Pep
#192
(April 1966)
Archie,
1960 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series
- Editing
- John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You're cancelling our invasion of Earth?
- Genre
- science fiction; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and Jughead scare off invading aliens with their eating habits.
[no title indexed]
Hillcrest Products Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Just Answer this Advertisement...
- Synopsis
- Get a personalized signet ring or zodiac ring absolutely free, along with other great premiums, just for selling Cloverine Salve.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover
The Greatest!
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Hoping to break Archie and Veronica up, Reggie tells Moose that Archie was mocking his strength.
- Reprints
-
in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #4 (February 1974)
-
Archie Gets All the Brakes
Archie / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie and the gang promote the new Bendix 2-speed bicycle.
The Right Sign
Jughead / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Miss Grundy; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Miss Grundy asks the class what they think are the first signs of spring.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #4 (February 1974)
-
[no title indexed]
Veronica Pin Up Page / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, I must admit, it is a way of getting down the mountain!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Veronica is critical of Archie's skiing technique.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #15 (March 1985)
-
[no title indexed]
Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Treasure Chest of Fun
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for various gag items, e.g., x-ray specs, joy buzzers, trick black soap.
3-D
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Archie outlines the elaborate lengths he has to go through to get some alone time with Veronica.
[no title indexed]
Betty and Veronica / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Join the Parade!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- House ad for Betty and Veronica Spectacular #138.
Starry Eyed
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4.25 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Merry Holiday
- Synopsis
- Enamored with the gold star she got in school, Jinx buys a box of gold stars and begins awarding them for jobs well done.
- Reprints
- in Laugh Comics Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #56 (January 1985)
-
[no title indexed]
Li'l Jinx / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Synopsis
- House ad to join Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
["Hi! I'm Jeri Lawrence--Jeri of Hollywood!]
Jeri of Hollywood / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for photos of your favorite TV and movie stars.
[no title indexed]
Honor House Prod. Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Polaris Nuclear Sub
- Synopsis
- This toy miniature sub is over 7 feet long, big enough for 2 kids. It fires rockets and torpedoes and costs only $6.98!
Archie Club News
Archie / letters page / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Synopsis
- Instead of the usual letters page, this issue carried news of the overwhelmingly positive reader response to the first appearance of Pureheart the Powerful, and announced a contest for the best written letters about the new series.
Not This Time
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Betty begins surreptitiously helping Archie beat Reggie, which only emboldens Archie into challenging Reggie to more stunts.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
When reprinted in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #243, writing is credited to Jim Ruth and inks are credited to Marty Epp.
[no title indexed]
International Correspondence Schools / advertisement / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cast your ballot for a successful future!
- Synopsis
- Listing of 253 I.C.S. courses and a coupon to start enrollment.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You!
- Synopsis
- Win valuable prizes just for selling greeting cards.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["You're cancelling our invasion of Earth?"]
Archie -
1.
["Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Just Answer this Advertisement..."]
Hillcrest Products Co. -
2.
The Greatest!
Archie -
3.
Archie Gets All the Brakes
Archie -
4.
The Right Sign
Jughead -
5.
["Well, I must admit, it is a way of getting down the mountain!"]
Veronica Pin Up Page -
6.
["Treasure Chest of Fun"]
Honor House Prod. Corp. -
7.
3-D
Archie -
8.
["Join the Parade!"]
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Starry Eyed
Li'l Jinx -
10.
["Li'l Jinx Pen Pals"]
Li'l Jinx -
11.
["Hi! I'm Jeri Lawrence--Jeri of Hollywood!]
Jeri of Hollywood -
12.
["Polaris Nuclear Sub"]
Honor House Prod. Co. -
13.
Archie Club News
Archie -
14.
Not This Time
Archie -
15.
["Cast your ballot for a successful future!"]
International Correspondence Schools -
16.
["Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You!"]
Junior Sales Club of America -
17.
["Draw any person in one minute!"]
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