Pep #160
(January 1963)

Archie, 1960 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
eight times a year in January, March, May, June, August, September, October, and November
On-sale Date
1962-10-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Brand
Archie Series
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Archie / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob White ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lambie pie, how's about you 'n' me going steady?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Keywords
appointment book; lovers' hearts

Point of View (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
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.
Reprints
Keywords
alien; newspaper

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Betty Pin Up / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now, smile!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis
Jughead is a stone sculptor. Betty is his model, clad in a tiger-striped swimsuit and holding a rose.
Reprints
Keywords
rose; sculptor; swimsuit

Having a Ball (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dan DeCarlo
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
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.
Reprints
Keywords
bowling; bowling alley; makeup

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Archie; Bendix Corporation / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Beast from Space (Table of Contents: 5)

The Fly / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
John Rosenberger
Inks
John Rosenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fly; Fly Girl
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.
Keywords
alien; H-bomb test; hydrogen bomb; jet planes; radar; Russians

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! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Archie's Christmas Stocking / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Big Business (Table of Contents: 7)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Edwards
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Edwards

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis
Jinx finds no buyers for her old toys until she starts giving trading stamps.
Reprints
Keywords
toys; trading stamps

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

Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Edwards
Inks
Joe Edwards
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's wonderful to get mail from new friends for all over the world!
Characters
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.

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

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

The Phantom (Table of Contents: 11)

Archie / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Lucey
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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.
Reprints
Keywords
detention; hallucinations; hockey stick; ink; jealousy; roller skates
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Lambie pie, how's about you 'n' me going steady?"]
    Archie
  2. 1. Point of View
    Archie
  3. 2. ["Now, smile!"]
    Betty Pin Up
  4. 3. Having a Ball
    Betty and Veronica
  5. 4. ["Did You Know This-"]
    Archie; Bendix Corporation
  6. 5. The Beast from Space
    The Fly
  7. 6. The Time of the Year For the Book of the Year!
    Archie's Christmas Stocking
  8. 7. Big Business
    Li'l Jinx
  9. 8. ["It's wonderful to get mail from new friends for all over the world!"]
    Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club News
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Archie Club
  12. 11. The Phantom
    Archie
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Gregg Whitmore