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Issue: Katy Keene Comics #5
Publication Date: March 1952
 
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/04/1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 12 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Indexed from scanned copy at http://comicbookplus.com
First issue with indicia title Katy Keene Comics.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age, then standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
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Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III (picture); K. O. Kelly (picture); Chubby Chuckles (picture); Al (picture); Wilbur Wilkin (picture); Archie Andrews (picture); Dr. Kildear (picture)
But, K. O. -- how can I think of anyone else but you?
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Miscellaneous
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Sis; Swami Rivah; C.B.; Jack Granara
My feet are killing me!
Katy's fortune, crystal ball reading, and horoscope all indicate that she'll soon be a leading lady ... which comes true when she's chosen to lead a parade.
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Miscellaneous
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Pin-up pose and costume by Colleen Fitzgerald (Jamestown, KS); big and little sister dresses by Bertha Bivens (Alcoa, TN); Katy's dress, pose, and street sign by Patty Sullivan (Salisbury, MD); P.J.'s on Sis by Mildred Crooks (Birmingham 8, AL); Spanish costume by Karen Turley (Provo, UT); Katy's robe by Bill Throckmorton (Maysville, KY); Katy's dress by Barbara Jones (Devonshire, Bermuda); majorette outfit by Mary Eileen Pick (Ottawa, OH).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Sis; Chubby Chuckles; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III
It's a beautiful day to relax on the beach, Sis!
Katy tries to escape her boyfriends during a beach trip.
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Miscellaneous
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Beach ensemble and pose by Donna McKawn (Ferndale, MI); pose, etc. by Carolyn Jeannette Fickle (Bakersfield, CA); outfit and pose by Janice Valenti (San Jose, CA); pose and swimsuit by Ruth Ann Agan (Indianapolis 3, IN); pose, etc. by Margie DeBok (Hammond, IN); pose, etc. by Eleanor Amaral (San Leandro, CA); beach coats by Miss Toni Petrucci (Salem, OH); shoes by Joyce Russell (Springfield, MO); Katy's swim suit by designer who failed to put name and address on drawing; swimsuit on Sis by Diane Webb (Lemoore, CA); K.O.'s hat by Joyce Roche (Bronx 61, NY); Randy's sailboat by Ronnie Freeman (Santa Barbara, CA); Randy's sport outfit by Ruth McKinney (La Grange, KY); Katy's swimming cap by Joyce M. Gagat (Oxford, NJ).

Sis is seen reading the comic books Pep, Wilbur, Suzie, Laugh -- and, of course, Katy Keene.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Read Laugh 'cause the world reads Laugh with you!
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0.33
Promo for Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 series) featuring a globe laughing while reading an issue.
Hot Bed

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Suzie; Uncle Blunderbuss
Goodnight, Uncle Blunderbuss.
Uncle Blunderbuss ignores Suzie's warning about smoking in bed and ends up starting a fire.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; Randolph Van Ronson II; Sis
Our story begins on the Randolph Van Ronson's "Lazy R-V-R" Ranch in California's beautiful Santa Ynez Valley near Santa Barbara.
Randy takes Katy and Sis to the circus carnival.
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Miscellaneous
6.67
Katy's outfit by Joan Swanson (South Bend, IN), Deloris Griswold (Topeka, KS), and Tamara Hodgins (Santa Barbara, CA); shoes by Ray Verbsky (New York, NY); pinto pony by Betty Sue Brooks (Arpin, WI); outfit by Helen McCloskey (Fresno 3, CA); Katy's blouse by Carolyn Brinkley (Morganton, NC); skirt by David Ledbetter (no address); pajamas on Sis by Marcene Boone (Brady Lake, OH); Katy's housecoat by Shirley McKinney (Knoxville, TN); Randy's car and horse trailer by Donald Harris (Wilson, OK); Katy and Sis's dresses by Geraldine Bradburn (Flint 5, MI); shoes by Charlotte Sitko (Garrettsville, OH); Katy's hat by Velerie Ruzicka (Pisek, ND); Randy's outfit by Juanita Sias (Cadiz, CA).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene; Sis
Woo! Woo! Trade wampum for um Katy Keene comic book!!!
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Promo for Archie Comics publications in which Katy Keene appears featuring Katy and Sis in Native American outfits. Pin-up and cut-out sets #1-3 still available. Katy and Sis' outfits and poses by Lynn Fisher (El Monte, CA).
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Movie Chatter
Doris Day Has Delta City Date
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Miscellaneous
2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Sis; Katy Keene; Billy; K.O. Kelly
As our scene opens, Sis is talking to her boyfriend whose dad owns a sweet-shop.
Katy admonishes Sis for using baby talk with her boyfriend and then uses it with K.O.
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Miscellaneous
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Billy's outfit by Dorothy Moore (Youngstown, OH); party hat on Sis by Nancy Stern (New Albany, IN); "soda 'n cone" dress by Jean Bargelski (Whitestone, NY); dress on Sis by Berbara LeFevre (Milford, CT); Katy's dress by Nancy Poggemeyer (Perrysburg, OH); shoes by Ben Kohler (Corvallis, OR); panties by Judy Foster (Ukiah, CA); slip, shower curtains, etc. by Ronna Rae Riley (Allentown, PA); buttons and bows by Janet Peterson (Collins, NY); other Sis outfits by Norma Bellinger (Toronto, Ontario), Dorothy McConnell (Raleigh, NC), Laura Lessa (Stoughton, MA), Ann Moore (Live Oak, CA), and Delores Hubler (Decatur, IL); K.O.'s jacket by Aida Sevilla (Paco, Manila, Philippine Islands); song tie by Gail Spitler (Detroit 24, MI).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Suzie
Suzie is choosey!
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Promo for Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 series) featuring Suzie trying on a pile of hats. Choosy is misspelled in the promo.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens, informational
Sis the Candy Kid Fashions
Sis
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Miscellaneous
0.6
Majorette costume by Patty Meeves and Pam Pearson (Seattle 2, WA); beach outfit, etc. by Sandra Marks (Salix, IA); candy dress by Rebecca Seamon (Concord, NC).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly
Look! You can send for these 4 pin-ups with over 30 cut-outs...
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Miscellaneous
0.4
Promo for Katy Keene pin-up sets #1 and #2, Sis pin-up set #3, and K.O. Kelly pin-up set #4. Each comes with 6x9 inch cardboard pinup with over 30 cut-out outfits.

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