Publishers / Archie / She's Josie (1963) / #15
15September 1965
$0.12

She's Josie #15

Archie · September 1965

First appearance: Gramps
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Identification plate

Series
She's Josie (Archie, 1963 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
September 1965
Key date
1965-09-00
Indicia publisher
Radio Comics Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dan DeCarloAlbert, Alexander Cabot III, Josie McCoy, Pepper Smith, Melody Valentine
2Nightmare Valleycomic story14script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarloAlbert, Alexander Cabot III, Josie McCoy, Pepper Smith, Melody Valentine
6Life With Archiepromo (ad from the publisher)0.25letters: typesetArchie Andrews
7Teen Queencomic story10script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarloAlbert, Alexander Cabot III, Josie McCoy, Pepper Smith, Melody Valentine
8Archie Giant Series Magazinepromo (ad from the publisher)1Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
11Dog for a Childtext article1letters: typeset

Plus 7.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #402014On eBay ›

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Series context

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