(1977-78)
Archie,
1975 Series
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- once a year
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Radio Comics Inc.
- Barcode
- 0271000690808
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia says "1977-78 edition."
Blank Pages
blank page(s) / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover and inside back cover are blank.
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 is casting a horoscope for the band.
- Reprints
-
from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #75 (September 1970) ["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.
The Not-So-Sweet Smell Of Success
Ronald the Rubber Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ronald the Rubber Boy; Gloria; Dalton Gang
- Synopsis
- Ronald and his girlfriend are kidnapped by bank-robbers.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #58 (December 1967)
-
On the Ball
The Madhouse Glads / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #85 (September 1972)
-
Teeny-Weeny Boppers
Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch; Tommy; Bob
- Synopsis
- Sabrina shrinks Tommy and herself down so they can race his slot-car from inside the car.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #59 (February 1968)
-
The Show Stopper Caper!
comic story / 15 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #83 (May 1972)
-
Star Student
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; children
- Synopsis
- A spoof on TV kitchen commercials.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #66 (February 1969)
-
The Irate Pirate
Space Patrolman McKlunk / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #58 (December 1967)
-
It's The Thought That Counts
The Madhouse Glads / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- The Madhouse Glads [Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Dippy Didit]; Mr. Didit; Reggie (cameo); Archie (cameo); Betty (cameo); Josie (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Clyde has the flu, so Mr. Didit takes his place in the band.
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #75 (September 1970)
-
- Keywords
- music
The Mad Ad Monster
Cap'n Sprocket / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir ?
- Pencils
- Chic Stone
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman ?
- Letters
- Jon D'Agostino
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Mad Ad Monster; Cap'n Sprocket
- Synopsis
- Cap'n Sprocket must stop the Mad Ad Monster from breaking into Fort Knox.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #59 (February 1968)
-
The Secret of Carswell Crypt
The Glads / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery; teen
- Characters
- Clyde Didit; Dippy Didit; Fran Frazier; Annette
- Synopsis
- A mysterious stranger who asks Fran for help is kidnapped; the gang tracks him to a graveyard where Fran also disappears.
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #82 (February 1972)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #2, the inks are credited to Rudy Lapick.
The Dandy Dolphin
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mike; Dan; Ed Sullenpan
- Synopsis
- Dan has a trained dolphin.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #60 (April 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
dolphin
You Know You're a Super Hero If...
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Synopsis
- A look at Super Hero problems.
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #89 (August 1973)
-
The Glads Chart
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #75 (September 1970)
-
To Kiss and Tell
The Madhouse Glads / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- drama; teen
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #83 (May 1972)
-
Wile Style
Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Ronald; Fairy Witchmother
- Synopsis
- Sabrina wishes to make a name for herself in the fashion world.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #58 (December 1967)
-
Short Changed
Rod The Mod / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Rod the Mod; Fran the Fan; The Didits; Bippy the Hippy
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #74 (August 1970)
-
- Keywords
- music
Space Chase
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Earthman; Pigmen; Rabbitman; Goatman; Lionman
- Synopsis
- A duel spoof of both "The Fugitive"-type TV shows and science-fiction TV shows.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #61 (June 1968)
-
Modernized
Ali Bubu / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ali Bubu
- Synopsis
- Ali converts his flying carpet into a more aerodynamic design.
- Reprints
- from Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #8 (1970-71)
-
Illustrated Traffic Signs
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Mad House re-interprets various road signs.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #59 (February 1968)
-
Strange Session
Sabrina The Teen-Age Witch / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina
- Synopsis
- Sabrina stays after school to experiment with chemicals.
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #74 (August 1970)
-
Blight Sight
Bippy The Hippy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bippy the Hippy; Fran the Fan
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #74 (August 1970)
-
- Keywords
- music
The Worry Birds
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #83 (May 1972)
-
Revolt of the Machines
Capt. Sprocket / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Super Machines
- Synopsis
- The Super Machines from Bolox cause all the machines on Earth to go on strike.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #59 (February 1968)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; carrier pigeon; flying saucer; junk yard; refrigerator; soda machine; Sprocketmobile; television; Washington D.C.
The Eyes Have It
The Glads / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #85 (September 1972)
-
The Sampler
Sabrina / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Aunt Hilda; Harvey; Sabrina Spellman
- Synopsis
- Aunt Hilda places a mouse trap in the cookie jar for Harvey.
- Reprints
- from Archie's TV Laugh-Out (Archie, 1969 series) #3 (June 1970)
-
[no title indexed]
Oliver / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop that train!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #77 (December 1957)
-
Experience Teaches
The Glads / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; romance; teen
- Characters
- Clyde Didit; Dick Didit; Dippy Didit; Fran Frazier
- Synopsis
- Fran prefers romantic, unpredictable Dick over prosaic, safe Dippy, until she learns that Dick learned to be romantic by practicing on many other girls.
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #82 (February 1972)
-
Concrete Thinking
Fran the Fan / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fran The Fan; Mr. Didit; Dan Didit; Dick Didit
- Synopsis
- The Groovy Rockers Fan Club have lots of souvenirs, but they always need one more.
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #75 (September 1970)
-
- Keywords
- music
Ups 'N' Downs
Ali Bubu / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ali Bubu
- Synopsis
- Ali's flying carpet runs out of gas in mid-flight.
- Reprints
- from Mad House Annual (Archie, 1970 series) #8 (1970-71) which is reprinted
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #41 (August 1965)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Professor Transistor, what makes you think you can control the weather?"]
-
1.
Blank Pages
-
2.
It's Fan-ship ... Fan-ship. Just A Perfect Bland-ship!
The Mad House Glads -
3.
The Not-So-Sweet Smell Of Success
Ronald the Rubber Boy -
4.
On the Ball
The Madhouse Glads -
5.
Teeny-Weeny Boppers
Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch -
6.
The Show Stopper Caper!
-
7.
Star Student
-
8.
The Irate Pirate
Space Patrolman McKlunk -
9.
It's The Thought That Counts
The Madhouse Glads -
10.
The Mad Ad Monster
Cap'n Sprocket -
11.
The Secret of Carswell Crypt
The Glads -
12.
The Dandy Dolphin
-
13.
You Know You're a Super Hero If...
-
14.
The Glads Chart
-
15.
To Kiss and Tell
The Madhouse Glads -
16.
Wile Style
Sabrina the Teen-Age Witch -
17.
Short Changed
Rod The Mod -
18.
Space Chase
-
19.
Modernized
Ali Bubu -
20.
Illustrated Traffic Signs
-
21.
Strange Session
Sabrina The Teen-Age Witch -
22.
Blight Sight
Bippy The Hippy -
23.
The Worry Birds
-
24.
Revolt of the Machines
Capt. Sprocket -
25.
The Inspection
Ali Bubu -
26.
The Eyes Have It
The Glads -
27.
The Sampler
Sabrina -
28.
["Stop that train!"]
Oliver -
29.
Experience Teaches
The Glads -
30.
Concrete Thinking
Fran the Fan -
31.
Ups 'N' Downs
Ali Bubu -
32.
Archie Annual No. 31
-
33.
One Jughead Digest coming up!
Jughead
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Per Sandell
All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are
copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.