Pep Comics #49

(June 1944)

Shield G-Man Club Bulletin No. 27 (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Elaine Schatzman (credited); Joe Higgins (credited)

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Include's Elaine's winning entry into the "Why America is the best place to live" contest. It starts "I think Hitler is just plain stupid."

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

[Aboard the NARCISSUS] ["But But -- I can explain everything, Mr. Weatherbee, honest!"] (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Goggin

Pencils:

Harry Sahle [as Sahle]

Inks:

Janice Valleau [as Ginger]

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie is caught trying to play a prank on Reggie and sent to the principal's office. Mr. Weatherbee uses his latest readings in Child Psycology and gives Archie responsibility for a school picnic aboard a boat. Archie accidentally charters a garbage scow, but everything turns out all right in the end.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1944 series) #[nn] ([Summer 1944?])
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #3 (November 2011)

Archie is Good For What Ails You! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Bill Vigoda ?

Pencils:

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks:

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Promo for Archie Andrews radio show on WOR Mutual.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1944 series) #[nn] ([Summer 1944?])
• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #3 (November 2011)

Special Communique #15: Father Scarface (Table of Contents)

Captain Commando / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clem Weisbecker

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Father Scarface (introduction); Captain Commando

Synopsis:

Father Scarface, a Buddhist monk, defends his Monastery from the Japanese with the help of Captain Commando.

Crime Is Always Careless (Table of Contents)

Black Hood / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roger Conway (credited)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Black Hood

Reprints:

• in Black Hood Comics (Archie, 1943 series) #11 (Summer 1944)

The House That Crime Built (Table of Contents)

Black Hood / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)

Inks:

Pen Shumaker [as Pen] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mary Hawkins (Introduction, Villain, Death); The Black Hood

Synopsis:

Narrated by "the house that crime built", this is the story of Black Hood solving a crime at a house built in 1821 with a history of crimes being committed in it.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

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

Indexer Notes

First page image also used as cover of Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1946 series) #[nn]
Originally credited "Gil Kane?" on ink, but Jerry Bails' Who's Who credits the pen name PEN only to Shumaker. Kane shared PEN STAR with Shumaker.

The Rajah's Silver Idol (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)

Inks:

Pen Shumaker [as Pen] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Shield; Dusty; The Rajah

Synopsis:

The Rajah's silver idol goes missing and it's up to the Shield to find out where it went.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited "Gil Kane?" on ink, but Jerry Bails' Who's Who credits the pen name PEN only to Shumaker. Kane shared PEN STAR with Shumaker.

America - First, Last, and Always (Table of Contents)

Black Hood / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Scott Feldman

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Black Hood

[On Gazund Island] ["Let us once again go back in time..."] (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:

Marco Loco; Snooch

Synopsis:

Marco Loco meets pearl-diving headhunters.

Free With This Offer -- Be the Master... (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad for books on Boxing, Wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu.

Be Popular - Learn the Newest Dances in 5 Days (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Baby Ruth Candy Makes Delicious Cookies (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ad includes a picture of a sailor and a note to buy war bonds and stamps.