Pep Comics
#76
(November 1949)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1949-08-19
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
An Archie Magazine Approved Reading
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor-in-chief); Harry Shorten (managing editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bob Montana (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Montana (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I hope I did not keep you waiting long, Archie!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
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in Indexer Notes
Later redrawn for the covers to Laugh Comics #115, and Archie Comics Digest #17.
It's a Steal
Archie / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Doing your English homework, Archiekins?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy; Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie thinks Mr. Weatherbee might be a kleptomaniac.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Art previously credited to Ray Gill; the extent of Ray Gill's work is currently unknown. As per Ray's brother Joe, Ray never drew for Archie Comics; rather, he wrote the scripts and outlined the stories (Charlton Spotlight #5). Pencils match the early signed stories of Schwartz.
No Business Like Show Business
Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As our scene opens, Katy is on her way to Hollywood to take a screen test.
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Windy; Randy Van Ronson; Jack Granara; Robert Ryan
- Synopsis
- Katy and Sis' flight lands in Los Angeles, where they are surprised to find Randy at the airport. Despite Randy's hopes to get Katy alone, Jack Granara of RKO Studios and actor Robert Ryan meet up with Katy and drive her to the studio for her screen test. Meanwhile, in New York, K.O. continues training for his next match, the outcome of which will allow him to visit Hollywood for a match.
Indexer Notes
Poses, gowns, etc. by Margie Mollie Brown (New York 27, NY); training outfit by Gretchen Bemus (Piqua, OH). Granara was a real-life publicist for RKO. Robert Ryan is noted as the star of RKO's "The Set-Up" (1949).
Storyline continued from Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #27; continued in Wilbur Comics #26. (Stories were published out of order.)
[no title indexed]
Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here it is! Your Archie Annual
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews
Indexer Notes
Order form for the first Archie Annual and a poster of Archie.
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, Pud, that's a super-duper tree-hut!
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic form.
[no title indexed]
Archie Club News / letters page / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
Indexer Notes
Promo for Archie Club featuring first-prize report from Salvatore Mazzara (Brooklyn, NY) and second-prize report from Peggy Fairbank (Baltimore 18, MD).
Pop Gets Plastered
Suzie / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, Daddy...what's up?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Suzie; Ferdie; Suzie's father; Suzie's mother
- Synopsis
- Suzie's father doesn't want to spend the money to hire a professional to plaster a spot in the ceiling so Suzie and Ferdie decide to surprise him by doing it themselves.
[no title indexed]
Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Includes maze and connect the dots.
Gas Pains
Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Summertime and the livin' is easy...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Red; Linda Moore; Mrs. Moore
- Synopsis
- Wilbur thinks Linda is trying to commit suicide by inhaling gas in the oven after he turned her down for a date.
A New Twist
Jughead / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmmm!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Coach Kleats
- Synopsis
- Jughead learns a Ju-Jitsu move where he can toss an opponent with a twist of the wrist so Coach Kleats puts him on the wrestling team to defeat a tough opponent from a rival school.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Star Dirt / text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Swedish actress finds her luck in the rain
- Synopsis
- Gossip about Hollywood movies and their stars.
The Birds and the Bees
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 5.5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Li'l Jinx!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday; Merry Holliday; Pinkie
- Synopsis
- Jinx gets some bee hives to try and get honey.
Indexer Notes
Edwards' signature is disguised as the leaves on a tree.
[no title indexed]
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals / letters page / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, club members: Our club has been rolling along...
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
Indexer Notes
Li'l Jinx provides the names of 28 new club members and encourages readers to send her letters about their new friends.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I hope I did not keep you waiting long, Archie!"]
Archie -
1.
It's a Steal
Archie -
2.
No Business Like Show Business
Katy Keene -
3.
["Here it is! Your Archie Annual"]
Archie -
4.
["Gosh, Pud, that's a super-duper tree-hut!"]
Dubble Bubble -
5.
["Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!"]
Archie Club News -
6.
Pop Gets Plastered
Suzie -
7.
[no title indexed]
Puzzle Page -
8.
Gas Pains
Wilbur -
9.
A New Twist
Jughead -
10.
["Swedish actress finds her luck in the rain"]
Star Dirt -
11.
The Birds and the Bees
Li'l Jinx -
12.
["Hi, club members: Our club has been rolling along..."]
Li'l Jinx Pen Pals -
13.
["Life is a jigsaw puzzle, with the parts scattered."]
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- Luke A.
- Nick Caputo
- Katy Hayhurst
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- Mike Nielsen
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