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Issue Details

Issue #33
Published April 1968
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Oh, she smashed my heart like a hamburger patty"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Notes Recolored version of the splash page from the story "The Contract."

6 page Josie story "The Warm Up"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Sock
Synopsis Sock is disappointed that Pepper is so unemotional towards him. Pepper says she's got to be herself -- until she starts to think that Sock is going for Melody instead. Then she ditches her glasses and tries to become the passionate woman Sock wants.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Dan DeCarlo caricatures himself as the man reacting to Melody in the splash panel. Initials on the bench in the splash panel include D.D. (Dan Decarlo), R.L. (Rudy Lapick), and R.G. (Richard Goldwater).

1 page Josie story "Josie Pin-Up"

Characters Josie; Albert
Synopsis Albert introduces Josie to his hippie cousin from California.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie story "Josie Pin-Up"

Characters Josie; Albert
Synopsis Albert arrives in full folk-singer regalia to take Josie to the dance.
Genre teen; humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Josie story "The Contract"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert; Alexander Cabot III
Synopsis To get Josie a swanky outfit for the Cabots' Hunt Club Ball, the girls take jobs that allow them to bring home samples of dresses, cosmetics and jewelry.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Josie story "Hip Hip Hooray"

Characters Alexander Cabot III; Alexander Cabot II; Alexandra Cabot; Josie; Melody; Albert; Witherspoon;
Synopsis Over Alex's objections, his father repurposes the Hunt Club Ball as a hippie party.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie letters page "Dear Josie"

Characters Josie
Synopsis Confused readers ask Josie for dating advice.
Script Eda Edwards [as Josie]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Josie story "Don't Quote Me"

Characters Josie; Melody; Pepper; Albert
Synopsis Three honor students see Melody writing malapropisms on the town walls and strike up a conversation with her. Josie and Pepper fear that Melody will be unable to stop these "super-brains" from taking advantage of her.
Genre teen; humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Inks Rudy Lapick
Letters Bill Yoshida