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Issue Details

Issue #39
Published February 1969
Cover Price 0.12
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "These fab ski outfits will get us dates until 1972!"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes The credit "by Dan n' Dick" refers to Dan DeCarlo (Josie's creator) and Richard Goldwater (editor).

8 page Josie story "The Turncoat"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Clyde Didit
Synopsis After visiting Clyde Didit in his igloo, the girls go to a department store to return their Christmas gifts. Melody wants to exchange a bikini because it covers too much of her, but when she demonstrates, the customers at the store don't seem to agree with her.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes In the splash panel, Clyde is singing the Archies song "Bang-Shang-a-Lang" (the copyright information is included in a footnote at the bottom of the page).

6 page Josie story "A Real Gem"

Characters Josie; Alexander Cabot III; Alexander Cabot II; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis After Alexandra's allowance is cut off, she offers to get Alex the "pearl of the Orient" in exchange for $100.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Josie story "Go Go GIft"

Characters Josie; Pepper; Sock; Clyde Didit
Synopsis Clyde is trying to return a magic set which no one can see, because he claims he "disappeared it." When he says one of the magic words, he becomes convinced he's turned Sock into a dog. Then Josie uses a few magic words to fend off Clyde's amorous advances.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Weak Count"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Gigi
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page letters page "Dear Josie"

Characters Josie
Synopsis Josie gives advice to readers.
Script Eda Edwards [as Josie]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Josie story "Welcome Home"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Sock; Alexander Cabot III; Clyde Didit
Synopsis To prove he's "democratic," Alex offers to help Sock return his Christmas gift, an offer he soon regrets.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes As the characters note, the ending of this story is the same as the beginning of the first story in the book.