Issue Details

Issue	#48
Published	June 1970
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Oh! Oh! Here comes Alexandra!"

Characters	Josie; Melody; Valerie Smith; Alexandra Cabot
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Letters	Bill Yoshida

6 page Josie story "Alex's Heavy Date"

Characters	Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Gwendolyn
Synopsis	Alex convinces Alexandra to use her witchcraft powers to make Josie fall in love with him, but her spell accidentally hits the Big-Ethel-like Gwendolyn instead.
Genre	humor
Script	Dick Malmgren
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	No credits, but art appears to be by DeCarlo. Scripts identifiable as Malmgren by his distinctive writing style.

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "A Pointed Remark"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Genre	humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

1 page Josie filler "Josie Pin-Up"

Characters	Josie; Alan M.
Genre	humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Letters	Bill Yoshida

11 page Josie and the Pussycats story "Using His Head"

Characters	Josie; Melody; Valerie Smith; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis	Alexandra tries to keep the Pussycats from getting to their latest engagement, first by tying up Alex and locking him in a closet, then by using her witchcraft to sabotage his car.
Genre	humor
Script	Dick Malmgren
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie letters page "Dear Josie"

Characters	Josie
Synopsis	Josie answers letters from readers.
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

6 page Josie story "Lucky Me"

Characters	Josie; Melody; Sheldon; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis	Alexandra thinks Josie has come into money.
Script	Dick Malmgren
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Letters	Bill Yoshida
Notes	Alexandra is not a witch in this story. One clue to the identity of the writer is that Malmgren later wrote a similar story (with credit) where Veronica thinks Jughead has gotten rich (http://www.comics.org/issue/228322/#418657).