Pep Comics
#18
(August 1941)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-06-15
- 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. 4.
He's a Hit! The Hangman
Hangman; The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Inks
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
The Case of the Side Show Horrors
The Shield [MLJ/Archie] / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons]; Ju Ju Watson; Betty Warren; Mamie (introduction); Midge (introduction); Joe (introduction); The Vulture (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Ju Ju finds a corpse in the water when out bathing with Betty and Mamie.
[Hangman's Holiday]
Hangman / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Joe Blair ? (signed as Cliff Campbell)
- Pencils
- George Storm (sourced)
- Inks
- George Storm (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Thelma Gordon (reporter); Anthracite (introduction); The Jackal (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The criminal mastermind, the Jackal, knows the Hangman’s after him. So, he puts on a Hangman suit himself and starts committing murders in the Hangman’s name. However, he’s easily identified by having two thumbs on his right hand.
Indexer Notes
Title taken from an ad in Jackpot Comics #2.
[Thieves of Wonderland]
Danny in Wonderland / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Lin Streeter (signed as Lin)
- Inks
- Lin Streeter (signed as Lin)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; humor
- Characters
- Danny; Fairy Queen; Kupkake; A band of thieves (villain, introduction, death of their leader)
- Synopsis
- The Fairy Queen transfers Danny and Kupkake to the hills where it is thought the thieves they search for are hiding.
[The Body on the Beach]
Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Bob Wood ?
- Pencils
- Carl Hubbell (signed)
- Inks
- Carl Hubbell (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sergeant Boyle; The Nazis
- Synopsis
- A German body is washed up on the beach with papers about a coming U-boat attack on the coastguard.
[Palermo the Evil Politician]
Fireball / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten (signed as H. Shorten)
- Pencils
- Paul Reinman (signed as Paul Reinman)
- Inks
- Paul Reinman (signed as Paul Reinman)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fireball [Ted Tyler]; Eddie Collins (introduction); Suzie Collins (introduction); Palermo (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- A strangled man is found in a burning house.
Indexer Notes
Signatures in third panel, Paul Reinman and H. Shorten.
[The Seduction of George Seldes]
Madam Satan / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Satan (villain); Madam Satan (villain); George Seldes (introduction); Nita (introduction); Tom (introduction); Brother Sunbeam
- Synopsis
- Madam Satan escapes from the broken spirit bottle.
Indexer Notes
The faces and slender figures here look more like the work of Warren King.
[Tangle with Tiger Blair]
Kayo Ward / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward]; Tiger Blair; Mickey; Janet; Gulch
- Synopsis
- Kayo saves a girl from drowning in a water tank.
[The Curse of the Pharaohs]
Bentley of Scotland Yard / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Blair
- Pencils
- Sam Cooper (signed)
- Inks
- Sam Cooper (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Bentley (detective); Sir Hubert Tigh (villain, introduction, death); Professor Lee (introduction, death); Ahmid (introduction); Tom Daw (introduction); Babs Lee (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The curse of the Pharoahs follows the mummy of King Ahm to the home of Sir Hubert Tigh.
Shield and Dusty pin-up
The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
He's a Hit! The Hangman
Hangman; The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective -
1.
The Case of the Side Show Horrors
The Shield [MLJ/Archie] -
2.
[Hangman's Holiday]
Hangman -
3.
[Thieves of Wonderland]
Danny in Wonderland -
4.
[The Body on the Beach]
Sergeant Boyle -
5.
[Palermo the Evil Politician]
Fireball -
6.
[The Seduction of George Seldes]
Madam Satan -
7.
[Tangle with Tiger Blair]
Kayo Ward -
8.
[The Curse of the Pharaohs]
Bentley of Scotland Yard -
9.
Shield and Dusty pin-up
The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective
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