(May 1971)
Archie,
1970 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- 5 times a year in January, May, July, September, and October
- On-sale Date
- 1971-03-02
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Enterprises Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Editing
- John Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
Issue Notes
With this issue, The Mad House Glads (along with many other Archie titles at this time) switched to a 52-page "giant" format costing 25 cents.
This issue also introduces a new approach for the series: mixed in with comedy stories are more dramatic stories.
This issue also introduces a new approach for the series: mixed in with comedy stories are more dramatic stories.
The Gimmick
The Mad House Glads / comic story / 6 pages
- Characters
- Dan Diddit; Dick Diddit; Dippy Diddit; Clyde Diddit; Fran the Fan
- Synopsis
- Fran tries to come up with a new gimmick for the band after Clyde complains of five empty seats at their concert, but her gimmicks do more harm than help.
- Reprints
-
in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #38 (May 2014)
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Indexer Notes
Credits taken from reprint.
Fran the Fan's Glad Mail Corner
letters page / 0.67 page
- Characters
- Dan Diddit; Dick Diddit; Dippy Diddit; Clyde Diddit; Fran the Fan
The House on Mystery Hill
Fran and the Glads / comic story / 12 pages
- Characters
- Fran the Fan; Dan Diddit; Dick Diddit; Dippy Diddit; Clyde Diddit; Max; Olga
- Synopsis
- The Glads drive Fran to see her sick Aunt Agatha, but when they arrive at the house, they encounter two servants named Max and Olga and get locked in the house until the morning.
Indexer Notes
This is the first mystery-oriented Mad House Glads story. At the time, many of the Archie Comics bands (The Archies, Josie and the Pussycats, etc.) began to appear in stories of this genre to capitalize on the success of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon, Scooby Doo.
Story is continued in the next issue.
T.V. or Not T.V.
The Madhouse Glads / comic story / 8 pages
- Characters
- Dan Diddit; Dick Diddit; Dippy Diddit; Clyde Diddit; Rod the Mod
- Synopsis
- Rod the Mod tries to get in on the pilot episode of the Glads TV show, but his barbs at the Glads backfire when he becomes the butt of the jokes.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #37 (May 2014)
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Bombs Away
The Madhouse Glads / comic story / 10 pages
- Characters
- Dan Diddit; Dick Diddit; Dipy Diddit; Clyde Diddit; Mr. Baloney; Percy Peachfuzz; Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)
- Synopsis
- When the Glads play a gig at the grand opening of A&B Supermarket, they get wrapped up in a bomb scare involving the manager of a rival grocer across the street.
Indexer Notes
A&B Supermarket is a parody of A&P.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Dippy, what's with all the jelly?"]
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1.
The Gimmick
The Mad House Glads -
2.
Hang Up
Li'l Jinx -
3.
Fran the Fan's Glad Mail Corner
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4.
[no title indexed]
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5.
The House on Mystery Hill
Fran and the Glads -
6.
["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
Archie Quarter Comics -
7.
Li'l Jinx Quizzes
Li'l Jinx -
8.
T.V. or Not T.V.
The Madhouse Glads -
9.
["Watch us do our thing!"]
Betty and Veronica Spectacular -
10.
Time
Li'l Jinx -
11.
Bombs Away
The Madhouse Glads
This issue was modified by, among others
- Luke A.
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
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