| Josie and the Pussycats | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Josie-pussycats-comic-1993.jpg) Josie and the Pussycats 48 Page Giant #1 (1993). Cover art by Dan DeCarlo. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Archie Comics |
| Schedule | (vol. 1) Varied (vol. 2) Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing |
| Publication date | (vol. 1) February 1963 – October 1982; 1993 (vol. 2) September 2016 – 2017 |
| No. of issues | (vol. 1): 106 (vol. 2): 9 |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Dan DeCarlo |
| Written by | (vol. 1) Various (vol. 2) Marguerite Bennett and Cameron DeOrdio |
| Artist(s) | (vol. 1) Dan DeCarlo (vol. 2) Audrey Mok |
Josie and the Pussycats (initially published as She's Josie and Josie) is a teen-humor comic book about a fictional rock band, created by Dan DeCarlo and published by Archie Comics. It was published from 1963 until 1982; since then, one-shot issues have appeared on an irregular basis. A second series, set in the New Riverdale universe, launched in September 2016.
The series was adapted into a Saturday morning cartoon by Hanna–Barbera in 1970 and a live-action motion picture by Universal Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 2001; each of these productions was accompanied by a Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack album. A completely African-American version of the band also appeared in the drama series Riverdale on The CW, after which the character Josie joined Katy Keene.[1]
- ^ Andrews, Nellie (October 23, 2014). "Archie Comics Drama Series 'Riverdale' Set At Fox With Greg Berlanti Producting". Deadline.