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Issue Details

Issue #55
Published June 1971
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Richard Goldwater
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).

Cover Details - "Womens' liberation is of the utmost importance to us"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexandra Cabot
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Josie story "Power Shortage"

Characters 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.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Knock, Knock"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Gigi; Charley Hawse; Greg; Russ; Roz
Synopsis Knock-knock jokes with Li'l Jinx and her friends.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Josie Pin Up cartoon "how do you like my Indian outfit?"

Characters Josie; Valerie; Josie's dad
Synopsis Valerie wears a fashionable American Indian outfit.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Josie story "A Moment of Truth"

Characters 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.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Melody Pin Up cartoon "Even in a midi dress"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot II
Synopsis Melody is wearing a long skirt and yet the boys still flock to her.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Can You Beat That?"

Characters Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
Synopsis Li'l Jinx and Charley see a Tarzan movie.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

11 page Josie story "Sour Note Caper"

Characters 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.
Genre teen; humor; mystery
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Josie story "Please Take Note"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis Valerie tells the other girls about the origin and history of the guitar and other musical instruments.
Genre teen; humor; fact
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie Pin Up cartoon "Golly, Alan, I'm scared!"

Characters Josie; Alan M.
Synopsis Josie and Alan are on a ski lift.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

2 page Josie letters page "Dear Josie"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.
Synopsis Readers ask Josie for relationship advice.
Script Eda Edwards [as Josie]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards
Notes With the expanded size of the comic, this feature expands from one to two pages.

5 page Josie story "Ban the Blonde"

Characters 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.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida