Pep Comics #48

(May 1944)

Shield G-Man Club (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? [as Joe Higgins]

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Letter from Joe Higgins [aka The Shield] to recycle paper to help the war drive. Also includes coupon to join the Shield G-Man Club.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Curse of the Black Monkey (Table of Contents)

Shield and Dusty the Boy Detective / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clem Weisbecker ?

Inks:

Pen Shumaker ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jinx (a black monkey, introduction); Legs Sardi (Introduction, Death); Shield; Dusty

Synopsis:

A monkey that seems to always be associated with death comes into the life of the Shield and Dusty.

Reprints:

• in Super Comics (F.E. Howard Publications, 1943 series) #v2#5 (1944)

Indexer Notes

Originally credited "Sy Reit ?", but his style is much cruder and with thinner inklines, as in credited story in Planet Comics #16. This story has much in common with Captain Commando by Clem and Pen, but they are both only credited on ink on this feature. Novick is credited only on pencils at this period, but there is none of his large action panels. The long rectangular faces often with sharp corners can also be found in other stories signed by Clem/Pen

The Corpse On the Checkerboard (Table of Contents)

Black Hood / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clem Weisbecker ?

Inks:

Pen Shumaker ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Arthur Pendle (Introduction, villain); Joshua Martin (Introduction, Death); Black Hood; Martin

Synopsis:

The Black Hood uses the pieces left on a checker board to solve a murder that's meant to look like a suicide.

Reprints:

• in Super Comics (F.E. Howard Publications, 1943 series) #v2#5 (1944)

Indexer Notes

Black Hood's previous appearance was in Top-Notch Laugh Comics #44 (April 1944).
Originally credited "Bill Vigoda ?", but compared with his signed stories in Shield-Wizard Comics, those faces are much more rounded and with smaller ears. Clem and Pen are both credited on inking this feature, but as it is so similar to the signed Captain Commando story, most probably they made this one too. Compare the rectangular faces.

Camera Bugs (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Goggin [as Goggin]

Pencils:

Harry Sahle [as Sahle]

Inks:

Virginia Drury [as Ginger]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Kappy (introduction); Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie gets a new camera and starts taking pictures that get him in trouble.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Super Comics (F.E. Howard Publications, 1943 series) #v2#5 (1944)
• in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) #[nn] (1991)
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #3 (November 2011)

Special Communique #14 (Table of Contents)

Captain Commando / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)

Inks:

Pen Shumaker [as Pen] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Alastair Morganbilt (Introduction, Death); Captain Commando

Synopsis:

Alastair Morganbilt joins the army as a prissy gentleman but leaves in a body bag as a fighting man.

Reprints:

• in Super Comics (F.E. Howard Publications, 1943 series) #v2#5 (1944)

Indexer Notes

Originally credited "Gil Kane ?", but Pen is pen name for Pen Shumaker. Pen Star is Kane's pen name. Weisbecker is credited on pencils and Shumaker on ink on this feature, all according to Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Money (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Promo to win a subscription to Pep Comics or a War Stamp by writing a letter about what your favourite character is.

["Li'l Chief Bugaboo will appear in Jolly Jingles..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Li'l Chief Bugaboo

Synopsis:

Promo announcing that Li'l Chief Bugaboo will start appearing in Jolly Jingles Comics as of issue 13.

["Our little friend, here, was playing cops and robbers..."] (Table of Contents)

Pep's Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

A maze with a copy of Pep Comics at the center, a man holding a sign with scrambled letters and how to draw a face.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

["I see the thrills of a lifetime in store for you."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks:

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Black Hood

Synopsis:

A witch looks in her crystal ball and sees a new comic called Black Hood now on sale.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1944 series) #[nn] ([Summer 1944?])
• in Capt. Commando Comics [Captain Commando and the Boy Soldiers] (F.E. Howard Publications, 1945 series) #[nn] ([circa 1945])

The Hick Cop (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Leo Hoban (credited)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Reprints:

• in Super Comics (F.E. Howard Publications, 1943 series) #v2#5 (1944)

["MLJ Leads the Way"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

A man with an MLJ Logo for a head is the skipper of a rowing crew where other MLJ Comics are the rowers.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Do You Know??? (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Goggin (signed)

Pencils:

Ed Goggin (signed)

Inks:

Ed Goggin (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Four trick questions and answers including how to tell the left bank of a river from the right bank.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Prizes for You ~~ Come an' Get 'em (Table of Contents)

Mr. Jim Thayer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for prizes for delivering Collier's magazine.

[The Jumping Potion] ["Seeking shelter from a storm Joe is knocking..."] (Table of Contents)

Catfish Joe / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Larry Harris ?

Pencils:

Larry Harris (credited)

Inks:

Larry Harris (credited)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Fuddy Goober; Duddy Goober; Catfish Joe

Synopsis:

Two mad scientists give Catfish Joe pills that make him able to jump really far.

Indexer Notes

Last appearance of Catfish Joe, although this story says it is to be continued in the next issue.

["Bruce Graebner of Cleveland Ohio says he saw a monkey..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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.

The Great Genghis Khan (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Carl Hubbell ?

Pencils:

Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell]

Inks:

Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; historical

Characters:

Genghis Khan (introduction); Marco Loco

Synopsis:

Marco Loco meets Genghis Khan and tries to stop his wedding.