Synopses & Reviews
In the tradition of the ever-popular ARCHIE AMERICANA SERIES, Archie Comics is proud to present Hollywood's favorite new rock band in a tune-filled trade paperback volume that gets to the heart of the band's comic book roots! Consider it an episode of "VH1's Behind the Music" and a "JOSIE & the PUSSYCATS' Greatest Hits" CD rolled into one!
Synopsis
Before 'Girl Power" was a catch phrase, there was Josie and the Pussycats. This trade reintroduces readers to Josie, Melody and Valerie - the members from the legendary all-girl rock 'n' roll band - and collects the stories that inspirded its fan-favorite animated series and live-action motion picture.
About the Author
Frank Doyle (November 17, 1917 - April 3, 1996) was the head writer for Archie Comics for over thirty years. He wrote over 10,000 stories featuring the Archie characters. Artist Dan DeCarlo referred to Doyle as "the best". In 1951 he joined Archie Comics as a writer. Doyle wrot the majority of stories for such important Archie titles as "Archie" and "Betty and Veronica" and also began writing many of the stories for adventure-themed titles. According to DeCarlo, Doyle did "all the writing" for the early issues of She's Josie. Doyle wrote the first issue of the Archie title "That Wilkin Boy" and wrote the debut stories for several Archie supporting characters, including the first appearance of Cheryl Blossom.