(September 1970)
Archie,
1970 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 5 Times a Year in Feb., May, Aug., Sept., and Nov.
- On-sale Date
- 1970-07-14
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Enterprises Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series Goes Glad
- Editing
- Richard Goldwater (uncredited)
[no title indexed]
The Mad House Glads / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I think Dan just found the short circuit in our amplifier!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Madhouse Glads [Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Clyde Didit; Dippy Didit]
Indexer Notes
The name of the band and the name of the book's feature changes from story to story in this issue.
It's Fan-ship ... Fan-ship. Just A Perfect Bland-ship!
The Mad House Glads / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Mad House Glads [Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Clyde Didit; Dippy Didit]; Fran The Fan
- Synopsis
- Fran researches the Glads' zodiac sign and tries to keep them in the house when their horoscope is not a favorable one.
- Reprints
-
in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #3 (1977-78) ["I think it was December of '68!" re-lettered to read "I think it was December of '75!"]
-
- Keywords
- music
Indexer Notes
Dippy says the band was created in December 1968. Band's name on the drum and van logo is The Glads, but is called The Mad House Glads.
It's The Thought That Counts
The Madhouse Glads / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Madhouse Glads [Dan Diddit; Dick Diddit; Dippy Diddit]; Mr. Diddit; Reggie Mantle (cameo); Archie Andrews (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo); Josie (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Clyde has the flu, so Mr. Didit takes his place in the band.
- Reprints
- in The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #86 (November 1972)
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #3 (1977-78)
-
- Keywords
- music
[no title indexed]
Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Love Archie's Grab Bag!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Re-lettered version of the advertisement that appeared in the last issue.
Ram Jam
Fran the Fan / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fran the Fan
- Synopsis
- Fran and friends are hoping to get autographs from The Glads.
- Keywords
- music
Hair Flair
Bippy the Hippy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bippy the Hippy
- Synopsis
- Bippy and his hippy friend ride an elevator.
Square Hair
Bippy the Hippy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bippy the Hippy; Fran the Fan
- Synopsis
- Bippy's friend sold out.
Chart Art
The Glads / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dan Didit; Clyde Didit
- Synopsis
- The flashing lights bugs Dan's eyes.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #3 (1977-78)
-
- Keywords
- music
Cruise News
Mad House Glads / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Dippy Didit
- Synopsis
- The Mad House Glads are asked to play in Europe.
- Keywords
- music
Indexer Notes
The interviewer's camera has CBS written on it, which is the network that aired The Archie Show during this period.
Presenting
Bippy the Hippy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bippy the Hippy
- Synopsis
- Bippy needs 5 soap wrappers to enter a contest.
[no title indexed]
Fran The Fan's Glad Mail Corner / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- ? [as Fran The Fan]
- Pencils
- Dexter Taylor
- Inks
- Dexter Taylor
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dexter Taylor
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I think the Glads ad their music are great.
- Characters
- Fran the Fan; Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Dippy Didit; Clyde Didit
Indexer Notes
Art previously credited to Joe Edwards.
Concrete Thinking
Fran The Fan / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fran The Fan; Mr. Didit; Dan Didit; Dick Didit
- Synopsis
- Fran's plan to get a concrete footprint of one of the Glads backfires.
- Reprints
- in Madhouse Comics Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #3 (1977-78)
-
- Keywords
- music
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I think Dan just found the short circuit in our amplifier!"]
The Mad House Glads -
1.
It's Fan-ship ... Fan-ship. Just A Perfect Bland-ship!
The Mad House Glads -
2.
It's The Thought That Counts
The Madhouse Glads -
3.
["Love Archie's Grab Bag!"]
Archie -
4.
Ram Jam
Fran the Fan -
5.
Hair Flair
Bippy the Hippy -
6.
Square Hair
Bippy the Hippy -
7.
Chart Art
The Glads -
8.
Cruise News
Mad House Glads -
9.
Presenting
Bippy the Hippy -
10.
["I think the Glads ad their music are great."]
Fran The Fan's Glad Mail Corner -
11.
Concrete Thinking
Fran The Fan
This issue was modified by, among others
- Luke A.
- Katy Hayhurst
- Edgar Loftin
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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