Josie #40
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Foot-Loose and Fancy," Josie and the Pussycats find themselves caught in a wave of student rebellion when Clyde Didit’s laid-back, shoeless style inspires Melody to go full hippie—much to the dismay of the school’s strict Mr. Tuttle. With the chemistry lab in ruins from a mishap involving Pepper and Sock, the class takes refuge at Alex’s mansion, only for chaos to follow when Josie and Alex accidentally plow a snow plow through the house during a study session. Written by Frank Doyle and brought to life with Dan DeCarlo’s signature charm—penciled and inked by DeCarlo and Rudy Lapick, with lettering by Bill Yoshida—this 1969 issue captures a quirky, memorable moment in Archie’s teen comedy legacy.
In "Foot-Loose and Fancy," Melody's sudden fascination with Clyde Didit's barefoot, free-spirited look sparks a fashion rebellion at school, prompting Mr. Tuttle to devise a clever (if unorthodox) solution. When Pepper and Sock's chemistry experiment goes spectacularly wrong, the entire school is evacuated—only for Alex to offer his mansion as a temporary refuge, leading to a hilariously chaotic day of indoor pool study halls and an even more disastrous snow plow crash into the house.
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Reprinted in Tales from Riverdale Digest #2 (2005), B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #229 (2012), World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #34 (2014)
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