Hi True Believer

Sign Up for Your 5-day Free Trial To See Comic Values

ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: Archie
Title: Archie's Madhouse
Page Count: 36
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Silver
Cover Price: 0.10 USD
Cover Date: July 1960
UPC:
ISBN:
Country: United States
How cavemen discovered where they were.; High school curriculum is augmented with courses targeted to appeal to teens, including Basic Movie Watching, Care and Feeding of Hot Rods, and Advanced Loafing.; Gadgets designed to appeal to a teen audience, including a double-barreled straw and a see-through text book.; Examples of fashion designs based on automobile features.; Photos of President Eisenhower golfing, John Kennedy's inauguration, the Riverdale High prom and other events, with a face in the crowd cut out to allow the reader to insert his or her own picture and pretend they're famous.; Alterations to airline procedure that would appeal to a teenage audience, including new uniforms, beat-talking pilots, and center aisle bowling.; Reggie and Betty watch from the pier as Archie raises different flags on the Lodge yacht to signify who is on board with him.; Illustrated examples of puns taken literally.; The female characters of the strip model the haircuts of the male characters.; Examples of genre-specific toy dolls, including the Quiz Doll, the Private Eye Doll, and the Rock 'N' Roll Doll.; The same set-up line for a joke is given alternate punch lines.; Unable to get a tan in wintertime, Jughead paints a picture of the sun, then lays under it.; Advertisement for an instructional manual on how to properly cook homes.; How the front door of the Lodge home is perceived by different people.