Pep Comics
#95
(January 1953)
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-11-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
An Archie Magazine Approved Reading
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Issue Notes
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Vigoda (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Betty, you've got it all wrong! You're just supposed to go up to Archie and say, long live the king!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
- Reprints
- Keywords
- play
in 
Kiss and Yell!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Veronica isn't the only pebble on the beach, Archie -- there are lots of nice girls around!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Veronica gets mad at Archie because she thinks he has been unfaithful. After Betty and Jughead convince Veronica to invite Archie over and make amends, Archie runs into an all-girl orchestra and shows up on Veronica's doorstep covered in lipstick.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Lingerie and bubble bath panels.
The Losing Battle
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mush!
- Feature Logo
Archie's Pal Jughead- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Judy
- Synopsis
- Jughead forms a platonic friendship with the man-hating Judy, but when they kiss good night to prove how disgusting kissing is, Judy falls in love with Jughead.
[no title indexed]
Pep Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Includes optical illusion, rebus, word puzzle, and maze.
Suit Yourself
Suzie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But gosh Suzie, I was counting on taking you to this dance!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp
- Synopsis
- After Ferdie and Gregory both split their pants at Suzie's house, they leave wearing oversized pants and a dress, respectively. Gregory pretends that Ferdie stole his purse so that Ferdie will be arrested and unable to take Suzie to the dance. After getting out of jail, Ferdie gets Gregory back by swiping his suit at the dance.
- Reprints
-
in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #45 (January 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
When reprinted in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #45, pencils are erroneously credited to George Frese. They match Schwartz's pencils, and Schwartz was the primary artist on Suzie at the time.
Handle With Care
Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy Laurie, it's a pleasure when your dad is out of town on business!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Commodore Lake
- Synopsis
- Wilbur picks up Laurie's father at the train station and comes up with a solution for his mishandled luggage.
[no title indexed]
Pep Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Indexer Notes
Includes jigsaw fun, triplets, and crossword fun.
[no title indexed]
From Hollywood / text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Scott Has Reason To Name Golf His Favorite Game
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Gossip about Hollywood movies and their stars.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Club membership with first-prize report from Joe Bill Peno (Jasper, TX) on his stamp collecting hobby and club and second-prize report from Jacqueline Gifford (Wilton, CT) on a play performed by her Archie Club.
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As our story begins Katy is checking her date book..
- Genre
- humor; fashion; teen
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson III; K.O. Kelly; Gloria Grandbilt
- Synopsis
- After being double booked for dates with Randy and K.O., Katy gets K.O. to reluctantly take Randy's cousin Gloria as a double date, not realizing that the Gloria who Randy remembers from five years ago (with pigtails, freckles, and braces) has grown up into an attractive woman.
Indexer Notes
Katy's pillow, gown, etc. by Celeste Joy (St. Petersburg, FL); Katy's lounging pajamas by Gloria Barnes (Tulare, CA); Katy's pillow by Barbara Ann Carroll (Franklin, MA); Randy's sport outfit by Marjorie Ford (Rutland, VT); Sis's lounging pajamas by Barbara McKaig (Skokie, IL); K.O. Kelly's sport jacket by Mary Tomassi (Tampa 6, FL); K.O.'s sweater, slack, and shoes by Ronna Rae Riley (Allentown, PA); riding habits by Ruth Sarhan (Miami, FL); Katy's dressing table and lamps by Mary Lou Prieto (Compton, CA); Katy's negligee by Wanda Tolen (Kansas, IL); Katy's gown by Mary Vinson (Antioch, CA); Sis's dress by Darlean Haggard (Bolivar, MO); Gloria's gown by Janet Stewart (Bedford, IN); Randy's car by Bobby Seth (Tampa 9, FL); Gloria's beach outfit by Johnnie Ruiz (Fresno 1, CA).
In this story, Katy and K.O. have yet to meet Gloria, despite Gloria having already appeared in several stories; this story was likely published out of order.
Katy Fashions
Katy Keene / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Katy Keene
- Synopsis
- Katy Keene paper doll with fashion accessories.
Indexer Notes
Designs by Lenda Norcross (Snyder, TX); Betty York (Silver Spring, MD); Marlene Vilas (San Francisco 16, CA); Marlene Barber (Everett, WA); Patty Fanning (Celina, OH); and Carol Reed (Bremerton, WA).
[no title indexed]
Archie Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Includes naming famous person whose birthday is listed, maze to go from A to Z between hearts, riddle, science trick, and word puzzle.
[no title indexed]
Betty Fun Page / activity / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Includes unscrambling Archie's five favorite school subjects, riddles on parade, rebus, drawing man, and finishing drawing of house.
Spell Bound
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5.33 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's a good P-I-C-T-U-R-E P-L-A-Y-I-N-G D-O-W-N-T-O-W-N! Think we can go??
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Bill Bubblegum [Hap Holliday]; Merry Bubblegum [Merry Holliday]; Janie
- Synopsis
- Li'l Jinx wants to learn how to spell and ends up thinking that a spelling bee has something to do with a bee hive.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / letters page / 0.67 page
- Synopsis
- Names and addresses of other readers to exchange letters with.
-
0.
["Betty, you've got it all wrong! You're just supposed to go up to Archie and say, long live the king!"]
Archie -
1.
Kiss and Yell!
Archie -
2.
The Losing Battle
Jughead -
3.
[no title indexed]
Pep Fun Page -
4.
["Some figures, eh, Reggie?"]
Archie -
5.
Suit Yourself
Suzie -
6.
Handle With Care
Wilbur -
7.
[no title indexed]
Pep Puzzle Page -
8.
["Scott Has Reason To Name Golf His Favorite Game"]
From Hollywood -
9.
["Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!"]
Archie Club News -
10.
["As our story begins Katy is checking her date book.."]
Katy Keene -
11.
Katy Fashions
Katy Keene -
12.
[no title indexed]
Archie Fun Page -
13.
["Old devil "gloom" got you down? Let Laugh Comics chase him away... in a hurry!"]
-
14.
[no title indexed]
Betty Fun Page -
15.
Spell Bound
Li'l Jinx -
16.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals -
17.
["Join the big parade to our brand new comic magazine, Archie's Pals 'n' Gals starring Archie, Jughead, Betty and Veronica, and Reggie!"]
Archie -
18.
["You can always judge a person by the company he keeps, kids!"]
Archie
- Luke A.
- Mark D. Anderson
- Clint Maxwell
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Daniel Thingvold
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