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Cover: Harry Lucey

Archie's Madhouse #12

Jun 1961 · Archie · 0.10 USD
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In "Guess Which One...," Archie's Madhouse #12 (1961), a bizarre collection of absurd gift certificates—ranging from a nose job at the Clyde Diddit School of Plastic Surgery to three years of psychoanalysis at the Riverdale Clinic—sets off a classic Archie-style prank gone hilariously wrong. Penciled by Bob White and featuring a cover by Harry Lucey, this 10-cent comic delivers a laugh-filled, tongue-in-cheek satire of mid-century self-improvement culture.

Contains 16 stories
Guess Which One...
1 pp · Humor
Pictures Can Lie
2 pp
Archie AndrewsJughead JonesBetty CooperVeronica LodgeReggie MantleCoach KleatsMoose MasonDilton Doiley
The Middle Ages
3 pp · Humor
Deep Freeze
2 pp · Humor
Double Trouble!
1 pp · Humor
Jughead Jones
Wallflower Kit!
2 pp · Humor
Clyde Diddit (mentioned)Archie Andrews (as an inflatable doll)

Jo stumbles into a bizarre new trend with a wallflower kit—complete with a folding chair, a magazine rag, a potted palm disguise, and a pair of plastic smiling lips—just in time to blend into the background at a party.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Aunt Juggie [Jughead Jones] (host)
If Song Titles Came True!
2 pp · Humor
Reggie MantleVeronica LodgeArchie AndrewsJughead JonesMoose MasonBetty Cooper
Do You Act Square Like Chester...Or Do You Play It Cool Like Lester?
2 pp · Humor
Chester Square (introduction)Lester Cool (introduction)Mr. SquareMr. Cool
Space
4 pp · Humor
Professor Nonuttin (introduction)Clyde Diddit (mentioned)
If Travel Posters Told the Truth
2 pp · Humor
Madhouse Gift Certificates
2 pp · Humor
Jughead Jones (host)Clyde Diddit (mentioned)

Jo gets a stack of gift certificates from a mysterious source—ranging from a nose job at the Clyde Diddit School of Plastic Surgery to three years of psychoanalysis at the Riverdale Clinic—leaving her wondering just who’s behind the bizarre present.

Archie's Ancestors in School
1.75 pp · Humor
Archie Andrews [as ArrrArcheopsArchimedesArcaesarArchibald]Miss GrundyProfessor FlutesnootMr. WeatherbeeCoach Kleats
Word Pix
1 pp · Humor
Miss Grundy (host)Archie AndrewsVeronica LodgeReggie MantleJughead JonesMoose MasonDilton DoileyBetty CooperMr. Weatherbee
The Discovery of Sleep!
5 pp · Humor
Mr. Weatherbee (host)Dr. Hatrack J. MattressLemuel K. ActionFrank T. EverythingClyde Diddit (mentioned)
Guess Which One...
1 pp · Humor

In this playful 1961 gem from Archie's Madhouse #12, Veronica challenges readers to guess which of her friends fits a series of quirky clues—each hinting at a familiar trait, from field-side antics to leading the cheer squad. With her signature flair, she teases us with a mix of mischief and mystery, leaving us wondering who’s about to need a little guidance.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $13
CGC 5.5 · 2 in census $104*
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $82*
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Full credits

artist Bob White
cover pencils Harry Lucey

Reprints

↩ Reprints Archie's Madhouse #7 (1960)

Reprinted in Archie's Madhouse #13 (1961), Archie's Madhouse Annual #1 (1962), Archie's Madhouse Annual #4 (1966), Madhouse Comics Digest #1 (1975), Tales from Riverdale Digest #2 (2005), The Best of Archie's Madhouse #[nn] (2011)

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