(December 1961)
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- seven times a year in February, April, June, July,August, October and December
- On-sale Date
- 1961-09-14
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
Issue Notes
[no title indexed]
Jughead / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm starved! Any of you people know where I can get a good bite?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Dracula; Wolfman
- Keywords
- bat; monsters; snake; vampire; vulture; werewolf
Indexer Notes
Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Madhouse Annual #4
Madhouse Musicians
Madhouse Kultural Korner / comic story / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Pantomime cartoons.
Monster Institute of Transylvania
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A tour of the campus.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Schwartz puts in a background gag on page three between a mummy and a boy looking for his father.
Why Is It?
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host)
- Synopsis
- Collection of gags involving bad luck.
[Introducing a New Magazine...BATS!]
Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Various cartoonish ghouls.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #15 (October 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Promo cartoon for Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats. "On sale soon!"
His Secret Shame!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Bob White (signed as B.W.)
- Inks
- Bob White (signed as B.W.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bob White
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Otto von Shriekenstein; Archie Andrews (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A mad scientist sinks to a new low.
Indexer Notes
Art previously credited to Howard Nostrand.
[no title indexed]
Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I am a very lovely girl.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones [as Aunt Juggie] (host)
- Synopsis
- Aunt Juggie answers letters asking for advice.
Quiz for Stupid People
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Jughead Jones (host); Archie Andrews (cameo)
- Synopsis
- A quiz that anyone can complete.
Indexer Notes
Has a "product placement" ad for Pep Comics in the middle.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tops on Your Christmas List!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie's Christmas Stocking #15 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art with a Christmas theme.
I Got My Job through the Mad House Want Ads!
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Anthony Michael; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- A man applies for various jobs. He eventually gets one through Mad House, which is a parody of "The Millionaire" television program.
- Keywords
- boxing; comic book; fourth wall; hide and seek; million dollars
Indexer Notes
The story is told in the first person, with the main character talking to the reader. The character's name "Anthony Michael" is the reverse of Michael Anthony, the character in "The Millionaire" TV show.
Double Takes!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews (host)
- Keywords
- garbage can; kissing; mountain
Indexer Notes
Three two-panel gags
Guess Who Said
Betty Says / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Cartoons with the reader guessing which character said the quote.
- Keywords
- allowance; baseball; canoe; movie theaters; pizza
The Discovery of Ears!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Alfred Klunk; Mortimer Zunk
- Synopsis
- A heavy snowstorm lets cavemen discover ears and hearing.
- Keywords
- cavemen; earaches; eyeglasses; jukebox
[We're Giving Away Free Copies of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals!]
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Indexer Notes
Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 with a free bonus issue. No covers, all original art.
Doors in School
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Various doors to rooms in school, shaped according to their use.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
[Follow the star-studded trail of the biggest buy in comics!]
Archie Giant Series Magazines / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #14 (August 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Promo for Archie Giant Series Magazines (Also called Archie Quarter Comics) with mail-in coupon for ordering individual copies. Issues available are Archie Annual #13, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #17, The World of Jughead #14, Katy Keene Holiday Fun #12, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #13, Betty and Veronica Spectacular #11, Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade #15, and Archie's Christmas Stocking #15. Covers of some issues are depicted, others just have logos. Also original art with Archie.
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0.
["I'm starved! Any of you people know where I can get a good bite?"]
Jughead -
1.
Madhouse Musicians
Madhouse Kultural Korner -
2.
Monster Institute of Transylvania
-
3.
Why Is It?
-
4.
Double Take
Archie Presents -
5.
[Introducing a New Magazine...BATS!]
Tales Calculated to Drive You Bats -
6.
Guess Who Said
Veronica Says -
7.
His Secret Shame!
-
8.
["I am a very lovely girl."]
Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn -
9.
Quiz for Stupid People
-
10.
["Tops on Your Christmas List!"]
Archie's Christmas Stocking -
11.
Ready Made Doodles
Madhouse's Labor-Saving Department -
12.
I Got My Job through the Mad House Want Ads!
-
13.
Double Takes!
-
14.
Guess Who Said
Betty Says -
15.
The Discovery of Ears!
Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History -
16.
[We're Giving Away Free Copies of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals!]
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals -
17.
Doors in School
-
18.
[Follow the star-studded trail of the biggest buy in comics!]
Archie Giant Series Magazines
- Luke A.
- Steve Coates
- Merlin Haas
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jonathan Sari
- Evan Shad
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