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Issue: Katy Keene Comics #10
Publication Date: May 1953
 
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/02/1953
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 17 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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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
Binding:  
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III; Sis
Okay, K.O.! I'm leaving--- I can take a little hint!!
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Miscellaneous
1
Redrawn from the cover of Wilbur Comics #22.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Gloria Grandbilt; Danny O'Connel; Sis; Randy Van Ronson III; Jumpin' Joe Pasterneck; C.B.
Gloria Grandbilt humph!
Katy's new film costume requires genuine ostrich feathers - and the ostrich who contributed those feathers wants them back!
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Miscellaneous
5.67
Katy's head, earring, and lettering above by Alberta Galligan (Stanfield, OR); studio fashion by Arlene Hoffman (Warrington, PA); Katy's blouse by Judy M. Vasser (San Francisco, CA); skirt by Madeline Fusco (Bronx 57, NY); Katy's pose by Sherry Brake (Warrentown, MO); diamond studded pipe and lighter by Nancy Ann King (Everett, MA); Randy's smoking jacket by James Gohl (Kansas City, MO); negligee by Maria Paniagua (Santurce, Puerto Rico); Katy's outfit and pose by Connie Brown (Bakersfield, CA); Gloria's hat, purse, and gloves by Loretta McCarthy (Austin, TX); setting and Katy's pose by Betsy Schera (Reading, PA); Gloria's dress by Geraldine Francisca (Austin, TX).

Splash page includes recap of Gloria's introduction.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III
Look kids! You can get these beautiful pin-ups of K.O. and Randy
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Promo for pin-up and cutout outfit set of K.O. and Randy. Sets #1 and 2 (Katy), 3 (Sis), and 5 (Gloria) also available.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
informational
Katy Fashions
Katy Keene
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Miscellaneous
1
Evening cape by Bernice Chunn (Hereford, AZ); boudoir jacket and lingerie by Margaret Mack (Bradford, MA); evening gown by Anita Miller (New York, NY); swim suit by Lorett Draper (Carlotta, CA); shoes and playsuit by Wanda Cloyd (Ft. Wayne, IN); shoes by Paula Bert (Attleboro, MA); sweater by Leona Asbury (San Diego, CA).
Katy Keene Galactic Queen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational, science fiction
Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson III; Gremlins; Chubby Chuckles
Katy has been studying night and day for a part in the movies...
Katy dreams she and Randy journey into outer space and meet Gremlins.
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Miscellaneous
4
Galactic queen costume by Nelson Bridwell (Oklahoma City 3, OK); Sis' pinafore apron and dress by Linda Forehand (San Antonio, TX); Katy's house dress and apron by Esther Marie Scheffel (Baltimore, MD); Randy's rocket ship by Douglas Avey (Mt. Morris, IL); Katy's space gown from Saturn by Carol Stritch (Painesville, OH); Randy's spacesuit by Brian Matthews (Liverpool 13, England); Katy's stole and bag by Bette Bennett (Pittsburgh 27, PA).
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
informational
Katy Fashions
Katy Keene
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Miscellaneous
1
Designs by Colleen Fitzgerald (Jamestown, KS); Jacquelaine Cloutier (Taunton, MA); Deanna Crispin (Pendleton, OR); Kay Clancy (Albany, GA); Jean Redclay (Bausman, PA); Mary Sue Totty (Kansas City 3, MO); Emma Jean Nickel (Lockhart, TX); Dixie Ashton (Omaha, NE); Sallie R. Whitesie (West Columbia, SC); Beverly Collar (Anchorage, AK); and Janice Andrews (Inwood, NY).
A Short Punny Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Randy Van Ronson
Randy Van Ronson III; Sis; Katy Keene
Katy, I'm going on a trip to hunt deer!
Randy shows off his new hunting car.
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Miscellaneous
1
Randy's hunting jacket with secret picture pocket by Marcel D. Iczkowski (Milwaukee, WI); Katy's slack suit by Zlata Daniel (Yonkers, NY); Sis's jumper by Jo Ann Belote (Bynum, TX); hunter's sport car by Pat Sclafani (Torrington, CT).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Sis; Billy; Katy Keene; Patches; Randy Van Ronson III; Chubby Chuckles; Gloria Grandbilt; K.O. Kelly
Yippee whoopee oh boy!
Sis and Billy throw a surprise birthday party for Patches.
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Miscellaneous
4
Sis and Billy's outfits, poses, etc. by Donna Kame (Arkport, NY); Katy's lounging pajamas by Deanna May Wong (Cincinnati 12, OH); Sis's outfit by Beatrice Coker (Hot Springs, AR); Billy's outfit by Dorothy Rich (Fort Worth, TX); light bulb idea by a reader whose name was not on design; Sis's outfit by Ann Sullivan (Hornersville, MO).

Final panel is Katy telling readers they can send her names and addresses of children hospitalized with polio, TB, or rheumatic fever to receive a free pinup and cut-out outfit set.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
informational
Sis Fashions
Sis
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Miscellaneous
1
Swim suit and hat below by Sarah Lee Smoot (Mt. Vernon, IL); buttons an' bows by Carol Nice (Wanamassa, NJ); sun suit on Sis by Priscilla Carrillo (Oxnard, CA); slip by Carol Hall (Portland 11, OR); cape and skirt by a reader whose name was not on design; other designs by Beth Kaylor (Ft. Wayne, IN) and Linda K. Jackson (Antlers, OK).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Look! Big news!
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Miscellaneous
1
Promo for Archie's Pal Jughead Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #1 and Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #1.
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Movie Chatter
Mayo Encouraged by Alan Ladd to Slap Him
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Miscellaneous
2
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Gloria Grandbilt; K.O. Kelly; Chubby Chuckles
I brought K.O. Kelly out here to make him train by taking...
Gloria tries to get K.O. to rescue her from trouble on the beach, but she attracts the help of Chubby instead.
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Miscellaneous
3.67
Swim suit, pose, etc. by Cynthia Frye (New Orleans, LA) and Valera Jean Schultz (Eldorado, IL); Katy's swim suit by Connie Justice (Clinton, TN); Gloria's beach outfit by Edythe Dibble (Plymouth, MI); Chubby's uke by Mary Mansell (Honolulu 18, Territory of Hawaii); Gloria's sun-glasses by Patricia Keilty (Oakville, CT); Gloria's monogram beach towel and radio by Kay Sanders (Boise, ID).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Gloria Grandbilt
Maybe you don't like Gloria but you'll love...
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Miscellaneous
0.33
Promo for Gloria Grandbilt pinup and cut-out outfit set.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene Fun Page
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Includes word ladder, riddles, drawing man, picking identical designs, and connect-the-dots.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie Andrews
Need a Tonic?...Try an Archie Comic
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Promo for Archie Comics publications featuring Archie as a doctor.
Hoots and Saddles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Ginger Snapp; Patsy; Ickky Jones; Monk
The rodeo is in town tonight!
Ginger and Patsy swoon over, and Ickky fears, a tough-looking cowboy standing outside the soda shop until he comes in and orders a tutti frutti sundae.
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Miscellaneous
3
Katy Skating Fashions

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
informational
Katy Fashions
Katy Keene
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Miscellaneous
1
Designs by Marilyn Moats (Ft. Wayne 6, IN); Kathleen Cahill (Pittsfield, MA); Nancy Rice (Kansas City, MO); Victoria Krell (Newark 8, NJ); Claire Guzzo (Stafford Springs, CT); Bob Schonasky (Baraboo, WI); Yoshiko Kono (Seabrook, NJ); Florence Chandler (Hialeah, FL); Faun Earl (Brigham, UT); Janet Wallace (Bishop, CA); Faye Hadley (Porterville, CA); Joan Krupinsky (Woodstock, VT); Nancy Mackall (Rogers, OH); Doris and Jean Ahrens (Christiansburg, VA); Mrs. I.L. Wiser (Dalhart, TX); Treva Gutwein (Dayton 10, OH); Dorothy Lavelle (Kingston); and Diana Cucinotta (Brooklyn 23, NY).

Numbered as page 4; unclear if meant to continue numbering from Ginger story or if this was detached from a 3-page Katy Keene story about skating.

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