(February 1968)
Archie,
1959 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- seven times a year: February, April, June, August, September, October, and December
- 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)
[Slot-Car Crash]
Archie's Madhouse / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (cartoon); Dan DeCarlo (border)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (cartoon); ? (border)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino (cartoon); ? (border)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Clyde Diddit
- Keywords
- slot-car racing
The Mad Ad Monster
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Chic Stone
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Mad Ad Monster is a former TV announcer who goes berserk...
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Mad Ad Monster; Captain Sprocket; Blips
- Synopsis
- Captain Sprocket must stop the Mad Ad Monster from breaking into Fort Knox.
- Reprints
-
in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #3 (1977-78) - in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #6 (June 2011)
-
- Keywords
- commercials; Fort Knox; military tank; television; tornado
Indexer Notes
The Mad Ad Monster has the super-powers shown in TV commercials. Commercial gimmicks used are "Let Hertz Put You in the Driver's Seat" from Hertz Rent-a-Car, the Ajax cleanser white tornado, the Dash laundry detergent ten-foot tall washing machine; and Esso gasoline's "Put a Tiger in Your Tank."
[no title indexed]
Davy Jones Fan Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now.....Join in the psychedelic happiness with your favorite--Davy Jones
- Characters
- Davy Jones
Indexer Notes
Ad in psychedelic design and lettering for the Davy Jones (of the Monkees) Fan Club. Three offers for $1 each: membership in the Davy Jones Fan Club, giant glow-in-the-dark Davy Jones poster; and Davy Jones personal photo album. Mail-in coupon to Start-Out, Dept. 7DJ38, 35 Wilbur Street, Lynbrook, N.Y. 11563.
Illustrated Traffic Signs
cartoon / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bumps Ahead
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Mad House re-interprets various road signs.
- Reprints
- in Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #10 (1972-73)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #3 (1977-78)
-
Teeny-Weeny Boppers
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tommy your car is going off the tracks again!
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch; Tommy; Bob; Blips
- Synopsis
- Sabrina shrinks Tommy and herself down so they can race his slot-car from inside the car.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
slot-car racing; magic; size-changing
Dig This Crazy Offer!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 plus a free bonus issue.
Revolt of the Machines
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An average home somewhere in America...
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Super Machines; Blips
- Synopsis
- The Super Machines from Bolox cause all the machines on Earth to go on strike.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #3 (1977-78)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #6 (June 2011)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; carrier pigeon; flying saucer; junk yard; refrigerator; soda machine; Sprocketmobile; television; Washington D.C.
Flipster the Hipster
A Captain Sprocket Misadventure / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What gourmet feast are we having for dinner, tonite, Gladys?
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Flipster the Hipster; Gladys; Blips
- Synopsis
- Captain Sprocket must stop foul-smelling Flipster the Hipster's crime spree.
- Reprints
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #6 (June 2011)
-
- Keywords
- hippie; sewer; television; TV dinner; TV game show
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Slot-Car Crash]
Archie's Madhouse -
1.
The Mad Ad Monster
Captain Sprocket -
2.
["Now.....Join in the psychedelic happiness with your favorite--Davy Jones"]
Davy Jones Fan Club -
3.
Illustrated Traffic Signs
-
4.
Teeny-Weeny Boppers
Sabrina -
5.
Dig This Crazy Offer!
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals -
6.
Revolt of the Machines
Captain Sprocket -
7.
Flipster the Hipster
A Captain Sprocket Misadventure
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Luke A.
- Joey Beretta
- Merlin Haas
- Antonio Marques
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Bjorn Wallin
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