(November 1959)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bimonthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (editor)
?What?
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
in 
Madhouse Scientist of the Month
Dilton Presents / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; J. Paltry Frobisher [Jughead Jones]
- Synopsis
- Madhouse gives its "Scientist of the Month" award to the inventor of paste.
If Teen-Agers Ran The Schools
Archie Says / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Ricky Nelson; Brigitte Bardot; Esther Williams; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- A look at what would happen if teenagers ran the schools. Changes are made to school names, the faculty, textbooks, schedules, report cards, and blackboards.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
-
How To Be The Life Of The Party!
Reggie Says / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Midge; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Reggie tells you how to be the life of a party.
Dilton Doily's Puzz-L-oony Page
activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Dilton gives us some brain teasers.
Indexer Notes
Dilton's last name still spelled as Doily here.
Madhouse People
Veronica Believes / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Humorous illustrations to quotes about people, such as "the boy who blew his top".
Indexer Notes
Article ends with note asking readers to send in their suggestions for this feature.
Instant Insults
Reggie Says / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie gives us some insults to tell our friends.
Madhouse Beauty Hints!
Antoine De La Jughead Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Antoine De La Jughead [Jughead Jones]; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Antoine De La Jughead gives us some beauty tips.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #33 (December 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #33.
Machines For Those In Their Teens!
Dilton Says / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley; Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Useful machines for teens, including the Jiffy Homework Doer, the Automatic Allowance Advancer, and the Power-Matic Date Catcher.
Madhouse Presents The Latest Scoop on Scope
Archie Says / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie shows us a comic in ComicScope, a two-page spread and parody of CinemaScope.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011) [2-page gag only reprinted; page with set-up not included]
-
Indexer Notes
Archie Comics lampoons itself here, having actually marketed two-page spreads as "Wide Angle Scream" in The Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1959 series) #1, which came out two months earlier.
Fake-A-Specs
Moose Says / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Moose shows us Fake-A-Specs, paper eyes that can be glued on glasses to make you look awake.
Modern Paper Dolls
Jughead Says / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Jughead shows us some modern paper dolls.
Peep-O-Vision
Reggie Says / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Reggie shows us how to make watching TV more exciting by placing a cardboard keyhole to the screen.
Cueball Kit
Jughead Says / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge; Grivney J. Fludge
- Synopsis
- Jughead shows us a kit that can make men bald in the style of Yul Brynner.
If Comics Were Sponsored!
comic story / 2.67 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
- Synopsis
- A typical story in which Mr. Lodge kicks Archie out of the house - except every other line is an advertisement for a product within the story.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #33 (December 2013)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #33.
Monogrammed Hockey Puck
comic story / 0.33 page
- Synopsis
- A fake advertisement for monogrammed hockey pucks.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #33 (December 2013)
-
The Discovery Of Air
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments In History / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Osgood Freemish; Harold M. Dismay; Dilly Clodhopper
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee tells us how air was discovered.
Get A-Long Little Doggie!
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead paints himself a dachshund for a pet over two easels, and when the dog comes to life, it has a split down the middle.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You'll laugh like the dickens!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Scrooge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
?What?
Archie -
1.
Madhouse Scientist of the Month
Dilton Presents -
2.
If Teen-Agers Ran The Schools
Archie Says -
3.
How To Be The Life Of The Party!
Reggie Says -
4.
Dilton Doily's Puzz-L-oony Page
-
5.
Madhouse People
Veronica Believes -
6.
Instant Insults
Reggie Says -
7.
Madhouse Beauty Hints!
Antoine De La Jughead Presents -
8.
Machines For Those In Their Teens!
Dilton Says -
9.
Madhouse Presents The Latest Scoop on Scope
Archie Says -
10.
Fake-A-Specs
Moose Says -
11.
Modern Paper Dolls
Jughead Says -
12.
Peep-O-Vision
Reggie Says -
13.
Cueball Kit
Jughead Says -
14.
If Comics Were Sponsored!
-
15.
Monogrammed Hockey Puck
-
16.
The Discovery Of Air
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments In History -
17.
Get A-Long Little Doggie!
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles -
18.
["You'll laugh like the dickens!"]
Archie's Christmas Stocking -
19.
Madhouse Sign Language!
Archie Presents -
20.
["We're giving away free copies of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals!"]
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
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