Josie #43

(September 1969)

How Do You Spell That.. (Table of Contents: 1)

Josie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

Rudy Lapick

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters:

Josie; Melody; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Sebastian

Synopsis:

Alex and Alexandra discover that her cat, Sebastian, is the reincarnation of an uncle who was suspected of consorting with witches, and that she has the power to cast spells when she holds him and says the magic words.

Reprints:

• in Best of Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 2001 series) #1 (2001) [single page with Sebastian's first appearance]

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Sebastian the cat.

Introduction of Alexandra's magical powers, which (with some variations) would last through issue # 49.

Script identifiable as Doyle by his distinctive style of dialogue.

All the "Josie" sequences in this issue are part of one continuously paginated story but are not marked are chapters or parts.

It's a Snap.. (Table of Contents: 2)

Josie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters:

Josie; Melody; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Sebastian; Sheldon

Synopsis:

Alexandra and Alex test out her newfound witchcraft powers, but discover that Melody has the power to break any spell by snapping her fingers.

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Sheldon.

Make the Summer Scene With Betty and Veronica! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Miscast (Table of Contents: 4)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters:

Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Sebastian

Synopsis:

Alex tries to impress Josie with some magical help from Alexandra and Sebastian, but Alexandra's spells don't work the way she intends them to.

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

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Characters:

Josie

Synopsis:

Josie answers letters from readers.

Indexer Notes

Letters from M.C., I.K., W.G.

Not A-Loud (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

Synopsis:

Li'l Jinx plays the bass drum.

The Cat's Meow.. (Table of Contents: 7)

Josie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Yoshida

Genre:

humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters:

Josie; Melody; Alexander Cabot III; Alexander Cabot II; Sebastian

Synopsis:

Alex becomes convinced that Sebastian is magically causing him to have accidents.