(February 1973)

Archie, 1970 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
5 times a year in February, May, August, September, and November
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)

What's a Father To Do? (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Dippy Didit; Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Clyde Didit; Mr. Didit
Cover Thumbnail for The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #87
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The Fall Guys (Table of Contents: 1)

Mad House Glads / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Samm Schwartz
Inks
Samm Schwartz
Colors
?
Letters
Samm Schwartz
Characters
Fran the Fan; Annette; Dick Didit; Dan Didit
Synopsis
Annette fakes an ankle sprain to hide the fact that she doesn't know how to ski, and Dan fakes an injury to spend time with Annette.

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

The Archies; Welch's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Guess News (Table of Contents: 3)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Greg; Gigi; Roz; Charley Hawse

What's a Father To Do (Table of Contents: 4)

Mad House Glads / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Characters
Dick Didit; Dan Didit; Mr. Didit
Synopsis
When Dick leaves the house despite not finishing his chores, Dan offers to help out and does more harm than help.

Indexer Notes

Cover story

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

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

Check Mate (Table of Contents: 6)

Mad House Glads / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Characters
Dan Didit; Rod the Mod; Fran the Fan; Jessica Crystal; Cleo
Synopsis
Dan and Rod fight over a less-than-attractive girl with the belief that she has two tickets to a championship football game.

Out of Sight (Table of Contents: 7)

Mad House Glads / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Characters
Dick Didit; Dan Didit; Mr. Crabby
Synopsis
Dan changes seats in class when his nearsighted teacher is replaced by an attractive woman.
Reprints

Get the Picture (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Characters
Dan Didit; Mr. Didit
Synopsis
Dan's pin-up obsession goes too far for Mr. Didit when he gets a pin-up for his floor.
Reprints

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

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

Fran the Fan's Glad Mail Call (Table of Contents: 10)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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

Bright Sight (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Characters
Dan Didit; Dick Didit
Synopsis
Dan writes a note for his father on the leg of one of his pin-up girls.
Reprints

There'll Be Some Changes Made (Table of Contents: 12)

Mad House Glads; Rod the Mod / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Characters
Dan Didit; Rod the Mod
Synopsis
An attractive girl mistakes Clyde for Sidney.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Archie's 3-Mendous Offer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Double Takes (Table of Contents: 14)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Characters
Rod the Mod; Fran the Fan; Jessica Crystal; Dan Didit; Dick Didit

Indexer Notes

Collection of three two-panel gags.

Crossed Wired (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Characters
Rod the Mod
Synopsis
Rod calls a random phone booth number.

Very Striking (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Characters
Dan Didit; Dick Didit
Synopsis
Dan uses a hammer.

Fatherly Image (Table of Contents: 17)

Mad House Glads / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida
Characters
Rod the Mod; Dan Didit; Dick Didit
Synopsis
Rod tries to impress an older woman by buying food for her kid brother.
Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. What's a Father To Do?
  2. 1. The Fall Guys
    Mad House Glads
  3. 2. ["The Archies meet the Archies..."]
    The Archies; Welch's
  4. 3. Guess News
    Li'l Jinx
  5. 4. What's a Father To Do
    Mad House Glads
  6. 5. ["The Archie Doll!"]
    Archie Doll
  7. 6. Check Mate
    Mad House Glads
  8. 7. Out of Sight
    Mad House Glads
  9. 8. Get the Picture
    Mad House Glads
  10. 9. ["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
    Archie Quarter Comics
  11. 10. Fran the Fan's Glad Mail Call
  12. 11. Bright Sight
    Mad House Glads
  13. 12. There'll Be Some Changes Made
    Mad House Glads; Rod the Mod
  14. 13. ["It's a three-mendous offer so I'm going to lay it on you cats!"]
    Archie's 3-Mendous Offer
  15. 14. Double Takes
  16. 15. Crossed Wired
    Mad House Madness
  17. 16. Very Striking
    Mad House Madness
  18. 17. Fatherly Image
    Mad House Glads
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