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Issue: Katy Keene Comics #16
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/24/1954
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 22 (11 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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drama, informational
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III; Sis
Keep going, Randy!
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Miscellaneous
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Katy's Hearts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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drama, informational
Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; K.O. Kelly; Chubby Chuckles
Katy, I'm giving a skating party at my Lake Arrowhead lodge, and to show you I'm a fair-minded fellow I've invited K.O. Kelly and Chubby!
At an ice skating party, all of the males try to impress Katy including Chubby.
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Katy's pose and costume by Kathryn Watkins (Wichita, KS); lettering by Nancy Thomas (Chehalis, WA) and Delores Adams (Bozeman, MT); heart pillow also by Frances Moore (St. Edmonton, Alberta), Laura Smith (Rawlins, WY), Rita Baldon (Indianapolis, IN), and Patricia Rousseau (Springfield, MA); Katy's heart, plus pose, jewelry, etc. by Gracie Garcia (Tucson, AZ); Katy's skating togs by Joanne Foote (Peoria, IL) and Dorothy Price (Johnsonburg, PA); K.O.'s skating pose making heart by Jackie LaDue (Salem, OR); K.O.'s sweater and gloves by Patsy McHenry (Camp Polk, LA).
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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informational
Katy Keene
Many many readers send in similar heart gowns to Katy such as the ones above...
Katy models gown designs sent in by readers.
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Miscellaneous
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Designs credited to 77 readers.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Keene Fun Page
Katy Keene; Sis; Little Bo Peep
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Miscellaneous
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Includes guessing which path leads to Bo Peep's sheep, spelling 14 four-letter words that begin with "T" and end with "E", unscrambling ball games, decoding sentence, word squares, and shading dotted spaces.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Join the big parade!!!
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Promo for Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #2 featuring the gang leading a parade.
Sis Wants a Wedding

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
drama, informational
Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson III; Billy
Marry me, Katy, and I'll give you furs, diamonds, custom designed gowns, imported perfumes--
When Sis overhears Randy proposing marriage to Katy, she can only imagine how she'll profit from the marriage.
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Wedding gown and pose by Marie Thies (Minneapolis, MN) and Beth Corrigan (Detroit 28, MI; bells and flowers); lettering by Alice Snodgrass (South Gate, CA) and Paula Bert (Seekonk, MA); Katy's dress by Amelia De la Fuente (Sampaloc, Manila); gown, furs, pose by Anita Waite (Centralia, WA); mink stole and gown by Anita Louise Kiederlen (Chicago 47, IL); parfum (strictly from Paris) by Gale Akawie (Middletown, NY); other items in dream sequence by Cynthia Seguine (Milford, NJ), Wanda Lee Work (San Antonio, TX), Raymond Moralez (Lubbock, TX), and Luis Martinz Jr. (Panama City, Panama); Katy's pose, wall lamp, etc. by Gayle Hindes (Arab, AL); candy house by Nellie Gay Kieke (Giddings, TX); rumpus room by Nancy Wydeven (Kimberly, WI); merry-go-round by Shirley Moore (Wolfeboro, NH); candy queen by Patricia Deets (Hershey, PA); Katy's dress and apron by Judy Kay Daugherty (Knoxville, TN); Sis' cone dress by Penny Williams (Valley Stream, NY); Sis' dress and doll by Mary Helen Hopkins (Tucson, AZ); apron also by Mary Jane Stellabotte (Brooklyn 9, NY).

Final panel is promo for Sis and Billy double pin-up and cut-out set for 10 cents.
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
informational
Katy Fashions
Katy Keene
Page of various reader-designed fashions and a Katy Keene paper doll to display them on.
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Gloves, hat, and bag by Irma Karhela (Toronto 6, Ontario); dress and hat by Nellie Browne (Marin City, CA); Cupid by Jerri Patricia Lipe (Porum, OK); apron by Valerie Mattison (Falconer, NY); other designs by Diana Ziganash (Willingdon, Alberta); Dorothy Besler (Melville, Saskatchewan); Catherine Martiness (New York 3, NY); Cpl. Kenneth E. Fisher (East Weymouth, MA); Wendy Hook (Tacoma, WA); Karen Olson (Morris, IL); Jeanette Stepp (Fort Worth, TX); Sylvia Firkins (Victoria, BC); Jacqueline Matron (Brooklyn, NY); and Jacqueline Dudek (Philadelphia, PA).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Keene
You asked for Katy! Here she is!
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Promo for Katy Keene Annual (Archie, 1954 series).
By Gum!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
teen
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Red Wilson; Miss Gargle
Hey Laurie watch this!
Miss Gargle catches Wilbur chewing gum in class and thinks she's caught Red too, but he just has swelling from a toothache.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
drama, informational, science fiction
Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; Randolph Van Ronson II
Katy is enjoying a week-end of Winter Sports with the Van Ronson Family, at their Winter Lodge.
On a ski trip with Randy, Katy falls asleep and dreams that the couple is honeymooning on the Moon.
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Miscellaneous
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Katy's "Dancing on the Clouds" pose and costume by Janet Vigil (Albuquerque, NM); "Dancing on the Clouds" heading and background by Carolyn Vigil (Albuquerque, NM); snowflakes by Alice Chelquist (Pittsburgh, PA); ski outfits by Pat Hicks (Fresno, CA), and Helen Keys (Fond du Lac, WI); Katy's nightie, lamp, pillows, etc. by Connie Jurezak (Johnson City, NY); Randy's outfit by George Butterwich (Toronto, Ontario); rocket ship by Alex Menore (Keshena, WI), Alvin Russell (Center Moriches, NY), and Jim Daly (Bremerton, WA); Randy's space suit and pose by Douglas Avey (Mt. Morris, IL) and Barbara Ann Sutton (Brinkley, AR); Katy's space suit and pose by Marilyn Brown (Wayne, MI).
Katy Rocket Pin-Ups

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene
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Miscellaneous
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Katy poses in three spacewear outfits. Pin-up pose, etc. by Mona Wotherspoon (Stettler, Alberta); pin-up and pose, etc. by Kay Adams (MacDill AFB, FL); pin-up pose, etc. by Ann Griffith (Odessa, TX).
Jokes with Sis

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; Sis
Sis! Do you get fur from a tiger?
Katy asks if you get fur from a tiger; Katy slips on a rug; Katy asks Sis about her geography test; Sis talks about sharing a secret; Katy asks where Sis is going with a fishing pole.
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Miscellaneous
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One-panel jokes and fashions submitted by readers are redrawn into a series of vignettes. Though Bill Woggon signs the page, art is by his shop.

Joke, poses, dresses, etc. by Barbara J. Brooks (Needles, CA); joke, poses, etc. by Sandra Miller (Bethlehem, WV); joke, poses, etc. by Jean Rumpanos (Mobile, AL); joke, poses, dresses, et. by Arlene Feldman (West Hempstead, NY); Sis's pose, outfit, pole, etc. by Peggy Flores (Rialto, CA).
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teen
Debby Twist; Oliver Twist; Betsy Ross; Barney Ross; Lotta Twist
Is that so, Betsy?
Oliver and Barney try to get their daughters off of the phone.
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Debby's pose, davenport, lamp, etc. by Carol Jean Johnson (Menahga, MN); Debby's sun suit and skirt by Lola Gravitt (Sunland, CA); Debby's mother's apron by Mary Jane Chula (Beaverdale, PA); Betsy's outfit by Carolyn Totty (Memphis, TN).
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Hollywood Gossip
When Victor Mature completed the final scene for "Dangerous Mission..."
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens
Sis; Randy Van Ronson III; Katy Keene; Billy
Sis! Will you stop playing with your toy electronic set and answer the door...
Randy thinks Sis has invented an electronic door opener.
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Miscellaneous
2.5
Sis and Billy's outfits, poses, etc. by Lynn Fisher (El Monte, CA); Katy's date dress by Janet Lehmann (Burbank, CA); Katy's dressing table, lamps, etc. by Martha Scherr (Collyer, KS); Sis's dress by Sylvia Ramirez (Los Gatos, CA); Randy's outfit by James Gohl (Kansas City, MO).
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Sis Fashions
Sis
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Miscellaneous
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Cone swim suit by Mary Monahan (Worcester, MA); heart swim suit and shoes by Mildred Joplin (Grandin, MO); other designs by Verna M. Kendall (Rochelle, IL); and Bonnie Beth Anderson (Wausa, NE). Includes promo for Sis pin-up and cut-out outfit set for 10 cents.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
drama, humorous
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Chubby Chuckles
Katy, I'm going to make you a (sigh) Katy Special!
Chubby dreams of a big reward for his new creation.
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Miscellaneous
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Katy's pose, soda fountain, etc. by Mary Mack (Jacksonville, AR); suit by Geral-Dean Jackson (Cowiche, WA); lettering by Mary Jane Coker (Palisade, NE); Katy Special by Judie and Nancy Lawson (Hamden 14, CT).
Katy Keene Makes a Hit

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
drama, humorous
Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly
Sis! Stop handling my bowling ball while you eat that taffy!
Katy has a mishap while bowling, thanks to Sis.
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Miscellaneous
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Bowling pose and outfit by Dorothy Lukowski (Branford, CT); Katy's outfit by Jane Cox (Chattanooga, TN); Sis's outfit by Emma Sessians (Ogden, UT); K.O.'s outfit by Bennie Edep (Bremerton, WA).
Bird Brain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Suzie; Ferdie
Ferdie, come over and see my new parakeet.
Ferdie gets outwitted by Suzie's new parakeet.
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Miscellaneous
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The phone line in panel one curls into a script "S", possibly a sly signature by Samm Schwartz.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
drama, informational
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Chubby Chuckles; Gloria Grandbilt
Whatsamatter, Chub, you look lower than a snake's belly?!
K.O. gives Chubby pointers on how to get a date, but it backfires on him.
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Miscellaneous
2.33
Pose, dress, stand, etc. by Dorothy Stegensek (Narrowsburg, NY); lettering at top of page by Wanda Minniear (Norfolk 9, VA); shoes and hat by Cpl. Tony Rajer (Fort Sheridan, IL); swim suit by Tena M. Tarler (Chicago 49, IL); other splash panel designs by Teddy Lorenz (Phoenix, AZ), Patricia Casey (Montreal, Quebec), Jeanette Schell (Highland Park 3, MI), and Sally Whitesides (Vallejo, CA); scattered hearts by Earl May (Portland, OR); Gloria's outfit by Rose Jameson (Miami, OK); shoes by Kaye Holcomb (Winthrop, WA); Katy's dress by Leona Asbury (San Diego 5, CA); K.O.'s jacket and tie by Carla Myers (Condon, OR).
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Gloria Fashions
Gloria Grandbilt
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Miscellaneous
0.67
Designs by Shirley Vohl (Rolla, MO); Joseph Giammanco (New York 2, NY); Nancy May Burton (Hitchins, KY); Judy Boggs (Charleston, WV); Lorraine Kilgore (Des Moines 14, IA); Ann Moody (Holyoke, MA); Sandra Kirkland (Terra Haute, IN); Diane Kelley (Beaufort, SC); Donnie John (Westend, CA); Jo Ann Gibson (Hurricane, WV); and Phyllis Zavoral (Chicago 8, IL).

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