Mad House #128
(June 1982)

Archie, 1974 Series
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Price
0.60 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
4 times a year in Feb., May, Aug., and Oct.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Brand
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
Barcode
0271000697706
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Goldberg (signed)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now twist the top row two turns to the right!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
An Egyptian has his workers solve a giant Rubik's Cube.

Indexer Notes

Vignettes around the title are from "Incredible Physical Feats", "Dragon Doings", "The Invention of Speech", and "Going To The Dogs."

The Invention of Speech (Table of Contents: 1)

Professor Transistor / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
George Gladir
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Transistor
Synopsis
Professor Transistor shows us how speech was discovered.

Indexer Notes

Last new story featuring Professor Transistor to date. The character had been appearing in the title since 1962. This is also the last "The Invention Of..." story, a feature that had been running in this title since the 1950s.

Incredible Physical Feats (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A series of eight sports-related feats and the stories behind them.

The Birds and the Bees (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A guy gives a girl a flower, but a bee stings the girl.

Dragon Doings (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A dragon explains how his species became extinct.

Trailer for Rent or Sale (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A family buys a camper, but discovers that it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Reprints
Keywords
camping

Given the Brush (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man asks a painter for directions.

Some Mad House Part-Time Job Possibilities (Table of Contents: 7)

Mad House Presents / comic story / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor
Synopsis
Seven humorous part-time jobs.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Average number of copies sold in last year: 67,019.

The Helping Hand (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
An ugly woman asks for a ride.

Dear Aunt Gabby (Table of Contents: 10)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eda Edwards [as Aunt Gabby]
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Characters
Aunt Gabby
Synopsis
Answers to reader letters.

Mad House Hall of Fame (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Synopsis
Four humorous gags featuring people who did good things-or so you think.

Going to the Dogs (Table of Contents: 12)

Mad House Presents / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A man gets a dog, but the dog doesn't behave very well.
Reprints

Going Steady-Then and Later (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dick Malmgren
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A look at the differences between the early and later stages of going steady.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Now twist the top row two turns to the right!"]
  2. 1. The Invention of Speech
    Professor Transistor
  3. 2. Incredible Physical Feats
    Mad House Presents
  4. 3. The Birds and the Bees
    Mad House Presents
  5. 4. Dragon Doings
    Mad House Presents
  6. 5. Trailer for Rent or Sale
  7. 6. Given the Brush
    Mad House Presents
  8. 7. Some Mad House Part-Time Job Possibilities
    Mad House Presents
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. The Helping Hand
    Mad House Presents
  11. 10. Dear Aunt Gabby
  12. 11. Mad House Hall of Fame
  13. 12. Going to the Dogs
    Mad House Presents
  14. 13. Going Steady-Then and Later
    Mad House Presents
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen