(February 1963)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Published seven times a year in February, April, June, August, September, October and December
- On-sale Date
- 1962-11-26
- 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)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See? I told you the monster had more than one heart!
- Genre
- humor
- Keywords
- monster; playing cards; x-ray
[no title indexed]
table of contents / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Welcome to the Madhouse Museum of Laughs!
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch; The Pink Martian; Chester Square; Lester Cool; Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch; Salem (cat)
- Synopsis
- The characters are busts in a museum.
- Keywords
- busts; museum; statue
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Statue in background is similar style (but not identical) to the National Cartoonists Society Rueben Award.
[no title indexed]
Outer Space Section / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To our Mad House space cadets, we promise gals galore on every planet!
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- The Pink Martian
- Synopsis
- The Pink Martian promises gals galore to Mad House space cadets and gags galore to Mad House readers.
- Keywords
- spaceship
Space Guys 'n' Gals
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- The Pink Martian; Chester Square; Lester Cool; Bess
- Synopsis
- Lester borrows the Pink Martian's flying saucer and he returns with a summary of teen-age habits in outer space.
- Reprints
-
in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #4 (1966-67) - in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #21 (August 2007)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; flying saucer; Jupiter; Martians; Mercury; Neptune; Pluto; Uranus
The Law of Attraction
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- The Pink Martian (host); Zena; Exena
- Synopsis
- Two girls from Pluto come to Earth to check out the boys. But their forward manner scares the boys off. They ask Earth girls the secret of their power over the boys.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #3 (1965-66)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #1 (1975-76)
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- Keywords
- dates; flying saucer; movie theater; Pluto
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Monster Section Featuring Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look how Sabrina turns boys into toys!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch; Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch; Salem (cat)
- Synopsis
- The old witches don't understand why Sabrina attracts all the boys.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Introduction to rest of section.
Script and ink credits from the reprint in Sabrina the Teenage Witch Complete Collection (Archie, 2017 series) #1.
Witch Pitch
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch; Della the Head Witch; Salem (cat); Donald; Spots (leopard); Coach Richards
- Synopsis
- Della assigns Sabrina to put a hex on her school's hockey team. However, Sabrina notices one of the team's players is cute and unconsciously helps him score goals. Della is upset and decides to take the job of making the team lose the state championship herself. However, once Della sees the school's handsome coach, she changes her mind.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #3 (1965-66)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #1 (1975-76)
- in Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Archie, 2014 series) #6 (September 2016)
- in Sabrina the Teenage Witch Complete Collection (Archie, 2017 series) #1 - 1962-1972 ([2017])
- in Archie's Big Book (Archie, 2017 series) #1 - Magic, Music & Mischief (August 2017)
- in Sabrina: 60 Magical Stories (Archie, 2022 series) (2022)
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- Keywords
- Broomobile; cheerleader; cigarettes; hexes; ice hockey; pipe; smoking
Indexer Notes
Sabrina attends Baxter High. Della smokes a cigarette in a holder and the coach smokes a pipe at the game.
Monsters in the News
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ug; The Invisible Man; Wolfman; Pop Corn Man; Billy Goat Man; The Man in the Iron Mask; Shark Woman; The Lobster Monster
- Synopsis
- Gossip about Hollywood monsters.
- Reprints
- in The Best of Archie's Madhouse (IDW, 2011 series) (July 2011)
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- Keywords
- monsters; movies
Monster Ads
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Parody ads aimed at monsters: Belfrey Telephone System; Vile soap; Brand X cereal; New England Ghost Insurance.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #3 (1965-66) [Reference to 1562 re-lettered to read 1565.]
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- Keywords
- advertising; breakfast cereal; insurance; soap; telephone
Prize Size
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch (host)
- Synopsis
- A druggist asks a giant what size tube of toothpaste he wants.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #3 (1965-66)
- in Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #12 (1974-1975)
- in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #21 (August 2007)
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- Keywords
- giant; toothpaste
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Teen-Age Section / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lester said he was going to line me up with a perfect blind date!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chester Square; Lester Cool; Bess (cameo); Tess (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Les finds Ches a date that's just as square as he is.
- Keywords
- blind date
Special Charms for Teen-Agers
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Chester Square (host); Lester Cool (host)
- Synopsis
- Special good luck charms for teens, including the Video Voodoo Necklace, the Zazam Exam Pin, and the Anti-Chore Charm.
- Keywords
- blind date; charms; homework; luck; television; Twist
All Squared Up!
Les Cool 'n' Ches Square / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Lester Cool; Chester Square
- Synopsis
- Les and Ches go swimming and Les is surprised to see that while in the water, he gives off square ripples.
- Reprints
- in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #17 (March 2007)
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- Keywords
- swimming pool
The Time of Your Life Machine
Les Cool and Ches Square / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Lester Cool; Chester Square; King Arthur
- Synopsis
- Les and Ches go back to 562 A.D. to learn how King Arthur and his knights really lived.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Madhouse Annual (Archie, 1962 series) #3 (1965-66) [Reference to 562 re-lettered to read 565.]
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #1 (1975-76)
- in Tales from Riverdale Digest (Archie, 2005 series) #16 (January 2007)
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- Keywords
- 562 A.D.; diploma; dragon; jester; jousting; shield; time machine
Your Money Buys More When You Buy Archie Giant Series Magazines
Archie Giant Series Magazines / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
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It Just Seems That Way! / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The time you went to a party where you didn't know anyone.
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Synopsis
- Four cartoons exaggerating social situations including going to parties where you don't know anyone, eating pizza, dating younger men, and inviting food-lovers to a party.
- Keywords
- dating; party; pizza
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["See? I told you the monster had more than one heart!"]
-
1.
["Welcome to the Madhouse Museum of Laughs!"]
-
2.
["To our Mad House space cadets, we promise gals galore on every planet!"]
Outer Space Section -
3.
Space Guys 'n' Gals
-
4.
The Law of Attraction
-
5.
["Look how Sabrina turns boys into toys!"]
Monster Section Featuring Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch -
6.
Witch Pitch
Sabrina -
7.
Monsters in the News
-
8.
Monster Ads
-
9.
Prize Size
-
10.
["Lester said he was going to line me up with a perfect blind date!"]
Teen-Age Section -
11.
Special Charms for Teen-Agers
-
12.
All Squared Up!
Les Cool 'n' Ches Square -
13.
The Time of Your Life Machine
Les Cool and Ches Square -
14.
Your Money Buys More When You Buy Archie Giant Series Magazines
Archie Giant Series Magazines -
15.
["The time you went to a party where you didn't know anyone."]
It Just Seems That Way! -
16.
["Dig this crazy offer!"]
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Luke A.
- Merlin Haas
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
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