(February 1967)

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
1966-12-01
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] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda (cartoon); Dan DeCarlo (border)
Inks
Jon D'Agostino (cartoon); ? (border)
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino (cartoon); ? (border)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As our top agent, "001", you get this special car!
Genre
humor; spy
Characters
Clyde Didit
Keywords
automobile; spy

Special More For Your Money Issue! (Table of Contents: 1)

Mad House / table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Letters
Bill Kresse

Genre
humor
Characters
Captain Sprocket; Clyde Didit
Synopsis
Table of contents coupled with a humorous plug for Madhouse.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Good Guy Section / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Kresse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some of us Mad House heroes might be bird brains!...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Introducing the good guys of Madhouse.

The Flame Game (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Sprocket / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Kresse

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Captain Sprocket; Gladys; Dr. Vile
Synopsis
On vacation at a ski resort, Captain Sprocket battles Dr. Vile, the human blowtorch.
Keywords
asbestos; ice skating; skiing; snowman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

A Madhouse Race for Space / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Kresse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jupiter to space patrol! Report on your peace mission to Earth!
Genre
humor; science fiction
Synopsis
Aliens find humans to be very hostile.
Reprints
Keywords
aliens; lawn mower; spaceship

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

A Mad-House Maddy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Kresse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Professor Transistor, here's the Earth satellite's weather report!
Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Transistor
Synopsis
How is Professor Transistor so sure it will rain tomorrow?
Reprints
Keywords
computers; weather forecast

Snow Job (Table of Contents: 6)

Ronald the Rubber Boy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Kresse

Genre
humor
Characters
Ronald the Rubber Boy; Lili; Smasher
Synopsis
At a ski resort, a brawny bully is no match for Ronald.
Keywords
cast; ski jump; skiing

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

A Mad-House Tall Tale / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Kresse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! Look at all the Earth girls!
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Captain Gryblik
Synopsis
Robots from space fall in love.
Reprints
Keywords
aliens; parking meters; robots

Dig This Crazy Offer! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

A Mad-House Spell Spoof / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Kresse

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Earthlings must be pretty stupid!
Genre
humor; science fiction
Synopsis
Aliens find a spelling error on a license plate.
Reprints
Keywords
aliens; license plate

Eye Guy (Table of Contents: 10)

Mad-House / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Kresse

Genre
humor; science fiction
Synopsis
Teens find an unusual object.
Reprints
Keywords
aliens; flying saucers; sunglasses

London Lore (Table of Contents: 11)

Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Mario Acquaviva
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Mario Acquaviva

Genre
humor
Characters
Sabrina; Donald
Synopsis
Sabrina and Donald travel to England via magic.
Reprints
Keywords
Big Ben; Carnaby Street; England; fans; London; mod; movie; rock music

Indexer Notes

A music group is named "The Rolling Pebbles," an obvious play on "The Rolling Stones."

Holy Super Heroes! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

The Big Ape (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Vigoda
Inks
Mario Acquaviva
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Mario Acquaviva

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A big ape scares off explorers.
Keywords
ape; giant; playpen

Super Snail (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir ?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Kresse

Genre
satire-parody; superhero
Characters
Super Snail; Super Snail's assistant; The Masked Demon
Synopsis
The adventures of Super Snail, the world's slowest superhero.
Keywords
balloons; bank robbers; hammock; mattress; rickshaw; skateboard

Gift Tift (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Bill Kresse

Genre
humor
Synopsis
What's the perfect birthday gift for a royal princess?
Reprints
Keywords
birthday; king; princess; telephone

Archie Says...Get This Raincoat Free! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Haunt Taunt (Table of Contents: 17)

Hilda the Witch / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Kresse
Inks
Bill Kresse
Letters
Bill Kresse

Genre
humor
Characters
Hilda the Witch; Unnamed witch
Synopsis
A car's battery is literally dead.
Keywords
automobile; battery; ghost

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

Newsstand Sold Out? (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["As our top agent, "001", you get this special car!"]
  2. 1. Special More For Your Money Issue!
    Mad House
  3. 2. ["Some of us Mad House heroes might be bird brains!..."]
    Good Guy Section
  4. 3. The Flame Game
    Captain Sprocket
  5. 4. ["Jupiter to space patrol! Report on your peace mission to Earth!"]
    A Madhouse Race for Space
  6. 5. ["Professor Transistor, here's the Earth satellite's weather report!"]
    A Mad-House Maddy
  7. 6. Snow Job
    Ronald the Rubber Boy
  8. 7. ["Wow! Look at all the Earth girls!"]
    A Mad-House Tall Tale
  9. 8. Dig This Crazy Offer!
    Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
  10. 9. ["Earthlings must be pretty stupid!"]
    A Mad-House Spell Spoof
  11. 10. Eye Guy
    Mad-House
  12. 11. London Lore
    Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch
  13. 12. Holy Super Heroes!
    Archie
  14. 13. The Big Ape
  15. 14. Super Snail
  16. 15. Gift Tift
  17. 16. Archie Says...Get This Raincoat Free!
    Archie Comics
  18. 17. Haunt Taunt
    Hilda the Witch
  19. 18. Newsstand Sold Out?
    Archie Giant Series
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