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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: Archie
Title: Archie's Madhouse
Page Count: 36
Genre: Humor, Satire-parody
Era: Silver
Cover Price: 0.10 USD
Cover Date: December 1960
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Country: United States
A caveman's search for the best way to prepare swiss cheese and his neighbor's invention of ice cream combine to create the ice cream sundae.; Jughead shows people how to rescue the hero of an adventure movie.; Pills designed to give you needed personality traits for specific situations, including Cha Cha Tablets, Sick Tablets, and a Movie Tablet.; A photo album of "firsts" in Archie's childhood.; Women playing football and being more concerned with fashion, makeup and gossip than with scoring touchdowns.; Collection of homilies taken to illogical conclusions.; Examples of postage stamps with themes specific to teenage interests.; Examples of odd or useless consumer products, including hats without tops (for those who talk through hats) and a pocket sized wrist compass (for those who walk in circles).; How television would look if nothing artificial or fabricated were allowed to be broadcast.; Reggie cites comparisons of how he would entertain Veronica versus how Archie would.; Popular advertising slogans are illustrated by real life situations featuring Archie and friends.; Veronica asks the reader to guess which one doesn't appreciate rock 'n' roll, is about to become a blind date, etc.; Jughead paints a fish for a hungry cat.; Examples of dubious distinctions achieved by common people.; Aunt Juggie provides sarcastic advice to people with problems.; Illustrated punch lines to the set up line "She was only an (fill in the blank)'s daughter". This edition features the daughters of the umpire, tailor, inn-keeper, pitcher, cowboy, and cab driver.; Puns are given illustrated life, thanks to Moose.; Examples of situations Jughead makes unintentionally humorous.; Students give humorous definitions to the words insulate, forfeit, gruesome, folder, himalaya, juicy, denial, antidotes, and collapse.