(December 1973)

Archie, 1969 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
7 times a year in Feb., April, June, August, Sept., Oct., and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Radio Comics Inc.
Brand
Archie Giant Series
Editing
John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia is "Josie & the Pussycats." Copyright 1973 by Radio Comics, Inc.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Josie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! I never heard Josie sing with so much emotion!! You can almost feel the pain!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
The Pussycats: Valerie Brown; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
Synopsis
Josie belts out a soulful ballad full of hurt and anguish - - mainly because Valerie is standing on her foot.
Reprints

[Home Movies] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Movie Buys memorabilia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

For Safety's Sake (Table of Contents: 2)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Melody is going to make a speech?
Feature Logo
Josie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Valerie Brown; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Charlie; Stanley
Synopsis
In an effort to promote public safety, Josie and Valerie convince Melody to wear fur coats whenever she goes out in public.
Reprints

[Focus on Columbia] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now Hare This! (Table of Contents: 4)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Humph! Eat your carrots!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx doesn't want to eat her carrots.

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

Archie Comics Digest / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Wow! Whatta Finish! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Kenner Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Bon Voyage (Table of Contents: 7)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Jon D'Agostino ?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What would you say if I told you I was going to take you to a movie tonight, Josie?
Feature Logo
Josie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
Synopsis
After being shot down for a date by both Josie and Melody, Alex turns to Alexandra for advice.

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

Archie Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Cadence-Castle Art Prints / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dishing it Out (Table of Contents: 10)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Joe Edwards

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Smack! That was a good dinner, Daddy!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Hap Holliday; Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Jinx tries to evade her after dinner duties.

Anyone for Tennis? (Table of Contents: 11)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Will you listen to this, Fluffy! It says here in this sports magazine that tennis is the 'in' thing today!
Feature Logo
Josie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Valerie Brown; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
Synopsis
Melody decides to try tennis, but ultimately finds it very trying.
Reprints

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

Sears Free Spirit Bicycle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[100 Little Dolls All For $1.50] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

100 Little Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Josie Pin Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
Dan DeCarlo
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't see why I didn't get the part to serenade Josie... I have a bigger voice than Alan... And I play a bigger guitar!
Feature Logo
Josie Pin Up
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Alexander Cabot III; Alan M. Mayberry; Josie McCoy
Synopsis
Alex protests that Alan gets to serenade Josie in the school musical.

Something Fishy (Table of Contents: 16)

Josie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren ?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Stan Goldberg
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mister, mister! I have to use the phone! This is an emergency!
Feature Logo
Josie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
Synopsis
Melody has an emergency and has to use the phone.

Quiet on the Set (Table of Contents: 17)

Josie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you mind telling me why you always start posing when we come into this bank, Melody?
Feature Logo
Josie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Valerie Brown; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
Synopsis
Melody starts posing whenever the girls go into the bank.

Check Mate (Table of Contents: 18)

Josie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle ?
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Joe Edwards ?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I like to play Monopoly, Josie!
Feature Logo
Josie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Alexander Cabot III; Alan M. Mayberry; Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
Synopsis
One look at Melody tells everybody why Alex likes playing checkers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Super Values Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Double Feature (Table of Contents: 21)

Roz / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Roz
Synopsis
Roz's quick thinking salvages her modern art display.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Archie Giant Series Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody (Table of Contents: 23)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Malmgren
Pencils
Stan Goldberg
Inks
Rudy Lapick; Joe Edwards ?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why don't you fellows look where you're going?
Feature Logo
Josie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Melody Valentine (as Melody Jones); Mr. Beeswax
Synopsis
Melody uses an unusual method to sell lipstick to an unusual target audience.

Indexer Notes

Some panels in this story look like they were retouched by Joe Edwards.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Welch's Concord Grape Jelly / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Dear Josie / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have a problem with a girl in my class.
Characters
Josie McCoy
Synopsis
"Josie" answers reader letters.

Indexer Notes

Questions from readers - M.A.G. (Cleveland, Ohio), S.S. (Suffern, N.Y.), L.J. (Fowlerville, Mich.), C.W.C. (New York, N.Y.), L.J. (Plattte Center, Neb.) and J.M. (Chicopee, Mass.).

[Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters] (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Perfect Pair (Table of Contents: 28)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Doyle
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
Barry Grossman ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whoops! There goes Josie! 'Bye, Alexandra!
Feature Logo
Josie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Valerie Brown; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Alan M. Mayberry; Josie McCoy
Synopsis
The Cabots spend the story rationalizing why Alan and Josie would prefer each other's company to theirs.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29) (Expand) /

ICS / International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Insult that Made a Man Out of 'Mac' (Table of Contents: 30) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[So, You Think You Know Your Pro Basketball?] (Table of Contents: 31) (Expand) /

Strat-O-Matic Basketball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Wow! I never heard Josie sing with so much emotion!! You can almost feel the pain!"]
    Josie
  2. 1. [Home Movies]
    Movie Buys memorabilia
  3. 2. For Safety's Sake
    Josie
  4. 3. [Focus on Columbia]
    Columbia Bicycles
  5. 4. Now Hare This!
    Li'l Jinx
  6. 5. ["160 pages of stories and fun in Archie's full color comics digest"]
    Archie Comics Digest
  7. 6. Wow! Whatta Finish!
    Kenner Toys
  8. 7. Bon Voyage
    Josie
  9. 8. ["Get in the groove for a giant fun-in!"]
    Archie Comics
  10. 9. ["Irresistible rag doll twins yours for only $1"]
    Cadence-Castle Art Prints
  11. 10. Dishing it Out
    Li'l Jinx
  12. 11. Anyone for Tennis?
    Josie
  13. 12. ["The Free Spirit Spyder"]
    Sears Free Spirit Bicycle
  14. 13. ["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  15. 14. [100 Little Dolls All For $1.50]
    100 Little Dolls
  16. 15. ["I can't see why I didn't get the part to serenade Josie... I have a bigger voice than Alan... And I play a bigger guitar!"]
    Josie Pin Up
  17. 16. Something Fishy
    Josie
  18. 17. Quiet on the Set
    Josie
  19. 18. Check Mate
    Josie
  20. 19. ["Wow 6 different patches free."]
    Super Values Products
  21. 20. ["Own a bowlfull of happiness"]
    Sea-Monkeys
  22. 21. Double Feature
    Roz
  23. 22. ["How would you like to receive a free Christmas gift from Archie?"]
    Archie Giant Series Magazine
  24. 23. A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody
    Josie
  25. 24. ["Hey kids! Six new Archie glasses to add to your collection!"]
    Welch's Concord Grape Jelly
  26. 25. ["I have a problem with a girl in my class."]
    Dear Josie
  27. 26. [Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters]
    Monster Size Monsters
  28. 27. ["Boys! Men!"]
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  29. 28. Perfect Pair
    Josie
  30. 29. ["If you've ever said... 'There must be a better way to earn a living...'"]
    ICS / International Correspondence Schools
  31. 30. The Insult that Made a Man Out of 'Mac'
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  32. 31. [So, You Think You Know Your Pro Basketball?]
    Strat-O-Matic Basketball Game
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Morbus Iff
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Joey Sayer
  • Jaime Weinman