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Pages: 52
Editing: Richard H. Goldwater
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Josie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Health nuts! That's what they are!
Characters:
Josie; Melody; Valerie

Indexer Notes

A redrawn version of the splash page of the story "Fitness Report," with other characters (including Josie) added.

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Giant Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: ?
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Time on My Hands
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Josie / comic story / 14 pages

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  • Genre:adventure; humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
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Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Alan M.; Professor Transistor
Synopsis:
Alex and Alexandra accidentally send themselves back to prehistoric times in Professor Transistor's time machine. The others follow them back in time to rescue them.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

A crossover with the "Archie's Mad House" character of Professor Transistor.

Dig That!
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; children
Characters:
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday

Fitness Report
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Josie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Melody; Valerie
Synopsis:
Melody unwittingly gets the boys over-excited when she does calisthenics at the beach. Valerie tries to protect her from them, while the boys try to take Valerie out of commission so they can get to Melody.

[no title indexed]
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Dear Josie / letters page / 1 page

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Eda Edwards (as Josie)
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Josie gives advice to readers.

Think Jinx
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Josie and the Pussycats with the Archies / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Valerie; Melody; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis:
When Valerie and Melody come to the Chok'lit Shoppe to ask the Archies to play on a Pussycats record, Reggie is so smitten with Melody that he doesn't mind all the accidents she causes him to have.
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in B&V Friends Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #235, writing is credited to Frank Doyle.

Two of a Kind
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Josie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Alan M.
Synopsis:
Alex and Alexandra have a fight at their pool party. Then they fight over whose party it actually is, and who should leave. When their friends decline to take sides, the Cabots side with each other and kick everyone else out.

Puzzles
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Li'l Jinx / activity / 1 page

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  • Genre:children
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[no title indexed]
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Josie / illustration / 1 page

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?
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?
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  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Josie seems to be getting taller
Characters:
Josie; Josie's dad; Josie's mom
Synopsis:
Josie's dad thinks her legs are getting longer.
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The Early Worm Gets the Bird
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Josie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Josie; Melody; Valerie; Alan M.; Archie Andrews
Synopsis:
The Pussycats and Archie Andrews go to the beach early in the morning, to enjoy it when there are no people there. But the peace is shattered by Alan M.'s malfunctioning motorcycle.
Reprints (3)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Health nuts! That's what they are!"]
    Josie
  2. Time on My Hands
    Josie
  3. Dig That!
    Li'l Jinx
  4. Fitness Report
    Josie
  5. [no title indexed]
    Dear Josie
  6. Think Jinx
    Josie and the Pussycats with the Archies
  7. Two of a Kind
    Josie
  8. Puzzles
    Li'l Jinx
  9. ["Josie seems to be getting taller"]
    Josie
  10. The Early Worm Gets the Bird
    Josie
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  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jaime Weinman
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