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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #29
Publication Date: October 1963
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Issues: #29 of 66 Issues (71 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/01/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (12 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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Archie's Madhouse
First Line: Get your souvenirs of Venus here!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for Madhouse Comics Digest #4
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Special Dolled Up Issue

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Lester Cool; Chester Square; Hilda the Witch; The Pink Martian; Bess; Tess
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Characters presented as wind-up dolls.
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Mad House Supermarket

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Teen Section
Character(s): Lester Cool; Chester Square
Synopsis: Lester and Chester in a supermarket with a number of food-related puns.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Stretch Strategy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Ronald the Rubber Boy
Character(s): Ronald; Gladys; The Smasher
Synopsis: Ronald and Gladys try to spend time at the beach, but the Smasher keeps pestering Ronald.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from the index of the reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #8, no credits listed in this issue.
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The Mad House Guide to Proper Beach Behavior

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bess 'n' Tess Present
Character(s): Bess (host); Tess (host)
Synopsis: Humorous advice on how to act at the beach.
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Pages: 1
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Teen Scene Fashion Parade of 1983

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Bess 'n' Tess
Character(s): Bess (host); Tess (host)
Synopsis: A humorous look ahead at what the fashions will be in 1983.
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Monster Section
Character(s): Hilda the Witch
First Line: And I award this "Boris" to Hilda for being the Best Witch of the Year!
Synopsis: Hilda wins an Academy of Monster Award for best witch of the year.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Instead of an Oscar, the award is a "Boris," named after Boris Karloff.
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Cat-Girl's Cat-astrophe

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, humorous
Character(s): Cat Girl [Ann Gora]; Cyrus Klump; Grand Master; Hilda the Witch (host)
Synopsis: Cat Girl is given a mission to free the cats in the zoo. She bungles that and has a hard time pleasing the Grand Master when he comes to visit. On her second chance at the zoo, she manages to release an ape instead of a panther.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Many cat-related puns.
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Monster Wind-Up Dolls

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hilda the Witch (host); Dracula; Mole Man; Frankenstein; Mummy; Invisible Man; King Kong
Synopsis: Humorous wind-up monster dolls.
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Space Section
Character(s): Pink Martian
First Line: Let the Pink Martian put you in the driver's seat!
Synopsis: The Pink Martian is running a Space Travel Agency with rent-a-rockets.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Parody of the "Let Hertz put you in the driver's seat" TV commercials.
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The Terrible Three

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Captain Sprocket; Jeeves; Supreme Council of Villains [Atomic Tom; Sir Sand; Green Man]
Synopsis: Sprocket fights three villains at the same time.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: 'Villians" is how the villains spell it. The Green Man looks like the Jolly Green Giant and has growth powers. Sir Sand has the same basic powers as Spider-Man's Sandman villain, and is called Sandman in one panel, though he doesn't look the same. The Marvel character first appears in Amazing Spider-Man #4 (September 1963), while this issue is dated October 1963. So this is apparently just a coincidence. Credits from the index of World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #8.
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Suitable Suit!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): The Pink Martian (host)
Synopsis: Cynthia has a dreamy space suit to display her figure in a water world.
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Pages: 1
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Space Visitors

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): The Pink Martian (host)
Synopsis: Four cartoons with aliens trying to figure out Earth people.
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Pages: 1
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Ark Lark

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): The Pink Martian (cameo)
Synopsis: With the ice caps melting, rockets are sent out to find a suitable planet for Earth's animals.
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Pages: 1
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Nonsense Zone

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Three two-panel gags: witches on radar; advice on painting Martian canals; inspector tag in a mummy case.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Three two-panel gag cartoons.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Giant Series
First Line: The Archie Giant Series Comics have more of what you buy a comic magazine for!
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Pages: 1
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. Issue available are Archie Annual #15, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #25, Archie's Jokes #22, Archie's Christmas Stocking #20, Little Archie #28, Betty and Veronica Spectacular #21; The World of Jughead #24; and Betty and Veronica Summer Fun #23. Covers of some issues are depicted in monochrome color.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Comic Book Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Get a lucky piece..free when you join the Archie Comic Book Club!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promo for the Archie Comic Book Club with mail-in coupon. Membership consists of subscribing to an Archie title at the rate of ten issues for $1.00. With every subscription there is a premium of a Keewanee Lucky Penny Piece.
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Shock Doc

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hilda Presents
Character(s): Hilda the Witch (host)
Synopsis: A mad scientist creates a "monster formula" but he thinks it doesn't work.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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