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Issue: Madhouse Comics Digest #2
Publication Date: January 1976
 
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 160
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.60 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 53 (48 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard US digest size
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Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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18 Content Items from other Issues reprinted as/in this Issue:
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fantasy, humorous
Prof. Transistor
Say professor! Got any more of this delicious soda?
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Madhouse #15
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Inside front cover.
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A Time Trip

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humorous, science fiction
Professor Transistor; Blips
Professor Transistor takes two teen-agers in his time machine to Columbus's Landing, the Boston Tea Party, and World War I France.
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Vain Brain

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Subject Matter
humorous, superhero
Captain Sprocket; Blips
The Van Loot jewelry has been stolen!
Captain Sprocket battles a criminal computer.
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Open House For Monsters

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horror, humorous
Igor; Freddie; Dracula; Superguy
To debunk the rumors that Igor and Freddie read comic books all day, they give us a look at their Monster Mondays, where they give advice to monsters.
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Act Tact

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Subject Matter
humorous
Otto; Max; Elmer
One lion wonders why the lion-tamer never does the head-in-the-mouth trick with him.
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Mad House Double Takes

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humorous
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Three two-panel gags.
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The Digger

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humorous, superhero
The Digger (origin); Inspector Blodgett
A police inspector trails a criminal capable of burrowing through anything.
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Fran the Fan Meets the Madhouse Ma-ads

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The Madhouse Ma-Ads
Fran the Fan; Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Clyde Didit; Dippy Didit
Fran the Fan schemes to get the autographs of each member of the Mad House Ma-ads.
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The Mad Ad Monster Part I

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humorous
The Mad Ad Monster
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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Part 1 of 2.
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Thrill Skill

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humorous
Porter the Reporter
Porter the Reporter
Porter the Reporter must spice up his sports broadcast or he will lose his sponsor.
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Everyday Film Monsters

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humorous
The Amazing Pizza Blob; The Juke Box Creature; The Giant Homework Assignment; The Girl's Kid Brother; The Incredible Shrinking Allowance; The Date's Father
Various humorous one-panel "Monster" type films.
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Laff Gaff

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humorous
Chester the Jester
Chester the Jester
A jester tries to cheer up a depressed king.
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Shrink Fink

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humorous, science fiction
Hector Zap; Mike; Al; Martha
An appliance repairman shrinks his workers to fix his electronics -- and shave his beard.
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Blips

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humorous
Blips
...and suddenly this astronaut whisked past me and...
The "origin" of the Blips.
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Strife Magazine

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humorous
An inside look at how Transylvania's Strife Magazine is published.
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The Transylvanian Touch

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humorous
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Moon Swoon

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humorous
Mad House
A man moonlights as a werewolf.
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The Mad Ad Monster Part 2

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humorous
The Mad Ad Monster
The Ad Monster wreaks havoc on the broadcast channels by ruining their TV commercials. Transylvania comes to the rescue.
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Part 2 of 2.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Space Section
The Pink Martian Man
Welcome to the Space Section!
Introduction to the Space Section. The Pink Martian Man compares Earth pizza to diamonds from Venus or metal from Neptune.
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Animals From Outer Space

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humorous, science fiction
The Pink Martian (host)
Hybrid animals from other planets.
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Space Sports

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humorous, science fiction, teen
Aliens try to go to a sci-fi movie.
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Zalula the Love Sick Space Monster

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humorous, science fiction
Zalula; Space Patrolman #17
An astronaut lands on a planet and encounters a giant alien who has fallen for him.
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Space Hunter

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Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Godfrey Gooch
Godfrey Gooch
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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The Martian Report

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humorous, science fiction
Zenbo (martian); Mikrik (martian)
A pair of Martians return to Mars with the most fascinating sight of their lives, a woman's purse full of stuff.
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Light Flight!

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Subject Matter
humorous, science fiction
Professor Transistor; his nephew
Professor Transistor invents a rocket ship that goes faster than light. That way he can overtake light waves and watch yesterday's television programs.
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Hold That Tiger

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humorous, science fiction
Martian anthropomorhpic tigers; Madison Avenue spokesperson
Martian anthropomorphic tigers decide to vacation on Earth because of Earth's commercials. On Earth, they become offended by the "Put a Tiger in Your Tank" gasoline campaign, kidnap a Madison Avenue spokesperson, and return to Mars to start a Martian ad campaign for "Clawo Gas! It puts a Human in your tank!"
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King Kongo Lets His Hair Down!

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humorous
King Kongo
King Kongo
King Kongo thinks the Statue of Liberty is his girlfriend.
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Meet the Press

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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
The Madhouse Ma-ads
Dan Didit; Dippy Didit; Dick Didit; Clyde Didit
A reporter from The Daily Square is sent to interview the Ma-ads and gets more than he bargained for.
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Jest For Laughs

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humorous
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Several illustrated jokes. The first is "When is a train like a detective?"
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The Next Hex!

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Hilda The Witch
After a close encounter with a re-entering nose cone, a witch looks for a hex to ward them off.
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Who's Kicking?

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Professor Transistor; Robin; Handsome Harry
Professor Transistor invents a pair of automatic dancing shoes to impress his neighbor Robin.
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The Super-White Knight Versus the Jolly Red Giant

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Super-White Knight; Jolly Red Giant; Blips
The Super-White Knight and the Jolly Red Giant turn their border dispute into a lifetime of television commercials.
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Out of Order

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humorous
When a soft drink machine doesn't work, a man kicks it. The machine kicks him back.
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The Voice!

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humorous, teen
The Ma-ads
Fran the Fan; The Ma-ads [Clyde Didit; Dippy Didit; Dick Didit; Dan Didit]; Rod The Mod
In an effort to steal Fran's attention away from the Ma-ads, Rod joins a protest demanding youth positions in government.
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Blast Repast

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humorous
Someone eats a cereal "shot from rockets".
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[untitled]

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Mad House Hall of Fame
Chuck Chuter; Evelyn Dippydo; Nance Icewell; Horace Peeper
Sky diver Chuck Chuter..
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Four cartoons in a "Believe It or Not" format.
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More Rhyme Time

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humorous
Once again it's time to play our favorite word game.
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Riddles with humorous rhyming answers.
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Small Talk

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humorous
Oh! There you are, old pal!
The bacteria on a microscope slide converse.
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Blank Prank

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Subject Matter
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Roger
Roger, you never want to face facts!
A man can't face anything.
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Fire Ire

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humorous
A fireman shows off a U-shaped fire pole.
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Who's Zoo

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anthropomorphic
A gorilla does the "she loves me, she loves me not" routine with bananas.
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Tart Art

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humorous
A graffiti artist tries to get into an art convention.
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Hex Marks the Spot

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Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, teen
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Cousin Ambrose; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Sabrina wants to decorate her room in a normal human way, but the decorations she chooses are ones that were created to ward off witches.
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Gift Tift

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A king and queen ponder what to get their daughter for her birthday, and settle on a princess phone.
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A Madhouse Maddy

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Subject Matter
humorous, science and technology
Scarpi; announcer
And here come the all-red Ferrari driven by the great Scarpi!
The Great Scarpi's 100th Grand Prix win.
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Squeaking Out

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humorous, teen
Ma-ads
Mr. Didit (introduction); Clyde Didit; Dan Didit; Dick Didit; Bippy the Hippy; Dippy Didit
Mr. Didit tries to get his sons to wash his car, but they are all busy with other activities.
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[untitled]

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More Madhouse Maddies
Professor, is your new shrinking formula really effective?
Three two-panel gags: shrinking formula; centaur as a cavalryman; and false front for a shack.
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Hotel Hanky-Panky

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A couple has to spend the night at the spooky Transylvania Hotel.
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The Detergent Monster

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Poindexter; The Detergent Monster
Two scientists making detergent for the Agaxo Soap Laboratory accidentally create a detergent monster with the power to turn anything white.
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Laugh Comics Digest #6

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Archie Comics
It'll be one big laugh after another...
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Inside back cover.
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Archie Digest Offer

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Archie Comics
Fantastic! Good things come in little packages!
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