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Issue: Katy Keene Comics #19
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/26/1954
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 21 (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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Cover, Front
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly
Oww! Oh why did I wear this fish design bathing cap!!
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Miscellaneous
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson III; K.O. Kelly
Oh dear! My phone would have to ring now---answer it, Sis!
Randy invites Katy to visit his new boat that he named after her. She leaves when she sees Randy approaching the pier in a rowboat, not realizing it was a gag and that he was rowing her to his yacht.
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Miscellaneous
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Katy's pose, playsuit, lettering, etc. by Faith Perry (East Wareham, MA); Randy's planes and boats by Ronnie Garrison (Corpus Christi, TX) and Juddy Woods (Gainesville, FL); Katy's pose, towel, etc. by Mary Mansell (Honolulu 18, HI); dress by Gwendolyn Nobles (Pensacola, FL); lamp by Phyllis Christian (Huntsville, AL); Katy's bathrobe by Lyn Johnson (St. Paul 4, MN); sailing pin-up by Carol Troutletter (Chicago 37, IL); K.O.'s sweater by Eveleigh Roszelle (Shreveport, LA); yacht by Jackie Halfena (Ellsworth, MN).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; Sis
Sweet Patootie! Look what I found, Katy!
Katy lets Sis spend an entire $5 bill on sweets and then spends $5 on the resulting doctor's bill.
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Miscellaneous
1
Katy's pose, costume, sign, etc. by Sharon Wien (Anaconda, MT); Sis's hair ribbons by Denise Moylan (Waterloo, Ontario); dressing table by Roberts (Orlando, FL); dress by Barbara Seronick (Dorchester 24, MA); unspecified design by Dianne McConnell (Bakersfield, CA).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Sis; Danny O'Connel; Gloria Grandbilt; Jumpin' Joe Pasterneck; Tammy Terry; Errol Swoon
Our story begins at Colossal Studios where the Grandbilt millions play a big part...
Gloria steals a part in a skating movie from Katy, but Katy has the last laugh when the director wants authenticity and tells the other skaters to rough up Gloria.
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Miscellaneous
5.5
Katy's pose, costume, lettering and scene by Geneveive Barnes (Porum, OK); Gloria's outfit by Celeste Joy (Redington Beach, FL); Gloria's skating costumes by Elaine Gross (Brooklyn 7, NY), Carol Holohan (Detroit 24, MI), Patty Kananen (Conneaut, OH), and Barbara Whited (Chicago, IL); pose and costume by Eva Assid (Sioux Falls, SD) and Pat Merritt (Custer, SD); pin-up pose, costume, etc. by Carol Sheridan (no address on design); Gloria's negligee by Nadine Shanler (Boston 24, MA); Katy's negligee by Anthony Swokla (Hartford, CT); Katy's dress by Deanne Kolesar (Danbury, CT); Gloria's dress by Joyce McDowell (Vienna, WV); pose and costume by Yvonne Champion (Granite City, IL); furs, flowers, jewels by John Guentert (Niles, MI); roller skates by Dawson's Sporting Goods (San Francisco 2, CA); Gloria's skating costume and skate box by Faye Hadley (Porterville, CA); pose and dressing room by Jeanette Ward (Stamford, CT); scene by Denise Sagen (Topeka, KS).
Katy Pin-Up Story

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
informational
Debby Twist; Betsy Ross
Our scene opens in the home of one of the many Katy Pin-up Fans...
Debby expresses her enjoyment of Katy Keene pin-ups and cut-out outfit sets and tells readers how to purchase their own.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
It's here! A big new annual!
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Promo for Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #3.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; Jarvis; Sis
Jarvis, get Katy Keene on the telephone for me...
Randy drives his new "block long dreamboat" to Katy's, and when the parking brakes fail, the car accidentally ends up inside the Ventura Pipe Line being installed beneath the street.
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Design, pin-up, and pose by Catherine Bredbenner (Berwick, PA); pin-up, pose, and suit by Shirley Smith (Cleveland, OH); head of Katy by Johnnie M. Ruiz (San Francisco, CA); pin-up and pose by Don Weaver (Stockton, CA); Randy's dinner jacket by Cecil Lyvert Fox (no address on design); Katy's dress by Marsha Dale Jones (Benton, MS); furniture by Patricia Organisciak (Tonawanda, NY); block-long dreamboat by Christian Otto (Bayside, NY), Thomas Yodzis (Mt. Carmel, PA), Tommy Warren Lynch (Kansas City, MO), William Humphreys (Pensacola, FL), George F. Hammond (Santa Barbara, CA), and Ronald Pomfret (Woonsocket, RI); Katy's date dress by Carol Woodard (Los Angeles 36, CA); Sis' dress by Elaine Montella (Philadelphia, PA).
All Aboard the Dreamboat

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; K.O. Kelly; Randolph Van Ronson II
The Katy Kay rocked gently at the dock, all agleam with white beauty and moonsilver...
K.O. helps Randy dispose of a group of criminals who intended to hold Randy hostage on the family yacht.
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Miscellaneous
2
By the Garden Gate

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Debby Twist; Betsy Ross; Honey
Holy cow, Debby, why didn't you introduce me to your new dreamboat, huh, gee whiz?!
Debby dances with a handsome man passing by her garden.
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Miscellaneous
2
Pose, gate, etc. by Carol Exley (Clyo, GA); Debby's sun-suit by Amelia Gurley (Bartow, FL); radio and sunglasses by Faith June (Sarasota, FL); Betsy's sun-suit by Eleanor Amaral (San Leandro, CA).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Sis; Patches
Sis! Will you and Patches go outside to play before you spill glue...
Sis and Patches use autographed headshots cut out from movie magazines to fool their friends into thinking they're dating movie stars.
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Miscellaneous
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Katy's pose and costume by June McCray (Illinois City, IL); Sis and Billy's pose and costume by Barbara Rucks (Saulte Ste. Marie, Ontario); Sis's outfit by Rita Schipsi (Philadelphia, PA).
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Katy Keene; Sis
Color this pin-up of Katy then make some clothes to fit!
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Miscellaneous
0.25
Includes coloring pin-up of Katy and Katy's joke corner. Joke by Eileen McCauley (Worthington, OH); chuckle by Janie Logan (Hereford, TX).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Chubby Chuckles; Gloria Grandbilt; Randy Van Ronson III (splash panel only)
Here comes that pest Chubby Chuckles watch me get rid of him, Katy!
K.O. tries to get rid of Chubby by sending him for ice cream cones, but his plan backfires when he finds out Chubby ran into Gloria, who orders K.O. to take a two-mile swim.
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Poses, etc. above by Patricia Ann Jewell (Ventress, LA); Katy's swim suit by Margaret A. Puch (Rayland, OH); Chubby's outfit by Pat Petri (San Francisco, CA); K.O.'s "T" shirt by Gail Voochers (Odessa, CA); Gloria's swim suit and pose by Susan Anderson (Victoria, BC); Gloria's beach bag by Mary Mansell (Honolulu 18, HI).
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
informational
Gloria Fashions
Gloria Grandbilt
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Miscellaneous
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Stole by Marcella Shelton (Winona, MS); mermaid costume by Inalou Havens (Dallas, TX); spider suit by Judy Scottwood (Ward's Island, Ontario); gay nightie by Berdie Mae Hite (Romance, AR); hat and dress by Leona Hodgins (Vancouver, BC); boudoir slippers by Anita Fagan (Hermiston, OR); beach coat by Sharon Schreck (Appleton, MN); other designs by Jeannette Heinze (Greensburg, KS); Linda Engman (Beaumont, TX); and Geraldine Bradburn (Flint 5, MI).

Bottom portion of page includes order form for Gloria Grandbilt pin-up and cut-out outfit set.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Fun Page
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Miscellaneous
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Perfect Match

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Ginger Snapp; Patsy; Monk Myers
I'll see what I can do, Monk!
Ginger helps Monk find a date.
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Miscellaneous
1
Art previously credited to Dave Berg; Lucey's signature is present at bottom left of first panel.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; Sis
Katy, aren't you enjoying our trip to the zoo?
Katy wishes that the children in the orphans' home and crippled children's home could visit the zoo, so Randy organizes a traveling zoo.
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Miscellaneous
2
Katy's pose, Sis' pose, outfit, lettering, and popcorn stand by Patricia Alden (East Hampton, CT); Randy's outfit by David O. Parker (Portland, OR); Katy's dress and purse by Jean Luce (Katonah, NY); Van Ronson traveling zoo by Floyd McCroskey Jr. (Springfield, MO); kiss scene by Lorraine LaBelle (Wyandotte, MI).

Final panel is reminder to send names and addresses of children with polio for free Katy Keene pin-up and cut-out set.
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Subject Matter
Fun Page
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Miscellaneous
0.25
Includes combining words and images to form compound word and copying drawing of man.
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
humorous
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Fearless Fosdick; Anyface
Stop, Anyface!! If you saw me in half, I'll starve to death!!
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Miscellaneous
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Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
informational
Bertha Fashions
Bertha Bumples
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Miscellaneous
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Designs by Gwendolyn Hutchins (Cincinnati, OH); Edna McGaughey (Austin, TX); Susan Kingdom (Santa Cruz, CA); L. Mae Halpin (Chicago 12, IL); Mary Anne Trumpf (Wichita Falls, TX); Ernestine Martin (Stockton, CA); Claire Brault (Biddeford, ME); Gloria Minor (Oak Ridge, TN); and Patty Sue Moody (Berryville, AR). Includes instructions to order Bertha pin-up and cut-out outfit set.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous, informational
Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Chubby Chuckles; Sis
I've got a date with K.O. but Chubby's been sitting on my doorstep for two hours!
K.O. stages a fight with Chubby over Katy, but Chubby's the one who becomes the object of Katy's anger.
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Miscellaneous
2.33
Lettering, pin-up pose, etc. by Sharon Kopelman (Bronx 62, NY); pin-up pose, lettering, etc. by Marie Hayden (North Little Rock, AR); K.O. Kelly's sweater by Tommy McDaniel (Lake Worth, FL); Katy's pose, pictures, and chaise lounge by Kay Newberry (Montrose, IA); dress by Sandra Floyd (Detroit 1, MI); Katy's pedal pushers by Martha Terrill (Houston, TX).
Katy Gardening

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
humorous
Katy Keene; Sis
When Katy works in her garden, it draws a mob of admiring men.
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Miscellaneous
0.67
No dialogue.

Play suit by Juli Wheeler (Marietta, GA); Sis's sun suit by Mary Dell Ford (Brooklyn, OR).

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