Pep Comics #118
(November 1956)

Archie, 1940 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1956
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You dropped your penny in, Betty! Now let's make a wish!
Genre
teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
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Introducing Scheaffer's Cartridge Pen - Ends Ink Mess! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Roll Your Own (Table of Contents: 2)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Betty; Jughead; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; J.P. M'Goon; Mr. Flutesnoot
Synopsis
Mr. Weatherbee tries to impress a donor into providing funds for a new teacher's lounge; however, Archie's antics upset that plan.

Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun! to Amuse and Amaze Your Friends (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Push-Over (Table of Contents: 4)

Archie / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Jughead; Moose; Midge
Synopsis
Archie and Jughead try to get on Moose's good side by helping him move a piano.

Here Is the Kind of He-Man Body You Can Have! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Confidence! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Katy Keene the Fashion Queen (Table of Contents: 8)

Katy Keene / activity / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils
Bill Woggon
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Bill Woggon
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Genre
fashion; teen
Characters
Katy Keene
Synopsis
Katy Keene presents paper doll outfits for Sis and Billy.

Sis and Billy (Table of Contents: 9)

Sis the Candy Kid / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
Characters
Sis; Billy; Ditto
Synopsis
Sis bets Billy that her parrot can say every word in the dictionary.

Sis and Billy Pin-Up Jokes (Table of Contents: 10)

Sis the Candy Kid / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
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Sis; Billy; Ditto
Synopsis
A cartoon gag about a cake.

Sis and Billy Pin-Up Jokes (Table of Contents: 11)

Sis the Candy Kid / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; children
Characters
Sis; Billy; Ditto
Synopsis
A cartoon gag about raining cats and dogs.

Sis and Billy Fashions (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
fashion
Characters
Sis; Billy
Synopsis
A paper doll activity page.

Square Deal! (Table of Contents: 13)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie; Betty; Veronica; Midge; Moose; Reggie; Jughead; Leroy
Synopsis
Archie's plan to get someone to babysit Leroy instead of Betty backfires.

Check Up! (Table of Contents: 14)

Linda and Laurie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Wilbur; Linda; Laurie
Synopsis
Laurie, who is feeling out-of-sorts, suggests that Linda go to the dance with Wilbur in her stead. Linda, thinking some sort of trickery is in play, is suspicious of Laurie's motives.
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Your Thrill of the Year! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Archie Club News (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Archie
Synopsis
Article about cash prizes given to Archie Club Members; includes an application to become an Archie Club Member.

First in Every Class! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A New Scientific Toy! Nutty Putty (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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Choosers Weepers (Table of Contents: 19)

Jughead / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

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Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead; Souphead
Synopsis
Jughead and Souphead try to decide who gets the first piece of pie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 0.25 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Souphead, I hear you just won the pie-eating contest.
Genre
humor
Characters
Souphead; Betty
Synopsis
Souphead asks Betty not to tell his mother that he won the pie-eating contest because he doesn't want to miss dinner.

Archie's Pal Jughead Does It (Table of Contents: 21)

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Jughead
Synopsis
An activity page with instructions on how to build a shoe rack, toothbrush holder, and television stool.

House Broken! (Table of Contents: 22)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
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Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Mrs. Blabbit; Li'l Jinx's father
Synopsis
After Li'l Jinx tells Mrs. Blabbit that she, Li'l Jinx, was made to clean her house by her dad, including the moving of furniture, Mrs. Blabbit confronts Li'l Jinx's dad about the situation - not realizing that the house in question was a doll house.
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Li'l Jinx Pen Pals Club (Table of Contents: 23)

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Li'l Jinx
Synopsis
Promo urging readers to join the Li'l Jinx Pen Pal Club with instructions on how to do so. The page also lists members of the Li'l Jinx Pen Pal Club.

Get in on the Fun! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Munch Fun Enjoy a "Candy Break" (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You dropped your penny in, Betty! Now let's make a wish!"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Introducing Scheaffer's Cartridge Pen - Ends Ink Mess!
  3. 2. Roll Your Own
    Archie
  4. 3. Mystery! Magic! Science! Fun! to Amuse and Amaze Your Friends
  5. 4. Push-Over
    Archie
  6. 5. Here Is the Kind of He-Man Body You Can Have!
  7. 6. ["Yuk! Yuk! Wow, Arch, as Little Archie, you're the greatest!"]
  8. 7. Wildroot Cream-Oil Gives You Confidence!
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. Katy Keene the Fashion Queen
    Katy Keene
  10. 9. Sis and Billy
    Sis the Candy Kid
  11. 10. Sis and Billy Pin-Up Jokes
    Sis the Candy Kid
  12. 11. Sis and Billy Pin-Up Jokes
    Sis the Candy Kid
  13. 12. Sis and Billy Fashions
  14. 13. Square Deal!
    Betty and Veronica
  15. 14. Check Up!
    Linda and Laurie
  16. 15. Your Thrill of the Year!
  17. 16. Archie Club News
  18. 17. First in Every Class!
  19. 18. A New Scientific Toy! Nutty Putty
  20. 19. Choosers Weepers
    Jughead
  21. 20. ["Souphead, I hear you just won the pie-eating contest."]
  22. 21. Archie's Pal Jughead Does It
  23. 22. House Broken!
    Li'l Jinx
  24. 23. Li'l Jinx Pen Pals Club
  25. 24. Get in on the Fun!
  26. 25. Munch Fun Enjoy a "Candy Break"
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Del Gruber
  • Merlin Haas
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Daniel Thingvold