Pep Comics #42

(September 1943)

Emergency Bulletin No. 21 (Table of Contents: 1)

Shield G-Man Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

? [as Joe Higgins (The Shield)]

Letters

typeset

Characters

The Shield [Joe Higgins]

Synopsis

Archie Andrews is now on the radio.

Indexer Notes

Archie is called "Pep's Bad Boy" in a reference to Peck's Bad Boy.

Diamonds of Death (Table of Contents: 2)

The Shield / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irv Novick (credited)

Inks

Irv Novick (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Frogface Houlihan (villain, introduction, death); Drape-Shape (villain, introduction, death); Maestro (villain, introduction, death

Synopsis

A millionaire is dead, robbery the apparent motive. The apparent killer bought a doll on the day of the death.

Indexer Notes

Credit line is "by Irv Novick".

[Knights of the Road] (Table of Contents: 3)

Hangman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Thelma Gordon; The Hangman [Bob Dickering]; John Rector (introduction, death, flashback); Abner Thrisk (introduction); Sam Stengel (villain, introduction, death); Ike Fraser (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Abner Thrisk has been on the lam for five years for a murder that he claims he didn't commit.

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

Li'l Chief Bugaboo / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dave Higgins ?

Pencils

Dave Higgins (signed as Higgins)

Inks

Theresa Woik

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Remember Fido, you must be careful, and not act like a mountain lion anymore.

Genre

humor

Characters

Li'l Chief Bugaboo; Fido

Synopsis

Attempts are made to discover if Fido is a dog or a mountain lion.

Indexer Notes

Credit line says "By Higgins and Woik". Previously the GCD credited the writer as Woik, thinking she was the writer instead of the inker.

Death for Dessert (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Archie the Jockey (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Sahle

Pencils

Harry Sahle

Inks

Virginia Drury

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge (Lodge Lodge the Third)

Synopsis

Archie and Reggie fight over horseback riding. Veronica believes that Archie can ride and she invites him to the Lodge estate for the weekend. Archie brings Jughead, and Jughead shows Archie how to ride in the early morning hours. Veronica mistakes Jughead for Archie and when Mr. Lodge's jockey gets ill, Archie is picked to step in.

Reprints

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2 (October 2011)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2015 series) #2 - Spring Fever and Other Stories (May 2016)

Indexer Notes

Mr. Lodge is incorrectly said to be introduced in this story; his name is given as "Lodge Lodge III"; cont'd next issue
Mrs. Andrews has brown hair.

[Elephant in the Swamp] (Table of Contents: 7)

Catfish Joe / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Harris (signed)

Pencils

Larry Harris (signed)

Inks

Larry Harris

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; adventure

Characters

Maybelle (introduction); Mr. Jangling (introduction); Catfish Joe; Mrs. Dilly

Synopsis

Killer elephant beaks out of the train and heads into the swamp.

Indexer Notes

Larry Harris has stated that he created, wrote, and drew this series.

[Greatness Is Thrust upon Marco] (Table of Contents: 8)

Marco Loco / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Hubbell (signed as Hubbello)

Pencils

Carl Hubbell (signed as Hubbello)

Inks

Carl Hubbell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; historical

Characters

Marco Loco (introduction, origin); King of Spain (introduction); Queen of Spain (introduction); Christopher Flopp (villain, introduction)

[Hitler's Dream] (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain Commando / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks

Irv Novick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

military; superhero; war

Characters

The Boy Soldiers: Armand De Latour; Flatbush; Billy Grayson; Percy
Captain Commando [John Grayson]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Abraham Lincoln (in a dream, cameo); Captain Herman (villain, introduction); Nazis (villains)