Pep Comics #28

(June 1942)

Civil War (Table of Contents: 1)

Hangman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk ?

Pencils

Harry Lucey

Inks

Harry Lucey

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Swastika (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Goering (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain); Slots Moran (villain, introduction); Ice-Pick (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

Originally credited Paul Reinman, but there are none of his wedge shaped faces with eyes far apart and out of line. It could be Harry Lucey, when comparing with his signed stories in #26.

[The Box of Horror] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Shield / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Shorten ?

Pencils

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Chick Magoon (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Hazen (villain, introduction, death); Warden Low (introduction)

[The Devil Buys a Shadow] (Table of Contents: 3)

Danny in Wonderland / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Shorten

Pencils

Lin Streeter

Inks

Lin Streeter

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; humor

Characters

The Devil (villain); The Fairy Queen (guest-star); Jeremiah (introduction); his wife (introduction)

[The Kangaroo Spy] (Table of Contents: 4)

Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Virginia Hubbell ?

Pencils

Carl Hubbell (signed)

Inks

Carl Hubbell (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

war

Characters

The Japanese (villain); an Australian native (villain, introduction); Col. Gregory (introduction)

[Chaos in Chinatown] (Table of Contents: 5)

Wings Johnson / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Blair

Pencils

Ed Smalle (signed)

Inks

Ed Smalle (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Hirohito Moritani (villain, introduction)

Indexer Notes

The "Wings Johnson" feature formerly appeared in Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 Series) (last in issue 27), but is now moving to Pep Comics.

This is the final appearance of the "Wings Johnson" feature.

[Band of the Bland] (Table of Contents: 6)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Montana (signed)

Pencils

Bob Montana (signed)

Inks

Bob Montana (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Benny King

Synopsis

Archie tries to get Benny King for the school dance. After a ton of chaos, Archie resigns as class president.

Reprints

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)

Indexer Notes

Reggie has blonde hair.

[The Championship Fight] (Table of Contents: 7)

Kayo Ward / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Bob King

Pencils

Al Camy

Inks

Al Camy

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

sports

Characters

The gang of kidnappers (villains); Louis Liverlips (guest-star)

Synopsis

Kayo Ward wins back his championship

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Lin Streeter. Compare with Streeter's Danny in Wonderland in this issue, many faces in front view with funny ears. Al Camy is not difficult to spot, small angular faces with snaring mouth, like in his many signed Black Hood stories.

This is the final appearance of the "Kayo Ward" feature.

The Case of the Haunting Bag Pipes (Table of Contents: 8)

Bentley of Scotland Yard / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Blair

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Charles Nolan (villain, introduction); Angus Dermott (introduction, death); John Dermott (introduction, death); Lady Dermott (introduction); Bonnie Dermott (introduction); Donald Lorry (introduction); Malcolm Dermott (a ghost, introduction)