(December 1960)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- seven times per year
- On-sale Date
- 1960-09-14
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica has spurned me! It makes me feel so blue!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
-
in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
Indexer Notes
Art previously credited to Samm Schwartz.
Guess Which One
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge (host)
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks the reader to guess which one doesn't appreciate rock 'n' roll, is about to become a blind date, etc.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Lights! Camera! Action!
Director Otto Von Jughead Presents / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Otto von Jughead [Jughead Jones]; Elvis Rockmore (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Jughead shows people how to rescue the hero of an adventure movie.
Indexer Notes
Art previously credited to Samm Schwartz.
Teen Tablets!
Professor Archie Andrews Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Gladys Jones; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Miss Grundy; Moose Mason; Fred Andrews; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Pills designed to give you needed personality traits for specific situations, including Cha Cha Tablets, Sick Tablets, and a Movie Tablet.
Indexer Notes
Art previously thought to be Bill Vigoda.
The Family Album
Archie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
- Synopsis
- A photo album of "firsts" in Archie's childhood.
Fish Dish
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead paints a fish for a hungry cat.
If Girls Played Football!
Archie's Fantasy Department / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Women playing football and being more concerned with fashion, makeup and gossip than with scoring touchdowns.
Indexer Notes
Art previously credited to Samm Schwartz.
Moose's Words of Wis-Dumb!
Moose / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason (host)
- Synopsis
- Collection of homilies taken to illogical conclusions.
Madhouse Hall of Fame
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host); Ezra Baumgartner; Tilly Sverdlovsk; Norbert Blockbuster; Brunhilda Stromboli; Annette Nicaragua
- Synopsis
- Examples of dubious distinctions achieved by common people.
Madhouse Stamps for Teens
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host); Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones; Coach Kleats; Betty Cooper; Geraldine Grundy
- Synopsis
- Examples of postage stamps with themes specific to teenage interests.
Indexer Notes
Colón credit is from Martin O'Hearn's "Who Created the Comic Books?" blog.
Mad House Products
Archie Says / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host); Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Examples of odd or useless consumer products, including hats without tops (for those who talk through hats) and a pocket sized wrist compass (for those who walk in circles).
[no title indexed]
Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where can I find a sweetheart who will sweep...
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Aunt Juggie provides sarcastic advice to people with problems.
If Television Went 100% Honest
Archie Says / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host); Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- How television would look if nothing artificial or fabricated were allowed to be broadcast.
The Archie Way
Reggie Reports / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Reggie cites comparisons of how he would entertain Veronica versus how Archie would.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
-
Indexer Notes
Previously credited to Samm Schwartz.
Yes, My Darling Daughter
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Illustrated punch lines to the set up line "She was only an (fill in the blank)'s daughter". This edition features the daughters of the umpire, tailor, inn-keeper, pitcher, cowboy, and cab driver.
Ad Slogans in the Lives of Archie and the Gang
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Coach Kleats; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Popular advertising slogans are illustrated by real life situations featuring Archie and friends.
Moose's Grammer Lesson!
Moose / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Puns are given illustrated life, thanks to Moose.
The Discovery of the Ice Cream Sundae
Jughead Presents Great Moments in History / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Jughead Jones (host); Sam Tuesday; Clyde Diddit (mentioned); Ralph
- Synopsis
- A caveman's search for the best way to prepare swiss cheese and his neighbor's invention of ice cream combine to create the ice cream sundae.
Last Laff
Madhouse Presents Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy
- Synopsis
- Examples of situations Jughead makes unintentionally humorous.
[no title indexed]
The World of Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The world of Jughead is the world of fun!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for The World of Jughead #9.
Pun My Word
Archie / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Veronica Lodge; Leroy
- Synopsis
- Students give humorous definitions to the words insulate, forfeit, gruesome, folder, himalaya, juicy, denial, antidotes, and collapse.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Previously credited to Joe Edwards.
Here They Are!
Archie Giant Series / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #7 (August 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Giant Series comics (also called Archie Quarter Comics) with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues for 25 cents each. Issues available are Archie Annual #12, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #8, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #12, Katy Keene Holiday Fun #7, Jughead Annual #9, Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade #11, and Archie's Christmas Stocking #10.
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Table of Contents
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0.
["Veronica has spurned me! It makes me feel so blue!"]
Archie -
1.
Guess Which One
Veronica -
2.
Lights! Camera! Action!
Director Otto Von Jughead Presents -
3.
Teen Tablets!
Professor Archie Andrews Presents -
4.
The Family Album
Archie Presents -
5.
Fish Dish
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles -
6.
If Girls Played Football!
Archie's Fantasy Department -
7.
Moose's Words of Wis-Dumb!
Moose -
8.
Madhouse Hall of Fame
-
9.
Madhouse Stamps for Teens
-
10.
Mad House Products
Archie Says -
11.
["Where can I find a sweetheart who will sweep..."]
Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn -
12.
If Television Went 100% Honest
Archie Says -
13.
The Archie Way
Reggie Reports -
14.
Yes, My Darling Daughter
-
15.
Ad Slogans in the Lives of Archie and the Gang
Archie and the Gang -
16.
Moose's Grammer Lesson!
Moose -
17.
The Discovery of the Ice Cream Sundae
Jughead Presents Great Moments in History -
18.
Last Laff
Madhouse Presents Jughead -
19.
["The world of Jughead is the world of fun!"]
The World of Jughead -
20.
Pun My Word
Archie -
21.
Here They Are!
Archie Giant Series
This issue was modified by, among others
- Luke A.
- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Mike Nielsen
- Jonathan Sari
- Ramon Schenk
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