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Issue Details

Issue #58
Published October 1971
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Voodoo Swamp"

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

12 page Josie story "Up Up and Away!!"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis Alex arranges for the Pussycats to take a balloon ride as a promotional stunt, but Melody accidentally releases the balloon before the balloonist shows up to steer them. After the guys try to get them down, the girls crash-land near a small town where a crook is holed up in a building after stealing the priceless bowl owned by Lady Petalon Rose -- known as the "Rose Bowl." The Pussycats lure him out with their music, but it takes Valerie's afro to protect the valuable bowl from being broken.
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Pet Fret!"

Characters Li'l Jinx
Synopsis Li'l Jinx annoys her counselor at Camp Wot-a-Ruckus.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Josie story "Queen of the Kitchen!"

Characters Josie; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Mrs. Kindly
Synopsis Josie and Valerie help an old woman who feels useless after being forcibly retired from her job as a chef.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Josie story "The Power of Suggestion"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis Alex hatches a plan to convince the girls that he's just as strong as Alan M., and pays Alan to go along with it.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Melody story "Don't Remind Me"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis Melody doesn't like being accused of forgetfulness.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Lights Out!"

Characters Li'l Jinx
Synopsis Li'l Jinx continues making mild mischief at Camp Wot-a-Ruckus.
Genre children; humor
Script Joe Edwards
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

2 page Josie letters page "Dear Josie"

Characters Josie
Synopsis More great advice from Josie to her not-so-bright readers.
Script Eda Edwards [as Josie]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

1 page Josie and the Pussycats story "A Pollution Solution"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis The girls like being out in the fresh country air, but Alex doesn't.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

2 page Teach-In story "My Old Flame"

Characters Melody; Valerie
Synopsis Valerie tells Melody how fire is created. Though it turns out Melody's very presence can make a man burst into flame.
Genre teen; humor; fact
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Bob Bolling
Inks Bob Bolling
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Josie story "Voodoo Swamp!"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.
Synopsis On the way to a gig at Spanish Joe's Roadhouse in the bayou country, the Pussycats get stuck in a swamp, and Josie falls under a spell cast by an eerie old "Conjur Woman." But is the Conjur Woman using her power for good or evil?
Genre teen; horror; occult
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes The first of a series of horror/occult stories that appeared in this title, part of Archie Comics' short-lived attempt to move back into horror comics after that market started to come back.