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Issue Details

Issue #53
Published January 2002
Frequency 8 times per year
Cover Price 1.99 USD; 2.39 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick (editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)

Cover Details - "Rock And Roar"

Characters Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown
Synopsis The Pussycats pose with an albino Bengal tiger.
Genre Teen
Pencils Holly Golightly [signed Holly G!]
Inks Holly Golightly [signed Holly G!]
Colors Holly Golightly ?

11 page Josie & The Pussycats story "Bad News Boys"

Characters Josie McCoy; Melody Valentine; Valerie Brown; Gwen Lee; Tabetha Sorendin; Donny; Justin; Drew
Synopsis The Pussycats agree to perform in a benefit concert for an animal protection group. However, a rival band plots to sabotage the group in order to improve their visibility.
Genre Teen
Script Holly Golightly [as Holly G!]
Pencils Holly Golightly [as Holly G!]
Inks John Costanza
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Hot Dog story "Check Mutt"

Characters Hot Dog; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis The gang find Jughead playing chess with Hot Dog.
Genre Teen
Script Bill Golliher
Pencils Tim Kennedy
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

5 page Nancy story "A Cat's Tale"

Characters Nancy Woods; Pumpkin (Nancy's cat)
Synopsis Nancy tries to do her homework, but her cat Pumpkin won't leave her alone.
Genre Teen
Script Mike Pellowski
Pencils Holly Golightly [as Holly G!]
Inks John Costanza

6 page Archie & Friends story "Oh, What A Knight"

Characters Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
Synopsis Archie and the gang attend a Renaissance fair in full period costume. Once there, Archie gets mistaken for an actor and is thrust into a joust with a mechanical dragon.
Genre Teen
Script Bill Golliher
Pencils Holly Golightly [as Holly G!]
Inks John Costanza