(October 1965)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- seven times a year in February, April, June, August, September, October, and December
- On-sale Date
- 1965-08-01
- 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)
[no title indexed]
cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (cartoon); Dan DeCarlo (border)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (cartoon); ? (border)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz (cartoon); ? (border)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I like the extra thrust you get from these twin-engined jobs!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Clyde Didit
- Synopsis
- A witch shows off her souped-up broom to another witch.
- Keywords
- witch
Special Mad House Drag Issue
table of contents / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Racing jokes.
- Keywords
- drag racing; slot-car racing
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover
[no title indexed]
Good Guy Section / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mad House good guys are the bravest...
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Synopsis
- Enumerating the good and bad traits of Mad House superheroes.
- Keywords
- blackboard; chains
The Dream Team Scheme
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Super Pizza Pie Man; Spray Man; Roller Surfboard Man; Doctor Flame (villain); Mighty Crusaders [The Shield; Fly-Man; The Black Hood; The Comet]; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
- Synopsis
- When Captain Sprocket sees the Mighty Crusaders at a personal appearance, he decides to organize a super-group of his own.
- Reprints
-
in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
-
- Keywords
- autographs; circus; hot foot; perfume; pizza; skateboard; telephone
The Champ Of Lamps
Blue Beam / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Blue Beam; Ringo, Master of All Lights; Union of Super Heroes; Captain Sprocket (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Two superheroes get into a jurisdictional dispute.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #4 (1978 - 1979)
-
- Keywords
- autographs; power ring; shoeshine; souvenirs; telegram
Life In Transylvania
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A series of one panel gags comparing life in Transylvania with life in normal society.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #7 (1981-1982)
-
- Keywords
- gorilla; hypnotism; snakes; sweaters; trap door; TV commercials; voodoo dolls; vulture
[no title indexed]
A Mad House Whale of a Tale / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One kiss from you and I'll change into a handsome prince!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The frog; The princess
- Synopsis
- A princess makes a frog's day by turning him into a handsome prince.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #5 (1979 - 1980)
-
- Keywords
- flies; frog; kiss; prince; princess
[no title indexed]
Bad Guy Section / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mad House Villains are the meanest villains in the world!
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Enumerating the despicable traits of Mad House villains.
The Mad Ad Monster, Part 2
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Characters
- The Mad Ad Monster
- Synopsis
- The Ad Monster wreaks havoc on the broadcast channels by ruining their TV commercials. Transylvania comes to the rescue.
- Reprints
- in Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #8 (1970-71)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #2 (1976-77)
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #259 (January 2010)
-
- Keywords
- aspirin; laundry soap; report card; shaving cream; telephone; television; Transylvania; TV commercials
Indexer Notes
Continued from previous issue.
I Was a Monster School Dropout
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ugly Boy; Thing Jr.; Gruntstein; The Mummy (cameo); The Wolfman (cameo); Clyde Diddit
- Synopsis
- Two teenage monsters drop out of monster school, only to learn that the supernatural job market is unforgiving of monsters without a degree.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #4 (1978 - 1979)
-
- Keywords
- dropouts; monsters; movie-making; scripts
Indexer Notes
Caricature of Peter Lorre on last page. Same artist (and colorist) as "Bird Monster From Outer Space" in Archie's Madhouse #44.
The World of Jughead Is a World of Laughs
The World of Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
The Human Touch!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- The robot; The photographer
- Synopsis
- A robot gets a novelty photo of himself made.
- Keywords
- robot
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I like the extra thrust you get from these twin-engined jobs!"]
-
1.
Special Mad House Drag Issue
-
2.
["Mad House good guys are the bravest..."]
Good Guy Section -
3.
The Dream Team Scheme
Captain Sprocket -
4.
The Champ Of Lamps
Blue Beam -
5.
Dig This Crazy Offer!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals -
6.
Life In Transylvania
-
7.
["One kiss from you and I'll change into a handsome prince!"]
A Mad House Whale of a Tale -
8.
["Mad House Villains are the meanest villains in the world!"]
Bad Guy Section -
9.
The Mad Ad Monster, Part 2
-
10.
Op Art
-
11.
I Was a Monster School Dropout
-
12.
The World of Jughead Is a World of Laughs
The World of Jughead -
13.
The Human Touch!
-
14.
The Best Buys in Comics!
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