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Issue Details

Issue	#81
Published	February 1975
Cover Price	0.25 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Willie-Joe hasn't completed a pass all night"

Characters	Josie; Alan M.; Valerie
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Jon D'Agostino
Colors	Barry Grossman

6 page Josie story "It's the Real Thing"

Characters	Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis	Josie is attracted by Alan M.'s country singing, so Alex takes it up as well. But Josie finds Alex's country music over-produced and inauthentic.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "The Long Wait"

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

6 page Josie story "Fire Bugged"

Characters	Josie; Alan M.; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis	When Alan M. becomes a volunteer fireman, Alexandra keeps faking fires and putting in emergency calls to him to get him away from Josie.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Alex story "Bow Woe"

Characters	Alexander Cabot III; Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis	Alex tries to put on a butterfly bow tie.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Mario Acquaviva
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Melody Pin Up cartoon "Anybody know how to spell MIssissippi?"

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

1 page Josie and the Pussycats story "Expose Pose"

Characters	Valerie; Alan M.
Synopsis	Valerie asks to take a picture of Alan M. for the school paper's fashion feature.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	George Gladir
Pencils	Stan Goldberg
Inks	Mario Acquaviva
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie activity "Josie's Puzzle"

Characters	Josie
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo

1 page Melody story "The Living End"

Characters	Melody; Josie; Valerie
Synopsis	Melody believes a sign that says the world is coming to an end.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Dick Malmgren
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie letters page "Dear Josie"

Characters	Josie
Synopsis	Advice from Josie to the readers.
Script	Eda Edwards [as Josie]
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

5 page Josie story "Auto Suggestion"

Characters	Josie; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis	Alex refuses to drive more slowly: the energy crisis doesn't affect the Cabots because they don't have shortages of oil, and safety issues don't affect Cabot cars.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Colors	Barry Grossman
Letters	Bill Yoshida