(August 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 Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
[no title indexed]
Mad House / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No! Your big ape friend cannot have this bell!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Clyde Did-It
- Keywords
- Liberty Bell
Glop Flop
Professor Transistor / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Professor Transistor
- Synopsis
- Professor Transistor accidentally creates a gravity-defying substance.
- Reprints
-
in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #8 ([August] 1982)
-
- Keywords
- anti-gravity; chemistry; motor boat; spies; surfing; Washington D.C.
Fright Fight
Mad House Presents / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Synopsis
- Aliens land on Earth but their flying saucers are being destroyed.
- Reprints
- in Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #9 (1971-72)
-
- Keywords
- flying saucers; miniature aliens; park
His Master's Voice
Mad House / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; jungle
- Synopsis
- A Tarzan-like character strains his voice.
- Keywords
- monkey; speakers; tape-recorder
Indexer Notes
The title comes from the RCA Victor slogan once used for phonographs.
A Passion for Fashion
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
The Flying Saucer Mystery
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Synopsis
- Aliens come to Earth to laugh at humans.
- Keywords
- aliens; antennas; flying saucers; golf; lawn mower; pinball machines; sun bathing; swimming pools; television
Indexer Notes
A pinball machine is referred to as a computer by the aliens.
Circle Saga
Mad House Presents / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Synopsis
- Aliens think they are watching Earth automobiles.
- Keywords
- flying saucers; miniature aliens; slot-car racing
The Big Gig
Zappy the Hippy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Zappy the Hippy; Daisey
- Synopsis
- Zappy takes up sky-writing.
- Keywords
- grafetti; hippies; sky-writing
Rod the Mod
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Rod the Mod; Dalton Brothers
- Synopsis
- Painter Rod the Mod needs money to pay off his tab at the sandwich shop.
- Keywords
- abstract art; hero sandwiches; painting; robbery
Indexer Notes
First appearance of Rod the Mod, who appears as a bearded hippie here. His look would evolve over the next few issues, and he would eventually become the Alexander Cabot/Reggie Mantle-esque character in the Madhouse Glads stories.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["No! Your big ape friend cannot have this bell!"]
Mad House -
1.
Glop Flop
Professor Transistor -
2.
Fright Fight
Mad House Presents -
3.
His Master's Voice
Mad House -
4.
Brake it Up!
Archie; Bendix Brakes -
5.
A Passion for Fashion
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6.
Archie Annual #20 Is Out of Sight!
Archie Annual -
7.
The Flying Saucer Mystery
-
8.
Circle Saga
Mad House Presents -
9.
The Big Gig
Zappy the Hippy -
10.
Intelsat III Satellite
Cheerios Kid; Cheerios; General Mills -
11.
Rod the Mod
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12.
Pete Duncan - "Dropout"
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Luke A.
- Merlin Haas
- Edgar Loftin
- Antonio Marques
- Mike Nielsen
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