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Issue Details

Issue #63
Published August 1972
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 52
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "That Magic Melody"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Jon D'Agostino

12 page Josie story "That Magic Melody"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis After the Pussycats' van drives off a cliff, Melody falls into the water and is discovered by a tribe of Indians, who proclaim her their "lovely shining haired goddess." The adulation goes to Melody's head, and when her friends are captured by the tribe, she won't stop them from being burned at the stake.
Genre teen; humor; adventure
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes A running gag throughout this story is that the characters are constantly repeating things that the narrator already said in the same panel. Valerie even breaks the fourth wall at one point to comment on it: "There seems to be an echo in this story."

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Talk Squawk"

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

1 page Alex Cabot III story "Comfy Cozy"

Characters Alexander Cabot III; Alexander Cabot II; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis Alex's father and sister accuse him of immaturity.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Inks Gus LeMoine
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

10 page Josie story "Safe But Sorry"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis Josie meets several different kinds of men and finds they all want to take advantage of her. After that, she realizes that Alan M. is nicer than any other man and agrees to go to the movies with him. But it's not such a happy ending once she realizes that Alan goes to the opposite extreme by never even trying to lay a hand on her.
Genre teen; humor; romance
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie and the Pussycats story "What's That"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis Josie asks Melody to write down the repairs they need for their instruments.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Gus LeMoine
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Melody Pin Up cartoon "I think I'll try on that groovy dress in the window"

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

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "Home Plate!"

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

1 page Pussycat Capers story "Everything Is Beautiful"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis The girls obey "keep America beautiful" signs.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Pussycat Capers story "I Believe"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie
Synopsis Valerie gets cheated by a street vendor.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Pussycat Capers story "Whistle While You Work"

Characters Josie; Melody
Synopsis Everyone is whistling at the girls.
Genre teen; humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Stan Goldberg
Inks Jon D'Agostino
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

2 page Josie letters page "Dear Josie"

Characters Readers have questions and Josie has answers.
Script Eda Edwards [as Josie]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Josie story "The Magic Box"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis When Alex declares his intention to write the Great American Novel, Melody offers him a box that contains all the contents of the novel he's going to write.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida