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Issue: Katy Keene Comics #13
Publication Date: November 1953
 
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/28/1953
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
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Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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humorous
Katy Keene; Sis
It's my new pin-up board to keep K.O., Randy, Chubby and Danny on their toes!
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Miscellaneous
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, informational
Randy Van Ronson III; Katy Keene; Jarvis; K.O. Kelly; Gloria Grandbilt; Sis
Our scene opens with Randolph Van Ronson III calling Katy Keene to remind her of a date...
When K.O. asks Gloria to select a perfume for Katy's birthday gift, she chooses the worst-smelling perfume in the store so that Katy will get angry with K.O. Her plan backfires when Katy's head cold prevents her from smelling the perfume.
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Katy's pose, robe, lettering, and toilet accessories by Darleen Veihl (Oak Park, IL); Katy's bracelet by Anita Feller (Indianapolis, IN); Randy's suit, cuff links, tie, socks, etc. by Junior Cruise (Princeton, WV); Randy's sport car by Jan Perrett (Gulfport, MS); Gloria's turtle neck sweater by Judy Klein (Bronx 63, NY); K.O.'s trunks and robe by Jimmy Anderson (Van Wert, OH); convertible for Gloria by David McIntosh (Owensboro, KY); "Oh-La-La" perfume bottle by Susan Millman (Middletown, NY); Gloria's street dress by Jae Antle (Baytown, TX); Katy's gown by Sandra Gerrells (Moorhead, MN); Sis's dress by Paula Jean Miller (Abilene, TX); Katy's dressing table, lamps, pictures, etc. by Gail Renker (Ansonia, CT); bowling outfit by Susanna Hassel (Richmond, VA).
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Gloria Fashions
Gloria Grandbilt
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Miscellaneous
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Fencing outfit and mask by Carolyn Berning (Angola, IN); hat by Martha Terrill (Houston, TX); other designs by Kay Blackburn (Fort Worth, TX); Frances Whitworth (Brooklyn, NY); Joan Valentine (Wellsboro, PA); Mary June Wendelboe (Granger, IN); and Patricia Goe (Brantford, Ontario). Includes text promoting Gloria pin-up and cut-out outfit set for 10 cents.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Katy Keene; Sis; Billy
Phew that was a lot of work--I'm bushed!
Sis quickly plants seeds by having Billy use his pogo stick to dig the holes.
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Crown by Shirley Mayer (New Cumberland, PA); candy cane and ice cream cone jumper by Audrey Squires (Santa Rosa, CA); giant lollypop by Jean Marie Schoemburg (Brooklyn 27, NY); yum-yum socks by Vicky Smith (Wellsburg, WV); shoes by Lurline Foote (Houston, TX) and Connie Prange (Sandusky, MI); Katy's outfit, pose, etc. by Gayl Derr (Emmaus, PA); Sis's pedal pushers by Jean Bargelski (Whitestone, NY); Billy's outfit by Sandra Adsley (Denver 7, CO).
Sis Fashions and Puzzles

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Sis
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Designs by David Skiff (New Bedford, MA); Joann Castro (Garden City, KS); La Nell Collins (Oklahoma City, OK); Shirley Damsgaard (North St. Paul 9, MN); and Pat Jansen (Winnipeg, Manitoba). Puzzles include maze and connect-the-dots.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Katy Keene Jokes
Katy Keene; Sis; Chubby Chuckles; Randy Van Ronson III; K.O. Kelly; Billy
If it holds out another five minutes I'll take it!
Sis tests a mattress; Katy inquires about a cow; Katy plants a frozen food garden with ice cube seeds; Randy shares how he got his black eye.
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Four one-panel gags and four textual jokes. Cow joke by Adile Larose (Winnipeg, Manitoba); frozen food garden joke by Miffin Hunt (Las Cruces, NM); black eye joke by Martha Cervarich (Richmond, VA); textual jokes by Gretta Burdette (Sissonville, WV); Bonnie Crosetti (Watsonville, CA); Carol Jean Hanson (Grand Prairie, TX); and Barbara Wear (Claysburg, PA).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Keene; Danny O'Connel; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III; Tammy Terry
Miss Terry, get Katy Keene on the phone for me...
Katy gets a movie part but her participation is threatened by a late arrival after K.O. gives Randy four flat tires.
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Pose and gown by Laura Lessa (Stoughton, MA); lounging P.J.'s and pose by Janice Jagelski (Yonkers 4, NY); sweetheart lamp by Betty Jean Wetzsteon (Corvallis, MT); mouse slippers by Carolyn Cline (Denison, TX); Sis's P.J.'s by Shirley Byus (Fort Wayne, IN); Katy's pillow by Patricia McDonald (Willits, CA); undies by Wanda Spence (Parkersburg, WV); teddy bear by Ruth Ellen (Gulf, NC); robe by Linda Adams (Wills Point, TX); Katy's mules by Priscilla Small (Burlingame, CA); Randy's horse tie by Mary Kealey (Pasadena 10, CA); zebra trim smoking jacket and slippers by James Gohl (Kansas City, MO); Katy's outfit by Grazina Gaubys (Brooklyn 19, NY); Randy's limousine by Daniel Irving (Potterville, PA); Sis's outfit with cone hat and necklace by Cynthia Pyle (New York 28, NY); Randy's outfit by June Marie Joyce (Miami, FL); K.O.'s outfit by Larry Jones (Porterville, CA).

Katy is finally given a ride by The Firehouse Five Plus Two, a real Dixieland jazz band consisting of Disney animators active in the 1950s.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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informational
Katy Fashions
Katy Keene
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Miscellaneous
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Tulip dress and hat by Lyn Trevena (Vancouver, British Columbia); peach beach-dress by Nancy Huff (Decatur, GA); leaf dress by Imogene Smith (Lutesville, MO); flower gown by Mary Stewart (Windermere, Ontario); clover apron by Evelyn Howell (Ozark, AL); apple apron by Judy Jane Coble (Perrysburg, OH); peanut dress by Wilma Shorte (Astoria, NY); buttercup outfit by Mary Clark Raines (Chattanooga, TN); flower frock by Patricia Cloran (Philadelphia, PA); leaf suit by Jerry and April Boteler (Brookside, KY).
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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non-fiction
Hollywood Gossip
Sean McClory Wrestles With Tongue-Twister
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Miscellaneous
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Short Short Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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K.O. Kelly; Sis; Windy
Sis! What are you doing here?
K.O. tries to dissuade Sis from running away after Katy spanks her for not eating cauliflower.
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Miscellaneous
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Sis's dress and bag by Rita Schexnayder (Bogalusa, LA); K.O.'s training outfit by Paul Sinodhinos (Montreal, Canada).
K.O. Kelly and Randy Fashions

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K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson
K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III
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Miscellaneous
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K.O.'s boxing trousers by Barbara Candan (Woodland, CA); Randy's trunks by Carl W. Clark (Madill, OK); sport coat and trousers by Ruth Sarhan (Miami, FL); other fashions by Bernadette Barnes (Pueblo, CO); Pamela Kelly (Brockport, NY); Jeanine Hebert (Edmonton, Alberta); Nancy Culver (Galveston, TX); and Arlene Yourist (no address on design).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, teen
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Jughead, how can you sit there eating?
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Promo for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #2 featuring comic panels portraying Archie and the gang breaking the fourth wall to sell the magazine to the readers.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Katy Keene; Sis
Shucks! It would rain today!
Katy suggests that Sis draw a box of candy on her new easel, but Sis ends up eating the box while drawing it.
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Katy's negligee by Etta Jo Tiger (Parker, AZ); Sis's outfit by Brand Perreira (Brooklyn 1, NY) and Barbara Mills (Hamilton, Ontario); Katy's apron by Rochelle Goldberg (Brooklyn 26, NY).
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Fashions
Katy Keene
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Miscellaneous
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P.J.'s by Sumi Akaba (no address on design); other designs by Sandra Grant (Collingwood, Ontario); Mrs. Jimmie Darling (Santa Rosa, CA); Victor Santa Crace (Utica 3, NY); Savannah Shadrick (Jasper, TN); and Marilyn Weinert (Dayton 10, OH).
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Katy's Mailbag
Katy Keene
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Keene; Sis
We'll be seeing you!
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Promo for Archie Comics publications in which Katy Keene appears.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, informational
Debby Twist; Oliver Twist; Lotta Twist
Mother left this note for me to do the dishes!
Debby's parents think she didn't do the dishes because she's hosting her music teacher.
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Splash page fashions by Yvonne Champion (Granite City, IL); pose, outfit, etc. by Marcia Pierson (Harrisburg, IL); Debby's mother's outfit by Gail Hanson (Red Wing, MN); apron by Judy Kay Daugherty (Knoxville, TN).

First appearance of Debby since Archie's Girls, Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1953 series) #1.

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