Price: 2.00 USD
Pages: 56
On-sale Date: 1993
Editing: Victor Gorelick (editor); Paul Castiglia (editor)
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Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Comics
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: once a year
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?
  • Barcode: 071896469868 35

Indexer Notes

A brief return of "Josie and the Pussycats," consisting of reprints plus one new story per issue, to tie in with the cartoon show's airings on the Cartoon Network at the time.

Rock and Roll
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Josie / comic story / 8 pages

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The Pussycats get a gig playing at the swinging nightclub Zack's, and try to get over there without Alexandra finding out. But Alexandra has turned into a fish to spy on their conversation, and after she resumes her human form, she and Sebastian teleport over to Zack's. Zack, who is secretly a notorious thief, notices that Alexandra is wearing a fabulous jewel and, after charming her, steals it. What he doesn't realize is that the jewel has an ancient curse on it that doesn't affect Alexandra due to her witchcraft powers.

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The last new story to date that features Alexandra's magical powers, and the only story where everyone, including the Pussycats, knows about her powers.

Decisions Decisions
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Josie / comic story / 6 pages

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Alexandra refuses to join Josie and Melody's new band, the Pussycats, unless they change the name to "Alexandra's Cool Time Cats." Alex introduces a new girl to take Alexandra's place in the group: Valerie Smith.
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First appearance of Valerie Smith, and the first appearance of the Pussycats group.

Pussy Footing
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Josie / comic story / 5 pages

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Josie, Melody and Valerie play their first concert in their new Pussycats costumes. Alexandra tries to magically ruin the concert by taking away their singing voices and making them meow like real cats.
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First appearance of the band's famous "cat-suits"

What Kind of Ghoul Am I
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Josie / comic story / 14 pages

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Count Draco
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Alex gets the Pussycats an audition at Ghostly Estates for someone claiming to be a real live Count. Instead he turns out to be a dead count, a Vampire - and the whole house is full of monsters and ghostly creatures.
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Insert: Josie & the Pussycats in Outer Space poster (following page 3 of this story)

Up Up and Away
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Josie / comic story / 12 pages

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Alex arranges for the Pussycats to take a balloon ride as a promotional stunt, but Melody accidentally releases the balloon before the balloonist shows up to steer them. After the guys try to get them down, the girls crash-land near a small town where a crook is holed up in a building after stealing the priceless bowl owned by Lady Petalon Rose -- known as the "Rose Bowl." The Pussycats lure him out with their music, but it takes Valerie's afro to protect the valuable bowl from being broken.
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    Josie
  2. Rock and Roll
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  3. Decisions Decisions
    Josie
  4. Pussy Footing
    Josie
  5. What Kind of Ghoul Am I
    Josie
  6. Up Up and Away
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