(1966-67)
Archie,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Once a year
- On-sale Date
- 1966-10-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Radio Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm starved! Any of you people know where I can get a bite?
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
-
in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011) [Image only; trade dress is not reprinted.]
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Indexer Notes
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Madhouse #16
[no title indexed]
Monster Section / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Monsters are getting more popular these days!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch; Frankenstein's Monster (staute); Dracula (statue); The Blob (statue)
- Synopsis
- Hilda introduces the Monster Hall of Shame.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #21 (September 1962)
-
- Keywords
- Hall of Fame; statues
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Monsterama
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Freddie (host)
- Reprints
- from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #5 (July 1962)
-
CARtoons
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #11 (April 1961)
-
- Keywords
- license plates; parking meters; parking tickets; traffic lights
Indexer Notes
Six pantomime cartoons involving automobiles and trucks.
Space
Science Corner / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Professor Nonuttin (introduction); Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Professor Nonuttin discusses the problem of parking cars and suggests some solutions.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #12 (June 1961)
-
Small Small World
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host)
- Synopsis
- Problems for teens in other countries: Scotland, Congo, North Pole, India, China, Iraq, and South Sea.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #11 (April 1961)
-
- Keywords
- bagpipes; Eskimos; gong; rickshaw; roller skates; rope trick; tropical island
Indexer Notes
Two-panel gags for each country.
The Boxing Machine
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A pantomime gag in which a man fights an electronic boxing robot.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #13 (July 1961)
-
The Madhouse Hall of Fame
Archie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Phoebe Fobia; Sam Ballringer; Ned Anderthal; Hortense Hephzibah; Courtney Shakedown; Barbara Sidesaddle; Joe Burpwell; Basil Espresso
- Synopsis
- A series of one-panel gags.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #11 (April 1961)
-
- Keywords
- beach; beaknik; extortion; ice cream; mustangs; paddle-ball; record player; refrigerator; wrestling
Teen-Age Olympics
Madhouse Presents / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Various teen-oriented events: telephone marathon, making-school-on-time steeplechase, Ice box raid, canoe date contest, kissing free-style, bringing-date-home-on-time dash, and rock 'n' roll weight lift.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #11 (April 1961) [Mention of next Olympics being three years away re-lettered to read two years away.]
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- Keywords
- canoe; guitar; kissing; Olympics; records; refrigerator; telephones
[no title indexed]
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dig this crazy offer!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
How to Improve TV
Jughead's Dept. of Culture / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones (host)
- Synopsis
- Ideas on how to improve westerns, baseball, weather reports, game shows, and horror shows.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #11 (April 1961)
-
- Keywords
- baseball; horror movies; television; weather reports; westerns
Indexer Notes
Five two-panel gags.
Campaign Pictures Sometimes Lie
Madhouse Exposure Department / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- A. Kreep
- Synopsis
- A look at high school campaign photos and the truth behind them.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #13 (July 1961)
-
The Discovery of Sleep!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee (host); Dr. Hatrack J. Mattress; Lemuel K. Action; Frank T. Everything; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee recounts the story of how Hatrack J. Mattress, a shepherd, discovered sleep while counting his sheep jumping over his fence.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #12 (June 1961)
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The Hip Drip!
Chester Square and Lester Cool / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chester Square; Lester Cool; Yvonne
- Synopsis
- Lester Cool tries to impress French exchange student Yvonne, but she can't understand his slang. She prefers Chester Square's "square" way of speaking.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #20 (July 1962)
-
- Keywords
- daydream; exchange student; French; Invisible Man; Mole Man; slang
Indexer Notes
Chester imagines the advantages of being the Invisible Man and the Mole Man. Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #17.
The Ogre's Ode
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Red Martian Man; Invisible Man; Phantom of the Opera; Wolfman; Wombat Man
- Synopsis
- The Wolfman retires to the Old Monsters Home.
- Reprints
- from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #1 (November, 1961)
-
- Keywords
- lycanthropy; martian
Deep Freeze
Madhouse Cool Cat Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A look at what life would be like if humans could be kept frozen for many years.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #12 (June 1961)
-
Space Guys 'n' Gals
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- The Pink Martian; Chester Square; Lester Cool; Bess
- Synopsis
- Lester borrows the Pink Martian's flying saucer and he returns with a summary of teen-age habits in outer space.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #24 (February 1963)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; flying saucer; Jupiter; Martians; Mercury; Neptune; Pluto; Uranus
Do You Act Square Like Chester...Or Do You Play It Cool Like Lester?
Madhouse Soul-Searching Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Chester Square (introduction); Lester Cool (introduction); Mr. Square; Mr. Cool
- Synopsis
- A look at the cool and uncool ways of doing things.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #12 (June 1961)
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Indexer Notes
First appearances of Chester Square and Lester Cool, who would go on to be the hosts of the "Teenage Section" of the magazine when the Archie gang was dropped from the series.
Something Fishy
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Phantom Frank (host)
- Synopsis
- A skin diver finds himself in a tank kept by giant fish.
- Reprints
- from Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats (Archie, 1961 series) #5 (July 1962)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Jokes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be careful when you open this giant side-splitter!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Nasty Suspicions
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host); Veronica Lodge (host)
- Synopsis
- Boys and girls wonder if the things the opposite sex do are intentional. Also suspicions about test questions, TV westerns, dress designers, umpires, and what parents suspect about their children.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #11 (April 1961)
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- Keywords
- allowance; auto repair; baseball; dancing; fashion designers; television; tests; umpires
Mad House Greeting Cards
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones (host)
- Synopsis
- Greeting cards for less important situations, such as sunburns, returning umbrellas, and stolen cars.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #13 (July 1961)
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Madhouse Hall of Fame
Archie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Twist Brothers; Gladys Globb; Skip Scallop; Bruce "The Bruiser" Rammer; Oswald Lovabuoy; Andy Kosign; Hank Sadsong
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #13 (July 1961)
-
Teen-Agers of the Past
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A series of gags starring Victorian-era teens.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #13 (July 1961)
-
Famous Females
Madhouse History Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Abner Doubleday; Alexander Graham Bell; Ben Franklin; Robert Peary
- Synopsis
- A look at the (fictional) famous females behind historic happenings.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #13 (July 1961)
-
The Discovery of Doughnuts!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee (host); Jughead Jones; Clyde Diddit (mentioned); Laslo Sforz
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee recounts the story of how hole-seller Laslo Sforz created doughnuts by wrapping an Italian breadstick around one of his holes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #13 (July 1961)
-
Volume 1: Aa
The Madhouse Encyclopedia / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alexander the Great; Alfred the Great; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Includes entries on aardvarks, adaptation, air, airplanes, Alexander the Great, Alfred the Great, Archie the Great, and apes.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #13 (July 1961)
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Indexer Notes
Archie's year of birth given as 1946.
It Always Happens
Dilton Observes / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cyrus Glutton; Gloria Twirler; Jeremy Shaggymain; Ronda Wrightless
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #13 (July 1961)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Summer Fun / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Summertime and the laughin' is easy!
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Spellbound!
Hilda / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch
- Synopsis
- Hilda complains of a new sorcerer defeating her when she flies over his domain. She looks up his address and finds it is Cape Kennedy.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #20 (July 1962) [Punchline referencing Cape Canaveral re-lettered to read Cape Kennedy.]
-
- Keywords
- brooms
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I'm starved! Any of you people know where I can get a bite?"]
-
1.
["Monsters are getting more popular these days!"]
Monster Section -
2.
Monsterama
-
3.
CARtoons
-
4.
Space
Science Corner -
5.
Small Small World
-
6.
The Boxing Machine
-
7.
The Madhouse Hall of Fame
Archie Presents -
8.
Teen-Age Olympics
Madhouse Presents -
9.
["Dig this crazy offer!"]
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals -
10.
How to Improve TV
Jughead's Dept. of Culture -
11.
Campaign Pictures Sometimes Lie
Madhouse Exposure Department -
12.
The Discovery of Sleep!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History -
13.
The Hip Drip!
Chester Square and Lester Cool -
14.
The Ogre's Ode
-
15.
Deep Freeze
Madhouse Cool Cat Dept. -
16.
Space Guys 'n' Gals
-
17.
Do You Act Square Like Chester...Or Do You Play It Cool Like Lester?
Madhouse Soul-Searching Dept. -
18.
Something Fishy
-
19.
["Be careful when you open this giant side-splitter!"]
Archie's Jokes -
20.
Nasty Suspicions
-
21.
Mad House Greeting Cards
-
22.
Madhouse Hall of Fame
Archie Presents -
23.
Teen-Agers of the Past
-
24.
Famous Females
Madhouse History Dept. -
25.
The Discovery of Doughnuts!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History -
26.
Volume 1: Aa
The Madhouse Encyclopedia -
27.
It Always Happens
Dilton Observes -
28.
["Summertime and the laughin' is easy!"]
Betty and Veronica Summer Fun -
29.
Spellbound!
Hilda -
30.
["Two giants!"]
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