Volume: 1
Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 52
On-sale Date: 1947-01-24
Editing: Harry Shorten (editor)

[no title indexed]

Archie / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hasn't she got beautiful lines, Archie?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

The "By Goldwater" placard under the painting is a reference to Archie Comics head John Goldwater.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Correct story sequence order and page counts of advertisements and story content, for this issue, researched and indexed by David Redmond (June 19, 2024) sourcing the entire digitally scanned comic book at https://readallcomics.com/pep-comics-060/

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.

Bulletin No. 38 - Shield G-Man Club

text article / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
typeset

  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hi pals! Well, the results from the last issue's contest came in hot and heavy and are still coming in.
Synopsis:
Information on the Junior G-Man Mystery Contest.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Interior front cover contest with coupon showing the Shield G-Man Club badge illustration.
Includes indicia.

Masquerade Monkeyshines

Archie / comic story / 10.66 pages


  • Genre:humor; teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Psst...slip this note to Veronica, will ya, Jug?
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Theodosius Tadpole; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
When Archie's plan to wear his usher outfit to the masquerade is foiled, he's forced to improvise while wearing a coat and underwear.
Reprints (1)

Here Are Just a Few Samples of the Things That Can and Do Happen to Archie in Archie Comics

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.3 page

Pep Contest Page

text article / 1 page

Script:
?
Colors:
? (page color)
Letters:
typeset

  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here's a contest in which it's pie to win!!
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Contest to win a years subscription to Pep Comics.

[no title indexed]

Willy the Wise-Guy / comic story / 3 pages


  • Genre:humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:What's it going to be boys?
Characters:
Willy; 2 boys; Shopkeeper

The Case of the Living Puppets

The Shield / comic story / 11 pages


  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Far into the night, Marco the Master Dummy Maker toils over his latest masterpiece...
Characters:
Shield [Joe Higgins]; Marco (puppetmaker); Drago (evil puppeteer)

The Fat's in the Fire - An Archie Story

Archie / text story / 2 pages

Script:
?
Colors:
? (page colors)
Letters:
typeset

  • Genre:teen
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:A cold, bleak wind tore out of the north...
Characters:
Synopsis:
Archie reads a ghoul murder mystery.
Reprints (1)

Katy Keene the Pin-Up Queen

Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages


  • Genre:teen; fashion
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hurry! Get up, sis!
Characters:
Katy Keene

Indexer Notes

The "Katy Keene" feature already appears regularly in Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 Series) and Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 Series), and will now appear in Pep Comics too.

The Kiss of Death

Black Hood / comic story / 12 pages


  • Genre:detective-mystery; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hello, what's this?
Characters:
Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Mrs. Fanny Worthmore; Jane Gray; Sergeant McGinty
Synopsis:
A train murder mystery.

Indexer Notes

Black Hood not in costume.

Final Golden Age appearance of Black Hood [Kip Burland]. He appears next in Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 Series) #7 (July 1960).

This is the final appearance of the "Black Hood" feature in Pep Comics. The feature appears next in Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 Series) #26 (July 1963).

Black Hood Puzzle Page

activity / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Activity page includes a maze, crossword puzzle and decoding unscramble.

Now You Can Play Piano with Both Hands in 1 Hour or No Cost

Dale Shears School of Music / advertisement / 1 page

How Just Two Words Turned Mac Into a He-Man!

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Pick Your Prize

Lancaster County Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

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