(June 1961)
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
- 1961-03-09
- 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 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Guess Which One...
Veronica Asks / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Guess which one tried to jump over eight barrels, hasn't had a hit record in over a year, etc.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Pictures Can Lie
comic story / 2 pages
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley
- Synopsis
- Five deceiving pictures and the zoomed-out versions that explain what really happened.
Indexer Notes
Likely the only Archie story to show Coach Kleats holding a gun to his head!
The Middle Ages
Teenagers of the Past / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A series of gags surrounding medieval-era teens.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63) - in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
Deep Freeze
Madhouse Cool Cat Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A look at what life would be like if humans could be kept frozen for many years.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
-
Double Trouble!
Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Jughead paints a twin so that he can appear on TV.
Wallflower Kit!
Arthur Murray Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Clyde Diddit (mentioned); Archie Andrews (as an inflatable doll)
- Synopsis
- Fake advertisement for a wallflower kit containing a folding chair, a magazine rag, a potted palm disguise, and a pair of plastic smiling lips.
[no title indexed]
Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- My boyfriend is an archery fan and I like him very much.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Aunt Juggie [Jughead Jones] (host)
If Song Titles Came True!
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Another edition of literal interpretations of song titles.
Do You Act Square Like Chester...Or Do You Play It Cool Like Lester?
Madhouse Soul-Searching Dept. / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Chester Square (introduction); Lester Cool (introduction); Mr. Square; Mr. Cool
- Synopsis
- A look at the cool and uncool ways of doing things.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
-
Indexer Notes
First appearances of Chester Square and Lester Cool, who would go on to be the hosts of the "Teenage Section" of the magazine when the Archie gang was dropped from the series.
Space
Science Corner / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Professor Nonuttin (introduction); Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Professor Nonuttin discusses the problem of parking cars and suggests some solutions.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
-
If Travel Posters Told the Truth
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Series of honest travel posters for Berlin, Monte Carlo, London, the Soviet Union, and other destinations.
Madhouse Gift Certificates
Jughead Says / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones (host); Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Collections of gift certificates for things such as a nose job at the Clyde Diddit School of Plastic Surgery, three years of psychoanalysis at the Riverdale Clinic, and ten cases of tranquilizer pills.
Archie's Ancestors in School
Archie Says / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews [as Arrr; Archeops; Archimedes; Arcaesar; Archibald]; Miss Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats
Word Pix
Miss Grundy Says / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Miss Grundy (host); Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Illustrated versions of words (for example, "mirror" is written as a reflection.)
The Discovery of Sleep!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee (host); Dr. Hatrack J. Mattress; Lemuel K. Action; Frank T. Everything; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee recounts the story of how Hatrack J. Mattress, a shepherd, discovered sleep while counting his sheep jumping over his fence.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #1 (1975-76)
- in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #2 (July 2005)
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica Spectacular / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Make a Date...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Ad with order blank for Betty and Veronica Spectacular #11.
Guess Which One...
Veronica Asks / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Veronica asks us to guess which one sat on the wrong side of the field, likes to start the fads, will be head cheerleader, and is suddenly going to need instruction.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Here They Are!
Archie Giant Series / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Subscription ad for Archie Giant Series Magazine.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #7 (August 1960)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Did I keep you waiting long, Archiekins?"]
-
1.
Guess Which One...
Veronica Asks -
2.
Pictures Can Lie
-
3.
The Middle Ages
Teenagers of the Past -
4.
Deep Freeze
Madhouse Cool Cat Dept. -
5.
Double Trouble!
Dipsy Doodles -
6.
Wallflower Kit!
Arthur Murray Dept. -
7.
["My boyfriend is an archery fan and I like him very much."]
Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn -
8.
If Song Titles Came True!
-
9.
Do You Act Square Like Chester...Or Do You Play It Cool Like Lester?
Madhouse Soul-Searching Dept. -
10.
Space
Science Corner -
11.
If Travel Posters Told the Truth
-
12.
Madhouse Gift Certificates
Jughead Says -
13.
Archie's Ancestors in School
Archie Says -
14.
Word Pix
Miss Grundy Says -
15.
The Discovery of Sleep!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History -
16.
["Make a Date..."]
Betty and Veronica Spectacular -
17.
Guess Which One...
Veronica Asks -
18.
Here They Are!
Archie Giant Series
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- Luke A.
- Steve Coates
- James Ludwig
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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