəl vˌɪdʒᵻlˈænti fˈaɪndz hɪmsˈɛlf pɚsˈuːɪŋ ɐn ˈɑːɹtʃi ˈændɹuːz lˈʊkɐlˈaɪk ˌɪntʊ bjuːkˈɑːlɪk ɹˈɪvɚdˌeɪl.
In 1994, Goldberg was chosen to pencil Archie Comics' portion of the intercompany crossover Archie Meets the Punisher, a one-shot in which the gritty, homicidal Marvel vigilante finds himself pursuing an Archie Andrews look-alike into bucolic Riverdale.