Archie's Madhouse #7

In this zany one-page gem from *Archie's Madhouse #7*, Jughead’s beloved carousel horse takes an unexpected tumble, leading to a paint-splattered art project with a roller. Meanwhile, Veronica finds herself trailed by a construction worker, Archie receives a message that leaves him stunned, and a movie poster’s arrows point to more mischief than anyone expected.

In "Madhouse Menagerie," Archie's Madhouse #7 (1960), a delightfully twisted take on classic similes takes center stage, flipping familiar phrases into absurd visual gags—like a bat housing people in its belfry or a frog with a rock and roll singer trapped in its throat. With playful, exaggerated artwork, the story turns idioms inside out for a laugh, turning everyday sayings into surreal, cartoonish scenes.

In "The Discovery of Hair," Archibald Foomish—son of the famed five-sided wheel inventor Sir Hairy Foomish—stumbles upon the very concept of hair when a mishap with his chemistry set accidentally burns it off his body, leading to a hilariously absurd moment of self-realization. The story, a satirical gem from Archie's Madhouse #7, turns a mundane scientific experiment into a surreal comedy of identity and discovery.