Katy Keene Annual #3 for Sale - First Appearance of Curly Cassidy - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Katy Keene Annual (Archie, 1954 series)
Issue: #3
Publication date: 1956-1957
Key date: 1956-06-28
On-sale date: 1956-06-28
Indicia publisher: Radio Comics Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 100
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene, Sis
1	Smokey Bear	public service announcement	1	pencils: ? (photograph); ?; inks: ? (photograph); ?	Smokey Bear; Bill Woggon (photograph)
2	-	comic story	7	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Bertha Bumples, Curly Cassidy First, Katy Keene, K.O. Kelly, Lucki Red Lorelei, Danny O'Connell, Sis, Errol Swoon, Randy Van Ronson
3	-	public service announcement	1	pencils: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene, Smokey Bear
4	-	comic story	3	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Bertha Bumples, Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene, Lucki Red Lorelei, Sis
5	Katy Keene Wedding Bell Fashion Pin Ups	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene, Sis
6	Katy Designers Fun Page	activity	1	script: R. L. Lewis; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
7	Katy's Krossword Puzzles	activity	1	script: Arlene Short, Marjorie Rosenberg, Carol Farguharson, Mary Ryan	Katy Keene
8	Katy's Fun Page	activity	1
9	-	comic story	7	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Ditto, Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene, Lucki Red Lorelei, Danny O'Connell, Jumpin' Joe Pasterneck, Sis, Errol Swoon
10	When Knighthood Was in Flower Fashions	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
11	Errol Swoon Movie Set Fashions	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Errol Swoon
12	Katy Keene Puzzles	activity	1	script: Anita Cohen, Patricia Crivelli, Fran Lewis	Katy Keene
13	Randy's Sport Cars and Hotrods	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Randy Van Ronson
14	-	comic story	4.33	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene, Danny O'Connell, Jumpin' Joe Pasterneck, Errol Swoon
15	Knighthood Fashions	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
16	-	illustration	0.67	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
17	Katy Fan Club News	letters page	2	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Bertha Bumples, Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene, K.O. Kelly, Lucki Red Lorelei, Sis, Errol Swoon, Randy Van Ronson
18	Nautical but Nice Pin-Ups	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
19	Randy's Sports Cars	illustration	1
20	-	comic story	1	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene, Sis, Randy Van Ronson
21	Randy's Convertibles	illustration	1
22	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
23	-	comic story	4	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Ditto, Katy Keene, Skipper Mason, Sis
24	-	activity	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene, Sis
25	Pet Pin-Ups	illustration	3	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
26	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
27	Katy's Puzzles	activity	0.33		Katy Keene
28	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.34	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon
29	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene, Sis
30	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Billy, Bertha Bumples, Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene, K.O. Kelly, Sis, Errol Swoon, Randy Van Ronson
31	Katy Keene Krossword Puzzles	activity	1	script: Lucille Young, Carroll Wilson	Katy Keene, Sis
32	Katy Keene Puzzles and Games	activity	1	script: Bonnie Bryant	Billy, Bertha Bumples, Sis
33	-	comic story	4	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene, Danny O'Connell, Jumpin' Joe Pasterneck, Sis
34	Winners announcement for a color contest	letters page	2	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
35	Katy Cowgirl Fashions	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
36	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
37	-	activity	0.5	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Chubby Chuckles, Katy Keene, K.O. Kelly
38	Katy's Mailbag	letters page	0.5	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
39	Randy's Horse Cars and Trailers	illustration	1
40	-	comic story	6	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Ditto, Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene, Lucki Red Lorelei, Sis
41	Katy Swim Fashions	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
42	Lucki Red Lorelei Fashions	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Lucki Red Lorelei
43	Sis Puzzles	activity	0.33		Sis
44	Katy's Puzzle Fun	activity	0.33
45	Katy's Puzzles	activity	0.33
46	Bertha Fashions	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Bertha Bumples
47	K.O. Kellys Cars [sic]	illustration	1
48	Starring with Errol Swoon	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene, Errol Swoon
49	Do It Yourself	activity	3	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene
50	Katy Navy Blue Pin Ups for Your Collection	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
51	Katy Navy Blue Fashions	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
52	Katy Keene Crystal Ball Fun	activity	1	script: Helen Simla, Fran Lewis; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
53	Katy's Fun Page	activity	1		Sis
54	Rocket Ships and Flying Saucers for Your Collection	illustration	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene, K.O. Kelly
55	Katy's Fan Mail	letters page	1	pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Katy Keene
56	Katy Keene as Miss Universe	comic story	6	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Curly Cassidy First, Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene, K.O. Kelly, Lucki Red Lorelei, Randy Van Ronson
57	Randy's Summer Party	text story	2	script: Mary Gillespie	Billy, Bertha Bumples, Chubby Chuckles, Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene, K.O. Kelly, Lucki Red Lorelei, Sis, Randy Van Ronson
58	-	comic story	6	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Chubby Chuckles, Ditto, Gloria Grandbilt, Katy Keene, K.O. Kelly, Sis, Errol Swoon, Randy Van Ronson

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Before you buy

Check spine ticks and cover gloss in the photos; silver-age Marvels chip at the edges easily.
Look for tanning at the page edges and transfer stains on the inside covers.
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Series context

‹ #23 of 6#4 ›

Sources

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

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