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Issue: Katy Keene Comics #18
Publication Date: September 1954
 
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/15/1954
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 22 (12 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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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Katy Keene; Sis
Hmmm!? Who will it be? K.O. Kelly has lots of pepper -- Randy has a mint -- Danny is so jealous he could pop and Chubby (ugh) is full of corn but Errol is (sigh) as smooth as cream! Hmm?
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Katy Keene; Sis; Bertha Bumples; K.O. Kelly; Chubby Chuckles
Yoo hoo! Bertha! Can you come over for a minute?
K.O. writes a poem for Katy but accidentally reads it over the phone to Bertha.
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Miscellaneous
2.5
Lettering by Joan Roeben (New York 14, NY) and Nancy Willis (Levittown, PA); Katy's head, lace heart, etc. by Virginia Jennings (East St. Louis, IL); Katy's outfit by Pat Franklin (Edmonton, Alberta); Bertha's house dress by Dorothy Cobb (Sarasota, FL).
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Bertha Fashions
Bertha Bumples
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Designs by Barbara Downie (Kansas City, MO); Peggy Johnson (Lewisburg, TN); Alice Lynn Tong (Berkeley 3, CA); and Beth Frisque (Yakima, WA).
Katy Keene Pin-Ups

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene
Many many of Katy's Designers whose Designs have been used have mailed their Photos...
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Miscellaneous
1.5
Pin-up lettering, Katy's pose, etc. by Judy Ann Mead (Cedar Rapids, IA); pose and outfit also by Joyce McDowell (Vienna, WV) and Judy Kraft (Maple, MN); lamp, etc. by June Winquist (Harshaw, WI); pier pin-up by Linda Ann Shannon (Minneola, KS); cheerleader pin-up by Joan Lois Levy (New York, NY); patriotic pin-up by C. Longeria (Brownsville, TX); pink pin-up by Roberta Wolfe (San Gabriel, CA); palm pin-up by Lorraine Sano (Los Angeles, CA); cowgirl pin-up by Hilda Linsford (Russell, KY) and Dolores E. Shuler (Peach Bottom, PA); mermaid pin-up by LaNell Collins (Oklahoma City, OK); sailor pin-up by Janet Prickett (Wheat Ridge, CO); spotted pin-up by Norma Ramras (Phoenix, AZ).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Keene; Chubby Chuckles
How about some nice action shots, Katy?
Chubby takes photos of Katy before realizing he forgot to load film into his camera.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Pin-up by Barbara Hoffage (Great Meadows, NJ); diving poses and swim suit by Bettie Gambrel (Ozark, AK); other fashions by Sandra Kessler (West Hyattsville, MD).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; Sis; Skipper Mason
Tell us more about your sea voyages, Skipper!
Skipper tells a story about the time he commandeered a cargo ship through seven days of stormy seas, but watching Katy's washing machine makes him seasick.
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Miscellaneous
2.5
Anchors Aweigh pin-up pose, etc. by Tamara Wilcox (Pocatello, ID); ship pin-up, pose, etc. by Bonnie O'Brien (Des Plaines, IL); song lettering by Mryna Spence (Scottsburg, OR); Katy's outfit, watch, and bracelet by Frances Markesich (Windsor, CT); Katy's washer and pin-up planters by Nancy Wydeven (Kimberly, WI).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene; Sis
Look, Katy! Th' skipper gave me a ship in a bottle!
Skipper gives Sis a ship in a bottle, and Sis takes it out.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Lounging pajamas, pose, etc. by Joanne Rachwalski (Winnipeg, Manitoba); perfume bottles and lettering by Mary Mansell (Arlington, VA); dress by Marilyn Segal (Philadelphia, PA).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene Jokes
Katy Keene; Sis; Gloria Grandbilt; Randy Van Ronson III
Don't you dare splash me, Sis!
Sis splashes Gloria; Sis and Katy find an ant-filled picnic spot; Sis and Katy weigh themselves; Katy falls while skiing.
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Miscellaneous
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Also includes two text jokes.

Joke, pose, and swim suits by Ed Kmiecik (East Detroit, MI); joke by Betty Wilkin (South Weymouth 90, MA); pose and swim suit by Carole Wilson (Pilot Point, TX) and Carita Spora (Vancouver 12, BC); joke, poses, etc. by Jo Elekes (Aliquippa, PA); joke, poses, etc. by Susan Cook (Fort Wayne, IN); joke by Bonnie Jones (La Crosse, WI); joke by Sharon Gralton (Chinook, MT).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Katy Keene; Chubby Chuckles; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III
What a beautiful day for a nice, long hike!
Katy declines rides from her boyfriends to get some exercise but regrets the decision when it starts to storm.
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Miscellaneous
1.75
Playsuit and pose by Gail Davis (Miami, FL); lettering by Bob MacLeod (Santa Barbara, CA); jalopy by Donald P. Harris (Waurika, OK); K.O.'s jeep by A/3C Gunner Scolaro (Sampson AFB, Geneva, NY); pin-up pose, etc. by Yvonne Pearson (Tigard, OR); Randy's birdwing car by Milton C. Sutton (Brinkley, AR).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene; Sis
Woo! Woo! Send um smoke signals to pen-pals on Katy note pad...
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Miscellaneous
0.25
Promo for Katy Keene note pad with Indian pin-up.

Indian outfit by Cynthia Buckland (Hazardville, CT).
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene Jokes
Katy Keene; Chubby Chuckles; Sis
Chubby! It's been a half hour since I ordered my turtle soup!
Katy complains about her turtle soup order; Katy catches Sis looking for candy.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Katy's dress and pose by Rosanna Stoii (Joplin, MO); joke by Lorraine Hewlett (Fort Lauderdale, FL); joke by Carol J. Harrison (Grand Prairie, TX); Sis's dress by Marilyn Lowe (Cincinnati, OH).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Sis; Billy
Billy! What happened to your nose?
Billy explains how he injured his nose.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Sis's outfit, pose, lettering, etc. by Kenneth Creel (Hialeah, FL); Sis's dress by Florann Geller (Philadelphia, PA); joke by Lilita Riekstins (Cleveland 2, OH).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; Bertha Bumples; Sis; Danny O'Connel; Clancy
Our scene opens in the casting office of Colossal Studios...
Bertha has a dress sent to her home at the same time Colossal Studios is sending over a gown for Katy to wear, and Katy mixes up the two.
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Miscellaneous
5
Pose, costume, lettering, etc. by Gracia Venetos (Pittsburgh 27, PA); Bertha's dress shop outfits by Sandra Rybick (Ballston Spa, NY), Georgia Baker (Chehalis, WA), Marjorie Stewart (Phoenix, AZ), Judy Richmond (Portland 12, OR), and Claire Brault (Biddeford, ME); Bertha's outfit by Pat Nahquaddy (San Diego 11, CA); gown by Nadine Johnson (Hayward, CA); negligee and pose by Ann Hammond (Trona, CA); Sis' dress by Kathy Korenchan (Parma 29, OH); lamps, curtain, mirror by Marjorie Taylor (Allegany, NY); dressing table, stool, and slip by Norma Ramras (Phoenix, AZ); Katy's jewels by Lou Raye Mewlorn (Grifton, NC).

Final panel is reminder to send names of children hospitalized with polio or TB to Bill Woggon for a free pin-up and cutout set.
Katy and Bertha Bow Fashions

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene; Bertha Bumples
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Miscellaneous
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Designs by Alice Brenda Kerman (Wilson, NC); Carol Maras (Greencastle, IN); Peggy Lawyer (Fort Worth, TX); Barbara Shay (Raymond, WA); Phyllis Weinberg (Chicago, IL); Eileen Ingalls (Reading, MA); Lynda Thornton (Los Angeles, CA); Josie Young (San Francisco, CA); Patty Sue Moody (Berryville, AR); Judy Pasqual (Chicago 29, IL); James North (New York 32, NY); Joan E. Abbey (Baltimore 24, MD); Jane Long (Golden, CO); and Susan Champion (Golden, CO).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene
You asked for Katy! Here she is!
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Miscellaneous
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Promo for Katy Keene Annual (Archie, 1954 series).
He Who Laughs Last

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Suzie; Ferdie
Ferdie! Turn off that stupid comedian!
Suzie is upset when Ferdie laughs at jokes about women's clothing.
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Miscellaneous
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Sees Stars
Katy Keene
Film Actor Walks Into Lions' Den
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
childrens, humorous
Sis; Katy Keene
Our short story begins with Sis asleep...
Sis dreams of using Katy's vanishing cream to prevent being caught eating candy.
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Miscellaneous
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Lettering, pose, dress, etc. by Brenda Chapman (Nocona, TX); Katy's dress by Harriett Malcolm and Barbara Filmlee (Grand Junction, CO).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, non-fiction
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
I'm introducing a brand new magazine called Archie's Mechanics...
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Promo for Archie's Mechanics (Archie, 1954 series) featuring Archie, Betty, and Veronica in a workshop.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene
Many of my fan clubs would like to know what other clubs are doing...
Katy reads a letter from the Katy Keene Fan Club in Fort Dodge, Iowa and describes how to start a fan club and receive membership cards.
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Miscellaneous
1
Playsuit by Carolyn Sims (Somerset, KY); pose and pillow by reader whose name was not on design.
Fun Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; Archie Andrews
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Miscellaneous
0.75
Includes drawing Archie's head, finding mistake in five pictures, word ladder (blow to goal), riddles on parade, and finding area untouched by vowel.
The Wrong Type

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
drama, humorous
Wilbur Wilkin; Frank Wilkin
Oh boy! I'm glad Laurie loaned me her typewriter to do my homework!
Wilbur volunteers to type his father's note for the milkman.
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Miscellaneous
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