Josie and the Pussycats #68 (1973) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

Series: Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series)
Issue: #68
Publication date: April 1973
Key date: April 1973
On-sale date: January 23, 1973
Indicia publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 52
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Falcon's Claw	cover	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman	Valerie Brown, Josie McCoy, Melody Valentine
2	The Falcon's Claw	comic story	8	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Jim DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Valerie Brown, Josie McCoy, Melody Valentine
5	Now That Tears It	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman	Valerie Brown, Alexander Cabot III, Alan M., Josie McCoy, Melody Valentine
6	It's a Three-Mendous Offer	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Dan DeCarlo; colors: Barry Grossman	Melody Valentine, Bingo Wilkin
7	What You Get Is What You See	comic story	6	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman	Alexander Cabot III, Alexandra Cabot, Alan M., Josie McCoy
9	Hang Up!	comic story	2	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Joe Edwards	Gigi, Hap Holliday, Li'l Jinx
10	I'll Bite	comic story	1	pencils: Stan Goldberg; inks: Jon D'Agostino; colors: Barry Grossman	Josie McCoy, Melody Valentine
11	Bullseye!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Al Hartley; inks: Al Hartley; colors: Barry Grossman	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
12	Well Shut My Mouth	comic story	2	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dick Malmgren; colors: Barry Grossman	Valerie Brown, Josie McCoy, Melody Valentine
14	Sounds Silly to Me . . .	comic story	5	script: Dick Malmgren; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman; letters: Bill Yoshida	Valerie Brown, Alexandra Cabot, Josie McCoy, Melody Valentine
15	Get in the Groove for a Giant Fun-in!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: ? (illustrations); inks: ? (illustrations); letters: ?; typeset	Archie Andrews
18	-	letters page	1.75	pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; colors: Barry Grossman	Valerie Brown, Alexandra Cabot, Josie McCoy, Melody Valentine
19	-	statement of ownership	0.25	script: Louis H. Silberkleit
21	How to Hold a Man	comic story	5	script: Frank Doyle; pencils: Dan DeCarlo; inks: Rudy Lapick; colors: Barry Grossman	Valerie Brown, Alan M., Josie McCoy, Melody Valentine

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #7	1983	On eBay ›
Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #14	1978	On eBay ›
Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine #112	2007	On eBay ›
Betty and Veronica Comics Digest Magazine #203	2010	On eBay ›
B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #226	2012	On eBay ›
Archie's Giant Kids' Joke Book #[nn] ISBN 978-1-936975-28-0	2012	On eBay ›
B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #232	2013	On eBay ›
Josie Annual Spectacular #1	2024	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #6724 of 62#69 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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