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Issue Details

Issue #52
Published December 1970
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "The establishment looks on us as kooks, freaks, clowns, weirdos"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Josie's dad
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Re-drawn version of the splash page from the story "Back to Nature."

6 page Josie story "Contact"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis Melody says that Josie and Alex are "stuck on" each other, and she means it literally: she spilled some incredibly adhesive glue on them. Then Melody throws the bottle of glue away, and Alan M.'s motorcycle gets stuck on it.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie letters page "Dear Josie"

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

1 page Josie Pin Up cartoon "I can't see why I didn't get the part to serenade Josie"

Characters Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Mr. Tuttle
Synopsis Alan M. and Josie rehearse for the school play.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

10 page Josie story "Campus Cut Up"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; J. Worthington Sleazey; Professor Mealy
Synopsis The Pussycats visit a university which is falling apart and is about to be condemned by a building inspector. But Valerie discovers that the inspector is actually the one sabotaging the building.
Genre teen; humor; mystery
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Alex's Pin Up cartoon "Alex! Come inside!"

Characters Josie; Alexander Cabot III; Gypsy Joe
Synopsis A gypsy offers to sell Alex some old clothes.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Late Show!"

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

6 page Josie story "Back To Nature"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Josie's dad
Synopsis Alex and Alexandra decide to start a commune, an idea Josie and her friends are enthusiastic about. But the Cabot idea of an un-materialistic, nature-loving lifestyle isn't quite the same at the others'.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida