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Issue Details

Issue #584
Published September 1988
Frequency Thirteen Times Per Year
Cover Price 0.75 USD
Pages 36
Editing Victor Gorelick(editor); Richard Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Notes One of three issues to be published with September cover dates.

Cover Details - "Look At Those Great Waves"

Characters Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine; Josie McCoy
Genre humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo (signed)
Inks Dan DeCarlo

11 page Josie and the Pussycats story "Cat At The Crossroads"

Characters Melody Valentine (Melody Jones in this story); Valerie Brown (Valerie Smith in this story); Josie McCoy (Josie James in this story); Alexandra Cabot; Mr. and Mrs James; Alex Cabot
Synopsis Josie has a crisis of confidence and retires from the band.
Genre humor; music
Script Kathleen Webb; Bill Webb
Pencils Stan Goldberg [as "Stan G."]
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida
Reprinted in Best Of Josie And The Pussycats (Archie, 2001 series).

5 page Josie and the Pussycats story "Jungle Bungle"

Characters Alexandra; Valerie; Josie; Melody; Alex
Synopsis Alex opens a new clothing store called "Jungle Bungle" and asks the Pussycats to act as guest sales clerks as an opening day stunt.
Genre humor; music
Script George Gladir
Pencils Stan Goldberg [as "Stan G."]
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Archies, The; FruitSlush advertisement "Let's Do the FruitSlush Mush!"

1 page Dear Josie letters page "I Have A Sister"

Characters Josie McCoy
Synopsis advice column
Script Eda Edwards [as Josie]
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Joe Edwards

5 page Josie story "Fashion Fumble"

Characters Melody; Valerie; Josie; Alexandra Cabot: Alan M.; Mr. Cabot; Andy; Sebastian (cameo)
Synopsis Alexandra plots to humiliate Josie and her friends by inviting them to a pool party and then giving them antique swimsuits from the twenties to wear.
Genre humor
Script Frank Doyle
Pencils Stan Goldberg [as "Stan G."]
Inks Rudy Lapick
Colors Barry Grossman
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page public service announcement "A Public Service Message From Archie Comics"

Synopsis AIDS awareness
Pencils Dan DeCarlo