Pep Comics
#3
(April 1940)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-02-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
- Editing
- Abner Sundell
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
[no title indexed]
The Shield / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; war
- Characters
- The Shield [Joe Higgins]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bomber aircraft; naval mines; submarines; World War II
[The Mines of Count Zongarr]
The Shield / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten?
- Pencils
- Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
- Inks
- Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Count Zongarr (villain, introduction, death); J. Edgar Hoover
- Synopsis
- A mysterious plane is dropping mines in New York harbor.
- Reprints
[The Pawn of "Satan"]
The Comet / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Comet [John Dickering]; "Satan" (villain, introduction, death); Zadar (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- The Comet returns home after working with the police. Drugged as he sleeps and kidnapped, traveling for five days he arrives in California and Satan's clutches. The Comet is hypnotized, after three days, by Zadar to hate the law, hate the police and to kill anyone who stands in his way. The Comet begins to rob and kill for Zadar and Satan. Suddenly Zadar finds out Satan was cheating him. Zadar commands The Comet to Kill Satan. After Satan is dead, The Comet returns to Zadar, but forgets to lower his lens and disintegrates him, breaking the trance. The Comet realizes he's now an outlaw.
- Reprints
-
in Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) ([February 15] 2009)
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[The Return of Von Leo]
The Press Guardian / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero; adventure
- Characters
- The Press Guardian [Perry Chase]; Von Leo (villain); the Moronia Bund (villain)
[The Drug Slaves of Ghor]
Fu Chang / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Fu Chang (detective); Tay Ming (fiancee); Ghor (villain, introduction, death); Tay Ming (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
Writer from Bails' Who's Who. Confirmed by Bob Hughes. Excessive use of passive voice, run on sentences held together by ellipses.
[Escape from Germany]
Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Abner Sundell [as Sundell] (signed)
- Pencils
- Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed)
- Inks
- Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sergeant Boyle; The Nazis (villains)
The Border Patrol
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Patrolman Frank A. Finnegan
[The Sub Formula Spies]
The Midshipman / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Lee Sampson (The Midshipman)
Indexer Notes
Originally credited "Bob Wood?", but it must be the same artist as on the first signed Ashe story in issue #1.
[no title indexed]
The Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You don't need me now.
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- The Queen of Diamonds; Sir Rocket; The Batmen (villains, introduction, death); their king (villain, introduction, death)
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Bob Hughes by textual analysis. Excessive use of passive voice, run on sentences held together by ellipses.
[no title indexed]
The Midshipman; The Shield; The West Pointer; The Wizard / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Kayo Ward / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kayo Ward and Socker Benson meet for the weighing-in ceremonies before the big fight.
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Eddie "Kayo" Ward; Ace Brady (villain, introduction); Marie (villain, introduction); Spud (villain, introduction); unnamed hood (villain, introduction); Socker Benson (introduction)
Indexer Notes
The art is identical to Wood's signed story in # 2.
[no title indexed]
Bentley of Scotland Yard / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- London, blacked out to avoid attack by enemy bombing planes, is threatened by other menaces...
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Inspector Bentley; Capt. Horrocks (villain, introduction, death); Lt. Twisdon (introduction, death); Col. Jaffrey (introduction, death); Lt. Dillard (introduction, death); Maj. Stuart (introduction); Capt. Frome (introduction)
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Bob Hughes by textual analysis. Excessive use of passive voice, run on sentences held together by ellipses.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Shield -
1.
[The Mines of Count Zongarr]
The Shield -
2.
[The Pawn of "Satan"]
The Comet -
3.
[The Return of Von Leo]
The Press Guardian -
4.
[The Drug Slaves of Ghor]
Fu Chang -
5.
[Escape from Germany]
Sergeant Boyle -
6.
The Border Patrol
-
7.
[The Sub Formula Spies]
The Midshipman -
8.
["You don't need me now."]
The Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds -
9.
[no title indexed]
The Midshipman; The Shield; The West Pointer; The Wizard -
10.
["Kayo Ward and Socker Benson meet for the weighing-in ceremonies before the big fight."]
Kayo Ward -
11.
["London, blacked out to avoid attack by enemy bombing planes, is threatened by other menaces..."]
Bentley of Scotland Yard
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Steinar Ådland
- Mark D. Anderson
- John Censullo
- Keith Chandler
- Steve Coates
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Bob Hughes
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
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