Comic books in 'Archie'

Final issue of the series. Cover price $0.60.

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Bob Montana!"

Archie's Joke Book was a wonderful showcase for the great Bob Montana to share his incredible comedic talents with readers. Each issue contained literally dozens of half-page and one-page stories, each featuring one or more of your favorite Riverdale characters: Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Moose and many more.

This is a veritable cornucopia of delectable Archie goodness, featuring over 300 stories!

Hardcover (Horizontal Format), 8 1/2-in. x 5 1/2-in., 208 pages, full color. All Ages

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Barbour Christian Comics edition with 59 cent cover price. Cover art by Al Hartley. Take Me To Your Ladder!, script and art by Al Hartley; When Archie uses a ladder to get Veronica out of her house early in the morning, Mr. Lodge assumes they are eloping. Back Seat Driver!, script and art by Al Hartley; Archie and Jughead are lost on a road and continuously pick up odd, ghostly passengers. Diary Queen!, script and art by Al Hartley; Betty writes in her diary about her friends and their relationships and comes to an understanding about God and love. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.59.

Barbour Christian Comics edition with 69 cent cover price. Cover art by Al Hartley. Take Me To Your Ladder!, script and art by Al Hartley; When Archie uses a ladder to get Veronica out of her house early in the morning, Mr. Lodge assumes they are eloping. Back Seat Driver!, script and art by Al Hartley; Archie and Jughead are lost on a road and continuously pick up odd, ghostly passengers. Diary Queen!, script and art by Al Hartley; Betty writes in her diary about her friends and their relationships and comes to an understanding about God and love. 6 3/4-in. x 10 1/4-in., 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.69.

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Barbour edition with 79 cent cover price. Cover art by Al Hartley. Take Me To Your Ladder!, script and art by Al Hartley; When Archie uses a ladder to get Veronica out of her house early in the morning, Mr. Lodge assumes they are eloping. Back Seat Driver!, script and art by Al Hartley; Archie and Jughead are lost on a road and continuously pick up odd, ghostly passengers. Diary Queen!, script and art by Al Hartley; Betty writes in her diary about her friends and their relationships and comes to an understanding about God and love. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.79.

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Spire edition with 35 cent cover price. Cover art by Al Hartley. Take Me To Your Ladder!, script and art by Al Hartley; When Archie uses a ladder to get Veronica out of her house early in the morning, Mr. Lodge assumes they are eloping. Back Seat Driver!, script and art by Al Hartley; Archie and Jughead are lost on a road and continuously pick up odd, ghostly passengers. Diary Queen!, script and art by Al Hartley; Betty writes in her diary about her friends and their relationships and comes to an understanding about God and love. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.35.

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Spire edition with 49 cent cover price. Cover art by Al Hartley. Take Me To Your Ladder!, script and art by Al Hartley; When Archie uses a ladder to get Veronica out of her house early in the morning, Mr. Lodge assumes they are eloping. Back Seat Driver!, script and art by Al Hartley; Archie and Jughead are lost on a road and continuously pick up odd, ghostly passengers. Diary Queen!, script and art by Al Hartley; Betty writes in her diary about her friends and their relationships and comes to an understanding about God and love. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.49.

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Spire edition with 59 cent cover price. Cover art by Al Hartley. Take Me To Your Ladder!, script and art by Al Hartley; When Archie uses a ladder to get Veronica out of her house early in the morning, Mr. Lodge assumes they are eloping. Back Seat Driver!, script and art by Al Hartley; Archie and Jughead are lost on a road and continuously pick up odd, ghostly passengers. Diary Queen!, script and art by Al Hartley; Betty writes in her diary about her friends and their relationships and comes to an understanding about God and love. 36 pgs. $0.35. Cover price $0.59.

Spire edition with no cover price. Cover art by Al Hartley. Take Me To Your Ladder!, script and art by Al Hartley; When Archie uses a ladder to get Veronica out of her house early in the morning, Mr. Lodge assumes they are eloping. Back Seat Driver!, script and art by Al Hartley; Archie and Jughead are lost on a road and continuously pick up odd, ghostly passengers. Diary Queen!, script and art by Al Hartley; Betty writes in her diary about her friends and their relationships and comes to an understanding about God and love. 36 pgs. $0.35.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. If Teen-Agers Ran the Government!, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Archie and his gang show us how the government would be changed if teen-agers ran it. A humorous look at the future of the tail fin. Advertisement for Archie's Pals 'N' Gals. Sheldon Broadbeam's Ice Cream Creations. If Men's Clothing Followed Women's Fashions with the Archie gang. 36 pgs. $0.10. This issue was published without an issue number on the cover. NOTE: Archie's Madhouse #1-66; see Madhouse Ma-ad Jokes for #67-70; see Madhouse Ma-ad Freak-Out for #71-74; see Madhouse Glads for #75-94. Cover price $0.10.

Madhouse Scientist of the Month; Madhouse gives its "Scientist of the Month" award to the inventor of paste. If Teen-Agers Ran The Schools starring the Archie gang; Changes are made to school names, the faculty, textbooks, schedules, report cards, and blackboards. How To Be The Life Of The Party! starring Reggie. Machines For Those In Their Teens! starring Dilton. Madhouse Presents The Latest Scoop on Scope; Archie shows us a comic in ComicScope. The Discovery Of Air; Mr. Weatherbee tells us how air was discovered. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "If Teen-agers Ran Television," pencils by Bob White; Examples of how television would be changed to appeal specifically to a teenage audience, including replacing newsman John Cameron Swayze with hip-talking John Cameron Swayback, renaming "Playhouse 90" to "Playhouse Under 20," and having Archie appear on "This is Your Life." "Hair Styles of the Future," pencils by Bob White; Examples of futuristic hairstyles styled by Monsieur Sheldon De La Broadbeam, including the "Atomic Bob," the "Ike," and the "Tailfin" Wave. "Archie in Shakespeare Land," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Hoping to sabotage Archie's chances with Veronica, Reggie sabotages a box of tarts Archie plans to take to her. "Tongue Toppers For Cool Cats"; Humorous definitions of words illustrated by the Archie characters. Ads for Jughead Annual and Betty and Veronica Annual. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. "If Teen-Agers Re-Wrote History," pencils by Bob White; Changes to history if teenagers were in charge, including changing Mount Rushmore to Mount Rock-n-Rollmore, changing the titles of history books, and recognizing new national heroes. "Madhouse Jewelry," pencils by Bob White; Teenage-themed jewelry, including tire earrings for hot rod fans, handcuffs for couples, and the hamburger pendant for food lovers. "Madhouse Book of Useless Knowledge" featuring Dilton, pencils by Bob White; Silly facts like all the aardvarks in South America are married. "Teen-Age Life in the Stone Ages," script by George Gladir, pencils by Bob White, inks by Marty Epp; Life was no different for teenagers back in the stone age. "Discovery of Time" with Mr. Weatherbee, script by George Gladir, pencils by Bob White, inks by Marty Epp; Caveman Cecil McGinty discovers time. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. "No Trust," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The fathers of all of Reggie's dates won't leave them alone without some sort of obstruction between him and the date. "Archie in Wonderland," pencils by Bob White; The "Alice In Wonderland" story is redone in a Riverdale setting. "Dilton Doiley's Strange But True," pencils by Bob White; Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not panels: Jughead speaks foreign languages; Moose doesn't punch Reggie; Riverdale's jai-alai team is undefeated; Mr. Lodge is nice to Archie. "The Devil in You," pencils by Bob White, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Examples of people saying diplomatic things and thinking less diplomatic things. "Where There's Smoke," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Jughead's painting of a burning cigarette is a little too realistic. "What Really Happened," pencils by Bob White; Historical American events are contrasted with parodies performed by the Riverdale gang. "How to Win a Fight With Your Boy/Girl Friend," pencils by Bob White; Examples of how to avoid fights between lovers, or to make up if you have one, illustrated by Archie, Betty and Veronica. Ads for Jughead Annual, Betty and Veronica Annual, and Archie's Pals 'n' Gals. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Bob White. "New School Courses for Teen-agers," art by Bob White; 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. "Ship Ahoy," art by Samm Schwartz; Reggie and Betty watch from the pier as Archie raises different flags on the Lodge yacht to signify who is on board with him. "A Place in the Sun," pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Unable to get a tan in wintertime, Jughead paints a picture of the sun, then lays under it. "Madhouse Gadgets for Teen-Agers!", art by Bob White; Gadgets designed to appeal to a teen audience, including a double-barreled straw and a see-through text book. A "Madhouse Collection of Auto Fashions," art by Samm Schwartz; Examples of fashion designs based on automobile features. "If Teen Agers Ran the Airlines!", art by Bob White; Alterations to airline procedure that would appeal to a teenage audience, including new uniforms, beat-talking pilots, and center aisle bowling. "Realistic Dolls," script by George Gladir, art by Bob White; Examples of genre-specific toy dolls, including the Quiz Doll, the Private Eye Doll, and the Rock 'N' Roll Doll. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Bob White. "How to Become a Teen-age Rock 'n' Roll Singer," pencils by Bob White, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Instructional pamphlet on how to become a teen idol. "The ABC's of Art," art by Samm Schwartz; Jughead explains the various genres of art. "Roar, Lion, Roar!", pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Jughead paints a roaring lion, which comes to life and eats him. "Beatniks Thru History," art by Joe Edwards; Miss Grundy explains how famous historical figures were actually the beatniks of their day. "The Madhouse Hall of Fame," pencils by Orlando Busino; Examples of people and places which have achieved dubious distinctions, including Shelia Gabber, "Rocking Daddy" Ginch, and Alice Bownser. "If Song Titles Came True!"; Literal translations of song title imagery are illustrated. "Tongue Toppers For Cool Cats," art by Bob White; Pun terms to describe specific situations. "The Discovery of Hair," pencils by Bob White; Archibald Foomish, son of the famous five-sided wheel inventor Sir Hairy Foomish, discovers hair when his chemistry set burns the hair off of his body. Ads for Archie Giant Series, Archie Annual. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Small Small World," art by Samm Schwartz; Archie shows us the problems of teenagers in other countries, such as Italy, Peru, Spain, and Russia. "Educational Comics...", pencils by Bob White; A typical Archie story is given, only this time, the characters interrupt the dialogue with relevant educational facts. "The Devil In You," pencils by Bob White; Jughead shows us what characters say and the insults they're thinking. "If Teen-Agers Ran The Treasury," pencils by Bob White; Veronica shows us the changes that would made if teenagers ran the Treasury, including making the Treasury building to a piggy bank, creating two national allowance days per week, and putting teen idols (and Clyde Diddit) on currency. "Well, Just Once I'd Like To Hear...," pencils by Bob White; Archie points out what it would be like if people said the opposite of what was expected of them; for example, a beatnik that admits his poetry is bad. "The Discovery Of (UGH) Teen-Agers!" featuring Mr. Weatherbee, pencils by Bob White; The discovery by cavemen of numbers, ages, and teenagers. Betty and Veronica Summer Fun ad. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Bob White. "Lights! Camera! Action!", pencils by Bob White; Jughead shows people how to rescue the hero of an adventure movie. "Teen Tablets!" featuring Professor Archie Andrews, pencils by Bob White; Pills designed to give you needed personality traits for specific situations, including Cha Cha Tablets, Sick Tablets, and a Movie Tablet. "The Family Album," art by Bob Whit; A photo album of "firsts" in Archie's childhood. Fish Dish, art by Dan DeCarlo; Jughead paints a fish for a hungry cat. "If Girls Played Football!", pencils by Bob White; Women playing football and being more concerned with fashion, makeup and gossip than with scoring touchdowns. "If Television Went 100% Honest," art by Bob White; How television would look if nothing artificial or fabricated were allowed to be broadcast. "Ad Slogans in the Lives of Archie and the Gang," art by Bob White. "The Discovery of the Ice Cream Sundae - Jughead Presents Great Moments in History," pencils by Bob White; 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. Ads for The World of Jughead, Archie Giant Series. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. "Teen-agers Ran the U. N.!", pencils by Bob White; Archie tells us what would happen if teenagers ran the United Nations, including changing the building into the shape of a musical note, updating the U.N. Girl Guide uniform, and creating new international agencies. "Inquiring Photographer," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Archie characters answer the question "If you had a your choice, what kind of bird, animal, or pet would you become?" "The Madhouse Mother Goose," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Mother Goose rhymes are presented with different endings. "What Really Happened..!", art by Samm Schwartz; Retelling of some historical events with Veronica Lodge, Pocahontas, John Smith, Powhatan, Abraham Lincoln, and Billy the Kid. "The Discovery of Teeth!", pencils by Bob White; Mr. Weatherbee recounts how toothpaste-maker Hubert Ffnff had no use for his toothpaste factory until he bit into his carpet in anger and discovered his teeth. Ads for Archie's Christmas Stocking, Archie Giant Series. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Bob White. "Small Small World," art by Orlando Busino; Problems for teens in other countries: Scotland, Congo, North Pole, India, China, Iraq, and South Sea. "Lights! Camera! Action!", pencils by Bob White; Otto von Jughead shows us how action star Elvis Rockmore is saved from missing a trapeze, being thrown off a cliff, meeting a bear, and meeting a vampire. "Art for Art's Ache!", pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Jughead paints an abstract painting of a female, who falls in love with him. "Teen-Age Olympics," pencils by Bob White; Various teen-oriented events: telephone marathon, making-school-on-time steeplechase, Ice box raid, canoe date contest, kissing free-style, bringing-date-home-on-time dash, and rock 'n' roll weight lift. "Mad House's Tie Talk," pencils by Bob White; Jughead demonstrates the various ways to wear a necktie. "The Invention of Comic Books," pencils by Bob White, Harry Lucey (Pep cover), and Samm Schwartz ("chiseled" panels), inks by Bob White; Mr. Weatherbee recounts how Robert Bobwhite invented comic books. Ads for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals, Archie Giant Series. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. "Pictures Can Lie," art by Samm Schwartz; Five deceiving pictures and the zoomed-out versions that explain what really happened. "Deep Freeze," pencils by Bob White; A look at what life would be like if humans could be kept frozen for many years. "Double Trouble!", pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Jughead paints a twin so that he can appear on TV. "Space," pencils by Joe Edwards; Professor Nonuttin discusses the problem of parking cars and suggests some solutions. "If Travel Posters Told the Truth," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Series of honest travel posters for Berlin, Monte Carlo, London, the Soviet Union, and other destinations. "The Discovery of Sleep!", pencils by Bob White; Mr. Weatherbee recounts the story of how Hatrack J. Mattress, a shepherd, discovered sleep while counting his sheep jumping over his fence. Ads for Betty and Veronica Spectacular, Archie Giant Series. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Bob White. "If Teen-Agers Formed a Union," art by Orlando Busino; Archie looks at what would happen if teens formed a union, including changes to the union charter and motto, new school benefits, and new dating rights. "Volume 1: Aa," art by Orlando Busino; Includes entries on aardvarks, adaptation, air, airplanes, Alexander the Great, Alfred the Great, Archie the Great, and apes. "Campaign Pictures Sometimes Lie," art by Joe Edwards; A look at high school campaign photos and the truth behind them. "Monsters from Outer Space," art by Orlando Busino; A look at various monsters including the Six-Legged Venutians, female Saturnians, and the Brainy Kids of Jupiter. "The Discovery of Doughnuts!", art by Bob White; Mr. Weatherbee recounts the story of how hole-seller Laslo Sforz created doughnuts by wrapping an Italian breadstick around one of his holes. Ads for Betty and Veronica Spectacular, Archie Annual. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Bob White. "If Teen-Agers Formed a Union!", pencils by Bob White; What would happen if a teen union was allowed to bargain on use of the family phone, allowances, the TV set, the family car, homework, emergencies, movies, government, chores, and prices. "If Girls Played Baseball," pencils by Bob White. "Teen-Age Credit Card," art by Orlando Busino; What would happen if teenagers had a different credit card for each of their activities (including a card for comic books). "Monster Mask," art by Orlando Busino; Directions for making a monster mask from the drawing printed across the centerfold; Instructions on how to make Frankenstein monster shoes. "The Discovery of Girls - Mr. Weatherbee Presents Great Moments in History"; How life was without girls and how Sturdley Flemsch discovered them when castaway on a remote tropical island. Ads for Betty and Veronica Summer Fun, Archie Giant Series Magazines. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. "The Teen-Age Machine Age," art by Orlando Busino; The wonders of the electronic world are put to use for teenagers in such machines as the Teachitron, Jukeboxitron, and Snack-O-Mat. "If Girls Ran Baseball!", pencils by Bob White; A look at what would happen if girls ran to baseball, including changes to base shapes, uniforms, team names, and sports announcers. Ad for BATS magazine. "Wild West Days," art by Orlando Busino; A look at teen-agers in the frontier days. "New Sources of Energy," art by Joe Edwards; Ways to utilize energy generated by teen-agers, including dialing the phone energy, striking out energy, and erasing energy. "Shop Squawk!", pencils by Tom Moore; Pop decides to make his shop more peaceful by replacing the soda fountain with an automated soda machine. "The Invention of Kissing!", pencils by Bob White; A look at Louie the Lip, who discovered kissing after he leaned in too far to show a nurse his lip injury. Ads for Archie Giant Series Magazines, The World of Jughead. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Samm Schwartz. "Monster Institute of Transylvania," art by Samm Schwartz; A tour of the campus. "Why Is It?", art by Joe Edwards; Collection of gags involving bad luck. "His Secret Shame!", pencils by Bob White; A mad scientist sinks to a new low. Ad Archie's Christmas Stocking, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals. "Ready Made Doodles," art by Orlando Busino; Ready-made doodles for teachers, children, teens, and others. "I Got My Job through the Mad House Want Ads!", art by Joe Edwards; A man applies for various jobs; He eventually gets one through Mad House, which is a parody of "The Millionaire" television program. "The Discovery of Ears!", pencils by Bob White; A heavy snowstorm lets cavemen discover ears and hearing. Ad for Archie Giant Series Magazines. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

First 12-cent issue. "A Vampire Meets A Vamp," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; A vampire falls hard for a mortal, only to discover that she's also a vampire. "The Martian Report"; A pair of Martians return to Mars with the most fascinating sight of their lives, a woman's purse full of stuff. "Nursery Crimes!", art by Joe Edwards; What Humpty Dumpty would be like as a movie. "If Teen-Agers Ran Parents..!", art by Joe Edwards; How things would be different if teen-agers ran parents, including changes to newspaper articles, new merit awards, and new parent report cards. "Lights Camera Action," pencils by Bob White; Hollywood star Elvis Rockmore deals with a mummy, an empty dive tank, an oncoming train, and a snapped rope climbing cord. "Better Not Believe It!", pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Parody of Ripley's Believe It Or Not. "Space Date," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Vincent DeCarlo; Two members of the space patrol have blind dates. Ads for Archie Giant Series Magazines, Archie's Pals 'N' Gals. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12. Cover price $0.12.