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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #38
Publication Date: February 1965
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Issues: #38 of 66 Issues (71 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/01/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (9 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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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
Character(s): Clyde Didit
First Line: We found that Earthmen who wore these Beatle wigs had special powers over teen-age girls!
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Pages: 1
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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
First Line: Just like this pizza, I guarantee Mad House will make you flip!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Table of contents and cartoon with a pizza theme.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Kresse
Inker(s): Bill Kresse
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Kresse
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bad Guy Section
First Line: Mad House guarantees to have the meanest villains...
Synopsis: All Mad House villains contain the secret ingredient "Superugly"!
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Pages: 1
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Dr. Neutron: Part 2

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 (villain); Super Sally and her Gang [Super Sally; Super Steelman; Super Foot; Super Flame]
Synopsis: Dr. Neutron has Captain Sprocket ready to be sliced into ice cubes, but is interrupted by Super Sally and her gang of super-heroes.
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Pages: 7
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Super Rat Fink

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
Character(s): Super Rat Fink (villain); Union of Super Heroes; Blue Streak [Dexter Gooch]
Synopsis: Super Rat Fink commits many little annoying crimes in revenge for Earth beaming TV commercials to his planet.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Part one of a continued story.
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Everyday Super Guys

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Kresse
Inker(s): Bill Kresse
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Kresse
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Super Janitor; Super Barber; Super Waiter; Super Parking Lot Attendant; Super Trading Stamp Man; Super Furniture Man; Super Shoeshine Boy; Super Germ (villain); Super Jaywalker (villain)
Synopsis: What would happen if everyday people were superheroes?
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Pages: 2
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Light Flight!

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, science fiction
Feature(s): Professor Transistor
Character(s): Professor Transistor; his nephew
Synopsis: Professor Transistor invents a rocket ship that goes faster than light. That way he can overtake light waves and watch yesterday's television programs.
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Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Kresse
Inker(s): Bill Kresse
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Kresse
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Good Guy Section
First Line: Are they college students?
Synopsis: A phone booth is packed full when all the Mad House super heroes decide to change into costume at the same time.
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Pages: 1
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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): Mighty Inch
Character(s): Mighty Inch; Union of Super Heroes; Green Terror (villain)
First Line: Presenting the itty-bittiest hero in the super guy business...
Synopsis: The other super-heroes make fun of the tiny Mighty Inch, but he's the one who defeats the Green Terror.
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Pages: 6
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Living Proof!

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
Synopsis: Captain Sprocket thinks he'll be the first human on the planet Zoogo, but finds someone flying a kite when he gets there.
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Pages: 1
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Stitch Pitch

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
Character(s): Stanley (the tailor); Flame Man; Fish Man; Super Sewer Man; Super Sally; Dynamic Doll; Super Stretch; Mighty Inch; Goliath Man
Synopsis: The problems of being a tailor for all the various types of super-heroes.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: This story may have been inspired by "The Mystery of the Flash's Third Identity" in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #141 (December 1963) which featured Paul Gambi as a tailor for super-villains.
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E

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Kresse
Inker(s): Bill Kresse
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Kresse
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad House EnSICKlopedia
Synopsis: Wacky definitions for words starting with the letter "E," including ears, earthquakes, eskimos, experiments, and elephants.
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Pages: 1
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Clyde Didit Did It Again!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Madhouse Annual
Character(s): Ronald the Rubber Boy; Sabrina; Hilda the Witch; Captain Sprocket; Professor Transistor; Salem; Clyde Didit (mentioned)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Madhouse Annual #2, with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted upside-down along with original art (right-side up).
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Bag Gag

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Kresse
Inker(s): Bill Kreese
Letterer(s): Bill Kresse
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Synopsis: Bellboys on Venus have four arms, which leaves one free for tips.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Satellite Satire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Kresse
Inker(s): Bill Kresse
Letterer(s): Bill Kresse
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Synopsis: Residents of the Moon are upset because the Earth keeps firing satellites at them.
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Pages: 0.5
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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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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