Pep
#389
(June 1983)
Archie,
1960 Series
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- 4 times a year in March, June, Sept. and Dec.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
- Barcode
- 0271000696406
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (art director); Richard H. Goldwater (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Archie, extraterrestrials could be on earth right now to keep an eye on you and me!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Marvelous Maureen; Moose Mason
![Cover Thumbnail for Pep (1960 series) #389 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1604/w100/1604110.jpg?5903613605528187208)
The Job Holder
Archie and the Gang / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Veronica is incensed that Archie has taken a part-time job, as it makes him less available for her needs.
- Reprints
-
in Jughead with Archie Digest (Archie, 1974 series) #174 (June 2002) - in Archie 1000 Page Comics Celebration (Archie, 2014 series) ([October] 2014)
- in Jughead and Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #6 (December 2014)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #314 (December 2020)
-
Male Tale
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo Jr.
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Betty frets over Archie flirting with other girls.
[no title indexed]
Moose Gag Bag / comic story / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Duh-h, Arch, how can we take our dates out when we we ain’t got enough bread!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Moose Mason; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Archie has a solution for Moose's money woes.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #112 (July 2007)
- in Archie's Giant Kids' Joke Book (Archie, 2012 series) (2012)
- in Archie & Friends Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 2011 series) #17 (August 2012)
- from Archie daily (Creator's Syndicate) #?
-
Marvelous Maureen Ditches Her Guests
Marvelous Maureen / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; humor
- Characters
- Marvelous Maureen; Clarissa DuBois; Mr. DuBois
- Synopsis
- Trying to escape the clutches of the Grossniks, Maureen teams up with Clarissa's father, who had been transformed into a giant slug.
Grade Aid
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie will try any method to improve his grades except studying.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #96 (June 1989)
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #17 (March 1996)
- in Archie's Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1984 series) #137 (November 2002)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #72 (November 2017)
-
- Keywords
- biorhythm; horoscope
Punk Fashions
Archie and the Gang / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo (signed)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- fashion; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
- Reprints
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #5 (July 2014)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #99 (July 2020)
-
Indexer Notes
One of the submitted fashion designs is attributed to staff colorist Barry Grossman.
Zap Scrap
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina; Esmeralda; Aunt Hilda; Witch Sarah
- Synopsis
- Sabrina is stuck babysitting the mischievous Esmeralda.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #96 (June 1989)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Gee, Archie, extraterrestrials could be on earth right now to keep an eye on you and me!"]
Archie -
1.
The Job Holder
Archie and the Gang -
2.
Male Tale
Betty and Veronica -
3.
["Duh-h, Arch, how can we take our dates out when we we ain’t got enough bread!"]
Moose Gag Bag -
4.
Marvelous Maureen Ditches Her Guests
Marvelous Maureen -
5.
Grade Aid
Archie -
6.
Punk Fashions
Archie and the Gang -
7.
Zap Scrap
Sabrina
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