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  1. I'm surprised that your friend had never seen a Pussycat story in Stag, WP. Three of the stories reprinted in the one-shot were in previous Stag Annuals. He must have discovered the character in Male magazine, if he didn't purchase the Stags. I bet it was like Christmas for him, when the one-shot was published. A lot of the stories in it would have been new to him.

  2. Nice detective work, WP! I'm sorry that you had to go to all of that effort. I actually own the May and July, 1970 issues, but I never thought to check their indicia. That also seems to explain why the 1970 Men Annual had a new story, while the Male and Stag Annuals had reprints that year. It Happened In Paris was probably originally intended for the nonexistent June issue.

     

    The following may be the final version of the list of initial publications of all of the stories. Please refer to 50's posts for a comprehensive list that includes all of the reprintings that we've located.

     

    Chronological Listing Of Pussycat Stories:

     

    The Mirthful Misadventures Of A Merry, Mixed-Up Miss!

    -Male Annual 3 (1965)

     

    The Mirthful Misadventures Of A Naughty Nonsensical Nymphet!

    -Stag Annual 3 (1966)

     

    The Madly Mirthful Misadventures Of A Lively Little Lass!

    -Male Annual 4 (1966)

     

    The Cool and Carefree Capers Of A Curvy Cuddly Chick!

    -Stag Annual 4 (1967)

     

    The Madly Mirthful Misadventures Of A Most Generously-Endowed Modern Miss!

    -Men Annual 1 (1967)

     

    The Cavortin' Case Of The Booby-Trapped Bra!

    -Male Annual 5 (1967)

     

    The Mischievous Memoirs Of A Merry Little Miss!

    -Male (March 1968)

     

    The Capricious Capers Of A Curvy Cutie-Pie!

    -Male (April 1968)

     

    The Sizzlin' Saga Of A Secret Agent Swinger!

    -Male (May 1968)

     

    The Pin-Up Calendar Caper

    -Male (June 1968)

     

    America's Favorite Dynamite Blonde

    -Male (July 1968)

     

    Another Capricious Caper Of The Country's Most Cataclysmically Cuddlesome

    Curvaceous Cutie!

    -Men Annual 2 (1968)

     

    Damsel In Disguise

    -Stag Annual 5 (1968)

     

    The Crazy Case Of The Crazy Cases!

    -Male (Aug 1968)

     

    The Bombshell And The Bank!

    -Male Annual 6 (1968)

     

    The Computer And The Cutie

    -Male (Sept 1968)

     

    The Mixed-Up Model

    -Male (Oct 1968)

     

    The Hidden Hippie Caper (and Everett centerfold)

    -The Adventures of Pussycat (Oct 1968)

     

    A Peach On The Beach

    -Male (Nov 1968)

     

    Frenzy In France!

    -Male (Dec 1968)

     

    - none in January -

     

    The Spaceman And The Sweetie!

    -Male (Feb 1969)

     

    The Castaway Cutie

    -Male (Mar 1969)

     

    The Lady On The Late Show!

    -Men (Apr 1969)

     

    My Album

    -Men (May 1969)

     

    How Groovy Is My Movie

    -Men (June 1969)

     

    The Kid Flips Her Id!

    -Men (July 1969)

     

    Look Ma... I'm Flyin'!

    -Stag Annual 6 (1969)

     

    The Newest Merry Mis-Adventure Of Our Cuddly Little Cutie!

    -Male Annual 7 (1969)

     

    The Swingin' Statue!

    -Men Annual 3 (1969)

     

    It's A Gas, Lass!

    -Men (Aug 1969)

     

    The Lady Is A Star

    -Men (Sept 1969)

     

    The Gal Gets Her Goal!

    -Men (Oct 1969)

     

    For Better Or For Nurse

    -Men (Nov 1969)

     

    The Joke's On Her

    -Men (Dec 1969)

     

    "Twas The Night Before Xmas..."

    -Men (Jan 1970)

     

    Her Wild, Wild Wheels!

    -Men (Feb 1970)

     

    Two Weeks With Play

    -Men (Mar 1970)

     

    Pandemonium At The Company Picnic

    -Men (Apr 1970)

     

    Why The West Was Wild

    -Men (May 1970)

     

    - none in June -

     

    But Don't Go Near the Water!

    -Men (July 1970)

     

    It Happened In Paris (The Crazy Capers Of Our Curviest Chick)

    -Men Annual 4 (1970)

     

    She Makes It With The Mafia!

    -Men (Aug 1970)

     

    The Hostess with the Mostest!

    -Men (Sept 1970)

     

    She's Out In Front!

    -Men (Oct 1970)

     

    No News Is Good Nudes!

    -Men (Nov 1970)

     

    Temptress In A Taxi! or, Caught With Her Flag Down!

    -Men (Dec 1970)*

     

    Sex And The Single Spy!

    -Men (Jan 1971)

     

    Circus Siren or, The Biggest Top Of Them All!

    -Men (Feb 1971)

     

    Bust Out At The Big House!

    -Men (Mar 1971)

     

    A Racy Tale

    -Men (Apr 1971)

     

    Hijack Havoc! Or, Foiled In The Fuselage!

    -Men (May 1971)

     

    Scandinavian Sexplot

    -Men (June 1971)

     

    Maid In Paris! or, The Hottest Jewels In Town!

    -Men (July 1971)

     

    Venus and Venice

    -Men (Aug 1971)

     

    My Fair Fraulein!

    -Men (Sept 1971)

     

    High Voltage! or, I Get a Charge Out of You!

    -Men (Oct 1971)

     

    I, A Spy!

    -Men (Nov 1971)

     

    Crime and Lusciousment!

    -Men (Dec 1971)

     

    A Two Round-Knockout! or, Saved by the Belle!

    -Men (Jan 1972)

     

    Cycle Siren, or, Hand Me That Wench!

    -Men (Feb 1972)

     

    The Sexpot and the Sultan

    -Men (Mar 1972)

     

    Bullets, Boodles, and Broads!

    -Men (Apr 1972)

     

    Vegas Vixen! or, The Gal With The Winning Pair!

    -Men (May 1972)

     

    The Phantom Of The Uproar!

    -Men (June 1972)

     

    Mobster Mayhem! or, The Most Chased Girl In Town!

    -Men (July 1972)

     

    Maid On A Mountain, or, Dig Those Peaks!

    -Men (Aug 1972)

     

     

    * = first with full creator credits

  3. I have a copy of the original printing, so I can confirm that the story was originally published in the August, 1970 issue of Men magazine. The info on the back of the page would reference the month that the book was actually shipped to news stands. Martin Goodman's publishing empire routinely cover dated its product two or three months beyond the actual on sale date. Marvel comics from that era were distributed the same way.

     

    I've verified that I did indeed drop the word "Merry" from my entry on Male Annual 7. My apologies. Nice catch, WP! You're obviously the editor that I needed a while back.

     

    50,

    Please delete the info in parentheses following the title from number 45, when you get a chance. You picked that up from one of my old posts, and I was mistaken.

  4. I was told by sellers on eBay a couple of years ago that the April, 1968 and January, 1969 issues of Male magazine had no Pussycat stories. The owner of the 1968 issue was wrong, so I'm starting to wonder about January, 1969.

     

    I've long suspected that the June, 1970 issue of Men contained the original printing of It Happened in Paris. All of the other annuals in 1970 had reprints, but not Men. I've never found a copy available anywhere to prove my suspicion, though.

     

    I'm sorry that you're missing the Con, Mr. Cent. It's good to see you posting here again!

  5. The Lady On The Late Show! was published in the April, 1969 issue of Men magazine - four pages, with no creator credits.

     

    The artwork for this story was long believed to be Wally Wood layouts with Jim Mooney finishes. The original artwork for the first page was auctioned on Heritage a few months ago. The owner stated at that time that more recent information indicates that Tom Sutton most likely did the layouts.

  6. It's been a while since I published my updated list of each story's chronological first printing. Here it is:

     

    The Mirthful Misadventures Of A Merry, Mixed-Up Miss!

    -Male Annual 3 (1965)

     

    The Mirthful Misadventures Of A Naughty Nonsensical Nymphet!

    -Stag Annual 3 (1966)

     

    The Madly Mirthful Misadventures Of A Lively Little Lass!

    -Male Annual 4 (1966)

     

    The Cool and Carefree Capers Of A Curvy Cuddly Chick!

    -Stag Annual 4 (1967)

     

    The Madly Mirthful Misadventures Of A Most Generously-Endowed Modern Miss!

    -Men Annual 1 (1967)

     

    The Cavortin' Case Of The Booby-Trapped Bra!

    -Male Annual 5 (1967)

     

    The Mischievous Memoirs Of A Merry Little Miss!

    -Male (March 1968)

     

    The Sizzlin' Saga Of A Secret Agent Swinger!

    -Male (May 1968)

     

    The Pin-Up Calendar Caper

    -Male (June 1968)

     

    America's Favorite Dynamite Blonde

    -Male (July 1968)

     

    Another Capricious Caper Of The Country's Most Cataclysmically Cuddlesome

    Curvaceous Cutie!

    -Men Annual 2 (1968)

     

    Damsel In Disguise

    -Stag Annual 5 (1968)

     

    The Crazy Case Of The Crazy Cases!

    -Male (Aug 1968)

     

    The Bombshell And The Bank!

    -Male Annual 6 (1968)

     

    The Computer And The Cutie

    -Male (Sept 1968)

     

    The Mixed-Up Model

    -Male (Oct 1968)

     

    The Hidden Hippie Caper (and Everett centerfold)

    -The Adventures of Pussycat (Oct 1968)

     

    A Peach On The Beach

    -Male (Nov 1968)

     

    Frenzy In France!

    -Male (Dec 1968)

     

    - none in January, 1969 -

     

    The Spaceman And The Sweetie!

    -Male (Feb 1969)

     

    The Castaway Cutie

    =Male (Mar 1969)

     

    My Album

    -Men (May 1969)

     

    How Groovy Is My Movie

    -Men (June 1969)

     

    The Kid Flips Her Id!

    -Men (July 1969)

     

    Look Ma... I'm Flyin'!

    -Stag Annual 6 (1969)

     

    The Newest Mis-Adventure Of Our Cuddly Little Cutie!

    -Male Annual 7 (1969)

     

    The Swingin' Statue!

    -Men Annual 3 (1969)

     

    It's A Gas, Lass!

    -Men (Aug 1969)

     

    The Lady Is A Star

    -Men (Sept 1969)

     

    The Gal Gets Her Goal!

    -Men (Oct 1969)

     

    For Better Or For Nurse

    -Men (Nov 1969)

     

    The Joke's On Her

    -Men (Dec 1969)

     

    "Twas The Night Before Xmas..."

    -Men (Jan 1970)

     

    Her Wild, Wild Wheels!

    -Men (Feb 1970)

     

    Two Weeks With Play

    -Men (Mar 1970)

     

    Pandemonium At The Company Picnic

    -Men (Apr 1970)

     

    Why The West Was Wild (art: Jim Mooney)

    -Men (May 1970)

     

    But Don't Go Near the Water!

    -Men (July 1970)

     

    It Happened In Paris (The Crazy Capers Of Our Curviest Chick)

    Men Annual 4 (1970)

     

    She Makes It With The Mafia!

    -Men (Aug 1970)

     

    The Hostess with the Mostest!

    -Men (Sept 1970)

     

    She's Out In Front!

    -Men (Oct 1970)

     

    No News Is Good Nudes!

    -Men (Nov 1970)

     

    Temptress In A Taxi! or, Caught With Her Flag Down!

    Men (Dec 1970)*

     

    Sex And The Single Spy!

    -Men (Jan 1971)

     

    Circus Siren or, The Biggest Top Of Them All!

    Men (Feb 1971)

     

    Bust Out At The Big House!

    -Men (Mar 1971)

     

    A Racy Tale

    -Men (Apr 1971)

     

    Hijack Havoc! Or, Foiled In The Fuselage!

    -Men (May 1971)

     

    Scandinavian Sex Plot

    -Men (June 1971)

     

    Maid In Paris! or, The Hottest Jewels In Town!

    -Men (July 1971)

     

    Venus and Venice

    -Men (Aug 1971)

     

    My Fair Fraulein!

    -Men (Sept 1971)

     

    High Voltage! or, I Get a Charge Out of You!

    -Men (Oct 1971)

     

    I, A Spy!

    -Men (Nov 1971)

     

    Crime and Lusciousment

    -Men (Dec 1971)

     

    A Two Round-Knockout! or, Saved by the Belle!

    -Men (Jan 1972)

     

    Cycle Siren, or, Hand Me That Wench!

    -Men (Feb 1972)

     

    The Sexpot and the Sultan

    -Men (Mar 1972)

     

    Bullets, Boodles, and Broads!

    -Men (Apr 1972)

     

    Vegas Vixen! or, The Gal With The Winning Pair!

    -Men (May 1972)

     

    The Phantom Of The Uproar!

    -Men (June 1972)

     

    Mobster Mayhem! or, The Most Chased Girl In Town!

    -Men (July 1972)

     

    Maid On A Mountain, or, Dig Those Peaks!

    -Men (Aug 1972)

     

     

    * = first with full creator credits

  7. Very nice! Those pages are from a story called Maid On A Mountain, or, Dig Those Peaks! That was the final Pussycat story, originally published in August, 1972. It was also the final reprint, to the best of our knowledge.

     

    The Joke's On Her was published in the December, 1969 issue of Men magazine - four pages, with no creator credits.

  8. The Crazy Case Of The Crazy Cases! was originally published in the August, 1968 issue of Male magazine. It was reprinted in a 1970 issue of Man's World, but the reprint was poor (all four pages of the story reduced to quarter size and printed on one page).

     

    I'm always reading the thread. I only post when I have something of value, or a question...

  9. Thank you for investigating (and investing in) the Spanish language Pussycat comic, Mr. Cent!

     

    Men Annual 3 of 1969 contains The Swingin' Statue! - 5 pages, with no creator credits. My earlier guess that the issue contained The Lady On The Late Show! was obviously wrong.

     

    If my calculations are correct, we only have four Pussycat stories left to identify...

  10. "'Twas The Night Before Xmas..." is part of the January, 1970 issue of Men magazine.

     

    The Lady On The Late Show! was most likely first printed in Men Annual 3 of 1969. I've been unable to locate a copy to verify that. If anyone reading this thread has a copy, please let us know which story is in there.

     

    That is a beautiful copy, divad!