Josie and the Pussycats #99 (1979) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo Jr.; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman	Josie McCoy; Alex Cabot; Alexandra Cabot; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown; Melody Valentine
2	Cover Up	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman	Josie McCoy; Alex Cabot; Alan Mayberry; Valerie Brown
3	The TV Talk Show	comic story	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx; Charley Hawse
4	Heads Up Maze	activity	1	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Josie McCoy
5	The Hiring Boss	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman	Josie McCoy; Alex Cabot; Mr. Cabot; Aunt Agatha (Cabot?)
6	Shopworn	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman	Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Store Manager
7	-	letters page	1	script: Eda Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Josie McCoy
8	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
9	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5		Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
10	Send in the Sub	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman	Josie McCoy; Valerie Brown; Alan Mayberry; Melody Valentine

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Collection	Year
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #32	1981	On eBay ›

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