Pep
#404
(January 1986)
Archie,
1960 Series
- Price
- 0.65 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly in Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov.
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Archie Series; Archie Comics Group
- Barcode
- 0271000696401
- Editing
- Victor Gorelick (credited) (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (credited as Richard Goldwater) (editor in chief)
Issue Notes
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo (signed as D. D.)
- Inks
- Dan DeCarlo ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Excuse me! I have to give our girls an inspirational half-time pep talk!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Nancy Woods; Betty Cooper
- Reprints
- Keywords
- coaching; volleyball
in 
![Cover Thumbnail for Pep (1960 series) #404 [Canadian]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1603/w100/1603957.jpg?-3451766557411310781)
[no title indexed]
Archie; National Child Safety Council / public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An important message from Archie and his pals!
- Characters
- Gabriel Lawrence Minarcin (photo); Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Eugene Wade Martin (photo); Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Anthony Bernard Franko (photo)
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (credited)
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mmm... I could use an exciting headline for the next issue!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- Veronica is upset when Archie doesn't run one of Veronica's stories in the school paper.
- Reprints
-
in Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #4 (February 1991) - in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #146 (March 1997)
- in Jughead's Double Digest (Archie, 1989 series) #188 (February 2013)
- in Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #294 (January 2019)
-
The Vending Machine
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Vendomat
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie has trouble with a vending machine.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #20 (August 1996)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #16 (September 2015)
-
Indexer Notes
Speechless story.
Rock Yock
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Ronnie! I wish we could rock all night long!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie would like to rock all night.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 series) #20 (August 1996)
- in Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam (Archie, 2015 series) (2015)
- in Archie's Funhouse Double Digest (Archie, 2014 series) #16 (September 2015)
-
- Keywords
- yacht
The Way to Go
Archie's Dad / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- P-pardon m-me c-could you...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Fred Andrews
- Synopsis
- Fred is puffing and wheezing and needs directions.
Family Affair
Sabrina / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Stan Goldberg (credited as Stan G.)
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Sabrina, this is a coincidence running into you at the local health club!
- Genre
- humor; fantasy-supernatural; teen
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Walter; Aunt Hilda; Aunt Zelda; Miss Rogers; Basil
- Synopsis
- Sabrina meets Walter at the health club because she's embarrassed of him meeting her family.
- Reprints
- in Betty and Veronica Annual Digest Magazine (Archie, 1989 series) #4 (February 1991)
- in Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest (Archie, 1987 series) #268 (January 2019)
- in Archie Showcase Digest (Archie, 2020 series) #10 [Direct Edition] (November 2022)
-
- Keywords
- health club; treadmill; weight lifting
He's a Cut-Up
Archie / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Miss Grundy, Reggie is cutting the article I wrote!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Reggie is cutting Archie's article for the school paper.
Popper Swapper
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir (credited)
- Pencils
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Inks
- Samm Schwartz (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Samm Schwartz
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What do you think you can get for all this old stuff, dad?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Forsythe Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Jughead starts with an old popcorn popper and trades with friends until he ends up with a used car.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Archie's Club News / letters page / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I would like to do my report on bicycle helmets.
Indexer Notes
Letters from Megan Freitas, and Kerrie Koch.
What's for Dessert?
Mrs. Andrews' Food Page! / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
- Pencils
- Rod Ollerenshaw (signed)
- Inks
- Rod Ollerenshaw (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Mary Andrews
Indexer Notes
Unscramble the words.
A Nose Win Situation
Coach Kleats / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (credited)
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino (credited)
- Colors
- Barry Grossman (credited)
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oooh! Sounds like you've got a cold!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Coach Kleats; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Despite his cold, Coach Kleats is determined to help the football team practice for the championship.
- Reprints
- in Archie Comics Digest (Archie, 1973 series) #124 (November 1993)
- in Archie's Super Comics Digest (Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 2012 series) #2 (2012)
- in World of Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2010 series) #22 (November 2012), #83 (December 2018)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Excuse me! I have to give our girls an inspirational half-time pep talk!"]
Archie -
1.
["An important message from Archie and his pals!"]
Archie; National Child Safety Council -
2.
["Mmm... I could use an exciting headline for the next issue!"]
Archie -
3.
["Where's Cap'n Crunch?"]
-
4.
The Vending Machine
Archie -
5.
Rock Yock
Archie -
6.
["I see more fun for you when you order these Archie comics!"]
-
7.
The Way to Go
Archie's Dad -
8.
["Four equals = five?"]
-
9.
Family Affair
Sabrina -
10.
He's a Cut-Up
Archie -
11.
["Subscribe to Katy Keene comics and save!"]
-
12.
Popper Swapper
Jughead -
13.
["Save! Subscribe! And get 1 free!"]
-
14.
["Paw Paws the funtastic world of Hanna-Barbera"]
-
15.
["I would like to do my report on bicycle helmets."]
Archie's Club News -
16.
["Be sharp! Order the latest mind-boggling issue of Archie's Activity Comic Digest Magazine!"]
-
17.
What's for Dessert?
Mrs. Andrews' Food Page! -
18.
["Fans! Now you can join the brand new Archie Fan Club ...and be eligible to win cash prizes!!"]
-
19.
A Nose Win Situation
Coach Kleats -
20.
["Glow in the dark posters 3 for $3.00"]
-
21.
["Discount 32 page comic subscriptions!"]
-
22.
["Win one of 600 prizes! Starburst fruit chews BMX sweepstakes"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Peter Croome
- Katy Hayhurst
- Thomas Johnson
- Clint Maxwell
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
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