Pep Comics #22

(December 1941)

[Death of a Double] (Table of Contents)

Shield / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten (signed)

Pencils:

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks:

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Shield; Senor Hernandez; Ludwig (villain); spies; Senor Hernandez's double (death)

[The Paths of Three Murderers: Part 2] (Table of Contents)

Hangman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

Harry Lucey

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Hangman; Betruchi (villain, death); Lennie (villain, death); Lavalle (villain, death)

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Paul Reinman, but his faces with eyes far apart and out of line are not to be found here. Compare with Reinman's signed Bentley story in this issue. This is most probably Lucey, when comparing with his signed stories in #25 and #29. Notice long rounded chins. He is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

[Spumoni the Puppet Master] (Table of Contents)

Danny In Wonderland / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Lin Streeter

Inks:

Lin Streeter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Danny; Kupkake; Spumoni (villain, introduction)

[A Little Detour To France] (Table of Contents)

Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Wood ?

Pencils:

Carl Hubbell (signed)

Inks:

Carl Hubbell (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Sergeant Boyle; Corporal Collins; Nazis

Indexer Notes

continued in Blue Ribbon Comics (Archie, 1939 series) #20

[The Breakup of the Sky Pirates] (Table of Contents)

Jolly Roger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Ed Smalle (signed)

Inks:

Ed Smalle (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

aviation; war

Characters:

Nazis

[Introducing Archie] (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vic Bloom (signed)

Pencils:

Bob Montana (signed)

Inks:

Bob Montana (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews [Archibald Andrews; Chick]; Betty Cooper; Sam Cooper; Mildred Cooper; Fred Andrews; Edna Andrews; Gramps Andrews; Jughead Jones [Forsythe P. Jones] (introduction for all)

Synopsis:

Archie meets Betty, a girl who has just moved into the neighborhood. He shows off for her, claiming he can do anything. At a carnival that weekend, Betty meets a man who needs a tight rope walker. Betty, remembering that Archie can do anything, volunteers Archie with humorous results.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in The Best of Archie (Putnam Publishing Group, 1980 series) #[nn] (1980)
• in Archie Americana Series (Archie, 1991 series) #1 - Best of the Forties (1991)
• in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #236 (September 2007)
• in Archie Firsts (Dark Horse, 2010 series) #1 (December 2010)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)
• in The Best of Archie Comics (Archie, 2011 series) #[nn] (August 2011)

Indexer Notes

Only Fred Andrews is identified by name in this story. The other parents' names would change over the years.
Archie and Betty are a few years younger than usual.

[The Case of Crummy King] (Table of Contents)

Kayo Ward / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Art Seymour

Inks:

Art Seymour

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

sports

Characters:

Kayo Ward; Crummy King (introduction); Julie King (introduction); Slugs Logan (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Most probably Seymour, when comparing with his signed stories in #24 to 26.

[The Case of the Sea Serpent] (Table of Contents)

Bentley of Scotland Yard / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks:

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

Bentley; Foxleigh (villain); Stanley Wade (death); Somerset; Stonebrook; Claude Stonebrook