Madhouse Comics (1974) comic books 1980-1982

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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. Hostess snack cakes ad with Archie. "The Super Snooper," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Shylock Homes and his partner Whatson search for Lady Van Plushlife's missing poodle Fifi. "The Mad House Gift Catalog"; Various humorous gift ideas are presented. "Olympic Shtick," script by George Gladir, pencils by Joe Edwards, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Captain Sprocket competes in the Olympics, where he is so athletically gifted that he is disqualified from or loses every event. "Mad House Sport Oddities"; Various fictional athlete biographies. "Getting the Jump on the Game," art by Dick Malmgren; In a pantomime story, a racquetball player gets so good at returning high shots that he loses a real game on a low shot. "It's Enough to Make You Cry!!!", script and pencils by Dick Malmgren, inks by Jon D'Agostino; Various vignettes of a man's unfortunate attempts at dating a girl. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.50.

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First 60-cent cover price. Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "The Invention of Money," script by George Gladir, pencils by Stan Goldberg, inks by Rudy Lapick; Professor Transistor shows us the invention of money, which happened when J.P. Dexter began printing pictures of deer, especially bucks. "Mad House Fashions," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Six humorous fashions modeled by women. "Divine Design," pencils by Stan Goldberg; After his uncle's time machine accident gives him super powers, Jerry visits Calvin Gooch for a costume and saves his designs from a thief. "Night Bite," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A boy kisses all of his pets before he kisses his dad good night. "Are You Square Like Chester or Cool Like Lester?", script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A look at how Chester Square and Lester Cool act in different situations. "Chop Flop," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A man tries kung fu on a bully. "The Mad House Gift Catalog," pencils by Stan Goldberg; Ten gifts that would come in handy in real life. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.

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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.

Cover pencils by Stan Goldberg. "Bagging The Dragon," script and art by Joe Edwards; A dragon tells us how his species became extinct (smoking was banned in the kingdom) while a knight looks for him for the king. "Dancing Dudes," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A series of six dance-related gags. "That Demon Dentist," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A man worries about going to the dentist. "Jogging Jive"; "Tender-Feet" Ted gives us the do's and don'ts of jogging in the city. "The Academy of Mighty Heroes: Annual Awards Dinner," script and art by Joe Edwards; Captain Sprocket tries to help a fellow mighty hero. "Dating Is Really The Pits When," script and pencils by Dick Malmgren; A series of unfortunate events that can happen on a date. "Everyday Gremlins," pencils by Lori Walls. A maze to see if you are a bad guy or a good guy by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.60.