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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #61
Publication Date: June 1968
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Issues: #61 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: 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
Disclose Notes: With this issue, the title is changed from "Archie's Mad House" to simply "Mad House," though the indicia title would not change for another year. This issue also begins the transition of the series from its campy superhero satire to hippie satire, and with it, a change from longer stories to one to three-page gags.
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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): Gus Lemoine
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Clyde Did-It
Character(s): Clyde Did-It; Dagwood Bumstead (cameo)
First Line: Hey, man! This is the last time I go around preaching flower power!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The protest signs have small print saying "by Richard" (Goldwater), "by Gus" (Lemoine), and "by Jon" (D'Agostino). This cover ditches the Dan DeCarlo Mad Magazine border parody for a generic psychedelic-inspired border. Clyde Diddit also gets a name change (Did-It) and a makeover, sporting glasses and buckteeth.
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Tragic Magic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Gus Lemoine
Inker(s): Marty Epp
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Marty Epp
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Zappy the Hippy
Character(s): Zappy; Daisey; Keen Geen; Fred Flintstone (cameo); King Kong (cameo)
First Line: Man! Algebra is a drag! It's all about square roots!
Synopsis: Zappy and Daisey summon a mod genie from a Tiffany lamp to get some kicks, but Zappy finds it hard to be satisfied.
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Pages: 5
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Whale of a Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Chic Stone
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Hurry, Jim! Lacey's Dept. Store has a giant sale!
Synopsis: What's so unusual about a giant sale?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Rock Combos

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gus Lemoine
Inker(s): Gus Lemoine
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Bowling Bawlers; Astronut and the Rockets; The Redfull Dreadfuls
First Line: Once upon a time every rock'n'roller looked like this...
Synopsis: A spoof on rock combos.
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Pages: 2
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Stick with It!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie; Bendix
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica sing the praises of the new Bendix bicycle stick shift.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Bendix bicycle stick shift.
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The Space Cleanup Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Chester Quigly; Myrtle; Dr. Varlet; Blips
First Line: Our story is about Chester Quigly, an ambitious lad who wanted to work his way up in the world!
Synopsis: A space sanitation man saves the Earth from an evil villain using a giant magnifying glass to melt the Earth's ice caps.
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Pages: 6
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Archie Annual #20 Is Out of Sight!

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 Annual
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #20 with mail-in coupon. Bonus is free Archie "Out of Sight" poster. Cover and poster are depicted along with original art with a baseball theme.
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Vain Brain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Captain Sprocket
Character(s): Captain Sprocket; Blips
First Line: The Van Loot jewelry has been stolen!
Synopsis: Captain Sprocket battles a criminal computer.
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In Issue: FlagMadhouse Comics Digest #2 published January 1976
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Background store is named "Victor's Hippie Shop", likely a reference to Victor Gorelick.
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Space Chase

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Chic Stone
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Double Your Displeasure Dept.
Character(s): Earthman; Pigmen; Rabbitman; Goatman; Lionman; Blips
First Line: Click! Click! I saw you drop that gum wrapper!
Synopsis: An Earthman flees to the planet Blotto to escape a $5 fine for littering. He finds the pig-like aliens arrest him for trespassing and put him in an arena to fight three animal opponents.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: A dual spoof of both "The Fugitive"-type TV shows and science-fiction TV shows.
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Buried Alive!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): International Correspondence Schools (ICS)
Synopsis: A trench cave-in buries Jim alive. While he recuperates, he decides to take ICS classes.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for International Correspondence Schools (ICS). Starts on last interior page in color and continues on inside back cover in black and white.

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