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Issue: Katy Keene Comics #21
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Indicia Publisher: Close-Up Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/28/1954
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 17 (8 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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humorous
It's Chubby Chuckles, Katy! So-o are you in, out, under the shower or in bed with a very bad headache?!
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous, informational
Danny O'Connel; Katy Keene; Gloria Grandbilt; Pierre; Jumpin' Joe Pasterneck
Our famous director, Jumpin' Joe Pasterneck, has a part for both of you...
The Colossal Studios stylist makes Katy and Gloria stop fighting by tying their ponytails together.
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Katy's head with pony-tail, monogram screen, etc. by Jane Harris (Dallas, TX); flower heading and dancing figures of Katy and Gloria by Patricia Waller (Augusta, GA); Katy's dress by Sylvia Spurgin (Dallas, TX); Gloria's suit by Mary Brown (Carbondale, PA); Danny's outfit and pipe by James Gohl (Kansas City, MO).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Keene; Gloria Grandbilt
Katy and Gloria carry on their feud in Katy Keene Giant Comics
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Promo for Katy Keene Annual (Archie, 1954 series) #1 and Katy Keene Pinup Parade (Archie, 1955 series) #1.

Pose, etc. by Geraldine Boos (Perrysburg, OH); pose, etc. by Darlene McKenzie (Ludlow, PA).
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy's Fun Page
Sis
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Includes spelling four words, sum fun, animal crossword, naming state, visual riddles, and Sis clothes puzzle.

Some puzzles sent in by Arturo Cordova (Ensenada, Mexico); Sis puzzle, pose, etc. all by Geraldine Miller (Clifton, NJ).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III; Chubby Chuckles
Oh dear! How did that happen?
Triple-booked for a date, Katy has Randy, K.O., and Chubby take her wildflower picking and rewards the man with the best bouquet with a date.
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Miscellaneous
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Katy's pose, dress, basket, lettering all by Juli Wheeler (Marietta, GA); similar flower frocks by Margaret Briggs (Philadelphia 29, PA), Bonnie Ruth Brown (Maryville, TN), Barbara Morowski (Detroit 11, MI), and Judy Moore (Tacoma, WA); pose and date book by Janet Witbrodt (St. Louis, MO); pillow by Phyliss Hurst (St. Louis 4, MO); collie picture by Junior (incomplete name and no address on design); pedal pushers and pose by Carole Hoffman (Hamilton, OH) and Carolyn Scott (Hamilton, OH); Sis' dress by Alice Lauck (Mesa, AZ) and Patsy Brinton (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia); sweetheart car by Charlotte Sanderson (New York 23, NY) and Judy Stinson (Allen Park, MI); sweetheart lamp by Alan Meals (Bradenton, FL); Katy's pose, etc. by Linda Kay Hooper (Carthage, TX); Chubby's hot-rod with phonograph by Harder Keck (Pomona, CA).
Katy Flower Gowns on Parade

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Katy Keene
Katy poses in 11 flower gowns credited to 45 readers.
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Archie Comics
Parents, teachers, pupils all agree!
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Generic promo for Archie comics. Illustrated, but no characters appear.
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Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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humorous
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
Fearless Fosdick; Anyface; Enzio
That giraffe stole my diamond necklace!
A giraffe swallows a woman's diamond necklace. Fosdick thinks the giraffe is the criminal "Anyface."
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Advertisement in comic format for Wildroot Cream-Oil hair dressing. Signed "Al Capp," but probably is by his studio.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Keene; Sis; Bill Woggon
Sis, our readers love the pin-up stories and save them for their pin-up collection!
Katy poses for a pin-up calendar.
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Katy's gown and pose by Stephanie Giesler (Warren, PA); Katy's pose and pillow by Jean Santilhano (Newton Centre, MA); letters from Barbara Nuttall (New York, NY), Vesta Davison (Great Bend, KS), and Susan Morgan (Bronxville, NY); Katy and Sis matching outfits by Anne Marie Liuzzo (New York, NY); Valentine pin-up by Ellen Wood (Agness, OR); April showers pin-up and pose by Colleen Fitzgerald (Jamestown, KS); January pose, outfit, and all by Eunice Gorman (Burlington, WA); February pose, gown, etc. by Angela DiComo (no address on design); March leaves, dress, etc. by Linda Davis (Bakersfield, CA); April basket, bunny suit, pose, etc. by Harriet Beltz (Hampton, VA); wedding shower by Cynthia Buckland (Hazardville, CT); May pose, flowers, trellis, frock, etc. by Carolyn Fickle (Bakersfield, CA); June bridal dress, pose, etc. by Carol Swenson (Springfield, MO); July outfit by Sally Whitesides (Vallejo, CA); August coral, seaweed, swim-suit, pose, etc. by Gail Reynolds (San Diego, CA); September pin-up by Karen Hengescht (St. Paul 13, MN); October witch's outfit and pose by Gwen Holland (Farmington, NM); November turkey, pose, Pilgrim suit, gun by Donna Hoffman (Sterling, CO); December packages, pose, Santa suit, etc. by Janice Lusk (Columbus, OH).
It's an Earth-Cake!

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humorous, teen
Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake
Oh, oh! Here comes Wilbur!
Wilbur sneezes outside to prevent Laurie's cake from falling, but he slams the kitchen door on his way back inside.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis
Catch me, K.O.!
K.O. learns to ski to show up Randy.
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Lettering, poses, outfits, etc. by Karen Spencer (Springdale, AR); Katy's dress by Elaine Pojsowski (Oak Lawn, IL); Katy and Sis matching outfits by Sue Ellen Hiday (McCordsville, IN); K.O.'s ski suit by Arnelle Nasi (Ironwood, MI).
Low Man on a Pogo Stick

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humorous
Ernie Morgan; J. Allan; Gloria
Ernie Morgan's heart was singing.
Ernie Morgan has to break a date on his girlfriend's birthday to film a retake.
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humorous, teen
Debby Twist; Bart; Oliver Twist; Lotta Twist; Honey
Dear Diary, I'm through with Bart forever - but def I never want to see him again
Debby writes mean things about Bart in her diary after he walks home with another girl but gets angry when her father tells Bart what she said.
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Dress by Norma Haney (Cincinnati, OH); pedal pusher outfit by Kitty Walsh (Montreal, Canada).
Butterfly Motif

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Katy Fashions
Katy Keene
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Butterfly party dress by Janice Lee Danner (Cleveland, TX), Bonnie Lou Odom (Weirsdale, FL), and Patricia Stevens (Wellsville, NY); butterfly costume by Karen Colombo (Gardena, CA); butterfly slippers by Dolores Ramirez (Marysville, CA); butterfly lingerie by Judy Crawford (Milford, MI); butterfly gown by Jo Ann McFarland (Bay Springs, MS); other designs by Gloria Lien (Fordville, ND). Includes instructions to purchase Katy pin-up and cut-out outfit set for 10 cents.
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Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Calling all kids! .... Be on the lookout for the new Jughead Annual #3 and Betty and Veronica Annual #3!
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Promo for Archie's Pal Jughead Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #3 and Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica Annual (Archie, 1953 series) #3 featuring a police officer issuing a radio bulletin.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy Keene; Sis; Skipper Mason
Thanks to you, Katy, for th' swell birthday party you gave me!
Skipper trims his beard to show off the tie that K.O. gifted him.
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Katy's pose, anchor, and swimsuit by Linda Gale (Methuen, MA); Katy's pose and swimsuit by Pat Hauser (Seattle 55, WA); lettering by Sally Staner (Shaffers Crossing, CO); Katy's apron by Barbara Dillworth (Thompson, OH); Katy's wall lamp clock by Mickie Marie Edrington (Waco, TX); Katy's dress by Marsha Jensen (Des Moines, IA); Sis's dress by Ruth Friedman (Brooklyn 25, NY).
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Katy's Fun Page
Katy Keene; Sis
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Includes crossing out letters in horse to reveal five animals, counting triangles, spelling 35 three-letter words, follow the dots fun, and designing hat and purse for Katy. Follow the Dots ideas and poses by Peggy Jean Murdock (Holbrook, PA).

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