(May 1960)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1960-02-29
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead, are you trying to make a monkey out of me?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Archie's been turned into a monkey.
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to Samm Schwartz.
![Cover Thumbnail for Archie's Madhouse (1959 series) #5 [British]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1211/w100/1211342.jpg?-7611873316777223445)
No Trust
Reggie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- The fathers of all of Reggie's dates won't leave them alone without some sort of obstruction between him and the date.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Archie in Wonderland
Betty Says / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Archie Andrews [as Alice]; Jughead Jones [as the White Rabbit]; Veronica Lodge [as The Queen of Hearts]; Reggie Mantle [as The Knave of Hearts]; Mr. Weatherbee [as The Mad Hatter]
- Synopsis
- The "Alice In Wonderland" story is redone in a Riverdale setting.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63) - in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #33 (December 2013)
- in Alice in Comicland (IDW, 2014 series) (April 2014)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #33, writing is credited to George Gladir, pencils to Bob White and inks/letters to Marty Epp. Previously credited to Bill Vigoda.
Pen Pals
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Answers to pen pal solicitations are presented, and then the authors are revealed.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
-
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to Joe Edwards.
Jughead's Guide to Romance for Electricians
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody; teen
- Synopsis
- Jughead offers solutions to less-than-desirable dates that are also puns on electrical terminology.
Dilton Doiley's Strange But True
Dilton / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not panels: Jughead speaks foreign languages; Moose doesn't punch Reggie; Riverdale's jai-alai team is undefeated; Mr. Lodge is nice to Archie.
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to Dan DeCarlo, Vince DeCarlo, and Marty Epp.
Madhouse People
Jughead Says / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jughead Jones (host); Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Examples of people who personify similes.
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to Samm Schwartz.
The Devil in You
Reggie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Ophelia Glutenschnable
- Synopsis
- Examples of people saying diplomatic things and thinking less diplomatic things.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to Bill Vigoda. Story ends with note asking readers for suggestions for this feature.
Where There's Smoke
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead's painting of a burning cigarette is a little too realistic.
Archie Mask
activity / 3 pages
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Instructions on how to make the Archie image printed on the comic's centerfold into a face mask.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011) [Mask art only, text page not included.]
-
Indexer Notes
Art previously credited to Joe Edwards.
What Really Happened
Veronica Says / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Historical American events are contrasted with parodies performed by the Riverdale gang.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
-
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to Bill Vigoda.
Do-It-Yourself Comics
Jughead / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jughead Jones (host); Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- A blank comic page entitled "The Hilarious Adventures of Clyde Diddit (Who He?)", complete with panel grids and lettered sound effects, is presented for the reader to draw in the action.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63) [Only the second page is reprinted]
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
How to Win a Fight With Your Boy/Girl Friend
Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Aunt Juggie [Jughead Jones]; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Examples of how to avoid fights between lovers, or to make up if you have one, illustrated by Archie, Betty and Veronica.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to Joe Edwards.
Madhouse's Instant Allowance
Betty Says / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Betty Cooper (host); Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for dehydrated gold nuggets.
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to Joe Edwards.
Radar-Equipped Bowling Ball
Dilton Says / cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley (host)
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for a bowling ball with homing radar.
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to Joe Edwards.
The Discovery of Water!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee (host)
- Synopsis
- How cavemen discovered uses for water.
[no title indexed]
Jughead Annual; Betty and Veronica Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We've been shooting for giant, fun-filled books that we know you'll like!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #3 (January 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Jughead Annual #8 and Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica Annual #8.
Win a Free Cartoonist!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doiley; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Identify the nine pictured characters and win your very own cartoonist.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Previously credited to Bill Vigoda.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Jughead, are you trying to make a monkey out of me?"]
Archie -
1.
No Trust
Reggie -
2.
Archie in Wonderland
Betty Says -
3.
Pen Pals
-
4.
Jughead's Guide to Romance for Electricians
Jughead -
5.
Dilton Doiley's Strange But True
Dilton -
6.
Madhouse People
Jughead Says -
7.
The Devil in You
Reggie Presents -
8.
Where There's Smoke
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles -
9.
Archie Mask
-
10.
What Really Happened
Veronica Says -
11.
Do-It-Yourself Comics
Jughead -
12.
How to Win a Fight With Your Boy/Girl Friend
Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn -
13.
Madhouse's Instant Allowance
Betty Says -
14.
Radar-Equipped Bowling Ball
Dilton Says -
15.
The Discovery of Water!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History -
16.
["We've been shooting for giant, fun-filled books that we know you'll like!"]
Jughead Annual; Betty and Veronica Annual -
17.
Win a Free Cartoonist!
-
18.
["Take this free gift..."]
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
This issue was modified by, among others
- Luke A.
- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Katy Hayhurst
- Mike Nielsen
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