Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1962-10-25
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Archie / cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

  • Publisher's Brand: Archie Series
  • Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
  • Indicia Frequency: eight times a year in January, March, May, June, August, September, October, and November
  • Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
  • Printer: ?

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Point of View
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Archie / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Synopsis:
The faculty is so used to the same old grind that they don't notice when a creature from outer space registers as a student.
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Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:
Jughead is a stone sculptor. Betty is his model, clad in a tiger-striped swimsuit and holding a rose.
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Having a Ball
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Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page

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  • Genre:humor; teen
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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Synopsis:
Betty thinks Veronica has a bowling ball in the bag she brings to the bowling alley, but in reality it is just her makeup bag.
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Archie; Bendix Coaster Brake; Bendix Bicycle Transmission / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

The Beast from Space
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The Fly / comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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The Fly [Thomas Troy]; Fly Girl [Kim Brand]
Synopsis:
A monster creature from outer space, curious about hydrogen bomb testing, comes to Earth. The Fly and Fly Girl are unable to stop it until they lure it to an H-bomb test.

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of "The Fly" feature in Pep. However, the feature is still appearing regularly in its own comic, Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 Series).

The Time of the Year For the Book of the Year!
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Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Big Business
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Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages

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Jinx finds no buyers for her old toys until she starts giving trading stamps.
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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page

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  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's wonderful to get mail from new friends for all over the world!
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Li'l Jinx (cameo)

Indexer Notes

List of 48 persons (ages 7 to 15) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include South Africa.

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Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages

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Indexer Notes

First prize of $5.00 to Judy Super (Sebastopol, Calif.) for article on the octopus. Second prize of $3.00 to John Davidson (Glens Falls, N.Y.) for article on Braille. Third prize of $2.00 to Christine Smith (Buffalo, N.Y.) for three jokes. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Blair Lybbert (El Paso, Texas) for three jokes.

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Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

The Phantom
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Archie / comic story / 5 pages

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  • Genre:humor; teen
Characters:
Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Synopsis:
When Moose threatens to smash him after school, Archie tries to get a detention so he'll be kept after school. Unfortunately Archie's infractions are so blatant that Mr. Weatherbee thinks he's having hallucinations.
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. ["Lambie pie, how's about you 'n' me going steady?"]
    Archie
  2. Point of View
    Archie
  3. ["Now, smile!"]
    Betty Pin Up
  4. Having a Ball
    Betty and Veronica
  5. ["Did You Know This-"]
    Archie; Bendix Coaster Brake; Bendix Bicycle Transmission
  6. The Beast from Space
    The Fly
  7. The Time of the Year For the Book of the Year!
    Archie's Christmas Stocking
  8. Big Business
    Li'l Jinx
  9. ["It's wonderful to get mail from new friends for all over the world!"]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  10. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  11. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  12. The Phantom
    Archie
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