(December 1965)
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- seven times a year in February, April, June, August, September, October, and December
- On-sale Date
- 1965-10-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- John Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I carry it around to let the boys know how I look back on earth!
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Synopsis
- A female astronaut carries around a pin-up poster of herself so everyone knows she has a figure under her spacesuit.
- Keywords
- Moon; spacesuits
Mad House Safety Rules!
table of contents / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Safety advice is dispensed on how to read Mad House without injuring yourself from laughter. Plus this month's features are listed.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Good Guy Section / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How to tell a cowboy good guy from a cowboy bad guy!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; The Sheriff; The Outlaw
- Synopsis
- The differences between heroes and villains are outlined.
- Keywords
- marbles
Agent 00 7/10
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; spy
- Characters
- Agent 00 7/10; The Chief; Miss Pennymoney; Dr. Glop; Zartan
- Synopsis
- Agent 00 7/10 is sent to the jungle to break up Dr. Glop's plot to take over America with an army of super-intelligent gorillas.
- Reprints
-
in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #4 (1978 - 1979)
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- Keywords
- bananas; gorillas; rocket belt; spy
Indexer Notes
A parody of the James Bond films. Caricatures of Sean Connery and Bernard Lee. Art on first two pages looks different one than the rest of the story, suggesting that Jones might have had help on the last pages.
The Last Word
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Computer Programmer; The Lab Chief
- Synopsis
- A computer programmer develops the ultimate computer.
- Keywords
- computer
Bark Lark
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; The Dog; The Mailman; The Old Lady; The Cop
- Synopsis
- Captain Sprocket battles a bulldog terrorizing mailmen all over the city.
- Keywords
- bulldog; dog catcher; mail carrier
The Best Buys in Comics!
Archie Giant Series / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Giant Series comics (listed here as "Archie Quarter Comics") with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues. Issues available are Archie Annual #17, Archie's Christmas Stocking #137, Archie's Jokes #33, Little Archie #36, Betty and Veronica Spectacular #32, The World of Jughead #136, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #34, Around the World with Archie #35, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #34, and Archie's Madhouse Annual #3. Small monochrome versions of the covers are depicted.
[no title indexed]
Mad House Bad Guy Section / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear readers, you are cordially invited to boo and hiss our nasty villains!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Readers are invited to boo and hiss the villains in the up-coming stories.
- Keywords
- melodrama; railroad tracks
Bird Monster From Outer Space
comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Bird Monster; Professor Vogel; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- An alien bird humanoid lands on Earth and quickly runs afoul of Earth laws and customs.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #4 (1978 - 1979)
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- Keywords
- alien; birds; jail
Indexer Notes
The art for this story features numerous swipes from Wally Wood's EC classic "Superduperman". It also features caricatures of actors Sean Connery, Gert Frobe and Robert Vaughan in bit parts, as well as comic strip characters Dick Tracy, The Mole and Rip Kirby. The artist, Russ Jones, also did at least the first two pages of Agent 00 7/10 in this issue.
Fab Lab
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Scientist; His Assistant; The Teen
- Synopsis
- A renegade scientist uses a radical procedure on a teenager.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
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- Keywords
- dandruff; lightning
Shrink Drink
A Mad House Maddy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A scientist creates a health formula with a drastic side-effect.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #7 (1981-1982)
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Indexer Notes
Three vertical panels.
Tank Crank
A Mad House Maddy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two robot aliens mistake a gas pump for an Earth inhabitant.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #7 (1981-1982)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; gas pump
Indexer Notes
Three vertical panels.
Modern Art
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- In a modern art gallery, a man pounds a nail into the wall, then frames it.
- Keywords
- frame; modern art; nail
Indexer Notes
Pantomime story.
I Dated a Monster
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Beatrice; Blobko; Skurka; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- A beautiful teenage girl throws herself at an indifferent hideous monster.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
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- Keywords
- drive-in movie; fourth wall; monster; skateboard; telephone
Indexer Notes
A parody of romance comics. The girl talks to the readers in the final panel.
Fire Ire
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A race of mole men from beneath the Earth have their surface invasion thwarted.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
-
- Keywords
- mole men; sun
Archie Says...Get This Raincoat Free!
Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Indexer Notes
Promo for subscriptions to Archie comics with mail-in coupon. Ten issues for $1.00 with premium of clear plastic raincoat with each subscription.
Mars Farce
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Zububu; Moogoola
- Synopsis
- A Martian male romances a Martian female.
- Keywords
- aliens; Mars; Martian
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Dig This Crazy Offer!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #20 (July 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 with one free bonus issue. No covers depicted, all original art
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["I carry it around to let the boys know how I look back on earth!"]
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1.
Mad House Safety Rules!
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2.
["How to tell a cowboy good guy from a cowboy bad guy!"]
Good Guy Section -
3.
Agent 00 7/10
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4.
The Last Word
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5.
Bark Lark
Captain Sprocket -
6.
The Best Buys in Comics!
Archie Giant Series -
7.
["Dear readers, you are cordially invited to boo and hiss our nasty villains!"]
Mad House Bad Guy Section -
8.
Bird Monster From Outer Space
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9.
Fab Lab
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10.
Shrink Drink
A Mad House Maddy -
11.
Tank Crank
A Mad House Maddy -
12.
Earth Mirth
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13.
Modern Art
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14.
I Dated a Monster
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15.
Fire Ire
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16.
Archie Says...Get This Raincoat Free!
Archie Comics -
17.
Mars Farce
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18.
Dig This Crazy Offer!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
- Luke A.
- Igor Dybzinski
- Merlin Haas
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Steven Rowe
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