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Issue: Archie's Madhouse #62
Publication Date: August 1968
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Issues: #62 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: (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: 13 (8 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
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Clyde Did-It
First Line: No! Your big ape friend cannot have this bell!
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Pages: 1
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Glop Flop

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Professor Transistor
Synopsis: Professor Transistor accidentally creates a gravity-defying substance.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Fright Fight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Mad House Presents
Synopsis: Aliens land on Earth but their flying saucers are being destroyed.
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Pages: 1
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His Master's Voice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, jungle
Synopsis: A Tarzan-like character strains his voice.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The title comes from the RCA Victor slogan once used for phonographs.
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Brake it Up!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis: Veronica tries to give Archie safe bicycling tips. Archie doesn't listen and pays the price.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format by Bendix Auto Parts, using Archie characters.
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A Passion for Fashion

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, informational
Character(s): Tiger Shark; J. Gilhoolly
Synopsis: The British fashion designer Tiger Shark is challenged by a new American designer.
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Pages: 6
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Archie Annual #20 Is Out of Sight!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Annual #20, with mail-in coupon. Cost is 25 cents for annual and free "Out of Sight" Archie poster with psychedelic letterings. Cover of annual is depicted in small size, the rest is original art with a baseball theme.
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The Flying Saucer Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Synopsis: Aliens come to Earth to laugh at humans.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: A pinball machine is referred to as a computer by the aliens.
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Circle Saga

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Mad House Presents
Synopsis: Aliens think they are watching Earth automobiles.
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Pages: 1
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The Big Gig

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Zappy the Hippy
Character(s): Zappy the Hippy; Daisey
Synopsis: Zappy takes up sky-writing.
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Pages: 1
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Intelsat III Satellite

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cheerios Kid; Cheerios; General Mills
Character(s): Cheerios Kid
Synopsis: Info about the Intelsat III Satellite used for telephone and television relays.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for Cheerios breakfast cereal featuring a drawing of the Intelsat III Satellite and the Cheerios Kid in a space suit.
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Rod the Mod

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Rod the Mod; Dalton Brothers
Synopsis: Painter Rod the Mod needs money to pay off his tab at the sandwich shop.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: First appearance of Rod the Mod, who appears as a bearded hippie here. His look would evolve over the next few issues, and he would eventually become the Alexander Cabot/Reggie Mantle-esque character in the Madhouse Glads stories.
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Pete Duncan - "Dropout"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): International Correspondence Schools
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comic-strip type ad.

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