Josie #37
(October 1968)

Archie, 1965 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Seven times a year: February, April, June, August, September, October and December
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Radio Comics Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
Richard H. Goldwater (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Josie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, look! Clyde Didit did it!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie; Melody; Clyde Didit; Pepper; Sock
Synopsis
Clyde takes up the sitar.
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Indexer Notes

The cover includes the credit "By Dan 'n' Dick," referring to Josie creator/artist Dan DeCarlo and editor Richard Goldwater.

The Name Game (Table of Contents: 1)

Josie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie; Melody; Clyde Didit; Pepper; Sock; Archie Andrews (cameo); Jughead Jones (cameo)
Synopsis
Clyde Didit is still getting clobbered every time he says "Sock It To Me" or any variation thereof. Melody tries to make puns, without much success. Clyde considers defecting from the comic and going over to "Archie" instead.
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Indexer Notes

Writing identifiable as Frank Doyle by his distinctive style.

Like the previous issue, this story contains a number of references to the show "Laugh-In," including the catchphrase "Here come de judge! Here come de judge!"

Little Red Wagon (Table of Contents: 2)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie; Melody; Clyde Didit; Pepper; Sock; Alexander Cabot III; Alexander Cabot II; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis
Alex grabs Josie and takes her for a ride in one of his sports cars, with Clyde stowing away in the back seat.
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Indexer Notes

Though technically a separate story, this sequence follows directly from the action of the previous story.

Country Clyde (Table of Contents: 3)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie; Clyde Didit; un-named farmer; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis
Josie and Clyde drive Alex's red sports car out to the country, where Clyde gets in trouble with a farmer's livestock,
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Brake It Up! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Archie / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Dear Josie / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Eda Edwards (credited as Josie)
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Characters
Josie
Synopsis
Josie answers reader questions.

Indexer Notes

Letters from E.O., G.G.B., R.B.

Pussycat (Table of Contents: 6)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Bill Yoshida

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Pepper; Sock; un-named thugs
Synopsis
Pepper tries to get Sock to be less brutish and destructive. He vows to be a "pussycat," just as three thugs come along and try to make unwanted advances to Pepper.
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Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Hey, look! Clyde Didit did it!"]
    Josie
  2. 1. The Name Game
    Josie
  3. 2. Little Red Wagon
    Josie
  4. 3. Country Clyde
    Josie
  5. 4. Brake It Up!
    Archie
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Dear Josie
  7. 6. Pussycat
    Josie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Joey Sayer
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jaime Weinman