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Issue: Archie's Madhouse Annual #2
Publication Date: January 1964
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Issues: #2 of 6 Issues (9 Printings)
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Variant: 25¢ Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/01/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (16 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; squarebound (#5 at least)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: humorous
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A Mild Child

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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Synopsis: A monster couple consults a child psychologist because their small son is too normal.
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The Son of Dr. Jerkyll

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hilda the Witch (host); Son of Dr. Jerkyll
Synopsis: The son of Dr. Jerkyll continues his father's experiments and turns into rock star Melvin Preston. After a close escape with autograph hunters, he decides to change his features to Eliot Mess, the FBI agent. That doesn't work either, because gangs target him. He tries an antidote, but forgets to dilute it and ends up in an even worse predicament.
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Disclose Notes: Melvin Preston is a parody of Elvis Presley and Eliot Mess is a parody of Elliot Ness. Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #16 reprint.
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Debutante Twist

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Lester Cool and Chester Square
Character(s): Lester Cool; Chester Square; Brenda Van Loot
Synopsis: Chester spends a fortune trying to impress rich girl Brenda Van Loot, but fails. Lester is broke, so when he dates Brenda he does it on the cheap and Brenda is impressed by the novelty.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #16 reprint.
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The Uncharted Planet!

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): The Pink Martian Man (host)
Synopsis: Two space travelers arrive on an uncharted planet and are amazed that inanimate objects come to life there. Their spaceship refuses to leave because he likes it there.
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Disclose Notes: The space travelers' uniforms are very similar to Adam Strange's in design and color, including the eagle crest on the forehead. A dump truck exclaims "For Krypton's sake!"
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Archie's Jokes
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Tired? (Of the Brand X product?)
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie's Jokes #27 in the style of a drug advertisement.
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The Son of Dr. Jerkyll

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Hilda the Witch (host); Son of Dr. Jerkyll
Synopsis: The son of Dr. Jerkyll continues his father's experiments and turns into rock star Melvin Preston. After a close escape with autograph hunters, he decides to change his features to Eliot Mess, the FBI agent. That doesn't work either, because gangs target him. He tries an antidote, but forgets to dilute it and ends up in an even worse predicament.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Melvin Preston is a parody of Elvis Presley and Eliot Mess is a parody of Elliot Ness. Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #16 reprint.
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Dr. Sy Klops

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Hilda the Witch (host); Professor Sy Klops; Joe; Janet
Synopsis: Professor Klops tests a vitamin ray on teens Joe and Janet, but it shrinks them instead. The teens find some advantages to being small, but also some dangers.
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Disclose Notes: The character is called Professor Klops everywhere except in the title logo. The Professor is a cyclops with one eye.
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The Nosey Photographer

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hilda the Witch
Character(s): Hilda the Witch; The Cat Girl; The Creature from the Lagoon; The Fly; The Mole Man; The Spider Man; The Phantom of the Opera; Dr. Cyclops; The "Thing"
Synopsis: Hilda asks "How do you like being a monster in Hollywood?" and each monster replies.
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Disclose Notes: "The Spider Man" shown here actually looks like a spider with a human face. The cover date of this issue is one month before the cover date of Marvel's Spider-Man debute in Amazing Fantasy (Marvel, 1962 series) #15 (August, 1962).
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Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Get my new lucky piece...free!
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I Was an Exiled Monster!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Ergu
Synopsis: Ergo is exiled from his home planet for being Double Ugly and travels the solar system looking for a new home.
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Pages: 5
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Video Wonderland

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Genres: teen
Feature(s): Les 'n' Ches
Character(s): Lester Cool; Chester Square; Mr. Cool
Synopsis: Les 'n' Ches climb into their television set and find themselves in the middle of Westerns, commercials, medical shows, and sci-fi shows.
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Pages: 6
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Annual
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Professor Flutesnoot; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump; Mr. Lodge; Moose Mason; Dilton Doiley; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
First Line: Here it is!
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The Rat Race For Space!

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Pink Martian Man; Johnny; unnamed girl; Archie Andrews (cameo, on future television); Veronica Lodge (cameo, on future television)
Synopsis: A young boy and girl ask the Pink Martian Man to take them to 2062 because 1964 is too boring. The kids imagine the advantages of the future, but the Martian reminds them that school will be much harder. The kids decide to stay home.
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Disclose Notes: One of the future inventions is a wrist phone. Credits from reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #17.
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The Prime Time Machine

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Feature(s): Hilda the Witch Presents
Character(s): Hilda the Witch (host); The Genius Monster; Gustav (monster assistant)
Synopsis: The Genius Monster invents a time machine, but his assistant is more interested in eating chocolate cake.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Credits from reprint in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #17.
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King Kongo Lets His Hair Down!

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): King Kongo
Synopsis: King Kongo thinks the Statue of Liberty is his girlfriend.
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The Gabooza

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): The Pink Martian (host); Perkins; Donald (his son)
Synopsis: Perkins brings home a Neptunian Gabooza for his son with an insatiable appetite for pizza.
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Lester the Hipster

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Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Lester Cool and Chester Square
Character(s): Lester Cool; Chester Square
Synopsis: Martians capture Lester and show him all their latest weapons. Instead of being frightened, Lester thinks the weapons would be useful on Earth. The Martians decide Earth people are too crazy to be frightened and call off their invasion.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Reference to Chubby Checker and the Twist. Credits from World of Archie Double Digest #16 reprint.
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Professor Transistor

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Hilda's Mad Lab Section
Character(s): Hilda the Witch (host); Professor Transistor; Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo); Betty Cooper (cameo)
Synopsis: Professor Transistor shows off the robots he invented.
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Pages: 5
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An Eye Full

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Genres: humorous, science fiction
Character(s): Hal
Synopsis: Hal has a blind date from Jupiter lined up for his pal. He promises that this one doesn't have four eyes like the girl from Mars or three eyes like the girl from Saturn. It turns out her two eyes are stacked, not side by side.
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Feature(s): Archie's Pals 'n' Gals
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
First Line: Dig this crazy offer!
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Pages: 1

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