(August 1960)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- seven times a year in February, April, June, July, August, October and December
- On-sale Date
- 1960-05-28
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- Richard H. Goldwater (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Too Funny for Words
comic story / 1 page
- 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
Archie Says / comic story / 4 pages
- 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 The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #31 (October 2013)
-
The ABC's of Art
Jughead / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead explains the various genres of art.
Roar, Lion, Roar!
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead paints a roaring lion, which comes to life and eats him.
Beatniks Thru History
Miss Grundy Says / comic story / 2 pages
- 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.
Indexer Notes
Pencils previously credited to Joe Edwards.
The Madhouse Hall of Fame
Archie Presents / comic story / 3 pages
- 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
General Archie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- 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!
Betty Says / comic story / 2 pages
- 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
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Examples of television housings specifically designed around the characteristics of various Archie Comics characters.
Mad House's Hit and Pun Baseball
comic story / 2 pages
- 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
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Examples of stylized cutlery.
Madhouse Menagerie
Dilton Says / comic story / 2 pages
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn / letters page / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My father is a ping-pong fan.
- 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
Betty Says / comic story / 2 pages
- 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.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
The Discovery of Hair
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History / comic story / 6 pages
- 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.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Archie's a character"]
Archie -
1.
Too Funny for Words
-
2.
How to Become a Teen-age Rock 'n' Roll Singer
Archie Says -
3.
The ABC's of Art
Jughead -
4.
Roar, Lion, Roar!
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles -
5.
Beatniks Thru History
Miss Grundy Says -
6.
The Madhouse Hall of Fame
Archie Presents -
7.
Special Medals for Teen-agers
General Archie Presents -
8.
If Song Titles Came True!
Betty Says -
9.
Archie's T.V. Sets
-
10.
Mad House's Hit and Pun Baseball
-
11.
Silverware by Madhouse
-
12.
Madhouse Menagerie
Dilton Says -
13.
["My father is a ping-pong fan."]
Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn -
14.
Tongue Toppers For Cool Cats
Betty Says -
15.
The Discovery of Hair
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History -
16.
Here They Are!
Archie Giant Series -
17.
Archie Takes a Spin on a Typical Madhouse Super-Hiway!
Archie -
18.
They Said It Couldn't Be Done!
Archie Annual
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- Luke A.
- Steve Coates
- Igor Dybzinski
- Merlin Haas
- Bob Kopman
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
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