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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #19
Publication Date: June 1962
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Issues: #19 of 66 Issues (71 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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: 03/21/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (13 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Samm Schwartz
Inker(s): Samm Schwartz
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Samm Schwartz
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: There's much to be said for the Earthman's civilization!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Pink Martian Man; Hilda the Witch; Chester Square; Lester Cool
Synopsis: Table of contents for the issue.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Previously credited to Dan DeCarlo.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Monster Section
Character(s): Hilda the Witch
First Line: There's nothing like trying my brew!
Synopsis: Hilda shows off her brew, which makes you dance the Twist all night long.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Previously credited to Dan DeCarlo.
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The Alligator Man

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): Geoffrey Swamp; Nan; Hilda the Witch (host)
Synopsis: Geoffrey Swamp, star of the Alligator Man films, finds it hard to shed his past when he retires.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Madhouse Annual #5 published January 1967
as The Alligator Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMadhouse Comics Digest #1 published January 1975
as The Alligator Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Strife Magazine

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
Synopsis: An inside look at how Transylvania's Strife Magazine is published.
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In Issue: FlagMadhouse Comics Digest #2 published January 1976
In Content Item: FlagArchie's Madhouse Annual #5 published January 1967
as Strife Magazine [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Previously credited to Orlando Busino.
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We're Giving Away Free Copies of Archie's Pals 'n' Gals!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for subscriptions to Archie's Pals 'n' Gals with mail-in coupon. Four issues for $1.00 plus a bonus issue. Promo has original art. Oddly, the whole page is just in black and white, with no color.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Space Section
Character(s): The Pink Martian Man
First Line: Welcome to the Space Section!
Synopsis: Introduction to the Space Section. The Pink Martian Man compares Earth pizza to diamonds from Venus or metal from Neptune.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Previously credited to Joe Edwards.
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Martian Mission

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, science fiction
Character(s): The Pink Martian Man (host) ; President John F. Kennedy (silhouette)
Synopsis: Two Martians come to Earth to get some foreign aid for their planet.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Madhouse Annual #5 published January 1967
as Martian Mission [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMadhouse Comics Digest #1 published January 1975
as Martian Mission [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #260 [Direct Edition] published March 2010
as Martian Mission [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Jayson's Return

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, science fiction
Character(s): Jayson (robot); Enon; Zog; Xol
Synopsis: A society of robots sends Jayson out to find lubricating oil, but he returns with the wrong kind.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Madhouse Annual #5 published January 1967
as Jayson's Return [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMadhouse Comics Digest #1 published January 1975
as Jayson's Return [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Bubble Trouble

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, science fiction
Feature(s): The Pink Martian
Character(s): Pink Martian Man
Synopsis: The Pink Martian Man gives two Earth people on Mars a helmet that allows them to kiss.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Madhouse Annual #5 published January 1967
as Bubble Trouble [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMadhouse Comics Digest #1 published January 1975
as Bubble Trouble [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Plight in Pluto

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Pink Martian Man (host); Donald; Alice
Synopsis: A Plutonian takes two typical Earth teens for the Intergalactic Zoo, but finds that they hate pizza and ice cream and don't like rock 'n' roll.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Madhouse Annual #5 published January 1967
as Plight in Pluto [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMadhouse Comics Digest #1 published January 1975
as Plight In Pluto [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The alien zookeeper talks to the readers in the last two panels.
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Introduction to the Machine Age

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Article about grain millers and their mills in the early United States.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Text with 1/3 page illustration.
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Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1961

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Louis H. Silberkleit (publisher)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1961. Average paid circulation for the previous 12 months was 258,171.
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Chester Square and Lester Cool Invite You to the Teen-Age Section

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Teen-Age Section
Character(s): Chester Square; Lester Cool; Bess; Tess
Synopsis: Introduction to the Teenage Section. Les and Ches are reporters covering a tennis match.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art previously credited to Dan DeCarlo.
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Two Left Feet!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Arts and Daft Dept.
Character(s): Lester Cool (host) ; Sam Twist
Synopsis: A teenager with literally two left feet is outcasted by his peers, so he learns to dance and inadvertently invents the Twist.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Madhouse Annual #5 published January 1967
as Two Left Feet! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Do You Approach the Problems of Life...

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, teen
Feature(s): Chester Square and Lester Cool
Character(s): Chester Square; Lester Cool
Synopsis: A look at how Chester and Lester approach the problems of life from different angles.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Vol. 3: C

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob White
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Madhouse Encyclopedia
Character(s): Chester Square; Lester Cool
Synopsis: Humorous information on cats, carpets and rugs, citrus fruits, cattle, chemistry, and corn.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's Madhouse Annual #5 published January 1967
as C Vol. 3 [Story on Interior Page(s)]Paste-up of Archie's Madhouse #17 is replaced with paste-up of Archie's Madhouse #55.
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Cover of Mad House #17 is shown as part of the definition of corn. Previously credited to Joe Edwards.
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Here's Fun in the Sun

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): Betty and Veronica Summer Fun
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Giant Series Magazine #18 (Betty and Veronica Summer Fun) with mail-in coupon. Cover depicted, along with additional original artwork with a beach theme.
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Swimania

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Lester Cool 'n' Chester Square
Character(s): Chester Square; Lester Cool
Synopsis: Lester finds Harry's girlfriend very boring, due to her being a mermaid who only wants to swim.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Secret Is Out!

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; Jughead Jones
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Promo for Archie Annual #14 with mail-in coupon. Premium is 1963 Archie Pin-Up Calendar. Cover is depicted, along with an interior panel from the annual.

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