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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published February 1964
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "And thank you for giving me your complete and undivided attention!"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Sock; un-named politician
Genre humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

6 page Josie story "Necktie Party"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Josie's dad
Synopsis The girls try to get Albert to wear a tie to the school dance by, in their differing ways, buttering him up about how good he looks in a tie.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Notes Writing identifiable as Doyle by his distinctive style as well as DeCarlo's statement that Doyle was the writer for all the early Josie stories.

1 page Josie illustration "Fashion Sketches"

Characters Josie
Synopsis Josie models various fashions suggested by readers.
Genre fashion
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page illustration "Melody's Fashions"

Characters Melody
Synopsis Melody models reader-suggested clothes and pajamas.
Genre fashion
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

11 page Josie story "Let's Play Switch"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Alexander Cabot III; Sock
Synopsis When Pepper finds a fraternity pin that Alex gave to Melody, Melody mistakenly assumes that Alex is after Pepper, and decides to get him back using Pepper's brainy methods. Miffed at Melody's accusations, Pepper decides to steal Alex away by imitating Melody's sexy moves.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page text article "James Darren"

Genre fact
Letters Typeset

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Language Barrier!"

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

5 page Josie story "We Aim To Please"

Characters Josie; Pepper; Albert; Josie's dad
Synopsis Albert tries to figure out how he can get Josie's father to like him.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo