Pep Comics #46

(February 1944)

Shield G-Man Club (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Characters:

The Shield; Dusty

Synopsis:

Coupon to enroll in the Shield G-Man Club.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Tales of a Safety Pin (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Irv Novick ?

Inks:

Irv Novick ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Silky Malone (villain, introduction); Miser (villain, introduction); The Shield; Dusty

Synopsis:

A safety pin that seems to be followed by bad luck helps The Shield and Dusty solve a crime.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1944 series) #[nn] ([Summer 1944?])

The Ferryboat Admiral (Table of Contents)

Captain Commando and the Boy Soldiers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sy Clein ? (signed)

Inks:

Sy Clein ? (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Karl Van Hoosen (Introduction, death)

Indexer Notes

Signed on the first page but signature is illegible.

Dead Men's Eyes Tell Tales (Table of Contents)

The Hangman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Bob Fujitani [as B. Fuje]

Inks:

Bob Fujitani [as B. Fuje]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Dutch Kane (as a corpse); Doc Einstone (introduction); Rabbit (introduction); Southpaw Sears (introduction); Hangman

Reprints:

• in Capt. Commando Comics [Captain Commando and the Boy Soldiers] (F.E. Howard Publications, 1945 series) #[nn] ([circa 1945])

The Ghost of Henry Schmidt (Table of Contents)

The Shield / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Vivian Berg [as Vivian]

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Shield

Christmas Cheers (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Sahle [as Sahle]; Ed Goggin [as Goggin]

Pencils:

Harry Sahle [as Sahle]

Inks:

Virginia Drury [as Ginger]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Gabby (introduction); Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Pop Tate (introduction)

Synopsis:

Archie gets a cheque for $50 from his grandfather, makes a list of what he wants to buy for his friends, but most of the money is gone by the time he buys the gifts.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #3 (November 2011)

Indexer Notes

Signed in the last panel. This story contains the first appearances of Gabby, the town blabbermouth, and Pop Tate, the owner of Pop's Chocklit Shop. In this story, his restaurant is called Tate's and he is a skinny, older man with gray hair and a mustache. Also, the Shorten Special on page 4 is a reference to MLJ editor Harry Shorten.

MLJ Leads the Way (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Promo for other MLJ Comics with a runner winning a race with an MLJ Logo for a head.

[The Landgoing Tugboat] ["Ahoy mate!"] (Table of Contents)

Catfish Joe / comic story / 5.66 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Harris (credited)

Pencils:

Larry Harris (credited)

Inks:

Larry Harris (credited)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Captain Barney Keel (introduction); Catfish Joe; Kitty Keel; Gabby

Synopsis:

Captain Barney Keel is driving a tugboat along the land when a dam breaks and he and Catfish Joe find themselves floating around on a newly created lake rescuing animals.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1944 series) #[nn] ([Summer 1944?])

Indexer Notes

To be continued in the next issue.

["I'm Jim Crow, Hello!"] (Table of Contents)

Animal-Antix / filler / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Inks:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Three fun facts about animals as submitted by readers. Address says to submit to "Catfish Joe", so presumably this was a sub-feature of that strip.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1944 series) #[nn] ([Summer 1944?])

Indexer Notes

When reprinted in Black Hood, all the addresses of the kids who submitted the stories were changed to Canadian cities to make it seem more home-grown there.

[The Bear Cub] ["Bugaboo and Fido the friendly mountain lion are off once more in search of adventure in the forest!!!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Theresa Woik ?

Pencils:

Dave Higgins (signed)

Inks:

Dave Higgins (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Li'l Chief Bugaboo; Fido

Synopsis:

Li'l Chief Bugaboo and Fido find a bear cub and accidentally anger its mom.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1944 series) #[nn] ([Summer 1944?])

Indexer Notes

See notes in Black Hood #[nn] index for changes done to reprint.

[Marriage of the Medusa] ["Funny, Snooch I'd swear I've pulled this pirate out..."] (Table of Contents)

Marco Loco / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Hubbell?

Pencils:

Carl Hubbell (signed)

Inks:

Carl Hubbell (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; historical

Characters:

The Medusa (Introduction, villain); Snooch; Marco Loco

Synopsis:

Marco Loco and Snooch are hypnotised by the Medusa but then capture her and take her to the King to collect a reward.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1944 series) #[nn] ([Summer 1944?])

Indexer Notes

See notes in Black Hood #[nn] index for changes done to reprint.

Remove Ugly Blackheads or No Cost (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

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Inks:

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Colors:

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Letters:

?; Typeset

Get Super Strength through these 4 Easy Steps (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

New Commando Krak-A-Jap Machine Gun (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

On back cover of comic.