(July 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
- 1961-05-11
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- John Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Frankenstein's Monster; the Mummy; Dracula; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
-
in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
Guess Which One...
Veronica Asks You / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Guess which one thinks she's another Connie Francis, has been seeing too many Westerns, is the boy craziest girl in Texas, and has five teen-age daughters.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
If Teen-Agers Formed a Union
Archie Says / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host)
- Synopsis
- Archie looks at what would happen if teens formed a union, including changes to the union charter and motto, new school benefits, and new dating rights.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Continued next issue.
Volume 1: Aa
The Madhouse Encyclopedia / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Alexander the Great; Alfred the Great; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Includes entries on aardvarks, adaptation, air, airplanes, Alexander the Great, Alfred the Great, Archie the Great, and apes.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Archie's year of birth given as 1946.
Madhouse Hotels!
Archie Says / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host)
- Synopsis
- Archie shows us some examples of Hilton hotels in other parts of the world (in Pisa, Italy, it's the Tiltin' Hilton, etc.).
Campaign Pictures Sometimes Lie
Madhouse Exposure Department / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- A. Kreep
- Synopsis
- A look at high school campaign photos and the truth behind them.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #1 (1975-76), #7 (1981-1982)
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
Mad House Pillow Phone
Veronica Says / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge (host)
- Synopsis
- Fake advertisement for a heavily padded telephone to be used as a pillow.
The Beatnik Monster
Mad House Monster of the Month / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Illustration of a monster and the characteristics that make him a beatnik.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #1 (1962-63)
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011) [Original art only, in black-and-white.], (July 2011)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #31 (October 2013)
-
Clyde Diddit's Mad House Mottoes!
Reggie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- Various comical mottoes.
Teen-Agers of the Past
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A series of gags starring Victorian-era teens.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #7 (1981-1982)
-
Monsters from Outer Space
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A look at various monsters including the Six-Legged Venutians, female Saturnians, and the Brainy Kids of Jupiter.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
-
The Boxing Machine
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A pantomime gag in which a man fights an electronic boxing robot.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
-
It Always Happens
Dilton Observes / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Cyrus Glutton; Gloria Twirler; Jeremy Shaggymain; Ronda Wrightless
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
-
Mad House Greeting Cards
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones (host)
- Synopsis
- Greeting cards for less important situations, such as sunburns, returning umbrellas, and stolen cars.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
-
Madhouse Hall of Fame
Archie Presents / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Twist Brothers; Gladys Globb; Skip Scallop; Bruce "The Bruiser" Rammer; Oswald Lovabuoy; Andy Kosign; Hank Sadsong
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
-
Watch the Birdie
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- A bird flies in Jughead's house, so he paints him a cage.
Famous Females
Madhouse History Dept. / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Abner Doubleday; Alexander Graham Bell; Ben Franklin; Robert Peary
- Synopsis
- A look at the (fictional) famous females behind historic happenings.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
-
The Discovery of Doughnuts!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee (host); Jughead Jones; Clyde Diddit (mentioned); Laslo Sforz
- Synopsis
- Mr. Weatherbee recounts the story of how hole-seller Laslo Sforz created doughnuts by wrapping an Italian breadstick around one of his holes.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
-
McGargoyle Presents the New Shape in Capes
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for McGargoyle Capes for vampires.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Guess Which One...
Veronica Asks You -
2.
If Teen-Agers Formed a Union
Archie Says -
3.
Volume 1: Aa
The Madhouse Encyclopedia -
4.
Madhouse Hotels!
Archie Says -
5.
Campaign Pictures Sometimes Lie
Madhouse Exposure Department -
6.
Mad House Pillow Phone
Veronica Says -
7.
The Beatnik Monster
Mad House Monster of the Month -
8.
Clyde Diddit's Mad House Mottoes!
Reggie Presents -
9.
Teen-Agers of the Past
-
10.
Monsters from Outer Space
-
11.
The Boxing Machine
-
12.
It Always Happens
Dilton Observes -
13.
Mad House Greeting Cards
-
14.
Madhouse Hall of Fame
Archie Presents -
15.
Watch the Birdie
Jughead's Dipsy Doodles -
16.
Famous Females
Madhouse History Dept. -
17.
The Discovery of Doughnuts!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History -
18.
Make a Date
Betty and Veronica Spectacular -
19.
McGargoyle Presents the New Shape in Capes
-
20.
The New Faro Electric Washer
-
21.
["Here Are Six Reasons Why I Know You'll Enjoy the Big, New Archie Annual #13"]
Archie Annual
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- Luke A.
- Steve Coates
- Katy Hayhurst
- James Ludwig
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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