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Issue Details

Issue #48
Published June 1970
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "Oh! Oh! Here comes Alexandra!"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie Smith; Alexandra Cabot
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida

6 page Josie story "Alex's Heavy Date"

Characters Josie; Alan M.; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot; Gwendolyn
Synopsis Alex convinces Alexandra to use her witchcraft powers to make Josie fall in love with him, but her spell accidentally hits the Big-Ethel-like Gwendolyn instead.
Genre humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes No credits, but art appears to be by DeCarlo. Scripts identifiable as Malmgren by his distinctive writing style.

1 page Li'l Jinx filler "A Pointed Remark"

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

1 page Josie filler "Josie Pin-Up"

Characters Josie; Alan M.
Genre humor
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida

11 page Josie and the Pussycats story "Using His Head"

Characters Josie; Melody; Valerie Smith; Alexander Cabot III; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis Alexandra tries to keep the Pussycats from getting to their latest engagement, first by tying up Alex and locking him in a closet, then by using her witchcraft to sabotage his car.
Genre humor
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida

1 page Josie letters page "Dear Josie"

Characters Josie
Synopsis Josie answers letters from readers.
Pencils Joe Edwards
Inks Joe Edwards
Letters Joe Edwards

6 page Josie story "Lucky Me"

Characters Josie; Melody; Sheldon; Alexandra Cabot
Synopsis Alexandra thinks Josie has come into money.
Script Dick Malmgren
Pencils Dan DeCarlo
Letters Bill Yoshida
Notes Alexandra is not a witch in this story. One clue to the identity of the writer is that Malmgren later wrote a similar story (with credit) where Veronica thinks Jughead has gotten rich (http://www.comics.org/issue/228322/#418657).