Pep Comics #55

(December 1945)

Bulletin No. 33 (Table of Contents)

Shield G-Man Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

The Shield [Joe Higgins]

Synopsis:

This issue's bulletin features a mystery contest and information on how to join the club.

Junk For a Junket (Table of Contents)

Archie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Vigoda

Inks:

Bill Vigoda

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Veronica Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie accidentally sells his jalopy, so he takes Veronica on a date in a horse and carraige. Later, he causes chaos in the restaurant.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Keywords:

carraige; gas rationing; horse; restaurant

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer credited Harry Sahle on pencils and Virginia Drury on inks, as credited in Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Changed because pencils bear more similarities to Bill Vigoda's art than Harry Sahle's art. Also, Harry Sahle had not been working at MLJ for some time when this was published.

Pep Contest Page (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Winners of an ongoing letters contest.

Keywords:

contest

If You Could Peer Into the Future, Would You Dare? (Table of Contents)

The Original Shield / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irv Novick

Inks:

Irv Novick

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty; Mr. Masters (collector); Professor Early; Bruno (ape)

Synopsis:

The Shield and Dusty fight a professor and his ape over a telescope that allows you to gaze into the future.

Keywords:

ape; auction; future; telescope

A Pep Puzzle Page (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al McLean (signed)

Inks:

Al McLean (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Features riddles.

["No use calling a foreman..."] (Table of Contents)

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woggon ?

Pencils:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Inks:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Suzie; Mr. Foreman

Synopsis:

Suzie gets a job at a factory and her low intelligence results in her making mistakes.

Keywords:

factory

Indexer Notes

Art similar to his signed and credited Katy Keene story in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #60.

Burning Up (Table of Contents)

An Archie Story / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mrs. Andrews; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Archie tries to fix the radiator.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Keywords:

radiator

[" Talbert and Tootsie Twiddle..."] (Table of Contents)

Twiddles / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woggon ?

Pencils:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Inks:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor; domestic

Characters:

Talbert Twiddle; Tootsie Twiddle; Tommy (cat); Fanny Twitch (neighbor); Frankie (neighbor's dachshund)

Synopsis:

Talbert and Tootsie Twiddle dogsit for their neighbor Mrs. Twitch.

Keywords:

dachshund; dog

Indexer Notes

Woggon is credited as creator of this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

["In last issue, Pokey was hum-bugged..."] (Table of Contents)

Pokey Oakey / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Dean ?

Pencils:

Don Dean (signed)

Inks:

Don Dean (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Pokey Oakey; Mama Oakey; Pappy Oakey

Synopsis:

Pokey Oakey protects the townspeople from the Poultryman's Protective Association.

Pep Page O' Puzzles! (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al McLean (signed)

Inks:

Al McLean (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Features a maze, a connect-the-dots, and a crossword puzzle.

["Every time the Bijou Theater gets a Socko Gibson picture..."] (Table of Contents)

Willy the Wise Guy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Red Holmdale (signed)

Inks:

Red Holmdale (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Willy; unnamed friend

Synopsis:

Willy and his friend try to earn money.

Indexer Notes

Both Willy and Willie are used in this story.