Publishers / Archie / Mad House / Madhouse / Madhouse Comics (1974) / #117
117August 1979
$0.40

Mad House / Madhouse / Madhouse Comics #117

Archie · August 1979

First appearance (promotional): The Black HoodFirst appearance (promotional): Thomas "Kip" Burland
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Identification plate

Series
Mad House / Madhouse / Madhouse Comics (Archie, 1974 series)
Issue
#117
Publication date
August 1979
Key date
August 1979
Indicia publisher
Archie Enterprises Inc.
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Barcode
0271000697708
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (promotional) of The Black Hood - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Thomas "Kip" Burland - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1
2Planetary Plightcomic story6
3You Know You're a Robot If...comic story2
4Baseball Facts by Howie Gosellcomic story6
5You Know You're a Teenager When Your Parents Get Annoyedcomic story2
6Dumb Iscomic story2
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews, The Black Hood First, Thomas "Kip" Burland First, Pureheart the Powerful
8-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper
9-letters page1
10Sabrina's Meow Mazeactivity1Sabrina Spellman
11Come Back, Captain Bluecomic story5

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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