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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #6
Publication Date: July 1960
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Issues: #6 of 66 Issues (71 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/28/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (14 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: This is station XYZ-TV, now signing off!
Synopsis: A gorilla reaches through the television screen and turns off the television at the end of the broadcast day.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This occurred back in the days when television stations didn't broadcast twenty-four hours a day.
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A Joke's Progress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: The same set-up line for a joke is given alternate punch lines.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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New School Courses for Teen-agers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jughead Says
Character(s): Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Prof. Flutesnoot; Moose Mason; Midge
Synopsis: High school curriculum is augmented with courses targeted to appeal to teens, including Basic Movie Watching, Care and Feeding of Hot Rods, and Advanced Loafing.
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Pages: 3
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Ship Ahoy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis: Reggie and Betty watch from the pier as Archie raises different flags on the Lodge yacht to signify who is on board with him.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Samm Schwartz background gag: in panel one, page two, a man is fishing on the pier; in panel three, he's pulled into the water by his catch; in panel five, he's in the background, wrestling with a baby whale.
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A Place in the Sun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jughead's Dipsy Doodles
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Unable to get a tan in wintertime, Jughead paints a picture of the sun, then lays under it.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Previously credited to Samm Schwartz.
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Madhouse Gadgets for Teen-Agers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Dilton Says
Character(s): Dilton Doiley (host); Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Gadgets designed to appeal to a teen audience, including a double-barreled straw and a see-through text book.
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Pages: 3
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Aunt Juggie's Advice to the Lovelorn
Character(s): Aunt Juggie [Jughead Jones]
First Line: My boy friend never takes me anywhere.
Synopsis: Letters seeking advice on romance get sarcastic answers.
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Pages: 2
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Madhouse's Guide to Home Cooking

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Veronica Says
Character(s): Veronica Lodge (host); Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
Synopsis: Advertisement for an instructional manual on how to properly cook homes.
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Pages: 1
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Madhouse People

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Illustrated examples of puns taken literally.
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A Madhouse Collection of Auto Fashions

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Dad Says
Character(s): Fred Andrews (host); Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Midge
Synopsis: Examples of fashion designs based on automobile features.
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Pages: 3
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Add-A-Face Photos!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jughead Says
Character(s): Jughead Jones (host); Archie Andrews
Synopsis: Photos of President Eisenhower golfing, John Kennedy's inauguration, the Riverdale High prom and other events, with a face in the crowd cut out to allow the reader to insert his or her own picture and pretend they're famous.
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Pages: 3
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If Girls Wore Boys' Hair Styles!

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie Says
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Midge Klump; Miss Grundy; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
Synopsis: The female characters of the strip model the haircuts of the male characters.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Previously credited to Joe Edwards.
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If Teen Agers Ran the Airlines!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Jughead Says
Character(s): Jughead Jones (host); Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Alterations to airline procedure that would appeal to a teenage audience, including new uniforms, beat-talking pilots, and center aisle bowling.
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Pages: 3
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Realistic Dolls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica Say
Character(s): Betty Cooper (host); Veronica Lodge (host)
Synopsis: Examples of genre-specific toy dolls, including the Quiz Doll, the Private Eye Doll, and the Rock 'N' Roll Doll.
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In Content Item: FlagWorld of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #33 [Direct Edition] published December 2013
as Realistic Dolls! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Credits from the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #33.
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The Discovery of the Earth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee (host)
Synopsis: How cavemen discovered where they were.
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Pages: 4
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica Summer Fun
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: A bright new star in the Archie Giant Series
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #8.
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It's Just Your Imagination

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: How the front door of the Lodge home is perceived by different people.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Previously credited to Joe Edwards.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
First Line: They said it couldn't be done!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Annual #12.

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