Pep #150

(October 1961)

Archie the Archer (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Harry Lucey

Inks:

Terry Szenics

Colors:

?

Letters:

Terry Szenics

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge

Synopsis:

Archie takes up archery, but Mr. Lodge is reading a book on controlling his temper and is determined not to let Archie's arrows get on his nerves.

Reprints:

• in Archie Annual Digest (Archie, 1975 series) #27 (1975-76)
• in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #19 (November 1985)

Keywords:

archery; arrows; book; diving board; quiver; swimming pool; temper

["I'm sure glad we have these U. S. Royals!"] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Roy & Al - The U.S. Royal Twins; U.S. Royal Bicycle Tires / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Say It With Flowers (Table of Contents: 3)

Betty / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

George Gladir

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Betty tries to make Archie jealous by having flowers delivered to her.

Reprints:

• in Betty's Digest (Archie, 1996 series) #2 (November 1997)
• in Betty and Veronica Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1987 series) #161 (July 2008)

Keywords:

florist; flowers

The World of Jughead Is Out of This World! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The World of Jughead / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Demon Dynamos! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Jaguar / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Bernstein ?

Pencils:

John Rosenberger ?; John Giunta ?

Inks:

John Rosenberger ?; John Giunta ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Jaguar [Ralph Hardy]; Great Mahavo (medicine man)

Synopsis:

While exploring Indian relics in a national park, Ralph Hardy stumbles across a geyser of gas. When he awakens he finds himself in the past. A village of Indians is menaced by two metal monsters than can fire bolts of electricity and the Jaguar has to find a way to defeat them.

Keywords:

aliens; buffalo; electricity; gas; geyser; Indian relics; time travel; totem pole

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Jim Ludwig via the GCD Errors List (26 July 2005)

Way Out! (Table of Contents: 6)

Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.33 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

Joe Edwards

Genre:

humor; children

Characters:

Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Greg; Ga Ga

Synopsis:

Jinx decides she's going to be the first girl on the moon, so she and her friends build their own rocket.

Keywords:

carnival rides; junk; moon; rocket

["It's the Greatest!"] (Table of Contents: 7)

Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards

Inks:

Joe Edwards

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; typeset

Characters:

Li'l Jinx (cameo)

Indexer Notes

List of 44 persons (ages 7 to 15) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include Canada, Australia, Guam, and the Philippines.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie Club News / letters page / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

? [as MLG] (signed)

Inks:

? [as MLG] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

First prize of $5.00 to Shirley Pitonak (Cleveland, Ohio) for article on the Aardvark. Second prize of $3.00 to Jo-Ann Limpa (Whitestone, N.Y.) for article on supersonic airplanes. Third prize of $2.00 to Susan M. Brenner (Novelty, Ohio) for article about horses. Fourth prize of $1.00 to Dolores Roy (Worcester, Mass.) for article on the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Archie Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

War and Peace (Table of Contents: 10)

Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script:

Frank Doyle

Pencils:

Dan DeCarlo

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews

Synopsis:

Veronica enlists Betty in her war on men. Betty has her own agenda when Archie is involved.

Reprints:

• in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #13 (August 1975)

Keywords:

checkers; hugging; kissing; knitting; television