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Issue: Josie and the Pussycats #48

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Publication Date: June 1970

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Issues: #48 of 62 Issues (63 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand: Archie Series

Indicia Publisher: Radio Comics, Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: none

Pages: 36

ISBN:

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.15 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Richard Goldwater

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: color

Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

Format Notes:

Reprinted In2

1 Content Item
- Using His Head [Story on Interior Page(s)]0

reprinted as/ in another Issue.

1 Content Item
- A Pointed Remark [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.

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Cover, Front

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Title Page

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Cover, Front

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Title Page

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Content Items (8 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie Smith; Alexandra Cabot

First Line: Oh! Oh! Here comes Alexandra!

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Alex's Heavy Date

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dick Malmgren

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Gwendolyn

Synopsis: Alex convinces Alexandra to use her witchcraft powers to make Josie fall in love with him, but her spell accidentally hits the Big-Ethel-like Gwendolyn instead.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: No credits, but art appears to be by DeCarlo.

Scripts identifiable as Malmgren by his distinctive writing style.

A Pointed Remark

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Joe Edwards

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Li'l Jinx

Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

Synopsis: Hap tells Li'l Jinx to stop pointing.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #221 [Direct Edition] published March 2012
as A Pointed Remark [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

[untitled]

Cartoon on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Josie Pin Up

Character(s): Josie; Alan M.

First Line: Come on, Alan... Let me treat you to a soda!

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

How's This for a Record Breaking Offer?

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida ?

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): The Archies

Character(s): The Archies [Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle]

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Order form for Archie Annual (Archie, 1950 series) #22.

Using His Head

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dick Malmgren

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie Smith; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis: Alexandra tries to keep the Pussycats from getting to their latest engagement, first by tying up Alex and locking him in a closet, then by using her witchcraft to sabotage his car. After Alexandra's magic powers leave the Pussycats stranded, they have no choice but to accept a ride from her -- and let her be the star of the show.

Reprinting

In Issue:

Tales from Riverdale Digest #10 published June 2006

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 11

[untitled]

Letters Page on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Eda Edwards ? [as Josie]

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Dear Josie

Character(s): Josie

Synopsis: Josie answers letters from readers.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: advice column

Lucky Me

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Dick Malmgren

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Sheldon; Alexandra Cabot

Synopsis: Alexandra thinks Josie has come into money.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: Alexandra is not a witch in this story.

One clue to the identity of the writer is that Malmgren later wrote a similar story (with credit) where Veronica thinks Jughead has gotten rich (http://www.comics.org/issue/228322/#418657).