(1980-81)
Archie,
1975 Series
- Price
- 0.75 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- once a year
- On-sale Date
- 1980-06-10
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Radio Comics, Inc.
- Barcode
- 0271000690820
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Indicia says "1980-81 edition."
On-sale date from The Comic Reader #180.
On-sale date from The Comic Reader #180.
The Shape Scrape
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Anyshape
- Synopsis
- Captain Sprocket stops his old enemy, Anyshape, from robbing a bank.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #56 (September 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
A poster advertising Pep Comics appears in panel 4 of page 4.
Lester of the Chimps
Zartan / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; jungle
- Characters
- Zartan; Lester of the Chimps
- Synopsis
- Lester sells counterfeit goods to a safari and then takes credit for battling a tiger, when Zartan did the job.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #53 (April 1967)
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- Keywords
- counterfeit; ivory; jungle; lion; stock market; yo-yo
Space Chase
Space Marshal Dolan / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody; science fiction
- Characters
- Space Marshal Dolan; Xyzenon; Outians; Kitty; Blackie (villain)
- Synopsis
- Space Marshal Dolan has to deal with space coach robbers, outer space Indians, and an ambush on main street in town.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #30 (December 1963)
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- Keywords
- bulletproof vest; cavalry; Indians; marshal; reward; robbers; saloon; space ships; taxes
Indexer Notes
A space version of the TV series "Gunsmoke", hitting all the cliches.
Rival Reversal
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; "Hot-Rod" Rudy; Salem; Pureheart the Powerful [Archie Andrews] (cameo on television)
- Synopsis
- Sabrina hopes that "Hot-Rod" Rudy asks her to the dance and uses her hexes to get her wish.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #50 (October 1966)
-
Lamp Champ
Ali Bubu / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ali Bubu; Fatima; The Chimps; The Genie; Blips
- Synopsis
- Ali Bubu's girlfriend has a crush on The Chimps rock group and no magic he or his genie come up with seems to change her mind.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #57 (October 1967)
-
- Keywords
- bed of nails; cobra; flying carpet; genie; handstand; magic lamp; record player; rock concert; rope trick; sitar
Indexer Notes
Spoof on Beatle fan types.
Ocean Commotion
Professor Transistor / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch (host); Professor Transistor
- Synopsis
- Professor Transistor takes some Hollywood directors to his lab on the sea floor to find their next movie monster.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #27 (August 1963)
-
Space News
cartoon / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Synopsis
- Gag newspaper articles on science and space travel.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #28 (September 1963)
-
- Keywords
- flying saucer; Mars; Mercury; nylon stockings; picket line; robots; Uranus
Trick Stick
Hilda / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch; The Monster Ensemble
- Synopsis
- A mistake on Hilda's part messes up band practice.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #28 (September 1963)
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- Keywords
- baton; magic wand; pumpkins
Future Shock
The Madhouse Glads / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Dick Didit; Clyde Didit; Fran the Fan
- Synopsis
- During a severe storm, Clyde's E.S.P. leads him, Dick, and Fran to an abandoned mansion, where he continues to use his E.S.P. to keep the trio out of danger.
- Reprints
- from The Mad House Glads (Archie, 1970 series) #86 (November 1972)
-
Supe's Double Trouble
Super Duck / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Super Duck; Dirty Duck (villain); Liverlip (villain); Squintly
- Synopsis
- Super's look-a-like cousin Dirty Duck has robbed a bank in town.
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #43 (April 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
Guess Which One / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...Is about to win a college scholarship.
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Guess which one is about to win a college scholarship, didn't graduate from spy school, is going to need his crash helmet sooner than he thinks, and is playing water-polo for the first time.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #56 (September 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
four gag cartoons
The Terrible Three
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Jeeves; Supreme Council of Villains [Atomic Tom; Sir Sand; Green Man]
- Synopsis
- Sprocket fights three villains at the same time.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #29 (October 1963)
-
- Keywords
- cement; fourth wall; giant; sand
[no title indexed]
TV Lawyer Section / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your Honor, will you please overrule the D.A.'s last objection?
- Genre
- humor; satire-parody
- Synopsis
- Literal depictions of legal terms like overrule, file, badger, and "won't stand up in court."
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #30 (December 1963)
-
- Keywords
- judge; lawyers
Video Verdict
Dapper the Lawyer / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- satire-parody
- Characters
- Dapper the Lawyer
- Synopsis
- Dapper is a lawyer who always loses in court. When his nephew gets a parking ticket, he goes to court and demands a jury trial.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #30 (December 1963)
-
- Keywords
- bees; judge; jury; lawyer; parking ticker; television cameras; witness
Indexer Notes
Parody of TV courtroom dramas.
Bewitched, Bothered and Hilda
Hilda / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Hilda the Witch; Shirley
- Synopsis
- Hilda participates in a witch beauty contest, where the goal is to be the ugliest.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #27 (August 1963)
-
- Keywords
- supernatural
This Strange Madhouse World
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Flash Dasher; Rhonda Punch; Milton Gleehope; William Shakespeare
- Synopsis
- Odd facts.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #15 (October 1961)
-
Super Cowpoke
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero; western-frontier
- Characters
- Super Cowpoke
- Synopsis
- Super Cowpoke stops the stage from being robbed, stops an Indian attack and has a gunfight in town.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #50 (October 1966)
-
Tale of Wail
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Chic Stone (signed)
- Inks
- Chic Stone ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Prince Zyx
- Synopsis
- Prince Zyx of Mars travels to Earth as an advance scout for an invasion, but Earthlings do not react as expected to anything he does.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #56 (September 1967)
-
Porpoise with a Purpose
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- A porpoise in love with a human girl.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #51 (December 1966)
-
- Keywords
- fish; porpoise; scuba diving; submarine
[no title indexed]
Teen-Age Section / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lads 'n' lassies, pull up your chassis and welcome to the coolest section in this magazine!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Lester Cool; Chester Square; Bess; Tess
- Synopsis
- Four teens trade hip, witty banter.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #28 (September 1963)
-
Debutante Twist
Lester Cool and Chester Square / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Lester Cool; Chester Square; Brenda Van Loot
- Synopsis
- Chester spends a fortune trying to impress rich girl Brenda Van Loot, but fails. Lester is broke, so when he dates Brenda he does it on the cheap and Brenda is impressed by the novelty.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #21 (September 1962)
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- Keywords
- carrier pigeon; city dump; hot dogs; opera; pheasant; playground; scooter; twist
Beach Party Smarty!
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Donald; Rosalind
- Synopsis
- At the beach, Sabrina tries to get Donald away from her rival Rosalind, but all her spells keep backfiring.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #48 (August 1966)
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- Keywords
- beach; dancing; hot dogs; lifeguard; snails; surfing; transistor radio
Phoney Baloney
Super Duck / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Dirty Duck [as Super Duck] (villain); Buster Noggin; Fauntleroy Duck; Uwanna Duck; Gladly (a bear); Squintly
- Synopsis
- Dirty finds out life as Super isn't as easy as he thought.
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #43 (April 1952)
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Indexer Notes
This is a continuation of the Supe's Double Trouble story. Super Duck does not appear in this story.
Captain Pumpernik
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Captain Pumpernik
- Synopsis
- Captain Pumpernik is the first man to land on the moon.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #50 (October 1966)
-
Space Visitors
cartoon / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- The Pink Martian (host)
- Synopsis
- Four cartoons with aliens trying to figure out Earth people.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #29 (October 1963)
-
- Keywords
- aliens; automobile; drum; flying saucer; stoplights
Cat-Girl's Cat-astrophe
Cat-Girl / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Cat Girl [Ann Gora]; Cyrus Klump; Grand Master; Hilda the Witch (host)
- Synopsis
- Cat Girl is given a mission to free the cats in the zoo. She bungles that and has a hard time pleasing the Grand Master when he comes to visit. On her second chance at the zoo, she manages to release an ape instead of a panther.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #29 (October 1963)
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- Keywords
- ape; catfish; dog pound; key; panther; zoo
Indexer Notes
Many cat-related puns.
Gadgetman
Captain Sprocket / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Sprocket; Gadgetman; Commissioner Klunk; The Chief; Doris
- Synopsis
- Captain Sprocket versus Gadgetman, the villain with an empire full of gadgets.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #51 (December 1966)
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- Keywords
- bubblegum; cuckoo clock; handcuffs; slide; Sprocketmobile
Something Fishy
King Neptune / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- King Neptune
- Synopsis
- The ruler of the seven seas fears he may need glasses.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #28 (September 1963)
-
- Keywords
- eye chart; optimitrist; underwater
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Table of Contents
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0.
["How does one shake hands with these lobstermen?"]
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1.
The Shape Scrape
Captain Sprocket -
2.
Lester of the Chimps
Zartan -
3.
Space Chase
Space Marshal Dolan -
4.
Rival Reversal
Sabrina -
5.
Lamp Champ
Ali Bubu -
6.
Ocean Commotion
Professor Transistor -
7.
Space News
-
8.
Trick Stick
Hilda -
9.
Future Shock
The Madhouse Glads -
10.
Supe's Double Trouble
Super Duck -
11.
["...Is about to win a college scholarship."]
Guess Which One -
12.
The Terrible Three
Captain Sprocket -
13.
["Your Honor, will you please overrule the D.A.'s last objection?"]
TV Lawyer Section -
14.
Video Verdict
Dapper the Lawyer -
15.
Bewitched, Bothered and Hilda
Hilda -
16.
This Strange Madhouse World
-
17.
Super Cowpoke
-
18.
Tale of Wail
-
19.
Porpoise with a Purpose
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20.
["Lads 'n' lassies, pull up your chassis and welcome to the coolest section in this magazine!"]
Teen-Age Section -
21.
Debutante Twist
Lester Cool and Chester Square -
22.
Beach Party Smarty!
Sabrina -
23.
Phoney Baloney
Super Duck -
24.
Captain Pumpernik
-
25.
Space Visitors
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26.
Cat-Girl's Cat-astrophe
Cat-Girl -
27.
Gadgetman
Captain Sprocket -
28.
Something Fishy
King Neptune -
29.
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