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Issue: Josie and the Pussycats #68
Publication Date: April 1973
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Issues: #68 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: 14 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard Goldwater (managing editor)
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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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The Falcon's Claw

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis: In a Gothic mansion, Josie, Melody and Valerie cower before a host of hideous demons.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Title from interior story.
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The Falcon's Claw

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Jim DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis: Josie buys a falcon claw pendant at a garage sale. Immediately she begins suffering horrifying nightmares. When the girls investigate the old mansion Josie saw in her dream, they are set upon by a hoard of ectoplasmic horrors.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #7 published July 1983
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Hartley
Inker(s): Al Hartley
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie; Welch's
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
First Line: The Archies Meet The Archies
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Welch's Grape Jelly in jars decorated with Archie Comics characters.
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Now That Tears It

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Alex Cabot; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry
Synopsis: Alex decides to prank Melody when she bends over in her extremely tight dress.
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Dan DeCarlo
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Woodrow Wilkin; Melody Valentine
First Line: It's a Three-Mendous Offer
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Subscription solicitation for That Wilkin Boy, Josie And The Pussycats, and Sabrina The Teenage Witch.
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What You Get Is What You See

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Alexandra Cabot; Alex Cabot
Synopsis: Josie and Alan try to convince Alexandra not to be so extravagant.
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Pages: 6
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Hang Up!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Edwards
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Gigi
Synopsis: Jinx can't go over to Gigi's house until she does her chores.
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Pages: 2
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I'll Bite

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Stan Goldberg
Inker(s): Jon D'Agostino ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine
Synopsis: Melody is nervous about seeing the dentist.
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In Content Item: FlagB&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #226 [Direct Edition] published August 2012
as I'll Bite [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Hartley
Inker(s): Al Hartley
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
First Line: Bullseye
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Archie Giant Series #210.
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Well Shut My Mouth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Malmgren
Penciller(s): Dick Malmgren
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis: Melody gets a dog that isn't very friendly.
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Pages: 2
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Sounds Silly to Me . . .

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Malmgren
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Alexandra Cabot; unnamed club owner
Synopsis: When Alexandra is again rejected for band membership, she tries to sabotage the group's audition with her sorcery.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagJosie and the Pussycats #47 published April 1970
was Sounds Silly To Me [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 Series) #45.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Josie]
Penciller(s): Joe Edwards
Inker(s): Joe Edwards
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dear Josie
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alexandra Cabot; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine
First Line: I've Really Got A Problem
Synopsis: "Josie" answers reader letters.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1.5
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Statement Of Ownership
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Date of filing: October 1, 1972; Owner: Radio Comics, Inc, 1114-16 First Avenue, New York, NY, 10021, Archie Enterprises, same address; Richard Goldwater, managing editor, John L. Goldwater, editor; Total Paid Circulation, average of preceding twelve months, 138,871. Louis Silberkleit, Business Manager.
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How to Hold a Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Doyle
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): ? [pg 1-2]; Rudy Lapick [pg 3-5]
Colorist(s): Barry Grossman ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Josie
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Alan Mayberry; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis: Josie and Melody compare strategies on how to keep a man.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagB&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #232 [Direct Edition] published May 2013
as How To Hold A Man [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5

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