Archie's Madhouse #7

(August 1960)

Too Funny for Words (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

George Gladir ?

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Jughead's carousel horse breaks a leg. Jughead paints a portrait with a roller. Veronica is followed by a construction worker. Archie gets a startling message. A movie poster has arrows in it.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

How to Become a Teen-age Rock 'n' Roll Singer (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie Says / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

Vincent DeCarlo

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley

Synopsis:

Instructional pamphlet on how to become a teen idol.

Reprints:

• in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
• in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #31 (October 2013)

The ABC's of Art (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Colors:

?

Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Jughead explains the various genres of art.

Roar, Lion, Roar! (Table of Contents: 4)

Jughead's Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Vincent DeCarlo

Colors:

?

Letters:

Vincent DeCarlo

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Jughead paints a roaring lion, which comes to life and eats him.

Beatniks Thru History (Table of Contents: 5)

Miss Grundy Says / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Miss Grundy; Ludwig van Beethoven; Christopher Columbus; Richard E. Byrd; Elizabeth I; Julius Caesar; William Shakespeare; George Washington; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)

Synopsis:

Miss Grundy explains how famous historical figures were actually the beatniks of their day.

The Madhouse Hall of Fame (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie Presents / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Orlando Busino

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Archie Andrews (host)

Synopsis:

Examples of people and places which have achieved dubious distinctions, including Shelia Gabber, "Rocking Daddy" Ginch, and Alice Bownser.

Indexer Notes

Previously credited to Bob White

Special Medals for Teen-agers (Table of Contents: 7)

General Archie Presents / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Archie Andrews (host); Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews

Synopsis:

Various medals for teenagers are presented, including the Gold Juke Box Medallion, the Blind Date Medal, and the Banana Split Badge.

If Song Titles Came True! (Table of Contents: 8)

Betty Says / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

George Gladir ?

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis:

Literal translations of song title imagery are illustrated.

Indexer Notes

Previously credited to Samm Schwartz.

Archie's T.V. Sets (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz ?

Inks:

Samm Schwartz ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Samm Schwartz ?

Genre:

humor

Synopsis:

Examples of television housings specifically designed around the characteristics of various Archie Comics characters.

Mad House's Hit and Pun Baseball (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

George Gladir ?

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Colors:

?

Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Cousin Leroy; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy

Synopsis:

The cast illustrate literal adaptations of common baseball phrases.

Silverware by Madhouse (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

George Gladir ?

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz

Inks:

Samm Schwartz

Colors:

?

Letters:

Samm Schwartz

Genre:

satire-parody

Synopsis:

Examples of stylized cutlery.

Madhouse Menagerie (Table of Contents: 12)

Dilton Says / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

George Gladir ?

Pencils:

Tom Moore

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Dilton Doiley (host)

Synopsis:

Illustrations of cliched similes with the subjects reversed, including a bat with people in its belfry, a frog with a rock and roll singer in its throat, and a cat that lets gossip out of the bag.

["My father is a ping-pong fan."] (Table of Contents: 13)

Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Aunt Juggie [Jughead Jones]

Synopsis:

Letters include a woman whose father spanks her with a ping pong paddle.

Tongue Toppers For Cool Cats (Table of Contents: 14)

Betty Says / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

George Gladir ?

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

Bob White

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Miss Grundy; Pop Tate; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)

Synopsis:

Pun terms to describe specific situations.

The Discovery of Hair (Table of Contents: 15)

Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob White

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

satire-parody

Characters:

Mr. Weatherbee (host); Archibald Foomish; Sir Hairy Foomish

Synopsis:

Archibald Foomish, son of the famous five-sided wheel inventor Sir Hairy Foomish, discovers hair when his chemistry set burns the hair off of his body.

Here They Are! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Archie Takes a Spin on a Typical Madhouse Super-Hiway! (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards ?

Pencils:

Tom Moore

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

A series of highway construction detours leave Archie stranded.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

They Said It Couldn't Be Done! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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