Pep Comics #103
(May 1954)

Archie, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
An Archie Magazine Approved Reading

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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What are you so sore about, Betty? Archie and Veronica are only dancing!
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
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Indexer Notes

Later redrawn for the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #28

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New Arrow Grad Shirts (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Arrow Grad Shirts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Look Sharp Be Sharp! (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Now don't forget students---
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Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Geraldine Grundy; Waldo Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis
Miss Grundy doesn't like the new trend of teens wearing dungarees everywhere so she organizes an old-fashioned school dance where dungarees are not allowed.

Always Promotin (Table of Contents: 3)

Jughead / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Hey, Arch! Are you and Reggie having another feud?
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Jughead
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Synopsis
Jughead tries to arrange a fight between Archie and Reggie so he can sell tickets.

Phone for All (Table of Contents: 4)

Suzie / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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He did, Gladys?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Suzie; Gladys
Synopsis
Suzie's Dad is frustrated with all the time Suzie spends on the phone.

The Driving Rain Lashed at Bike and Rider... (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

U.S. Royal bicyle tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Katy Keene / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

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Bill Woggon (signed)
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Bill Woggon (signed)
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Bill Woggon (signed)
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Randy or K.O.??
Genre
humor; fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene; Randy van Ronson; Sis; K.O. Kelly
Synopsis
Katy daydreams about all of the places she could go on vacation with Randy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Super Duck Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Fun Page / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Gift till It Hurts (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1.67 pages (report information)

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Oooo---that Archie!
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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Synopsis
Betty gets the wrong idea when she sees Archie buying a gift.

Read Laugh 'cause the World Reads Laugh with You! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Splash in the Pan (Table of Contents: 13)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Hiya Arch! Someone play a Halloween trick on your house already?
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Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Archie prepares a defense against trick-or-treaters

From Hollywood (Table of Contents: 14)

Archie / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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non-fiction

Mother's Helper (Table of Contents: 15)

Archie / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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I'll tell my mother as soon as she comes home Mrs. Lodge!
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Archie
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Synopsis
Archie's lies to Mrs. Lodge creates extra work for his mother.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Archie Club / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters and ad to join Archie Club.

Found: One Wallet (Table of Contents: 18)

Wilbur / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards (signed)
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Wow!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur Wilkin; Red Wilson
Synopsis
Wilbur 'loses' a wallet on purpose to try and arrange a meeting with a pretty girl.

[Stop Paying 89¢ Each for Song Parade Records!] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Big Fix! (Table of Contents: 20)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 3.33 pages (report information)

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Joe Edwards ?
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Joe Edwards (signed)
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Joe Edwards
Genre
humor; children
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Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Hap is tired of having to fix all the toys that Jinx has broken so he shops for something she can't break.

Li'L Jinx Pen Pals (Table of Contents: 21)

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Free! While They Last! 10 "Hitler Heads" (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

For That Trip into Space... For Pep and Good Eating (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Curtiss Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["What are you so sore about, Betty? Archie and Veronica are only dancing!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. New Arrow Grad Shirts
    Arrow Grad Shirts
  3. 2. Look Sharp Be Sharp!
    Archie
  4. 3. Always Promotin
    Jughead
  5. 4. Phone for All
    Suzie
  6. 5. The Driving Rain Lashed at Bike and Rider...
    U.S. Royal bicyle tires
  7. 6. ["Randy or K.O.??"]
    Katy Keene
  8. 7. ["Kids! Would you throw your money down the drain?"]
    Super Duck Comics
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Fun Page
  10. 9. ["I'm Fosdick!"]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream Oil
  11. 10. Gift till It Hurts
    Betty and Veronica
  12. 11. Read Laugh 'cause the World Reads Laugh with You!
  13. 12. ["Hey gang! Send in for your copy of the brand-new Archie Annual #6 and we'll send you this gorgeous, 4-color 1955 pin-up calendar... absolutely free!!"]
  14. 13. Splash in the Pan
    Archie
  15. 14. From Hollywood
    Archie
  16. 15. Mother's Helper
    Archie
  17. 16. ["He's the first snake charmer we've seen in India -"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  19. 18. Found: One Wallet
    Wilbur
  20. 19. [Stop Paying 89¢ Each for Song Parade Records!]
  21. 20. The Big Fix!
    Li'l Jinx
  22. 21. Li'L Jinx Pen Pals
  23. 22. Free! While They Last! 10 "Hitler Heads"
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  24. 23. For That Trip into Space... For Pep and Good Eating
    Curtiss Baby Ruth
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