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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #42
Publication Date: September 1965
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Issues: #42 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: 07/01/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (10 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
Character(s): Clyde Didit
First Line: It's hard to decide! They're all so attractive!
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Pages: 1
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Special Surf Turf Issue

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Good Guy Section
First Line: Every Mad House hero is factory-tested before we give him...
Synopsis: Mad House shows how its good guys get the Mad House Good Guy Seal of Approval.
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Pages: 1
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Godfrey Gooch Space Hunter

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Godfrey Gooch
Synopsis: The Earth Space Zoo director wants Godfrey to get the zoo something new. He tries several different planets but has no success. He tries Planet X-305, where he finds many rare animals, but he turns out to be the rarest of them all.
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Pages: 6
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Out of Order

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: When a soft drink machine doesn't work, a man kicks it. The machine kicks him back.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime story.
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Space Patrol

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Dolan; Moo Goo; Hagina; Sarge
Synopsis: In 2065 A.D., space patrolmen Dolan of Earth and Moo Goo of Mars chase a speeder and end up in a strange galaxy. They are captured by giant aliens and put in jail. It turns out they have just broken a law for jaywalking and can pay a $5 fine and leave. For botching their mission, their commander puts them on space dog-catching duties.
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Small Talk

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two amoebas under a microscope have the feeling they're being watched.
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Blank Prank!

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: Two teens want their friend to face facts, but it's hard to do without a face.
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Pages: 0.5
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Jokes
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: If you've been waiting for the biggest laugh bargain in comics...
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie's Jokes #33 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, with original art.
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Bad Guy Section
First Line: For our Mad House villains we use only...
Synopsis: Mad House bad guys prefer to battle in mud because they fight dirty!
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Pages: 1
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The Mad Ad Monster

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): The Mad Ad Monster
Synopsis: Scientists create a product that will cure bad breath, dandruff, and B.O. However, after their announcer drinks the product on a live TV commercial, he gains strange powers and decides to ruin all TV commercials.
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Disclose Notes: Part one of a continued story.
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The Next Hex!

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: After a close encounter with a re-entering nose cone, a witch looks for a hex to ward them off.
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Pages: 1
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Zalula the Love Sick Space Monster

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Zalula; Space Patrolman #17
Synopsis: An astronaut lands on a planet and encounters a giant alien who has fallen for him.
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Pages: 6
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Planet Plight!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Mad House Shorty
Synopsis: Aliens from Mercury plan to invade earth, but find that the Sahara desert is much too cold for them.
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Go for Laughs and Adventures

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Around the World with Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
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Disclose Notes: Promo for Around the World with Archie #35 with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted, along with original art.
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Prize Size

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Mad House Misadventure
Synopsis: A professor is working on a formula to reduce the size of living creatures. He is too successful.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Just What the Mad Doctor Ordered!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie's Madhouse Annual
Character(s): Hilda the Witch; Sabrina the Teen-age Witch; Salem (cat); Captain Sprocket; Professor Transistor; Super Rat Fink
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Disclose Notes: Back cover. Promo for Archie's Mad House Annual #3 with mail-in coupon. Cover is partially-depicted, along with original art.

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