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Issue: Mad House Annual #8
Publication Date: January 1970
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Issues: #8 of 5 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Giant SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Radio Comics, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (17 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 US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
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Your Handy Hip Dictionary

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Dexter Taylor
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Dexter Taylor
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Like...losing your cool...that's what happens when the finance company takes away your refrigerator!
Synopsis: Slang expressions get humorous illustrations.
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Pages: 1
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Past Blast

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Gus LeMoine ?
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Sabrina The Teenage Witch
Character(s): Sabrina; Little Bear; Roger
First Line: With my special brew I can go back into history and be anyone I want...like the great Marie Antoinette!
Synopsis: Sabrina inhabits the bodies of various historical figures to get a firsthand view of history.
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In Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics Digest #6 published September 1976
as Past Blast [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Victory Smile

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg ?
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Madhouse Maddy
Character(s): The Great Scarpi; the reporter
First Line: And here comes the all-red Ferrari driven by the great Scarpi!
Synopsis: An open-wheel race driver is interviewed after winning a race.
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Pages: 1
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Hotel Hanky-Panky

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Do you think we should stay here tonight?
Synopsis: A couple stays in a menacing hotel.
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Pages: 1
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Out Of Order

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: plink
Synopsis: A man battles a cranky vending machine.
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Pages: 1
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The Mad Ad Monster Part 1

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
Character(s): The announcer; The chemists
First Line: We make TV products that cure bad breath!
Synopsis: A television announcer demonstrating a new cure-all potion is turned into a monster.
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Pages: 6
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Ups 'N' Downs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ali Bubu
Character(s): Ali Bubu
Synopsis: Ali's flying carpet runs out of gas in mid-flight.
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Pages: 1
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Light Flight!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Transistor
Character(s): Professor Transistor; his nephew
First Line: Phew! After 20 years I've finally invented a rocket ship that goes faster than the speed of light!
Synopsis: The Professor invents a faster-than-light ship for a very frivolous reason.
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The Digger

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Digger; Inspector Blodgett
First Line: Heh! Heh! I've just drilled my way into the vault of the First National Bank!
Synopsis: A police inspector trails a criminal capable of burrowing through anything.
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Pages: 6
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The Next Hex!

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): Hilda The Witch
Character(s): Hilda The Witch
First Line: Grumble-mumble...humph...
Synopsis: Hilda looks for a specific spell.
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Pages: 1
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Small Talk

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
First Line: Oh! There you are, old pal!
Synopsis: The bacteria on a microscope slide converse.
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Pages: 0.5
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Blank Prank

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards ?
Inker(s): Joe Edwards ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Roger
First Line: Roger, you never want to face facts!
Synopsis: A man can't face anything.
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Pages: 0.5
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Planet Plight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: All Mercury is counting on us for our report on "Earth"!
Synopsis: Space travelers from Mercury find Earth's climate inhospitable.
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Pages: 1
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Zalula The Love-Sick Space Girl

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
Character(s): Zalula
First Line: He loves me...he loves me not...Gosh! I wish I had someone to love me!
Synopsis: An astronaut lands on a planet and encounters a giant alien who has fallen for him.
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Pages: 6
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Space Hunter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir ?
Penciller(s): Orlando Busino
Inker(s): Orlando Busino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Godfrey Gooch
Character(s): Godfrey Gooch
First Line: Godfrey, the zoo visitors are getting tired of always seeing the same old animals!
Synopsis: A big game hunter travels to another planet to find a unique exhibit for the local zoo.
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Pages: 6
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Modernized

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Gladir
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ali Bubu
Character(s): Ali Bubu
First Line: zoom
Synopsis: Ali converts his flying carpet into a more aerodynamic design.
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Pages: 1
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The Detergent Monster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Detergent Monster; Poindexter
First Line: If our new detergent formula works it will turn clothes whiter than white...whatever the heck that means!
Synopsis: Two research scientists for the Ajaxo Soap Company experiment on a new detergent formula and accidentally create a monster.
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Pages: 7
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The Mad Ad Monster 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
Character(s): The Monster
First Line: Gentlemen, what are we going to do?
Synopsis: The Ad Monster wrecks havoc on the broadcast channels.
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From Content Item: FlagArchie's Madhouse #43 published October 1965
was The Mad Ad Monster, Part 2 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6

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