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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #61
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 10 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
Disclose Notes: With this issue, the title is changed from "Archie's Mad House" to simply "Mad House," though the indicia title would not change for another year. This issue also begins the transition of the series from its campy superhero satire to hippie satire, and with it, a change from longer stories to one to three-page gags.
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Gus Lemoine
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman ?
Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
humorous
Clyde Did-It
Clyde Did-It; Dagwood Bumstead (cameo)
Hey, man! This is the last time I go around preaching flower power!
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Miscellaneous
1
The protest signs have small print saying "by Richard" (Goldwater), "by Gus" (Lemoine), and "by Jon" (D'Agostino). This cover ditches the Dan DeCarlo Mad Magazine border parody for a generic psychedelic-inspired border. Clyde Diddit also gets a name change (Did-It) and a makeover, sporting glasses and buckteeth.
Tragic Magic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir ?
Gus Lemoine
Marty Epp
Barry Grossman ?
Marty Epp
Subject Matter
humorous
Zappy the Hippy
Zappy; Daisey; Keen Geen; Fred Flintstone (cameo); King Kong (cameo)
Man! Algebra is a drag! It's all about square roots!
Zappy and Daisey summon a mod genie from a Tiffany lamp to get some kicks, but Zappy finds it hard to be satisfied.
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Miscellaneous
5
Whale of a Sale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Chic Stone
Chic Stone
Barry Grossman ?
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Hurry, Jim! Lacey's Dept. Store has a giant sale!
What's so unusual about a giant sale?
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Miscellaneous
1
Rock Combos

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Gus Lemoine
Gus Lemoine
Barry Grossman ?
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
The Bowling Bawlers; Astronut and the Rockets; The Redfull Dreadfuls
Once upon a time every rock'n'roller looked like this...
A spoof on rock combos.
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Miscellaneous
2
Stick with It!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
Archie; Bendix
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie and Veronica sing the praises of the new Bendix bicycle stick shift.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Ad in comic format for Bendix bicycle stick shift.
The Space Cleanup Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir ?
Chic Stone
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman ?
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Chester Quigly; Myrtle; Dr. Varlet; Blips
Our story is about Chester Quigly, an ambitious lad who wanted to work his way up in the world!
A space sanitation man saves the Earth from an evil villain using a giant magnifying glass to melt the Earth's ice caps.
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Miscellaneous
6
Archie Annual #20 Is Out of Sight!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry Lucey
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Subject Matter
Archie Annual
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
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Miscellaneous
1
Promo for Archie Annual #20 with mail-in coupon. Bonus is free Archie "Out of Sight" poster. Cover and poster are depicted along with original art with a baseball theme.
Vain Brain

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Jon D'Agostino
Barry Grossman ?
Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Captain Sprocket
Captain Sprocket; Blips
The Van Loot jewelry has been stolen!
Captain Sprocket battles a criminal computer.
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FlagMadhouse Comics Digest #2 published January 1976
 
Miscellaneous
6
Background store is named "Victor's Hippie Shop", likely a reference to Victor Gorelick.
Space Chase

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
George Gladir ?
Chic Stone
Rudy Lapick
Barry Grossman ?
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous
Double Your Displeasure Dept.
Earthman; Pigmen; Rabbitman; Goatman; Lionman; Blips
Click! Click! I saw you drop that gum wrapper!
An Earthman flees to the planet Blotto to escape a $5 fine for littering. He finds the pig-like aliens arrest him for trespassing and put him in an arena to fight three animal opponents.
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Miscellaneous
6
A dual spoof of both "The Fugitive"-type TV shows and science-fiction TV shows.
Buried Alive!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
International Correspondence Schools (ICS)
A trench cave-in buries Jim alive. While he recuperates, he decides to take ICS classes.
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Miscellaneous
2
Ad in comic format for International Correspondence Schools (ICS). Starts on last interior page in color and continues on inside back cover in black and white.

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