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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #56
Publication Date: September 1967
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Issues: #56 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: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (5 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
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Vigoda (cartoon); Dan DeCarlo (border)
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino ?; ? (border)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ? (cartoon); Dan DeCarlo (border)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Mad House
Character(s): Clyde Diddit
First Line: Ours is the only school to entirely lick the dropout problem!
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Pages: 1
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Mad House Special Farm Issue

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Mad House
Synopsis: Farm-related puns and the table of contents.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Good Guy Section
First Line: Madhouse heroes are very colorful!
Synopsis: Various color/emotion related puns.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Shape Scrape

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; Anyshape
Synopsis: Captain Sprocket stops his old enemy, Anyshape, from robbing a bank.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: A poster advertising Pep Comics appears in panel 4 of page 4.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Guess Which One
First Line: ...Is about to have a chat with the principal.
Synopsis: Guess which one is about to have a chat with the principal, spent 8 hours trying on dance shoes, has been buying his super costumes in a bargain basement, and is the owner of the model racing set.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: four gag cartoons
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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
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: subscription ad for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series)
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The Big Gig

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mad House
Synopsis: A surfboard salesman sets low prices because he uses the leftover Popsicle sticks of a giant.
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Pages: 1
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Can a Mighty Girl (from a Small Town) Find Romance (in a Small Town)??

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Mighty Chick
Character(s): Mighty Chick; Mickey Mouse (cameo); Blips; Golden Boy; Melvin
Synopsis: Mighty Chick searches for love.
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Pages: 4
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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): The World of Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Mr. Lodge
First Line: Center of Attraction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for The World of Archie #148. Contains an order blank, a paste-up of the cover, and original art with an outer space theme.
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Ads for Super Heroes

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Captain Sprocket
Character(s): Captain Sprocket
Synopsis: Fake advertisements for Gagfa cameras, Kapow aspirins, Pow! breakfast cereal, Swinger sewing machines, Super Sharp blades, and Super Rock Insurance Company.
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Pages: 2
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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): Guess Which One
First Line: ...Is about to win a college scholarship.
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.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: four gag cartoons
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bad Guy Section
First Line: Madhouse bad guys are...
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Pages: 1
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Tale of Wail

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chic Stone (signed)
Inker(s): Chic Stone ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): 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.
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Pages: 6
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A Martian Reading the Headlines

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: A literal interpretation of headlines such as "Twins Clobber Senators."
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Pages: 1
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It's a Mad Mod World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Kresse
Inker(s): Bill Kresse
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Kresse
Subject Matter
Character(s): Harvey Quackenbush; Timothy Cleff
Synopsis: Three British-related gags.
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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
Feature(s): Guess Which One
First Line: ...Just won the sweepstakes.
Synopsis: Guess which one just won the sweepstakes, just spotted a relative, isn't crazy about ticker-tape parades, and will give up experimenting with electrical instruments.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: four gag cartoons
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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): Guess Which One
First Line: ...Doesn't know it's Saturday yet.
Synopsis: Guess which one doesn't know it's Saturday yet, is telling the joke, is happy he didn't drop out of school, and just killed her chances of being asked out on another date.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: four gag cartoons
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[untitled]

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): The World of Jughead
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: It's a gas!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for The World of Jughead #149. Contains order blank, paste-up of cover, and original art with a gas station theme.
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Byron Dogpaddle

Cartoon  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): Mad House Hall of Fame
Character(s): Byron Dogpaddle; Stan Speedlove; Bunny Schmidlapp; Clarence Hotchord; Milton Flipper
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica Summer Fun
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Veronica! I think every boy in the beach is after us!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover; house ad for Betty and Veronica Summer Fun (Archie Giant Series)

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