Pep Comics #5

(June 1940)

[The Mosconian Menace, Part 6] (Table of Contents)

Shield / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Irv Novick

Inks:

Irv Novick

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Wizard; The Mosconians (villain)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in America's 1st Patriotic Comic Book Hero, The Shield (Archie, 2002 series) #1 (2002)

Indexer Notes

continued from TOP-NOTCH COMICS #?

[Stinger Lee's Ray of Darkness] (Table of Contents)

Comet / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Cole

Pencils:

Jack Cole

Inks:

Jack Cole

Colors:

?

Letters:

Jack Cole

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Comet [John Dickering]; Thelma Gordon (introduction); Stinger Lee (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis:

Comet still an outlaw

[The Corruption of Senator Palmgreas] (Table of Contents)

Press Guardian / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Abner Sundell

Pencils:

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks:

Mort Meskin (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Press Guardian [Perry Chase]; Sen. Palmgreas (villain, introduction); Killer Scaretti (villain, introduction)

[The Man-Eating Plants of Yen Fat Sing] (Table of Contents)

Fu Chang / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Lin Streeter (signed)

Inks:

Lin Streeter (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Detective

Characters:

Fu Chang (detective); Tay Ming (fiancee); Yen Fat Sing (villain, introduction, death)

[The Crackdown of Captain Twerp] (Table of Contents)

Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Abner Sundell (signed)

Pencils:

Charles Biro (signed)

Inks:

Charles Biro (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Sergeant Boyle; Captain Twerp (introduction); Von Blotz (villain, introduction)

[The Army-Navy Baseball Game] (Table of Contents)

Midshipman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Wood?

Pencils:

Bob Wood

Inks:

Bob Wood

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Lee Sampson (Midshipman); A gang of gamblers (villains, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Wood is credited on this feature, and the art is similar to his signed Kayo Ward stories.

[Chief of the Ape Men] (Table of Contents)

Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Abner Sundell

Pencils:

Lin Streeter

Inks:

Lin Streeter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Science Fiction

Characters:

Rocket [Sir Rocket]; Queen of Diamonds; Ape-Men (villain, death); Ungar (villain, introduction, death); Prince Falkar (guest-star); Hawkmen (guest-star)

Indexer Notes

continued next issue

What Coyotes Eat (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? [as M.] (signed)

Inks:

? [as M.] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Western; Fact

Ten Straight Knockouts (Table of Contents)

Kayo Ward / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten (signed)

Pencils:

Bob Wood (signed)

Inks:

Bob Wood (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Sports

Characters:

Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward]; Killer Slick (villain, introduction); Candy Morgan (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

continued next issue

Man-Monster of London (Table of Contents)

Bentley of Scotland Yard / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Sam Cooper (signed)

Inks:

Sam Cooper (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Detective

Characters:

Inspector Bentley; The Monster (villain, introduction, death); Remek (villain, introduction); the Prince of Inrak (villain, introduction); Rajah of Inrak (introduction)