(August 1983)
Archie,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Giant Series
- Barcode
- 0271000697308
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick
Issue Notes
"Josie and the Pussycats," which had been canceled the year before, becomes one of the titles revived on a rotating basis under the "Archie Giant Series" banner.
in 
The Solitude Seekers
Josie and the Pussycats / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Valerie
- Synopsis
- The weary Pussycats try to find a spot on the beach where they can be free from male attention, until they face competition from gorgeous bikini-clad triplets.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #53 (1988) - in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #95 (October 1997)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #78 (October 2003), #124 (October 2008)
- in Archie Comics Super Special (Archie, 2012 series) #3 (July 2013)
-
Feat Beat
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie breaks a world record by eating a sandwich.
Engine Failure
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Josie; Alexander Cabot III; Alan M.
- Synopsis
- Using terms he learned from a car manual, Alex tries to speak with authority about the features of his car. Alan M. retaliates by making up a bunch of nonsense words and convincing Alex that they're features the manual didn't mention.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #78 (September 1988)
-
Sleepy-Time Gal
Josie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Valerie
- Synopsis
- The girls try out a water bed at a store, and Melody enjoys it a little too much, to the delight of the male customers.
The Early Bird Gets the Worm
Josie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
- Synopsis
- When Alexandra discovers that Alan M. and Josie get up at 6 a.m. every day to jog together, she tells Alex that they, too, must get up early to jog if they want to keep an eye on those two.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #78 (September 1988)
-
- Keywords
- jogging
Indexer Notes
In the splash panel, Alexandra is wearing a very '80s "Valley" outfit submitted by a reader.
Josie reverts to her original last name of "Jones" in this story.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["Valerie, Melody, let’s go take pictures of the scenery!"]
Josie and the Pussycats -
1.
The Solitude Seekers
Josie and the Pussycats -
2.
Feat Beat
Archie -
3.
Engine Failure
Josie -
4.
Sleepy-Time Gal
Josie -
5.
The Early Bird Gets the Worm
Josie
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- Katy Hayhurst
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Stangas
- Jaime Weinman
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