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Issue Details

Issue #7
Published August 1964
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Do you think Albert will guess that his birthday present is a guitar?"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper
Genre humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Notes The cover is the same as the comic's splash page, re-colored and re-lettered.

8 page Josie story "Second String (Chapter One)"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Albert's father
Synopsis Josie gives Albert a guitar for his birthday. He immediately spends all his time making up songs, playing and singing, and cares more for the guitar than for her.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Notes Part one of a four-part story. No credits, but the art appears to be by DeCarlo. Script identifiable as Doyle by the style and DeCarlo's statement that Doyle did "all the writing" for the early Josie comics.

6 page Josie story "Music For Millionaires (Chapter Two)"

Characters Josie; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Jerkly
Synopsis Alex tries to show Josie that he can play the guitar and sing better than Albert. Meanwhile, his sister Alexandra, who has a crush on Albert, decides to make a play for that "penniless waif."
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Notes First appearance of Alexandra Cabot.

5 page Josie story "Moist Minstrel (Chapter Three)"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis Alexandra tries to get Albert away from Josie by buying him a Beatles-style wardrobe and hairdo, and launching him as a potential folk singing star.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Soup-er Duper!"

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

5 page Josie story "The Song Is Ended (Chapter Four)"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; un-named thugs
Synopsis Josie is in despair because Albert still cares more about his guitar than her, but then she discovers that his guitar can be helpful to her, too.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo