(October 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
- 1960-07-29
- 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.
Guess Which One....
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge (host)
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks the reader to guess which one is praying for the bell to ring, just had an increase in their allowance, etc.
Small Small World
Archie / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host)
- Synopsis
- Archie shows us the problems of teenagers in other countries, such as Italy, Peru, Spain, and Russia.
Educational Comics...
Jughead / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones (host); Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- A typical Archie story is given, only this time, the characters interrupt the dialogue with relevant educational facts.
What Are They?
Jughead's Madhouse Pics / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones (host)
- Synopsis
- Various abstract paintings are given, including the juxe box view of a dime, a stack of pizza pies, and a close-up of Moose's first as seen by Reggie.
What Do You Think?
Reggie Says / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle (host); Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Various humorous answers are given to questions such as "Do you think that teen-agers have financial problems?"
Guess Which One....
Veronica / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge (host)
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks the reader to guess which one of the couples has been going steady the longest, is about to be thrown out of his date's house, etc.
The Devil In You
Reggie Says / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle (host); Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Jughead shows us what characters say and the insults they're thinking. In this case, Betty asks Jughead to meet her parents, Veronica observes Betty doing laundry, and Archie encourages Moose after failing history.
If Teen-Agers Ran The Treasury
Veronica Says / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge (host); Archie Andrews; Rick Nelson; Tuesday Weld; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Veronica shows us the changes that would made if teenagers ran the Treasury, including making the Treasury building to a piggy bank, creating two national allowance days per week, and putting teen idols (and Clyde Diddit) on currency.
Madhouse Hall Of Fame
Archie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host); Yvonne Yeller; Silvester Sliderule; Wilma Goosepimple; Graham Groober; Stretch Mactavish; Cyrus Grumps; Ken Kaynein; Thelma Trueheart
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63), #5 (1967-68) - in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #1 (1975-76)
-
Advertising In Schools
Mad House Advertising Dept / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Examples of advertising in schools are given, including aspirin ads for teachers, ear plug ads for failing students, and hickory stick ads for principals.
Buy a Typewriter...and You'll Be Sorry!
Archie Says / comic story / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
- Synopsis
- A parody of advertisements that point out the poor qualities of Brand X; in this case, a pencil manufacturer points out the flaws of typewriters.
Paging Mother Hubbard
Jughead Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead paints himself a refrigerator because he is hungry, but finds it empty when it comes to life.
Well, Just Once I'd Like To Hear...
Archie / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host); Ophelia Glutenschnable; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Big Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie points out what it would be like if people said the opposite of what was expected of them; for example, a beatnik that admits his poetry is bad.
Words Of Wis-Dumb
Aunt Juggie's Advice To The Lovelorn / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Aunt Juggie [Jughead Jones] (host)
- Synopsis
- Aunt Juggie presents general advice to teenagers.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
-
Squareless Checker Board
cartoon / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for squareless checker board for those who hate the game.
Three-Eyed Glasses
cartoon / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for three-eyed glasses for those with three eyes or two noses.
The Discovery Of (UGH) Teen-Agers!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents: Great Moments In History / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee (host); Alfred K. Order; Wild M. Applause; Archie Andrews (cameo)
- Synopsis
- The discovery by cavemen of numbers, ages, and teenagers is shown.
It Always Happens
Dilton Observes / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dilton Doiley (host); Horace Idleboy; Stanley Goofoff
- Synopsis
- Dilton shows us a boy who can't read the blackboard, but can spot a redhead three blocks away, and another boy is is too injured for sports practice, but not to dance at the soda fountain.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Poor Archie! Every time he has to take a math exam, he goes all to pieces!"]
Archie -
1.
Guess Which One....
Veronica -
2.
Small Small World
Archie -
3.
Educational Comics...
Jughead -
4.
What Are They?
Jughead's Madhouse Pics -
5.
What Do You Think?
Reggie Says -
6.
Guess Which One....
Veronica -
7.
The Devil In You
Reggie Says -
8.
If Teen-Agers Ran The Treasury
Veronica Says -
9.
Madhouse Hall Of Fame
Archie Presents -
10.
Advertising In Schools
Mad House Advertising Dept -
11.
Buy a Typewriter...and You'll Be Sorry!
Archie Says -
12.
Paging Mother Hubbard
Jughead Dipsy Doodles -
13.
Well, Just Once I'd Like To Hear...
Archie -
14.
Words Of Wis-Dumb
Aunt Juggie's Advice To The Lovelorn -
15.
Squareless Checker Board
-
16.
Three-Eyed Glasses
-
17.
The Discovery Of (UGH) Teen-Agers!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents: Great Moments In History -
18.
Here They Are!
Archie Giant Series -
19.
It Always Happens
Dilton Observes -
20.
["A bright new star in the Archie Giant Series"]
Betty and Veronica Summer Fun
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