(October 1969)

Archie, 1969 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
seven times a year in February, April, June, August, September, October, and December
On-sale Date
1969-08-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Music Corp.
Brand
Archie Series Goes Ma-ad
Editing
John Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rod, why did you make the scene with your crash helmet?
Genre
humor
Characters
Rod the Mod; Fran the Fan; Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Dippy Didit; Clyde Didit

The Souvenir (Table of Contents: 1)

Fran the Fan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Fran the Fan; Mr. Didit; Rod the Mod; Dan Didit
Synopsis
Rod tries to impress Fran by giving her Dan Didit's guitar.

Eat Treat (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Clyde Didit; Dippy Didit
Synopsis
Inspired by acts that smash their guitars, the Ma-ads decide to get edible instruments.

Dough Woe (Table of Contents: 3)

Madhouse Ma-ads / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Dippy Didit; Clyde Didit; Fran the Fan
Synopsis
Everything about the Ma-ads is real tight...especially the man that pays them.
Reprints

Sign Line (Table of Contents: 4)

Bippy the Hippy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Chester; Nora; Bippy the Hippy
Synopsis
Chester gets turned down when he offers to carry a girl's books home, but Bippy gets a kiss when he offers to carry the girl's protest signs.

Rock Yock (Table of Contents: 5)

Madhouse Ma-ads / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Dippy Didit; Clyde Didit
Synopsis
The Ma-ads go to the wrong type of rock festival.

Light Site (Table of Contents: 6)

Mad House Presents / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Bruno
Synopsis
Discotheque lightman Bruno creates a rainbow effect that is so realistic, it has a pot of gold at the end.

Thing Fling (Table of Contents: 7)

Bippy the Hippy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Bippy the Hippy; Mayor J.C. Votegetter
Synopsis
In a publicity stunt, Mayor Votegetter makes Bippy mayor for a day.

Notes To You (Table of Contents: 8)

Madhouse Ma-ads / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Clyde Didit; Dan Didit
Synopsis
Clyde and Dan have a guitar battle that ends up drowning them both in musical notes.
Reprints

Hang-Up #173 (Table of Contents: 9)

Randy the Dandy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gus Lemoine ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Characters
Randy; Daisy
Synopsis
Daisy shows Randy a boot mobile.

Ma-ad Mail (Table of Contents: 10)

Fran the Fan / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
? [as Fran the Fan]
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Characters
Fran the Fan

Indexer Notes

Letters from Susan D. of Bronx, NY, Jon D. of Oxford, CT, and Robert B. of Miami, FL.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the 14 Giant Series titles. Features an order blank and the upper half of each cover.

Group Poop (Table of Contents: 12)

Fran the Fan / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Characters
Fran the Fan
Synopsis
Fran tries to prove that The Scallions are heavier than the Ma-ads.

Cover Lover (Table of Contents: 13)

Mad House Ma-ads / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Clyde Didit; Dippy Didit
Synopsis
Clyde gets bad vibrations when the record company charges $5 for the Ma-ads' album cover, but $4 if the record is inside.

Divine Line (Table of Contents: 14)

Fran the Fan / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Fran the Fan
Synopsis
Fran gets tired of waiting in lines, but when concert tickets for the Ma-ads go on sale, she finds herself waiting on another line.

Frail Mail (Table of Contents: 15)

The Mad House Ma-ads / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Clyde Didit; Dan Didit
Synopsis
The Ma-ads gets their first fan letter.

Jail Wail (Table of Contents: 16)

The Mad House Ma-ads / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Dan Didit; Dippy Didit; Dick Didit; Clyde Didit; Warden Fuzzly
Synopsis
A jail warden wants the Ma-ads to stay at his prison longer because their music is a crime.

Fickle Pickle (Table of Contents: 17)

Fran the Fan / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz

Characters
Fran the Fan
Synopsis
Fran gets angry when a newspaper reports that the Ma-ads are going crazy over foreign girls.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Rod, why did you make the scene with your crash helmet?"]
  2. 1. The Souvenir
    Fran the Fan
  3. 2. Eat Treat
  4. 3. Dough Woe
    Madhouse Ma-ads
  5. 4. Sign Line
    Bippy the Hippy
  6. 5. Rock Yock
    Madhouse Ma-ads
  7. 6. Light Site
    Mad House Presents
  8. 7. Thing Fling
    Bippy the Hippy
  9. 8. Notes To You
    Madhouse Ma-ads
  10. 9. Hang-Up #173
    Randy the Dandy
  11. 10. Ma-ad Mail
    Fran the Fan
  12. 11. ["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
    Archie Quarter Comics
  13. 12. Group Poop
    Fran the Fan
  14. 13. Cover Lover
    Mad House Ma-ads
  15. 14. Divine Line
    Fran the Fan
  16. 15. Frail Mail
    The Mad House Ma-ads
  17. 16. Jail Wail
    The Mad House Ma-ads
  18. 17. Fickle Pickle
    Fran the Fan
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Steve Coates
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Jim Van Dore