Comic books in 'Archie'

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Dating Diddits," script by George Gladir, pencils by Gus Lemoine, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Dippy and Danny think their father needs a date. "Rig Gig," pencils by Gus Lemoine; Fran uses a fire ladder demonstration as a way to reach the Glads' hotel room. "Nothing to Sneeze At," pencils by Gus Lemoine; Fran the Fan visits the Glads, who all seem to have colds, but Mr. Diddit realizes that his sons are allergic to Fran's maxi coat. "That's Entertainment," script by George Gladir, pencils by Gus Lemoine, inks by Rudy Lapick; The Madhouse Glads are on a local TV show. "Do Your Thing," pencils by Gus Lemoine; The Glads try to get permission to hold a rock festival on the edge of town. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "The Gimmick," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Fran tries to come up with a new gimmick for the band after Clyde complains of five empty seats at their concert, but her gimmicks do more harm than help. "The House on Mystery Hill," pencils by Gus Lemoine; The Glads drive Fran to see her sick Aunt Agatha, but when they arrive at the house, they encounter two servants named Max and Olga and get locked in the house until the morning. "T.V. or Not T.V.", pencils by Gus Lemoine; Rod the Mod tries to get in on the pilot episode of the Glads TV show, but his barbs at the Glads backfire when he becomes the butt of the jokes. Betty and Veronica Spectacular ad. "Bombs Away," pencils by Gus Lemoine; When the Glads play a gig at the grand opening of A&B Supermarket, they get wrapped up in a bomb scare involving the manager of a rival grocer across the street. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Gus Lemoine. "Strange Things Are Happening," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; When Fran, Dippy, and Dan decide to return to Aunt Agatha's house for another investigation, the doubting Rod decides to beat them there and scare them. "The Tortoise and the Long Hair," pencils by Gus Lemoine; Dick tries to prove that his motorcycle is faster and more dependable than his father's bicycle. "Cold Feet," pencils by Gus Lemoine; Fran convinces Dick and Dan to go barefoot in an attempt to steal their shoes for the Groovy Rockers Fan Club. "In the Know with Damon Diddit," pencils by Gus Lemoine; Mr. Diddit lectures his son Damon on the history of the bicycle and bicycle safety. "Culture Is," art by Samm Schwartz; Dick decides to quit the band to become an apprentice writer for the Snob Hill Music Culture Society. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home!", script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Gus LeMoine, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Clyde goes for two weeks of army reserve training, where his anti-establishment, anti-war beliefs cause conflict with the conservative drill Sergeant. "Bull Headed," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Gus LeMoine, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Rod challenges Clyde to a motorcycle race and sets up obstacles to ensure a win. Fran the Fan Pin Up, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "The Square Peg," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Gus LeMoine, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Bippy drops out of school, gets rid of his long hair, buys a conventional suit, and gets an "Establishment" job. When Dan, Dippy, and Fran investigate, they find that Bippy's father lost his job and he needs to work to bring in money for the family. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Experience Teaches," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Fran prefers romantic, unpredictable Dick over prosaic, safe Dippy, until she learns that Dick learned to be romantic by practicing on many other girls. "The Secret of Carswell Crypt," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Joe Sinnott; A mysterious stranger who asks Fran for help is kidnapped; the gang tracks him to a graveyard where Fran also disappears. "Operation Didit," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Gus LeMoine, inks by Joe Sinnott; When Fran bikes fifteen miles to see Dan and Dippy, they leave her and refuse to give her a ride back, but feel bad when it begins to storm and they find her bike crushed under a fallen tree. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "The Show Stopper Caper," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A rival rock singer who is jealous of the Glads' success goes to great lengths, including kidnapping Fran, to stop the band from playing at the Mountain Lodge. "To Kiss and Tell"; Fran goes to deliver shirts to Clyde's apartment and finds herself alone with Rod, who comes onto Fran until the Glads rescue her. "The Worry Birds," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Mr. Didit visits Clyde's apartment to check in on him and finds two girls in Clyde's apartment--namely his neighbor and Dick's girlfriend Annette and Annette's mother. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Double or Nothing"; Dan takes Dick and Fran to a swinging singles' club. Welch's ad with The Archies. "The Miracle," script by George Gladir, art by Gus Lemoine; Dick fills in for Mr. Diddit as a cello player. "The Power of the Press," script by Frank Doyle, art by Stan Goldberg; A member of the mob attempts to bomb Clyde's apartment for writing exposés about the fixing of college sports. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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"Strangely Enough," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Clyde gains the power of E.S.P. and has a vision of a young girl locked in a house; He goes to rescue her and finds her being kept against her will by a vampire, but when Clyde goes to report the vampire to the police, they tell him that the girl he rescued has been dead for five years. "On the Ball," art by Samm Schwartz; Clyde begins to worry that his hair is falling out and goes to great lengths to restore it. Archie Doll ad. "The Eyes Have It," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; The gang busts up a hypnotist that has been hypnotizing his volunteers, including Fran and Dippy, into stealing things for him. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "The Girl Who Cried Wolf," art by Samm Schwartz; Fran continually fakes injuries to get the attention of Dick and Dippy, but when she actually begins to drown, they ignore her and she is saved by an African-American women's lib supporter named Jessica Crystal. "Being Taken," art by Gus Lemoine; When Jessica overhears Rod buying a love potion, she and Fran decide to trick Rod into thinking the potion actually works. "It's The Thought That Counts," pencils by Gus Lemoine; Clyde has the flu, so Mr. Didit takes his place in the band. Archie Doll ad. "Future Shock," pencils by Stan Goldberg; During a severe storm, Clyde's E.S.P. leads him, Dick, and Fran to an abandoned mansion, where he continues to use his E.S.P. to keep the trio out of danger. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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"The Fall Guys," art by Samm Schwartz; Annette fakes an ankle sprain to hide the fact that she doesn't know how to ski, and Dan fakes an injury to spend time with Annette. Welchs ad with The Archies. "Guess News" two-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "What's a Father To Do," art by Stan Goldberg; When Dick leaves the house despite not finishing his chores, Dan offers to help out and does more harm than help. The Archie Doll ad. "Check Mate," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Dan and Rod fight over a less-than-attractive girl with the belief that she has two tickets to a championship football game. "Fatherly Image," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Rod tries to impress an older woman by buying food for her kid brother. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "You Can't Buy Love," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Dan's date with Fran goes downhill when Rod tags along and offers Fran box seats at the Jazz Round Up. "Bowled Over!" one-page story by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx has a spacesuit. "Word of Mouth," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mario Acquaviva; Clyde meets Esmeralda. "Mail Order Mayhem," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Rod becomes an Ajax sleuth and gets involved in a stolen car chase. Statement of ownership; Total circulation: 143,371; recent single issue: 158,650. "Dating Diddits," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Gus LeMoine inks by Jon D'Agostino; Dippy and Danny think their father needs a date. "Sign of the Times," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Rod gets set up on a blind date. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Good Neighbor Clyde," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Clyde decides to tell off some rowdy neighbors that are preventing him from getting to sleep, only to find that the neighbors are attractive girls. "Dippy Diddit Recites Humpty Dumpty," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A teenage retelling of Humpty Dumpty. "The Cat and the Fiddle as Told by Fran," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A teenage retelling of The Cat and the Fiddle. "Brain Strain" one-page Li'l Jinx story by Joe Edwards. "Little Miss Muffet," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A teenage retelling of Little Miss Muffet. Archie Comics Digest ad. "Making the Green Scene," art by Samm Schwartz; The Glads present a satirical mouthwash commercial. "Help Wanted," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Dan feels that the women's lib movement is making him more fearful of rejection. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "The Velvet Touch!", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Clyde and Rod try to trap the infamous master criminal Tony Velvet. Archie Comics Digest ad. "Tee'd Off," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Dick teaches Fran how to play golf. "The Case of the Handmade Frame," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg; When student criminologists Rod and Clyde are hired to investigate the disappearance of a painting, they are framed for insurance fraud and it's up to Fran to clear their names. "The Mr. Clean Scene," script by Dick Malmgren, art by Samm Schwartz; Dan tricks a vacuum cleaner salesman into demonstrating his product and, in the process, cleaning the entire house. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Of Protest and Praise," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The boys are writing songs about their disillusionment in America after Watergate; Mr. Didit objects to their negative attitude, but even he can't think of anything good to say after the Watergate scandal. "The Clip Joint Caper," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mario Acquaviva; When Tony Velvet kidnaps Fran as revenge for his capture, it's up to Clyde, Rod, and her dog Popo's ultrasonic beeper to save Fran for meeting her demise at the hands of a buzzsaw. "The Dreamer," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Jon D'Agostino, inks by Joe Sinnott; Rod goes to a psychiatrist. "You've Come a Long Way Baby," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Jon D'Agostino, inks by Joe Sinnott; Danny is surprised to find the girls playing pool together. "That's the Story" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "My Hero," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Fran demands that someone defend her honor after a man spills a drink on her. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino. "Finding Refuse," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The Glads write and sing a song about preventing pollution; Fran tells Rod how they are doing something worthy; Rod takes the challenge and writes a speech about keeping Larchdale clean. "Loves Me Not," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx gets stung picking daisies. "The Peacemaker," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Fran turned down Rod and is going dancing with Danny; Danny feels bad about things he said to Rod and wants to apologize; He finds Rod and says he's sorry but so does Rod. "Speck of Trouble," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli; After complaining about the boys music, Mr. Didit decides to play around with some Beethoven but can't get anything right; He is on his last sheet of composing paper when his writing pen explodes onto his violin. Jughead With Archie Digest ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "Hit the Road," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Didit imagines what life would be like if he were young, free, with no responsibilities, and playing the fiddle in a gypsy camp with a beautiful gypsy who looks like Fran. "Personality," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Rod becomes aware that his personality seems to repulse everyone he meets. "Over and Out," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli; Fran asks Dan to listen to a rock record on headphones. "The Clean Scene," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Henry Scarpelli; Dan tries to find an excuse to get out of cleaning the garage. "Get Cracking," script by Dick Malmgren, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Fran tries to join the Glads as a vocalist by training her voice to cover a three-octave range. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Zippy and the Zappers; Zippy and the Zappers are a rock group that plays their concerts from a car. Thrill Skill; Porter the Reporter must spice up his sports broadcast or he will lose his sponsor. Film Monsters; Various humorous one-panel "Monster" type films. Hustle Bustle; A reporter interviews the band Zippy and the Zappers. Lasses with Glasses; Groovy Greta wants glasses. Dizzy Disco Dilemma; Desmond is the greatest Discotheque light man. 36 pgs. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick. "L'il Cool Fool Never Lies," pencils by Stan Goldberg; The readers get the truth behind some of L'il Cool Fool's fibs. "Peeve Heave," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Zippy and the Zappers find themselves getting booed off-stage for a song that even the songwriter found offensive. "Chancy Dance," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Li'l Cool Fool attempts a rain dance for his girlfriend... with unexpected results from her father. "Jail Wail," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Mario Acquaviva; A prisoner is ready to sing to the District Attorney... literally. "Goon Tune," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Zippy and the Zappers take the direction of playing a song by ear all too literally. "Mark Lark," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Zippy's report on World Affairs relates more to rock 'n' roll, much to his teacher's chagrin. Betty and Veronica Spectacular. Plus various other stories. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Last 12-cent issue. Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Fran the Fan Meets the Madhouse Ma-ads," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Fran the Fan schemes to get the autographs of each member of the Mad House Ma-ads. Archie Annual ad. "Sassy Session," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A band is continually dissatisfied with the size of an echo chamber. "Brain Pain," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Professor Transistor's computer is sensitive to bad breath. "Sock It To 'Em!", pencils by Stan Goldberg; Zippy and the Zappers rehearse for long periods of time. "Bogey the Yogy," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A yogi charms a gas pump into giving him gas. "Karate Man Blues," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A karate man uses his karate chop to kill a fly and winds up breaking the table. "Break Ache," pencils by Gus Lemoine; The Tumbling Weeds go broke because the cost of breaking their instruments at each show exceeded the money they made. "The Happy Hippy," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Lippy opens a stand to take care of people's hang-ups--by selling them hangers. Plus various other stories. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "The Voice!"; In an effort to steal Fran's attention away from the Ma-ads, Rod joins a protest demanding youth positions in government. "Flash Splash," art by Samm Schwartz; Bippy chides Rod for wearing flashy clothes and not protesting. "Squeaking Out," art by Samm Schwartz; Mr. Didit tries to get his sons to wash his car, but they are all busy with other activities. Archie Quarter Comics ad. "Country Fresh," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A country music band is so authentic that it includes farm animals. "Beach Screech," art by Samm Schwartz; Fran is excited about the Professor's new invention. "Flag Gag," art by Samm Schwartz; A disco manager wants his band to communicate with the audience. "Glower Power" starring Sabrina Teen Witch, art by Stan Goldberg; Test to determine who is the most powerful witch. Plus various other stories. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "The Souvenir," art by Samm Schwartz; Rod tries to impress Fran by giving her Dan Didit's guitar. "Eat Treat," art by Samm Schwartz; Inspired by acts that smash their guitars, the Ma-ads decide to get edible instruments. "Dough Woe," art by Samm Schwartz; Everything about the Ma-ads is real tight...especially the man that pays them. "Sign Line," art by Samm Schwartz; Chester gets turned down when he offers to carry a girl's books home, but Bippy gets a kiss when he offers to carry the girl's protest signs. "Rock Yock," art by Samm Schwartz; The Ma-ads go to the wrong type of rock festival. "Light Site," art by Samm Schwartz; Discotheque lightman Bruno creates a rainbow effect that is so realistic, it has a pot of gold at the end. "Notes To You," art by Samm Schwartz; Clyde and Dan have a guitar battle that ends up drowning them both in musical notes. Plus various other stories. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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"The Trend Setters," art by Stan Goldberg; When Fran the Fan finds out that the Archies are going to appear at the Ma-ads concert, the Archies have to find a way to sneak past souvenir-hungry fans. Post Cereals ad with Archie. "Bash Crash," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Bippy doesn't like oddballs at his party. "Broom Zoom," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Aunt Hilda takes Sabrina on a roller coaster to teach her how to stay on a flying broom. "Queer Fear," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Dick is not as frightened by the fans that chase him than he is by the fact that they one day might stop chasing him. "Hex Vex," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Cora asks Sabrina how to swipe another girl's boyfriend and then steals Sabrina's boyfriend. "Sign Whine," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Bippy gets the establishment uptight with a blank protest sign. "Gag Gig," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Bippy gets equal rights, but not the kind he hoped for. Archie's Christmas Stocking ad. "Witch Pitch," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Sabrina explains witchcraft to her classmates and gets detention. "The Feet Generation," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Bippy the Hippy convinces Dippy to go barefoot, but Dippy finds it more harmful than liberating. Plus various other stories. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Includes Bonus Nostalgic Mad Comic. Cover art by Bill Elder, Wally Wood, and Jack Davis. "Shermlock Shomes!", pencils by Bill Elder; Spoof of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes; comic book insert. "Wild ," pencils by Wally Wood; Parody of the Marlon Brando movie "The Wild One"; comic book insert. "Lone Stranger Rides Again!", pencils by Jack Davis; Take-off on Fran Striker's The Lone Ranger; comic book insert. "Starchie," pencils by Bill Elder; Parody of Archie; comic book insert. "Mad Final Episodes of Some Long-Running TV Shows," script by Lou Silverstone, art by Angelo Torres; Spoofs of "M*A*S*H," "Columbo," "Gunsmoke," "Kung Fu" and "All in the Family." "A Portfolio of Mad Good News-Bad News Photo Silhouettes," script and art by Arnoldo Franchioni; featuring Marlon Brando; Beatles; Charlie Chaplin; and Jerry Lewis. "Shmoe," script by Larry Siegel, art by Mort Drucker; In a parody of the film "Joe," an upper class father murders the drug addict boyfriend of his daughter, then teams up with a borderline psychotic construction worker to search the city's counterculture hangouts for his missing daughter. "The Lighter Side of ... Love," script and art by Dave Berg. "Mad's Reality Street," script by Dick DeBartolo, art by Jack Davis; In a parody of the TV show "Sesame Street," local residents and puppets try to teach simple lessons amid the decay and danger of an inner city slum neighborhood block. "The Lighter Side of ... Living Space," script and art by Dave Berg. "The Mad Orthodontia Primer," script by Larry Siegel, art by Paul Coker, Jr. "Spy vs. Spy" by Anthony Prohias. " The New Army," script and art by Frank Jacobs; Examples of how the military has changed with the times. "A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a Recording Studio," script by Earle Doud, art by Jack Davis. "If the Characters in Peanuts Aged Like Ordinary People," script by Frank Jacobs, art by Bob Clarke. "An Italian Robin Catching a Worm," script and art by Don Martin. "The Trauma of '42," script by Stan Hart, art by Mort Drucker; Satire of motion picture "Summer of '42." 136 pgs., B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Goldilocks and the Three Werewolves," art by Dexter Taylor; The famous bank robber Goldilocks uses a werewolf's house as a hideout and eats their pizza pie. "The Invention of Time," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Professor Klutz tells how time was invented by keeping track of when a caveman named Ku's stomach growled. "Mad House Follies," art by Dexter Taylor; Igor and Freddy do a stand-up routine for a crowd of monsters. "The Return of Pingo Pongo," art by Dexter Taylor; After being knocked off the Empire State Building, Pingo Pongo is taken under the wing of talent agent Eddie, who trains the ape to be in movies. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Francistein," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Rejected by the schools of mad medicine, Dr. Francistein creates a monster to "wreak havoc on male chauvinist pigs," but the monster is more interested in wearing clothes and dating men than fighting for women's lib. "Chop Chap," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Dexter Plunk enrolls in the Chang Bang Kung Fu School to fight off his bullies, but it's pure luck and poor hygiene that ends up beating his bullies in the end. "Dipsy Doodle," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A painter paints two women, but when he beckons to them, they beat him up and write "Fight male chauvinism" on one of his canvasses. "Home Movies," art by Dexter Taylor; A series of nine pantomime film strips depicting a family's camping vacation. "The Discovery of Noses," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A narrator discusses how people were alerted to the presence of town gossip Curious Curt by the sight of his nose, which led them to discover their own noses. A narrator discusses how people were alerted to the presence of town gossip Curious Curt by the sight of his nose, which led them to discover their own noses. Archie Quarter Comics ad. Madhouse Comics Digest ad. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "The Yechh Zone," script by George Gladir, art by Samm Schwartz; Dexter becomes a terrific Frisbee player when a trash collector mixes up his trash picker with a witches' wand and pokes Dexter's Frisbee. "You Know You're a Super Hero If," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Three one-panel gags about how to tell if you're a superhero. "Jungle Jangle," art by Joe Edwards; A feminist and women's lib leader answers Zartan's classified ad for a mate. "Skateboards You May Not Have Seen," art by Joe Edwards. "Monsters in the News," art by Samm Schwartz. "Invisible Teen-ager," art by Joe Edwards; While making a super sundae concoction, Roger Winterbottom discovers the secret to invisibility and finds it's not all it's cracked up to be. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.

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First 35-cent cover price. "Drippy Trip"; The Professor takes his nephew to the future, where they discover they prefer their own time period. Fake travel stickers for Congo, Holland, Baghdad and Transylvania. "Queen Kanga"; Two giant apes (ala King Kong) decide to help humanity instead of terrorizing them. Lite'ems ad with Josie and The Pussycats. "Misleading Names of TV Programs"; Examples of literal meanings of several TV show names. "Good News and Bad News"; Examples of how the same event can be both good news and bad news. "Skateboarding Around The World!" "You Know You're A Witch"; Variations on signs you may be a witch. "Woman's Lib Visits Fairytale Land"; Georgie Porgie takes a look at fairy tales revised for women's lib sensitivities...and finds improvement for his tale. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "The Boy Who Was Different," script by Frank Doyle, art by Samm Schwartz; No one can quite put their finger on exactly how Joey (a cyclops) is different from everyone else. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "Transistor Mister," script by George Gladir; An inventor offers to provide bionic policemen to an understaffed police force, but he turns out to be a robber, whose creations won't stop him. Mad House Quizzles; five riddles. "Monsters in the News"; Description of life with various monsters in Transylvania. "A Madhouse Look at Bugs," script and art by Dexter Taylor; Insect life is just like ours. "Transylvania Triumph," script by George Gladir, art by Chic Stone; The vampire Dracks are in dire financial straits until their nephew Bogar comes back from school in America with an idea to turn their castle into a tourist attraction. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Down We Go" Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "It's on the House!"; Retelling of the story of Hansel and Gretel. "Fairy Tales According to Women's Lib"; Two fairy tales and a nursery rhyme retold with a "feminist" twist. "The Unexplainable," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The bionic people of the year 4072 are baffled when two young humans appear (a "male" and a "female"), so they decide to exile them to a remote island where they can't do any harm. The humans appear to be perfectly happy in their new Garden of Eden. "Wasted Horoscopes," art by Samm Schwartz; Several examples of people to whom the advice of some horoscopes is of no use whatever. "You Know You're in Outer Space if...", art by Samm Schwartz; eight gag cartoons. Sabrina's Witch Name word puzzle by Joe Edwards. Dear Aunt Gabby humorous advice column by Eda Edwards, art by Joe Edwards. "Come Clean"; The Professor invents a time machine that only functions as a clock; When it explodes, the Professor's vacuum robot runs wild instead of cleaning up the mess. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Man's Pest Friend," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Rudy Lapick; Egad wants a girlfriend, so Doctor Fink-Stein brings a wooden mannequin to life for him. "Misleading TV Program Titles," art by Samm Schwartz; What TV shows would be like if you interpreted their titles literally. "Cindy-Rella"; A parody of Cinderella set in contemporary days. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.35.

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First 40-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Robot's Revenge," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; A robot from another planet teaches humans to be nice to their mechanical gadgets. "You Know You're a Jinxed Super Hero if...," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Four one-panel gags. "UFO Double Takes"; Two two-panel gags. "Little Red Riding Hood"; In this updated version of the story, the Wolf tries to steal the money Red Riding Hood is bringing to her grandmother but Grandma fights back. 2 half-page stories with Mad House Maddy. "You Know You're a Teenager When Your Parents Get Annoyed," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Six one-panel gags. "How Come We Worry About...", pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Six two-panel gags. "Dates from Outer Space," pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Four one-panel gags. "Josie Has the Answer" Hostess Fruit Pies ad. Dear Aunt Gabby advice column by Eda Edwards, art by Joe Edwards. "Egyptian Conniption," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; A mummy tells of his museum visit in America. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Hostess snack cakes ad with Josie. "The Campus Clowns," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Meet Jock, Boomer, and Hondo, members of the Springton University Magna Moo fraternity, whose fraternity house is nicknamed "the Mad House"; Boomer invents an anti-gravity solution to sneak into girls' dorms, which the college president plans to use to make the college rich. "Fang Harangue," art by Bob Bolling; Dracula and Igor move to America to escape those who hate them in Transylvania, but find that America's discos and celebrity culture are worse. "Platinum Chum," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Tommy grows up side by side with his robot companion Sparky, but when Tommy becomes interested in girls, the friendship seems to be over--until Tommy builds a robot wife for Sparky. "Lust for Loot," art by Dick Malmgren; Game show host Jim Darling leads a contestant through stupid questions and severe punishments for the wrong answers. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.40.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. Hostess snack cakes ad with Sabrina. "Giant Jottings," script by George Gladir, art by Stan Goldberg; A giant tells of the difficulties he faces in life, but assures us he will no longer be lonely once he meets the woman who modeled for the Statue of Liberty. "One Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words," pencils by Dick Malmgren; A TV repairman does a bad job of fixing a TV. "Stanley," script by George Gladir, art by Stan Goldberg; Stanley, a boy who discovered he has psychokinetic powers, shows how he uses his powers in everyday life. Statement of ownership: Average number of copies printed each month: 227,125; Average number of copies sold each month: 74,188. "Mad House Tips on How to Be an Attention Getter in the Show Biz Music World of Rock and Roll," pencils by Dick Malmgren ; Dr. Newsense gives the 11 steps of becoming a rock and roll star. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "The Invention of Speech," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg; Professor Transistor shows us how speech was discovered. "Incredible Physical Feats," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A series of eight sports-related feats and the stories behind them. "Dragon Doings," pencils by Stan Goldberg; A dragon explains how his species became extinct. "Trailer For Rent or Sale," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A family buys a camper, but discovers that it's not all it's cracked up to be. "Given The Brush," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A man asks a painter for directions. "The Helping Hand," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; An ugly woman asks for a ride. "Going To The Dogs," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A man gets a dog, but the dog doesn't behave very well. "Going Steady-Then and Later," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A look at the differences between the early and later stages of going steady. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Show Them No Quarter," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Jon D'Agostino; The story of how video game champ Georgie gets all of the quarters needed to play video games. "Some Good News and Bad News," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A look at some good news and bad news. "The Lighter Side of Flying," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A humorous look at flying. "Bunch Crunch," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A lady helps a man park his car, denting it in the process, only to drive away in the car in front of his. "You Know It's Not Your Day," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren. "Monster Madness," script and art by Joe Edwards; Captain Sprocket tells us about his previous victories and his latest enemy, an arcade machine. "Space Storm," script and pencils by Joe Edwards; Two spacemen land on the Puzzle Planet and face crosswords, connect-the-dot puzzles, and mazes. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

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Stories and art by Paul McCarthy and others. Teen comedy featuring Mazie and her group of friends, similar to the Archie gang. Jeanie shows Mazie the "elevator dance" - it has no steps. Delbert's "armored knight" costume for a masquerade ball looks like a pile of junk to the junk dealer. Holly of Hollywood must clean the studio car she borrowed, but Delbert cleans it a little too well. Plus a vintage ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil featuring Fearless Fosdick, with art by Al Capp. Poor Butterfly; Star Subjects from Hollywood; Hi-School Hi-Spots; Reckless Driver; Love's Old Sweet Boing!; T.V. Tattler; Mazie's Favorite Jokes; Holly of Hollywood; Sally and the Gang; Delbert Dibble the Boyfriend. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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This spinoff of the popular TV/radio show provides a bridge between I Love Lucy-style domestic comedy and Archie-style teen comedy, two staples of 1950s entertainment. Freddie and Harvey compete to date Margie by coming up with the most compelling date activities. Freddie schemes to be alone with Linda Sue after the Halloween dance by having Harvey dress up as Linda Sue, which backfires, of course. Margie's dad accidentally pawns a gift from an important client, which Margie promptly buys and unknowingly regifts to the client. A Letter from My Little Margie; Ham on Wh-rye; Gorgeous Dish; Happy Birthday; Baby Face Comes Through; Tardy Party; A Wolf That Was; Breezy; Dopey Danny Dee. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by Al Liederman and others. This spinoff of the popular TV/radio show provides a bridge between I Love Lucy-style domestic comedy and Archie-style teen comedy, two staples of 1950s entertainment. Margie wants her dad to introduce her to the movie star he knows, "Quirk Douglas," but Quirk is such a phony he even uses stunt doubles in real life. Margie finds herself forgotten when the guys go gaga over the new redhead in town, Lola. Clumsy Harvey is chosen to be in a band, but his mishaps injure the other musicians before they're even out of rehearsal. Too Many Quirks; Unfair Competition; Roy; Sloppy Sunset; Music Maestro Please; The Lout, the Tout and the Lady!; Captain Kid: The Captain of the Team. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Charles Nicholas and Jon D'Agostino. Stories and art by George Wildman and Jon D'Agostino. This spinoff of the popular TV/radio show provides a bridge between I Love Lucy-style domestic comedy and Archie-style teen comedy, two staples of 1950s entertainment. Wannabe heroes Harvey and Freddie set a fire to warn approaching trains that a bridge is out, giving new meaning to the phrase "backfire." Margie goes to great lengths to win a TV cooking contest, including dressing up her dad as "Verna." A ski race goes awry. Plus vintage ads for a virtual "Trip to Disneyland" (with 78RPM records!) and a "Jet Rocket Space Ship." Heroes for Hire; Plane Talk; Femme Fatale; Green for a Day; Ski-Happy; Come Crawling. Final issue under this title; series continues as Freddy (1958 Charlton) #12. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Henry Scarpelli. You Don't Need Drugs public service announcement with the Archie gang. "Talent Nightmare," script by Mike Pellowski, pencils by Henry Scarpelli, inks by Rudy Lapick; The gang holds a talent show at Riverdale Junior High, but Reggie sabotages all the acts. Archie Club News. "Sink the Sub"; When a representative from the Book of World Records is in town, Archie and the gang try to make the world's largest sub sandwich. Archie's Posters ad. "Archie's Science Project"; Archie buys some guppies for a science project. "News Blues"; Eugene is the editor of the school newspaper and sends Archie out to find a story; As usual, Archie is oblivious to everything happening around him, but he collides with two vandals trying to flee after lighting a stink bomb, causing them to be captured and him to be called a hero. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.75.