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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #37
Publication Date: December 1964
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Issues: #37 of 66 Issues (71 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/01/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz (cartoon); Dan DeCarlo (border)
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz (cartoon); ? (border)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz (cartoon); ? (border)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Captain Sprocket
Character(s): Captain Sprocket; unnamed phone lineman
First Line: Can't You Hurry Up?
Synopsis: A super-hero attempts to change in a phone booth, only to find it under repair.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Kresse
Inker(s): Bill Kresse
Letterer(s): Bill Kresse
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Madhouse Table of Nonsense
First Line: Us Mad House readers would rather fight than switch!
Synopsis: List of stories in the issue, illustrated by typical Madhouse fans.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Gag is based on the Tareyton cigarette ad campaign "Us Tareyton smokers would rather fight than switch!"
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Super Heroes Convention

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad House Space Section
Character(s): Super Gardener; Super Janitor; Super Painter
Synopsis: One panel cartoon featuring less than heroic super-heroes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Video Idiocy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Super Disguise
Character(s): Super Disguise; Super TV Repairman; Union of Super Good Guys
Synopsis: Super Disguise is invited to join the Union Of Super Good Guys, and his first assignment is to find out why Super TV Repairman is destroying TV sets.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: picket line; disguise; television; TV aerial; TV commercial
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Model Monster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Transistor
Character(s): Professor Transistor; The Monster
Synopsis: Professor Transistor tries to stop a hulking, brutish monster.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Crabgrass Creature

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad House Monster of the Month
Character(s): Billy; John; The Crabgrass Creature
Synopsis: A chemical formula designed to curb the crabgrass on a suburban lawn instead creates a gigantic plant being.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: References to the Jolly Green Giant and King Kong (King Congo).
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Outer Space Travel Posters

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Travel posters for Mars, Mercury, and Pluto. Ad poster for Trans Space Rocket Lines.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Double Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Character(s): Sabrina; Aunt Hilda (introduction); Salem; Professor Transistor; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
Synopsis: Sabrina's Aunt Hilda takes her to Professor Transistor, hoping he can transform Sabrina into someone who looks more "beautiful" like Hilda.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie: The Best of Dan DeCarlo #2 published March 2011
as Double Trouble [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: First appearance of Sabrina's Aunt Hilda, who looks very similar to the Hilda the Witch character that hosted Mad House stories in earlier issues. Sabrina is reading a Clyde Diddit comic book and owns a Beatles record.
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Vol. 4: Dd

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad House Encyclopedia
Synopsis: Parody of trivia panel cartoons. Definitions for various types of dancing, desert, desserts, diseases, and diving.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Capt. Sprocket Meets His Greatest Foe Dr. Neutron

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Captain Sprocket
Character(s): Captain Sprocket; Dr. Neutron; Gladys; Professor Spider (flashback only); The Diamond Demon (flashback only)
Synopsis: Captain Sprocket searches for a easy villain to fight for a change. He makes the mistake of picking the powerful Dr. Neutron and gets frozen into a block of ice.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Continued in the next issue.
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Vote the Straight Fun Ticket!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Giant Series
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Giant Series (also called Archie Quarter Comics) with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues for 25 cents each. Issues available are Archie Annual #16, Archie's Jokes #27, Little Archie #31, The World of Jughead #30, Around the World with Archie #29, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #30, Archie's Christmas Stocking #31, Betty and Veronica Spectacular #26, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #28, and Archie's Mad House Annual #2. Covers of some issues depicted in monochrome color. Original art of voting machine levers.
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On the Button

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Transistor
Character(s): Professor Transistor; unnamed collegue
Synopsis: Professor Transistor finds a small design flaw in his new computer.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Dig This Crazy Offer!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 plus a free bonus issue.

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