(December 1964)

Archie, 1959 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
seven times a year in February, April, June, August, September, October, and December
On-sale Date
1964-10-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Sprocket / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz (cartoon); Dan DeCarlo (border)
Inks
Samm Schwartz (cartoon); ? (border)
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz (cartoon); ? (border)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can't You Hurry Up?
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Captain Sprocket; unnamed phone lineman
Synopsis
A super-hero attempts to change in a phone booth, only to find it under repair.
Reprints
Keywords
gorilla; phone booth

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Letters
Bill Kresse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Us Mad House readers would rather fight than switch!
Synopsis
List of stories in the issue, illustrated by typical Madhouse fans.
Keywords
black eye

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Gag is based on the Tareyton cigarette ad campaign "Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!"

Super Heroes Convention (Table of Contents: 2)

Mad House Space Section / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Super Gardener; Super Janitor; Super Painter
Synopsis
One panel cartoon featuring less than heroic super-heroes.
Keywords
convention; lawn mower; mop; paint

Video Idiocy (Table of Contents: 3)

Super Disguise / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Super Disguise; Super TV Repairman; Union of Super Good Guys
Synopsis
Super Disguise is invited to join the Union Of Super Good Guys, and his first assignment is to find out why Super TV Repairman is destroying TV sets.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

picket line; disguise; television; TV aerial; TV commercial

Model Monster (Table of Contents: 4)

Professor Transistor / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Transistor; The Monster
Synopsis
Professor Transistor tries to stop a hulking, brutish monster.
Reprints
Keywords
artillery; bazooka; machine gun; traffic light

The Crabgrass Creature (Table of Contents: 5)

Mad House Monster of the Month / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor
Characters
Billy; John; The Crabgrass Creature
Synopsis
A chemical formula designed to curb the crabgrass on a suburban lawn instead creates a gigantic plant being.
Reprints
Keywords
crabgrass; grasshoppers; lawn mower; mailbox; rain; tanks; TV commercials

Indexer Notes

References to the Jolly Green Giant and King Kong (King Congo).

Outer Space Travel Posters (Table of Contents: 6)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; science fiction
Synopsis
Travel posters for Mars, Mercury, and Pluto. Ad poster for Trans Space Rocket Lines.
Reprints
Keywords
Mars; Mercury; Pluto

Double Trouble (Table of Contents: 7)

Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Vincent DeCarlo
Colors
?
Letters
Vincent DeCarlo

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; teen
Characters
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda (introduction); Salem; Professor Transistor; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
Synopsis
Sabrina's Aunt Hilda takes her to Professor Transistor, hoping he can transform Sabrina into someone who looks more "beautiful" like Hilda.
Reprints
Keywords
pig; poodle

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Sabrina's Aunt Hilda, who looks very similar to the Hilda the Witch character that hosted Mad House stories in earlier issues. Sabrina is reading a Clyde Diddit comic book and owns a Beatles record.

Vol. 4: Dd (Table of Contents: 8)

Mad House Encyclopedia / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Parody of trivia panel cartoons. Definitions for various types of dancing, desert, desserts, diseases, and diving.
Reprints
Keywords
ballet; boxing; dance charts; dancing; desert; dessert; diving; ice cream; love bug; Mexican Hat Dance; microscope; minuet; sleeping sickness; swimming pool; waltz; yellow fever

Capt. Sprocket Meets His Greatest Foe Dr. Neutron (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain Sprocket / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Captain Sprocket; Dr. Neutron; Gladys; Professor Spider (flashback only); The Diamond Demon (flashback only)
Synopsis
Captain Sprocket searches for a easy villain to fight for a change. He makes the mistake of picking the powerful Dr. Neutron and gets frozen into a block of ice.
Reprints
Keywords
ice; jail; phone booth

Indexer Notes

Continued in the next issue.

Vote the Straight Fun Ticket! (Table of Contents: 10)

Archie Giant Series / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Promo for Archie Giant Series (also called Archie Quarter Comics) with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues for 25 cents each. Issues available are Archie Annual #16, Archie's Jokes #27, Little Archie #31, The World of Jughead #30, Around the World with Archie #29, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #30, Archie's Christmas Stocking #31, Betty and Veronica Spectacular #26, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #28, and Archie's Mad House Annual #2. Covers of some issues depicted in monochrome color. Original art of voting machine levers.

On the Button (Table of Contents: 11)

Professor Transistor / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Transistor; unnamed collegue
Synopsis
Professor Transistor finds a small design flaw in his new computer.
Keywords
computer

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Dig This Crazy Offer! (Table of Contents: 12)

Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 plus a free bonus issue.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Can't You Hurry Up?"]
    Captain Sprocket
  2. 1. ["Us Mad House readers would rather fight than switch!"]
  3. 2. Super Heroes Convention
    Mad House Space Section
  4. 3. Video Idiocy
    Super Disguise
  5. 4. Model Monster
    Professor Transistor
  6. 5. The Crabgrass Creature
    Mad House Monster of the Month
  7. 6. Outer Space Travel Posters
  8. 7. Double Trouble
    Sabrina
  9. 8. Vol. 4: Dd
    Mad House Encyclopedia
  10. 9. Capt. Sprocket Meets His Greatest Foe Dr. Neutron
    Captain Sprocket
  11. 10. Vote the Straight Fun Ticket!
    Archie Giant Series
  12. 11. On the Button
    Professor Transistor
  13. 12. Dig This Crazy Offer!
    Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
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