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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #8
Publication Date: October 1960
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Issues: #8 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: 07/29/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (15 stories, 1 cover)
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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
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
First Line: Poor Archie! Every time he has to take a math exam, he goes all to pieces!
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Guess Which One....

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge (host)
Synopsis: Veronica asks the reader to guess which one is praying for the bell to ring, just had an increase in their allowance, etc.
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Small Small World

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews (host)
Synopsis: Archie shows us the problems of teenagers in other countries, such as Italy, Peru, Spain, and Russia.
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Pages: 3
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Educational Comics...

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Jughead Jones (host); Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
Synopsis: A typical Archie story is given, only this time, the characters interrupt the dialogue with relevant educational facts.
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What Are They?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead's Madhouse Pics
Character(s): Jughead Jones (host)
Synopsis: Various abstract paintings are given, including the juxe box view of a dime, a stack of pizza pies, and a close-up of Moose's first as seen by Reggie.
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What Do You Think?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie Says
Character(s): Reggie Mantle (host); Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis: Various humorous answers are given to questions such as "Do you think that teen-agers have financial problems?"
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Guess Which One....

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Veronica Lodge (host)
Synopsis: Veronica asks the reader to guess which one of the couples has been going steady the longest, is about to be thrown out of his date's house, etc.
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The Devil In You

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Reggie Says
Character(s): Reggie Mantle (host); Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
Synopsis: Jughead shows us what characters say and the insults they're thinking. In this case, Betty asks Jughead to meet her parents, Veronica observes Betty doing laundry, and Archie encourages Moose after failing history.
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If Teen-Agers Ran The Treasury

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Veronica Says
Character(s): Veronica Lodge (host); Archie Andrews; Rick Nelson; Tuesday Weld; Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
Synopsis: Veronica shows us the changes that would made if teenagers ran the Treasury, including making the Treasury building to a piggy bank, creating two national allowance days per week, and putting teen idols (and Clyde Diddit) on currency.
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Madhouse Hall Of Fame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Archie Presents
Character(s): Archie Andrews (host); Yvonne Yeller; Silvester Sliderule; Wilma Goosepimple; Graham Groober; Stretch Mactavish; Cyrus Grumps; Ken Kaynein; Thelma Trueheart
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Madhouse Annual #5 published January 1967
as Madhouse Hall Of Fame [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMadhouse Comics Digest #1 published January 1975
as Madhouse Hall Of Fame [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 2
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Advertising In Schools

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Mad House Advertising Dept
Synopsis: Examples of advertising in schools are given, including aspirin ads for teachers, ear plug ads for failing students, and hickory stick ads for principals.
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Buy a Typewriter...and You'll Be Sorry!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Says
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews
Synopsis: A parody of advertisements that point out the poor qualities of Brand X; in this case, a pencil manufacturer points out the flaws of typewriters.
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Paging Mother Hubbard

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Jughead Dipsy Doodles
Character(s): Jughead Jones
Synopsis: Jughead paints himself a refrigerator because he is hungry, but finds it empty when it comes to life.
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Well, Just Once I'd Like To Hear...

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews (host); Ophelia Glutenschnable; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Big Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Fred Andrews
Synopsis: Archie points out what it would be like if people said the opposite of what was expected of them; for example, a beatnik that admits his poetry is bad.
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Words Of Wis-Dumb

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Aunt Juggie's Advice To The Lovelorn
Character(s): Aunt Juggie [Jughead Jones] (host)
Synopsis: Aunt Juggie presents general advice to teenagers.
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Squareless Checker Board

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, teen
Synopsis: Advertisement for squareless checker board for those who hate the game.
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Pages: 0.5
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Three-Eyed Glasses

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Synopsis: Advertisement for three-eyed glasses for those with three eyes or two noses.
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The Discovery Of (UGH) Teen-Agers!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Mr. Weatherbee Presents: Great Moments In History
Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee (host); Alfred K. Order; Wild M. Applause; Archie Andrews (cameo)
Synopsis: The discovery by cavemen of numbers, ages, and teenagers is shown.
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Pages: 5
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Here They Are!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Giant Series
Character(s): Archie Andrews
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Giant Series comics (also called Archie Quarter Comics) with mail-in coupon for ordering individual issues for 25 cents each. Issues available are Archie Annual #12, Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #8, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #12, Katy Keene Holiday Fun #7, Jughead Annual #9, Katy Keene Pin-Up Parade #11, and Archie's Christmas Stocking #10.
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It Always Happens

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Dilton Observes
Character(s): Dilton Doiley (host); Horace Idleboy; Stanley Goofoff
Synopsis: Dilton shows us a boy who can't read the blackboard, but can spot a redhead three blocks away, and another boy is is too injured for sports practice, but not to dance at the soda fountain.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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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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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #8.

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