([October] 1950)

Archie, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1950-10-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Close-Up Inc.
Brand
Archie Series [banner]
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Harry Shorten (editor)

Issue Notes

Copyright, 1950, by Close-Up, Inc. On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Katy Keene / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon
Pencils
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks
Bill Woggon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm crazy about dates aren't you, K.O.?
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Katy's cover costume designed by Scott Fleming (Maumee, OH). Credit located on splash page of first story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Katy Keene / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon
Pencils
Bill Woggon
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
(Sob) I could jump off Santa Monica Pier--
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson; Jarvis
Synopsis
Katy goes shopping for a new hat.

Indexer Notes

Hats designed by Lucille Besch (Long Island City 1, NY); pajamas by Sandra Stoddard (Baker, OR); pajamas for Sis by Carolyn Barnett (Detroit 13, MI); Randy's suit by Mary Jo Holt (Muleshoe, TX); lounging robe by Carole Bagne (Somerville, MA); slip by Sandra Stewart (Alhambra, CA); Sis' lingerie by Dickens Hendrix (Baton Rouge, LA); outfits and poses of Katy and Sis by Mary Ann Sholtis (Grove City, PA); Katy's hat below by Dorothy Roland (Waterville 14, CT); hats by Janice Casper (Highland Park 3, MI), Patty Day (Convatier, OR), and Carolyn Barnett (Detroit 13, MI); hat on Katy above by Michael Gaddie (Buechel, KY); feather hat by Janell Guilbeau (Sunset, LA); housecoat by Barbara Brown (West Asheville, NC); nightie on Sis by Patsy Hass (Ridgewood, NY); Katy's gown by Lorraine Hamm.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Life of the Party (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Masquerade Ball] (Table of Contents: 4)

Katy Keene / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks
Bill Woggon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yawn! Now who can that be ringing our doorbell so early in the morning, Sis?
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; Smiley; Randy Van Ronson; Jeeves; Baby (a dog); Bogey (a dog)
Synopsis
Katy attends Randy's masquerade ball as a leopard and gets attacked by his Great Danes.

Indexer Notes

Randy's butler was named Jarvis in the first story. Chinese costume and pose by Georgina Vargas (Santurce, Puerto Rico); P.J.'s by Carol Roseman (Hollywood, FL); negligee and P.J.'s by Mary E. Jones (Salem, IL); queen outfit by L. Stefanowicz (Baltimore 24, MD); cowgirl outfit by Noel Lewis (Kanab, UT); sailor outfit by Dixie Lee O'Neal (Phillips, TX); gay nineties outfit by Naomi Finkelstein (Brooklyn 10, NY); Randy's cowboy outfit by Betty Miller (Northbrook, IL); P.J.'s on Sis by Susan Trott (Boston, MA); Katy's leopard suit by Mary Sue Long (Toledo 14, OH).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Fauntleroy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Katy Fashions for Randy's Masquerade Ball! (Table of Contents: 6)

Katy Keene / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Woggon
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene

Indexer Notes

Lingerie by Jacqueline Lopez (Snohomish, WA); patch dress by Maureen Vigder (Kansas City, MO); witch outfit by Daphne Barber (Vancouver, BC); peasant dress by Jean Wullenweber (Kenmore 17, NY); shoes by Richard Holtz (Toledo, OH); Middle Eastern dress by Marjorie Gjertson (Worthington, MN).

Hats Off to Hollywood (Table of Contents: 7)

Katy Keene / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Woggon
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sis! Will you stop eating that candy before breakfast and answer the phone...
Genre
humor
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson; Jeeves
Synopsis
Sis opens up a lemonade stand on Hollywood Boulevard.

Indexer Notes

Pose and outfit by Rosana S. (Joplin, MO); P.J.'s by Judy Hunt (Battle Creek, MI); negligee and pose by June McCray (Norwood, MO); Randy's suit by Twilla Lerch (Havana, IL); slip by Marie (Chicago 21, IL); dress by Nancy Shinbo (Papaikou, HI); Katy's blouse by Geraldine Houlihan (Utica 4, NY); Katy's skirt by Steve Katchmer (Niles, OH); Katy's coat by Sue Kemp (Detroit 7, MI); Randy's fishtail car by Eddie Girou (Bay City, MI); pinafore on Sis by Mary Lou Van Horman (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada); Katy's hat and bag by Janis Dziak (Lakeside, OH).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Katy Fashions (Table of Contents: 9)

Katy Keene / activity / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Woggon
Inks
Bill Woggon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Katy Keene

Indexer Notes

Fashion designs by Pat Skiba (River Grove, IL); Verna Whisman (Rochester, IN); Marilyn Bausch (Farmingdale, NY); Maryann Abbatiello (Richmond Hill, NY); Loretta Fulzher (Astoria 2, NY); and Kathy Martakis (Gary, IN).

[Uncle John's Farm] (Table of Contents: 10)

Katy Keene / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woggon (signed)
Pencils
Bill Woggon (signed)
Inks
Bill Woggon (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As the scene opens Katy and Sis are opening fan mail, when Katy discovers a letter from their Uncle John who lives on a farm.
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Windy
Synopsis
Katy, Sis and K.O. Kelly go to Uncle John's farm.

Indexer Notes

Pin-up pose and farmerette outfit by Lupe Serna (El Paso, TX); slack suit by Shirley Stitzer (Novinger, MO); shirt and jeans by Mrs. Jimmie Darling (Santa Rosa, CA); play suit and pose by Phyllis Vertreese (Wichita, KS); outfit and pose by Nellie Singer (Forest Park, IL); play suit and pose by Dorothy Lee McCarty (Clewiston, FL); sun dress by Audrey Burggraff (St. Cloud, MN); cute outfit and pose by Barbara Reusch (McPherson, KS); milkmaid outfit by Emily Slaby (Calumet, IL); swim outfit by Janet Snipes (North Baltimore, NY); gym outfit on K.O. by Audrey Zaruba (Mason City, IA); sweater by Edward Smith (Springfield, MO); K.O.'s sport outfit by Shirley Beck (Alpine, CO); Katy's outfit by Dannela Seijo (New York, NY); Sis's outfit by Jaqueline Banfield (New York 30, NY); outfit on Sis by Peggy Bickerstaff (New Kensington, PA); outfit on Katy by Mae Murakami (Seattle, WA); Katy's hair-do by M. Lang (Toledo, OH); shorts and polo shirt on Sis by Gerry Pollock (Chester, PA); playsuit on Katy by Barbara Downie (Kansas City 1, MO), Wanda Slawinski (Bronx 55, NY), Ruth Danancher (Seacliff, NY), Claire Monticello (Lake Charles, LA), Yvonne Rice (Grand Rapids, MI), and Faye Morrison (Beaumont, TX).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Katy Keene / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Reggie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["I'm crazy about dates aren't you, K.O.?"]
    Katy Keene
  2. 1. ["(Sob) I could jump off Santa Monica Pier--"]
    Katy Keene
  3. 2. ["The eternal triangle!"]
    Archie
  4. 3. The Life of the Party
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [The Masquerade Ball]
    Katy Keene
  6. 5. ["Extra! Extra! Extra!"]
    Fauntleroy
  7. 6. Katy Fashions for Randy's Masquerade Ball!
    Katy Keene
  8. 7. Hats Off to Hollywood
    Katy Keene
  9. 8. ["Look! Now you can send for this new Katy Keene pin-up..."]
    Katy Keene
  10. 9. Katy Fashions
    Katy Keene
  11. 10. [Uncle John's Farm]
    Katy Keene
  12. 11. ["Watch for Katy, Sis and K.O. in these four big magazines"]
    Katy Keene
  13. 12. ["Wha' hoppen? Why is everybody running? Reggie is back!"]
    Reggie
  14. 13. ["Archie's Pal Jughead is here to stay!!"]
    Jughead
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Luke A.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Morbus Iff
  • Keith Alan Morgan