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Issue: Mad House / Madhouse / Madhouse Comics #113
Publication Date: August 1978
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Issues: #113 of 36 Issues (37 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Archie Enterprises Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0271000697708
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 23 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: humorous
First Line: This is the best garage sale I've been to in years!
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Down We Go

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: No way do I go down that mountain!
Synopsis: Hostess Twinkies provide the incentive for Valerie to toboggan down a difficult course.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Hostess Twinkies. Copyright © 1978 Continental Baking Company.
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It's on the House!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hansel; Gretel; wicked stepmother; father; witch
First Line: Here's Mad-House's version of the fairytale -- Hansel and Gretel!
Synopsis: Retelling of the story of Hansel and Gretel.
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Pages: 6
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First Line: Jewelry all 4 pieces only $2
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for pendants, earrings and bracelets from Encore House.
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Fairy Tales According to Women's Lib

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jack; Jill; Goldilocks; Three Bears [Papa Bear, Mama Bear; Baby Bear]; Prince Charming; Sleeping Beauty
First Line: Jack and Jill did not have an accident fetching a pail of water --
Synopsis: Two fairy tales and a nursery rhyme retold with a "feminist" twist.
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First Line: Send for your Color-Felt felt-tip pens
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First Line: Strong arms make all the difference!
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First Line: Amazing! Long nail formula builds glamorous longer nails in minutes!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the nail care kit from Conover House.
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The Unexplainable

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): X295; X734
First Line: The year is 4072 and, in the home of X295 and his loving partner, X734, the news of the day is seeping through the smog layer and being picked up by the couples' newly implanted transceivers!
Synopsis: The bionic people of the year 4072 are baffled when two young humans appear (a "male" and a "female"), so they decide to exile them to a remote island where they can't do any harm. The humans appear to be perfectly happy in their new Garden of Eden.
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First Line: 3 complete fishing outfits
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for fishing equipment from Niresk Discount Sales.
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Wasted Horoscopes

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Astrological readings sometimes make little sense or are impossible to follow.
Synopsis: Several examples of people to whom the advice of some horoscopes is of no use whatever.
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You Know You're in Outer Space if...

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
First Line: ...You turn green from something you ate and everyone thinks your color is quite normal.
Synopsis: Signs that you may be from outer space.
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Sabrina's Witch Name

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Genres: fantasy, teen
First Line: Sabrina has a pet nickname for her broom zooming Aunt Hilda, the witch!
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First Line: Amazing offer! Sassy sayings pendants
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First Line: I have a friend whom I like quite a bit, but I have a problem with.
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Disclose Notes: Humorous advice column; page is hand-lettered, not typeset. Includes letters from 'Annoyed', 'Weighty Problem' and 'Tired of Walking'.
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Feature(s): Archie Annual Digest
First Line: Laff-a-lot! That's what ye will be doing when ye go through the 192 pages of the Archie Annual Digest #33.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series).
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Feature(s): Archie Comics
First Line: Here's your Archie 3 for $1.00 checklist!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the following comics: Archie Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #248; Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #273; Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) #330; Pep (Archie, 1960 series) #341; Life With Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #197; Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #280; Little Archie (Archie, 1960 series) #134; Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #274; Archie at Riverdale High (Archie, 1972 series) #57; Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series); Everything's Archie (Archie, 1969 series); Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #472.
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First Line: 100 little dolls all for $3.00
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First Line: Enter the wonderful world of amazing live sea-monkeys
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for sea monkeys from Mirobar Sales Corp.
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Come Clean

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Martha
First Line: What kind of dumb invention are you cluttering up the room with now?
Synopsis: The Professor invents a time machine that only functions as a clock. When it explodes, the Professor's vacuum robot runs wild instead of cleaning up the mess.
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First Line: Free booklet
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the bodybuilding system from Universal Bodybuilding.
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First Line: Win a Sears Cartridge Tele-Games system in Kellogg's Stick Up for Breakfast contest.
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Kellogg's Stick Up for Breakfast contest, highlight the Sears Cartridge Tele-Games system as a prize.
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First Line: There's only one!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Play Ball sweepstakes from Popsicle and Spalding.
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