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Katy Keene Pin-up Parade #1

Archie · 1955 · on sale 1955-01-02

First appearance: Gloria Grandbilt
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Identification plate

Series
Katy Keene Pin-up Parade (Archie, 1955 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
1955
Key date
1955-01-02
On-sale date
1955-01-02
Indicia publisher
Radio Comics Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
100

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Gloria Grandbilt - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonChubby Chuckles, Gloria Grandbilt First, Katy Keene, K.O. Kelly, Sis, Randy Van Ronson
1Katy Keenein-house column1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis; Billy; Gloria Grandbilt; Randy Van Ronson III
2-comic story5.33script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Danny O'Connell; Sis; Errol Swoon; Jumpin' Joe Pasterneck
3Period Gown Pin-Up Paradeillustration0.67script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
4Katy Fashionsillustration1pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
5Pin-Up Paradeillustration5script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
6Katy Keene Puzzle Pageactivity1pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly
7-comic story4.33script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis; Chubby Chuckles; Billy
8Katy's Butterfly Pin-Up Paradeillustration0.67pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
9Butterfly Fashions Pin-Upillustration1pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
10-comic story5script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Errol Swoon; Danny O'Connell; Bertha Bumples; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Gloria Grandbilt; Randy Van Ronson III; Chubby Chuckles
11Katy's Wedding Trousseauillustration1pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
12Katy Keene Puzzle Pageactivity1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis
13-comic story6script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Gloria Grandbilt; Randy Van Ronson III; Bertha Bumples
14Katy Heart Gownsillustration1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
15-comic story1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonK.O. Kelly; Katy Keene; Randy Van Ronson III
16Front and Back View for Katy Keene's Pin-Up Paradeactivity1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
17-comic story4.33script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis; Danny O'Connell; Jumpin' Joe Pasterneck; Gloria Grandbilt; Errol Swoon
18Katy and Gloria Fashionsillustration0.67pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Gloria Grandbilt
19Pin-Up Calendar for 1955illustration1pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
20-illustration1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
21-comic story4.33script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III; Chubby Chuckles
22Free Katy Pin-Up and Chubby Fashionsillustration0.67pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Chubby Chuckles
23Katy Keene's Pin-Up Boardin-house column1pencils: ? (photos); inks: ? (photos)
24-text story4script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Gloria Grandbilt
25Randy's Boat Showillustration1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonRandy Van Ronson III; Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly
26-comic story5script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis; Gloria Grandbilt; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III; Chubby Chuckles; Danny O'Connell
27Katy Keene Jokescartoon1pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis; Chubby Chuckles; Randy Van Ronson III
28-illustration1pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonSis; Billy
29Randy's Show of Sports Carsillustration1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)
30-comic story4.25script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis; Bertha Bumples
31Katy Pin-Up and Fashionsillustration0.75pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
32Gloria Fashionsillustration0.67pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Gloria Grandbilt
33Katy's Kut-upsactivity0.33pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)
34-comic story3.67script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon; colors: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson III; K.O. Kelly
35-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; K.O. Kelly
36Rocket Pin-Upsillustration1pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
37Katy Keene Fan Club Newsin-house column1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
38-comic story0.5pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis
39-comic story0.5pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonSis; Billy
40-comic story2.75script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonK.O. Kelly; Katy Keene; Gloria Grandbilt; Sis; Windy Knight
41-promo (ad from the publisher)0.25pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; K.O. Kelly; Gloria Grandbilt
42Pin-Up Calendar for 1955illustration1pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonK.O. Kelly
43Katy Fashionsillustration1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Katy Keene
44Katy Keene Puzzle Pageactivity1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis
45-comic story3script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis; Billy; K.O. Kelly
46Katy Fashionsillustration1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Katy Keene
47Katy Keene Fun Pageactivity1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Katy Keene; Sis; Chubby Chuckles; Archie Andrews
48-comic story1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Sis
49Fan Mailletters page1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Katy Keene
50Randy's Rocketsillustration1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Randy Van Ronson III
51-comic story1script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Gloria Grandbilt; Chubby Chuckles; Sis
52Gloria Fashionsillustration1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Gloria Grandbilt
53Katy Keene Jokescartoon0.5script: various; pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Chubby Chuckles
54-comic story0.5pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonSis; Billy; Bertha Bumples; Chubby Chuckles
55Pin-Up Cut-Out Ideasactivity1.5script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; Sis; Gloria Grandbilt; Billy
56Katy's Parade of Pin-Up Setspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson III; Billy; Gloria Grandbilt; Bertha Bumples
57-comic story2script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene; Randy Van Ronson III; Gloria Grandbilt; K.O. Kelly; Bertha Bumples; Sis
58K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson IIIillustration1pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations)K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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