Another nine-issue stretch of Frank Doyle and Dan DeCarlo's original "Josie", with Josie (of course), Melody, Pepper, Alex Cabot III and a host of others.
Also along for the ride is... well, you'll see much later on. For now, let's read!
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dat shirt tho
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#30
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Reminds me of Black Velvetopia from Psychonauts
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That is literally Naoto from Persona 4's outfit, just recolored and minus the hat
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More letters. There's a 50/50 chance most of these are fake, but there's no real way of proving that, far as I can think of...
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>mod
>hippie
>beatnik
MAKE UP YOUR DAMN MIND!!!
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The middle-aged white guys behind these comics couldn't tell the difference. Or care to.
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Dem paisleys yo
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We're on #31, btw
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trips o' five
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>You should see it from MY angle, doll
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That's DeCarlo as the paramedic on the right
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Love the shining star designs on this letters page. Joe Edwards had a way with the pen and ink.
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deja vu
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#32
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I don't know who lettered these next few stories
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OK I know Bill Yoshida lettered this one
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Bill Yoshida must have been the most prolific letterer in the business. He hand-lettered Archie's entire line (except Sam Schwartz's Jughead, he did his own letters) for decades.
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here's that mystery letterer again
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He also worked w/ Steve Ditko and Wally Wood for certain periods in the '60s and '70s
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Just captcha my shit up
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#33
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GAK indeed
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It's always funny seeing how men of DeCarlo's generation draw hippies.
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https://youtu.be/ZnHmskwqCCQ
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Appropriate.
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>(color of course)
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Based Joe Edwards
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and now, #34 with one of my all-time favorite comic book covers
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One of the very few times Dan DeCarlo signed his work for Archie before they allowed proper credits around 1980.
And, y'know, for a man who was pushing 50 at the time, DeCarlo had (and always did have) a very keen eye for teen fashion, and the amazing ability to keep up to date with it.
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>love wood, it's good
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I love Mr. Cabot's open hatred of his kids. It's what distinguishes him from Mr. Lodge.
That and the Richie Rich style money-themed clothes.
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trips o' nine tails
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>I've always been in love with everything
Based Melody
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Solid words, Melody
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#35
And Alex Cabot gets a new coiffure and wardrobe
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>one minute later
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That is one of the very best Josie stories, I think.
It could almost be the finale to the original series because it's going to get heavily retooled in a couple of months.
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>heavily retooled
You know it, brother...
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Can't see a confederate flag miniskirt going over very well these days, to be honest.
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Joe Edwards does more inspired psychedelic designs here.
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I hoped y'all liked Albert...
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...really I do...
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...'cos this is the LAST you'll be seeing of him.
>>78412519Don't look in the Cabots' basement
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Who could ever replace Albert, you ask?
I'll give you a hint...
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#36
Clyde Didit, that's who!
Originally the mascot of "Archie's Madhouse", Clyde becomes the new resident musician and the new object of affection for both Josie and Alexandra starting in this issue.
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And because the TV show "Laugh-In" was becoming a smash hit, Doyle and Decarlo decided to retool "Josie" as, more or less, "Laugh-In: The Comic Book", going so far as to adopt "Sock it to me" as Clyde's new catchphrase.
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Shades of "Laugh-In" again - on that show, Goldie Hawn had messages painted on her body.
Also,
>nice LONG letter
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Hey look. It's Arch and Jug. Hi guys.
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I can remember a time when religious fanatics with "THE END IS NEAR" signs were a common motif in gag cartoons
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I guess it was a Cold War thing. Or maybe it's just because the first thing people think of now when is comes to religious fanatics with signs is GOD HATES FAGS.
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Finally, we reach #37...
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...with more "Laugh-In"-esque humor.
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>that third letter
i chuckled sensibly
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>Pussycat
DEEPEST LORE
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Great thugs and galoots, courtesy of DeCarlo
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A fun time had by all!
Thanks for reading, /co/ and stick around tomorrow for the last seven issues on Christmas day!
Until then, keep warm under those covers and keep this thread bumped for those wanting to read it!
C-ya!
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Thanks OP, you're a good person.
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Well, I try.
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That's a good background gag-er, foreground gag.
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Pepper is top-tier waifu material.
A shame that they nixed her when the Pussycats came onto the scene. You'd think she'd have been a road manager or something.
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IIRC She was nixed because the publishers deemed her too similar to student protesters at the time.
Is it just me or did the quality take a serious nose dive after Albert left?
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Yeah, it turned from zany schemes that drove a plot to ridiculous puns and forced gags.
