Archie's Madhouse #1
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "If Teen-Agers Ran the Government!", Archie and his gang imagine a world turned upside down—where the diplomatic limousine is a convertible, the Army wears bell-bottoms, and the Constitution gets a tune-up. Written by Sy Reit and brought to life with Dan DeCarlo’s signature energy, this playful satire reimagines everything from Cabinet posts to school subjects through a teenage lens. The cover by Harry Lucey captures the zany spirit of the premise, all in a 10-cent comic from 1959.
In "If Teen-Agers Ran the Government!", Archie and his gang take a playful, satirical swing at the nation’s institutions, reimagining everything from the diplomatic limousine to the Constitution with a distinctly teenage twist. With a mix of humor and clever absurdity, they propose new school subjects, revamped holidays, and a completely redesigned Cabinet—each change reflecting the priorities of high school life.
In "Imitation Plastic," Madhouse unveils its latest (and most deceptive) invention: a material that perfectly mimics high-end plastic but is actually crafted from surprisingly mundane substances like bronze, leather, silver, and gold. The story plays with the twist of appearances versus reality, all in the classic humor style of Archie's Madhouse.
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Reprinted in Archie's Madhouse Annual #1 (1962), Archie Comics Digest #92 (1988), The Best of Archie's Madhouse #[nn] (2011), Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #3 (2016)
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