History ComicBook / JosieAndThePussyCats

* ''ComicBook/JosieAndThePussyCats'': In one classic installment, they had to go after Melody, who had wandered off in an extremely skimpy costume and was causing men to stare at her and have accidents all around. When they found her, they gave her a bedsheet to cover up with. But Melody managed to arrange the sheet over her to look like a form-fitting evening gown, so she simply couldn't help looking sexy.
* ''ComicBook/MsMarvel2014'': Kamala Khan's costume as Ms. Marvel is based on a burkini, a modest swimwear outfit designed for Muslim women. Some artists draw the suit to be formfitting akin to SensualSpandex, which has been criticized as Kamala is a teenager and faithful to her religion.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** A rather memorable one in Issue #15:
-->'''Pepper''': ''Melody, I appeal to you!''
-->'''Melody''': '' ♪ Oh you '''do''', Pepper! But I like '''boys''' better! ♫''
-->'''Pepper''': '' No, no, you ninny! I want your '''help''' ! ''
** Over in a issue, Valerie told Josie that their van broke down on the highway, and was asking for money for repairs. Josie says that she's also broke, but it doesn't matter, since the van will probably be torn frame by frame by road pirates by the time the girls get there. Now, read this exchange:
-->'''Valerie''': ''I left Melody in it, to guard it.''
-->'''Josie''': ''If those roadway pirates see '''her''' frame, they won't bother stripping the '''van'''!''

* GenderBender: In the Franchise/ArchieComics story "The Great Switcheroo", Comicbook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch's cat, Salem, casts a spell that changes the sex of everybody in Riverdale. This includes Josie and the Pussycats, who perform as "Joey and the Junkyard Dogs".[[note]]''Archie'' #636 (2012)[[/note]]

* ReTool: ''She's Josie'' was a fairly simple series, featuring Josie as a red-haired everygirl who had a snarky, odd-dressing best friend, a nice blond and a nasty brunette fighting over her, a rich rival, etc. Basically a DistaffCounterpart Archie. When Creator/HannaBarbera asked the Archie company for another group to mimic the success of "The Archies," Josie suddenly shifted into being defined by her existence in a band. Best friend Pepper was dropped, BlackBestFriend Valerie was added, and the focus of the feature became "traveling band" instead of a regular teens in high school.

* BlackBestFriend: Valerie to Josie and Melody.

* TheThreeFacesOfEve: Josie the child (sweet, lovable, innocent), Melody the seductress (HelloNurse, MsFanservice), and Valerie the wife figure (smartest, looks out for the others).

* CreatorCameo: Josie #38 has an teenaged Dan De Carlo running into Josie with the [[HelloNurse usual results]] when he meets Melody.

* HelloNurse: RunningGag is that Melody causes this reaction wherever she goes, and is too naive/dumb to notice.

** One issue had the Cabot siblings dress up as Mighty Man and Mighty Girl, obvious Batman and Robin expies. Because of the comic's habits of following pop-culture trends, there is no doubt they were created due to the popularity of [[{{Series/Batman}} the TV adaptation]] at the time of the issue's release.[[note]]''Josie'' #22 (1966)[[/note]]

!!This comic provides examples of:

* AuthorAppeal[=/=]WriteWhoYouKnow:

* Fanservice: Those Pussycats' costumes leave little to the imagination is all we're sayin'. The heels certainly help.

** Alexandra, of Veronica Lodge. Same attitude (though Alexandra almost ''never'' gets a PetTheDog moment), same dark hair (with a white streak in it), same role towards the NiceGirl Josie. The only difference is that Alan M, her romantic target, scarcely reciprocates her feelings at all - that, and the fact that she had magic powers for a time.

** One issue had the Cabot siblings dress up as Mighty Man and Mighty Girl, obvious Batman and Robin expies. Because of the comic's habits of following pop-culture trends, there's no doubt they were created due to the popularity of [[{{Series/Batman}} the TV adaptation]] at the time of the issue's release.[[note]]''Josie'' #22 (1966)[[/note]]
* Fanservice: Those Pussycats costumes leave little to the imagination is all we're sayin'. The heels certainly help.

* DumbIsGood: Melody may not have a very big brain, but she certainly has a very big heart, making her one the nicest Archie characters, especially in the animated series!

''Josie and the Pussycats'' is the eventual title of a long-running Franchise/ArchieComics feature starring the redheaded Josie. Josie was originally created by Archie mainstay Dan [=DeCarlo=] as the star of a proposed newspaper comic strip. She instead ended up becoming an ''Archie'' spinoff character, debuting in ''Archie's Pals and Gals'' #23 (Winter 1962-1963) shortly before getting her own title, ''She's Josie''.

* DistractedByTheSexy: Melody is the poster girl for this trope. When male characters see her, they uncontrollably fall for her and lose all sense of anything else, frequently leading to chaos; although, she is usually oblvious to this.

* SheGotLegs: All versions of the classic Pussycats outfits show of some leg, emphasized by heels. And we're all grateful for it.

* AuthorAppeal[=/=]WriteWhoYouKnow: Josie was based on Dan [=DeCarlo=]'s wife, also named Josie. [[http://blakebellnews.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-interview-with-josie-decarlo-p2.html As you can see here]], the real-life Josie also filled out a pussycat costume nicely.

* MsFanservice: Melody. She wears the skimpiest outfits and draw all the male attention.

Although the ''Josie and the Pussycats'' title was canceled in 1982 (followed by a brief revival on the heels of [[Film/JosieAndThePussycats the 2001 feature film]]), Josie and her friends remained regular Archie Comics fixtures and appeared every so often in other comics. In 2010, Valerie became a love interest for Archie Andrews, a romance that was explored (as with his longtime romantic interests Betty and Veronica) in WhatIf stories that show an older Archie and Valerie [[ThirdOptionLoveInterest marrying and having a baby together]]. And then, in 2016, a new ongoing ''Josie and the Pussycats'' series was launched as part of the [[ComicBook/ArchieComics2015 Archie Comics revamp]], following the band as they try to make it big in the music world.

Josie and her friends have remained regular Archie Comics fixtures. Although the ''Josie and the Pussycats'' title was canceled in 1982 (followed by a brief revival on the heels of [[Film/JosieAndThePussycats the 2001 feature film]]), the characters have regularly appeared in Archie titles. In 2010, Valerie became a love interest for Archie Andrews, a romance that was explored (as with his longtime romantic interests Betty and Veronica) in WhatIf stories that show an older Archie and Valerie [[ThirdOptionLoveInterest marrying and having a baby together]].

* RockTrio: A pop version that swapped the bass guitar with a tambourine.

* TheVamp: Melody becomes this on the rare occasions when she stops being the InnocentFanserviceGirl and deliberately tries to seduce men.

* FollowTheLeader: Franchise/ArchieComics knew a good setup when they had one. A story about a redheaded hero being fought over by a blonde and a brunette, while having a brunette rival and a quirky, dark-haired best friend.
** The comic itself underwent many [[ReTool retools]] in response to pop-culture trends. In 1968, due to the popularity of ''LaughIn'', the comic became a ''Laugh-In'' clone, even using catchphrases directly borrowed from the show.

Following {{Creator/Filmation}}'s success with ''WesternAnimation/TheArchieShow'' in 1968, Creator/HannaBarbera sought to develop its own Archie property. Since ''The Archie Show'' also produced a number of hit records by The Archies, ArchieComics revamped the ''Josie'' property to support similar crossover possibilities. Josie became the headliner of a band, Valerie, a new girl at school, was introduced as that band's new bassist, and Josie's series was retitled ''Josie and the Pussycats'' in late 1969. The animated ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussycats'' debuted in September of 1970.

Josie and her friends have remained regular ArchieComics fixtures. Although the ''Josie and the Pussycats'' title was canceled in 1982 (followed by a brief revival on the heels of [[Film/JosieAndThePussycats the 2001 feature film]]), the characters have regularly appeared in Archie titles. In 2010, Valerie became a love interest for Archie Andrews, a romance that was explored (as with his longtime romantic interests Betty and Veronica) in WhatIf stories that show an older Archie and Valerie [[ThirdOptionLoveInterest marrying and having a baby together]].

** One issue had the Cabot siblings dress up as Mighty Man and Mighty Girl, obvious Batman and Robin expies. Because of the comic's habits of following pop-culture trends, there's no doubt they were created due to the popularity of [[{{Series/Batman}} the TV adapation]] at the time of the issue's release.[[note]]''Josie'' #22 (1966)[[/note]]
* FollowTheLeader: ArchieComics knew a good setup when they had one. A story about a redheaded hero being fought over by a blonde and a brunette, while having a brunette rival and a quirky, dark-haired best friend.

* GenderBender: In the ArchieComics story "The Great Switcheroo", Comicbook/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch's cat, Salem, casts a spell that changes the sex of everybody in Riverdale. This includes Josie and the Pussycats, who perform as "Joey and the Junkyard Dogs".[[note]]''Archie'' #636 (2012)[[/note]]

''Josie and the Pussycats'' is the eventual title of a long-running ArchieComics feature starring the redheaded Josie. Josie was originally created by Archie mainstay Dan [=DeCarlo=] as the star of a proposed newspaper comic strip. She instead ended up becoming an ''Archie'' spinoff character, debuting in ''Archie's Pals and Gals'' #23 (Winter 1962-1963) shortly before getting her own title, ''She's Josie''.

* RedheadedHero: Josie, of course.