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Issue: Katy Keene Comics #15
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/31/1953
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 16 (9 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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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly
I'm in perfect shape, Katy! Watch me jump over this high fence!!
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Miscellaneous
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The Woggon Wheels Ranch in the background is a reference to Woggon's family home in Santa Barbara, CA.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Randy Van Ronson III; Katy Keene; Sis; Jarvis
Marry me, Katy, and I'll give you yachts, furs, diamonds!
When Katy says that the man she marries must make her hear bells and chimes when they kiss, Randy rigs it so that his butler rings a bell at a specified time before kissing Katy.
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Katy's wedding gown, pose, bells, garden trellis, etc. by Shirley Sentis (Regina, Sask.); jewelry by Joyce Gray (Salem, VA); yacht by Floyd Stansfield (Los Angeles 26, CA); furs by Carolyn Kirchner (Wellsburg, WV) and Lorraine Mullins (Feather Falls, CA); limousine by Henry Valdez (San Martin, CA); Katy's pillow by Warren Watkinson (Topeka, KS); Katy's dress by Patricia Bochanski (Flint 5, MI); Sis' dress by Sharon Knauf (Toledo, OH); foreign car by Jerry Hanson (Portland, OR); Randy's outfit by Soni Frye (Huron, OH); Randy's diamond-studded pipe by Linda Straum (Los Angeles 24, CA); Randy's car, garden scene, etc. by Barbara Broussard (Baton Rouge, LA); garden scene also by Mary Ann Canfield (Blossburg, PA); Katy's tea dress by Carol Klaus (Morning Sun, IA); Randy's outfit by Dixie Sale (Horton, KS).
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene
Katy receives many many similar wedding gowns...
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Katy appears in four different wedding gowns. Designs credited to 53 readers.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Sis; Katy Keene; Chubby Chuckles; Bertha Bumples; Toughy
Chubby Chuckles?! Oh (ugh) hello!
Sis hides in Chubby's bass viol case when a bully chases her for her candy.
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Pose, lettering, Sis's dress, candy store, etc. by Martha Scherr (Collyer, KS); comic book pillow by Dorothy Veneziano (Pittsburgh 12, PA); Katy's sweetheart lamp by Carol Petersen (St. Petersburg, FL); Katy and Sis's outfits and poses by Dorothy Cattnach (Billings, MT); Bertha's house dress by Carol Sproxton (Clemenceau, Sask.).
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
informational
Sis and Billy Fashions
Sis; Billy
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Space suit by Shirley Pipkin (Monticello, UT); Billy's cowboy outfit by Cynthia Carpenter (Scarsdale, NY) and Lila Jo Wood (Fort Benton, MT); other designs by Susanne Hollis (Palm Beach, FL); Susan Martin (Barnwell, SC); Sylvia Houston (Lubbock, TX); Mildred Clark (Macon, GA); and Evelyn Grabowski (Winnipeg, Manitoba). Includes order form for double pin-up of Sis and Billy with cut-out outfits.
A Short Tickling Tale

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Danny O'Connel
Our tickling tale opens at a Colossal Movie Studio board meeting
Danny's clients want a woman who will make them laugh; Katy obliges by wearing an outfit decorated with feathers to tickle them.
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Miscellaneous
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Pose, etc. by Martha Dean (Holbrook, MA); dress by Bonnie Baggett (Lakeland, FL); feather outfit by Marilyn Shultz (Alexandria, LA).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
K.O. Kelly; Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; Jeeves; Sis
Hello, Katy, I'll be a little late for our date...
Randy has K.O. wear a knight's suit of armor under the guise of taking it to the cleaners so that he can lock K.O. in a closet and thereby miss his date with Katy.
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Miscellaneous
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Lettering by Linda Ayling (Clayburn, BC); dress by Linda Farkas (Warren, OH); tie by Patricia Latini (Fitchburg, MA); hearts by Mary F. Moore (Wichita 17, KS); outfits on K.O. and Randy by Eleanor Feinberg (Englewood, NJ); Sis's dress by Anne Marie Notchissey (East Flagstaff, AZ); Randy's suit by Cecil Ly Vert Fox (no address on design); love seat and heart pillow by Lucy Snyder (Houston 5, TX); Katy's date dress by Susi Brooks (Sioux City, IA).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson
K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III
Hey, kids! Here's a free pin-up of K.O. and Randy!
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Promo for pin-up and cut-out set of K.O. and Randy for 10 cents.
Debby and Her Diary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Debby Twist; Oliver Twist; Lotta Twist; Honey
Dear, Diary: Our neighbor's twins, Debby and Diane, cryed all last night and kept us awake.
Debby asks for her father's help to put the neighbor's twin infants to sleep.
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Dress by Susan Young (Thetford Center, VT); Debby's outfit by Ilene Arnoldt (Walla Walla, WA); scarf and pillow by Vickie Scarlato (Bridgehampton, NY); chef outfit by Alice Stafford (Alexandria, LA).
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Hollywood Gossip
"So Big" Star Surrounds Self With Oldtimers
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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; Randy Van Ronson III; Randolph Van Ronson II
Our story begins at the Van Ronson's winter lodge at Lake Arrowhead...
Randy teaches Katy how to ski by telling her it's as easy as spelling her own name.
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Pose, skating outfit, etc. by Sheila Campbell (Edmonton, Alberta); pose, scene, etc. by Christine Hamlin (Dresden, TN); Katy's pose, fireplace, kitten, popcorn bowl, etc. by Patsy Hall (Madill, OK); Katy's outfit by Suzanne Law (Moncks Corner, SC); Randy's outfit by Norma Absdeely (Cedar Rapids, IA); Katy's skiing poses making letters by Ellen Harris (Kingsville, TX).
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene Jokes
Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson III
Can I catch the 6:45 train if I cut through this field?
Katy asks about a shortcut; Sis jokes about their watchdog; a police officer asks for Randy's name despite being written all over his car.
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Miscellaneous
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Includes Katy Puzzle to find as many things wrong in picture and textual joke.

Jokes, poses, outfits, etc. by Lucille Dobric (Tucson, AZ); pose, etc. by Barbara Brooks (Libby, MT); Randy's car by Milton Larry McManus (Ball, LA); joke by Ida Simoes (Waterbury, CT).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie! This is so sudden!
Betty overhears Archie and Veronica talking about a dog license and thinks they're referring to a marriage license.
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Miscellaneous
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene
Katy is stepping out!
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Miscellaneous
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Promo for Katy Keene Three Dimension Comics (Archie, 1953 series) #1.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis
Our scene opens with K.O. Kelly fast asleep having pleasant dreams of Katy...
K.O. battles with a mosquito in his bedroom.
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Miscellaneous
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Poses, outfits, animals, etc. by Penny Landreth (Airpoint, VA); lettering by Alice Snodgrass (South Gate, CA); K.O.'s lamp by Clara Zynn Veriver (Columbus, UT); K.O.'s pajamas by Marlene Fox (Van Hook, ND); Katy's dress by Barbara Lundy (Miami, OK).

Final panel includes promo for Katy and K.O. double pin-up and cut-out outfit set.
A Short Punchy Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
K.O. Kelly; Sis
Hiya, K.O.! Teach me to box -- will you, huh?
K.O. teaches Sis how to box and accidentally gets hit on the head with a dumbbell.
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Miscellaneous
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K.O.'s outfits by Jill Malnoske (Marietta, GA); Sis's popcorn dress by Claire Brault (Biddeford, ME).

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