(April 1969)
Archie,
1969 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
- 1969-01-28
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Music Corp.
- Brand
-
Archie Series Goes Ma-ad
- Editing
- John Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
The Ma-ads / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dan Didit!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- The Ma-ads [Dippy Didit; Dan Didit; Drums Didit; Dick Didit]
- Synopsis
- The Madhouse Ma-ads in action.
Indexer Notes
First appearance of the Ma-ads, who would go on to take over the series. While they appear on the cover, their first story did not appear until the next issue. In this appearance, Clyde Didit is called Drums Didit.
[L'il Cool Fool Never Lies]
L'il Cool Fool / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- L'il Cool Fool
- Synopsis
- The readers get the truth behind some of L'il Cool Fool's fibs.
Peeve Heave
Zippy and the Zappers / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Zippy and the Zappers
- Synopsis
- Zippy and the Zappers find themselves getting booed off-stage for a song that even the songwriter found offensive.
Chancy Dance
L'il Cool Fool / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Li'l Cool Fool
- Synopsis
- Li'l Cool Fool attempts a rain dance for his girlfriend... with unexpected results from her father.
[no title indexed]
Blips / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All life is a BLIP!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Blips
- Synopsis
- A series of zany one-liners and jokes as told by an eccentric cast of "Blips".
- Reprints
-
in Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #11 (1973-1974)
-
Jail Wail
Mad House / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A prisoner is ready to sing to the District Attorney... literally.
Goon Tune
Zippy and the Zappers / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Zippy and the Zappers
- Synopsis
- Zippy and the Zappers take the direction of playing a song by ear all too literally.
Hair Lair
Lippy the Hippy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Lippy the Hippy
- Synopsis
- Lippy hides from the town bully in the one place no one would look for him -- the barber shop.
Tennis Menace
Mad House / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Miniature aliens interrupt a game of table tennis.
[Local teen sets new fashion trend]
Kean the Teen / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Kean the Teen
- Synopsis
- A labored attempt at putting on a tie turns into a whole new fashion trend.
- Reprints
- in Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #11 (1973-1974)
-
Mark Lark
Zippy and the Zappers / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Zippy
- Synopsis
- Zippy's report on World Affairs relates more to rock 'n' roll, much to his teacher's chagrin.
Hitch Pitch
Mad House / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Two aliens find a clever way to get back to Jupiter.
- Reprints
- in Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #10 (1972-73)
-
Shake Quake
Lippy the Hippy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Lippy the Hippy
- Synopsis
- With the help of a construction worker, Lippy finally finds "vibrations".
[no title indexed]
Al the Deejay / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dis is Al the "J," your groovy deejay!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Al the Deejay
- Synopsis
- Al the Deejay's special message to dropouts succeeds, but not for the reason he expected.
Found Sound
Lippy the Hippy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lippy the Hippy
- Synopsis
- Lippy's long hair is making him go deaf, but not for long.
Nail Tale
Mad House / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lippy the Hippy
- Synopsis
- Lippy continually upsets his boss.
A Sweet Treat
Mad House / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A jelly company employee finds himself in a jam (grape, to be precise).
Freeze Tease
Mad House / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- The North Pole gets its first polar discotheque.
- Reprints
- in Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #10 (1972-73)
-
Drizzle Fizzle
Lippy the Hippy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lippy the Hippy
- Synopsis
- Lippy's girlfriend refuses to date him anymore unless he takes a bath.
Glad Fad
Fran the Fan / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Fran the Fan
- Synopsis
- Fran is a big fan of everything English --- everything except her English grammar.
The Name Game
A Mad House Maddy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Larry
- Synopsis
- Larry at Names, Inc. comes up with the best names for new bands... but how does he do it so quickly?
Gadget Gaff
A Mad House Maddy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Data Inc.'s new automated office has the latest in computer and office gadgets, including a robot who takes up the office collections.
[no title indexed]
The Rocking Robots / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They're great!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- The Rocking Robots
- Synopsis
- The Rocking Robots' manager comes up with a way for the group to overcome their inferiority complex.
[no title indexed]
Fran the Fan / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can I have your autograph, Johnny?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Fran the Fan
- Synopsis
- Fran uses unorthodox methods to get an autograph from Johnny Jackson.
Bag Gag
Lippy the Hippy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lippy the Hippy
- Synopsis
- Lippy has no interests in life but one -- his girlfriend.
Jungle Bungle
Mad House / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Chief; Dexter
- Synopsis
- A task to post danger signs becomes risky when being told to post them when coming to the right place.
The Height of Fright
Lippy the Hippy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lippy the Hippy
- Synopsis
- Lippy turns down the opportunity of judging a "Bathing Beauties" contest.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Dan Didit!"]
The Ma-ads -
1.
[L'il Cool Fool Never Lies]
L'il Cool Fool -
2.
Peeve Heave
Zippy and the Zappers -
3.
Chancy Dance
L'il Cool Fool -
4.
["All life is a BLIP!"]
Blips -
5.
Jail Wail
Mad House -
6.
Goon Tune
Zippy and the Zappers -
7.
Hair Lair
Lippy the Hippy -
8.
Tennis Menace
Mad House -
9.
[Local teen sets new fashion trend]
Kean the Teen -
10.
Mark Lark
Zippy and the Zappers -
11.
Hitch Pitch
Mad House -
12.
Shake Quake
Lippy the Hippy -
13.
["Dis is Al the "J," your groovy deejay!"]
Al the Deejay -
14.
["The grooviest chicks in comics stomp out new records for fun!"]
Betty and Veronica Spectacular -
15.
Found Sound
Lippy the Hippy -
16.
Nail Tale
Mad House -
17.
A Sweet Treat
Mad House -
18.
Freeze Tease
Mad House -
19.
Drizzle Fizzle
Lippy the Hippy -
20.
Snow Snicker
Mad House -
21.
Glad Fad
Fran the Fan -
22.
The Name Game
A Mad House Maddy -
23.
Gadget Gaff
A Mad House Maddy -
24.
["They're great!"]
The Rocking Robots -
25.
["Can I have your autograph, Johnny?"]
Fran the Fan -
26.
Bag Gag
Lippy the Hippy -
27.
Jungle Bungle
Mad House -
28.
The Height of Fright
Lippy the Hippy -
29.
Flame Game
Zippy and the Zappers -
30.
Tub Flub
Zippy and the Zappers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Luke A.
- Steve Coates
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Antonio Marques
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mark Semich
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