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Issue: She's Josie #1

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Issues: #1 of 16 Issues (17 Printings)

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Variant: 15 cent

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Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

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Pages: 36

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Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
5 (4 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

Editor(s): Richard Goldwater

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

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She's Josie #1 [unnamed variant]

She's Josie #1 [15 cent]

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Cover, Front

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Content Items (5 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock

First Line: How's Melody making out with the dumbbells?

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Pages: 1

A Gym Dandy

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Alexander Cabot III

Synopsis: Melody has been banned from physical fitness class because her physique drives the boys crazy, but the wealthy Alex Cabot III takes Josie and Pepper to work out at the private gymnasium in his mansion.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 8

Notes: The four stories in this issue form an issue-length story arc. Most of the early issues of this comic tried to distinguish themselves from the regular Archie brand by telling book-length stories or giving some larger theme to the linked stories in the issue.

Neat Workers

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Pepper; Mr. Jones; Albert; Sock

Synopsis: Josie and Pepper try to get the boys to participate in the nationwide physical fitness program, starting by getting Albert and Sock to clean out Josie's dad's garage.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: The introduction of Sock, the big brawny guy with a crush on Pepper. He started out as very similar to Moose, but later became more intelligent and sensitive.

One of many 1962-3 Archie stories that refer to President Kennedy's call for the youth of America to get more physically fit.

Muscle Hustle

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Pepper; Albert; Sock; Alexander Cabot III

Synopsis: The boys may not want to exercise, but they sure go in for a lot of physical exertion, including wild dancing and fighting.

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Pages: 5

Track Down

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, teen

Feature(s): Josie

Character(s): Josie; Melody; Pepper; Mr. Tuttle; Albert

Synopsis: Josie and Pepper still can't get the boys interested in exercise, but when Melody starts running along the track in her shorts, they all get plenty of exercise by running after her.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Notes: In the final panel, the shortest of the boys running after Melody is a caricature of Dan DeCarlo. Self-caricatures of DeCarlo would become a running gag in many of the pre-Pussycats "Josie" issues.