Madhouse Comics (1974 Archie) comic books 1970-1979

NOTE: Previously Mad House Glads (1970-1974 Archie) for #73-94 Cover price $0.25.

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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.

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Marvelous Marmaduke, The Magician," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Marvelous Marmaduke has a penchant for catching low-level criminals and creating more work for other people. Hostess snack cakes ad with Archie. "Past Enthusiast," art by Dexter Taylor; Captain Sprocket goes to Washington to find out why the government hasn't called him for a job in years, and trades wits with the government's new creation, the Eight Billion Dollar Man. "Jungleland," pencils by Stan Goldberg; At Jungleland, everything is programmed to simulate the thrill of visiting Africa...even the attractive tour guides. Archie Comics Digest ad. "The Garage Sale," art by Dexter Taylor; An average family discovers why the Mad House garage sale gets so much business. "Wowee! What's that, Professor Transistor?", art by Dexter Taylor; Professor Transistor and his assistant Chester meet Mr. Moneybags for lunch to show off their new invention. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Denny the Drifter," art by Samm Schwartz; A time-traveller uses modern technology to scale Zadar Mountain and receive a 200-pound pearl as a reward. Hostess snack cakes ad with Archie. "Master Disaster," art by Joe Edwards; Disaster movie star Robert Pinkford discusses his latest disaster movie. "You Know You're a Monster If," script by George Gladir, art by Dan DeCarlo; Gags about how you can learn whether you're a monster. "Mad House Sport Oddities," art by Joe Edwards; A Ripley's Believe It or Not style look at sports. "Sports in Transylvania," art by Samm Schwartz. "The Discovery of Water," art by Samm Schwartz; Professor Transistor tells about the discovery of water by a man named Dodo, who had water on the brain. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Jinx Malloy," art by Joe Edwards; The San Diego Creampuffs hire Jinx to bring bad luck to the opposing teams; The plan works initially, but backfires when the manager gets cocky and shakes Jinx's hand before the World Series, causing an earthquake and dugout collapse that injures the entire team. Josie and the Cup Cakes Hostess ad, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. "Marilyn's Marauders," art by Joe Edwards; Turned away from the Minutemen, Marilyn forms a group of women to help fight the British in comedic ways. "Next Year's TV Police Shows," art by Joe Edwards; A look at next year's police shows, including Police Canine Corps, Police Clock, and Police File. "Hark Shark!", art by Joe Edwards; A shark talks about the perils of being a shark. "A Chip off the Old Block," art by Joe Edwards; Blue Flash Jr. gets his superhero diploma from his retired father, but finds it hard to fight crime in the modern world. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.30.

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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.