(August 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
- 1971-06-08
- 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)
Strange Things Are Happening
The Madhouse Glads / comic story / 10 pages
- Characters
- Dan Diddit; Dippy Diddit; Fran the Fan; Rod the Mod; Max; Olga
- Synopsis
- When Fran, Dippy, and Dan decide to return to Aunt Agatha's house for another investigation, the doubting Rod decides to beat them there and scare them.
Indexer Notes
Lucey's Luncheonette on page 2 is a reference to artist Harry Lucey. This story shares a continuity with the last issue, a rarity for Archie comics of the time.
The Tortoise and the Long Hair
The Madhouse Glads / comic story / 6 pages
- Characters
- Dick Diddit; Mr. Diddit; Dippy Diddit; Clyde Diddit
- Synopsis
- Dick tries to prove that his motorcycle is faster and more dependable than his father's bicycle.
Cold Feet
The Madhouse Glads / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Fran the Fan; Dick Diddit; Dan Diddit
- Synopsis
- Fran convinces Dick and Dan to go barefoot in an attempt to steal their shoes for the Groovy Rockers Fan Club.
Ace Place
Rod the Mod / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Rod the Mod; Fran the Fan
- Synopsis
- When Rod the Mod doesn't have enough money for a nightclub, he takes Fran the Fan to a mod boutique.
- Reprints
-
from Mad House Ma-ad Jokes (Archie, 1969 series) #69 (August 1969)
-
In the Know with Damon Diddit
Damon Diddit / comic story / 5 pages
- Characters
- Damon Diddit (introduction); Mr. Diddit
- Synopsis
- Mr. Diddit lectures his son Damon on the history of the bicycle and bicycle safety.
Indexer Notes
First appearance of Damon Diddit, a younger Diddit brother; it is unknown if he ever appeared again.
Sit Bit
Bippy the Hippy / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Bippy the Hippy
- Synopsis
- Bippy answers to someone who accuses him of being lazy.
- Reprints
- from Mad House Ma-ad Jokes (Archie, 1969 series) #69 (August 1969)
-
The Mad House Collection of Super Thin Books for Teen-Agers
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Humorous books for teen-agers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #66 (February 1969) [Illustration of man replaced with illustration of Dick Diddit]
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Dan, why are you shining that beam in everyone's eyes?"]
Mad House Glads -
1.
Strange Things Are Happening
The Madhouse Glads -
2.
["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
Archie Quarter Comics -
3.
The Tortoise and the Long Hair
The Madhouse Glads -
4.
Lemon-aid
Li'l Jinx -
5.
Fran the Fan's Glad Mail Corner
-
6.
Cold Feet
The Madhouse Glads -
7.
Ace Place
Rod the Mod -
8.
["Hi, kids! Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, N.J."]
Archie; Palisades Amusement Park -
9.
Quizzes
Li'l Jinx -
10.
In the Know with Damon Diddit
Damon Diddit -
11.
Sit Bit
Bippy the Hippy -
12.
The Mad House Collection of Super Thin Books for Teen-Agers
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13.
Culture Is
Mad House Glads
This issue was modified by, among others
- Luke A.
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
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