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Issue: Josie and the Pussycats #55
Publication Date: June 1971
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Issues: #55 of 62 Issues (63 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie Giant SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Richard Goldwater
Disclose Notes: Starting in this issue, this title switched to a "giant" 52-page format costing 25 cents. Around this time, Archie Comics adopted this format for most of its non-monthly titles. This experiment would last until mid-1974, at which point all Archie titles reverted to regular 36-page format (even the ones that had been giant-sized to begin with).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexandra Cabot
First Line: Womens' liberation is of the utmost importance to us
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Pages: 1
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Power Shortage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie; Valerie; Alexander Cabot II; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis: Alexandra rubs a Middle Eastern flashlight and out pops Omar, a funky, groovy, finger-snappin' magic genie who does Alexandra's bidding... until he falls in love with Valerie.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's TV Laugh-Out #40 published June 1976
as Power Shortage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagLaugh Comics Digest #22 published May 1979
as Power Shortage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagB&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #230 [Direct Edition] published February 2013
as Power Shortage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Knock, Knock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley Hawse; Greg; Russ; Roz
Synopsis: Knock-knock jokes with Li'l Jinx and her friends.
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Pages: 1
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie Pin Up
Character(s): Josie; Valerie; Josie's dad
First Line: How do you like my Indian outfit?
Synopsis: Valerie wears a fashionable American Indian outfit.
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Pages: 1
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A Moment of Truth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot II; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis: When the Pussycats get a gig on the Arthur Goodgrief Show, Alexandra talks her way back into the group and tries to upstage the other girls on live TV. And yet a talent scout in the audience still notices Valerie, while telling Alexandra that she has no talent.
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Pages: 7
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"Even in a midi dress"

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Melody Pin Up
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot II
Synopsis: Melody is wearing a long skirt and yet the boys still flock to her.
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Pages: 1
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Can You Beat That?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx and Charley see a Tarzan movie.
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Pages: 1
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Sour Note Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, mystery, teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie; Valerie; Alan M.
Synopsis: Valerie finds her stolen guitar in a pawn shop window and buys it back, not realizing that crooks stashed stolen diamonds in the instrument and are following her to get the ice back.
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Pages: 11
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Please Take Note

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, informational, teen
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis: Valerie tells the other girls about the origin and history of the guitar and other musical instruments.
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Pages: 5
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie Pin Up
Character(s): Josie; Alan M.
First Line: Golly, Alan, I'm scared!
Synopsis: Josie and Alan are on a ski lift.
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Pages: 1
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Dear Josie

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eda Edwards [as Josie]
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.
Synopsis: Readers ask Josie for relationship advice.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: With the expanded size of the comic, this feature expands from one to two pages.
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Ban the Blonde

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.
Synopsis: The Pussycats can't get gigs at a local club because all the female customers are upset about the effect Melody's fabulous figure has on their boyfriends. Women are even protesting outside the Pussycats' pad, with protest signs reading "Ban the Body" and "Restrict Melody's Movement." But Josie and Valerie see a solution to their problem when they realize that Alan M. has the same effect on women that Melody has on men.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie's TV Laugh-Out #37 published February 1976
as Ban The Blonde [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagBest of Josie and the Pussycats #1 published January 2001
as Ban the Blonde [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 5

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