Pep Comics #38

(April 1943)

Bulletin No. 17 (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Shield G-Man Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Devil-Eyed Doctor of Nazidom] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Shield with Dusty the Boy Detective / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irv Novick

Inks

Irv Novick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dr. Joseph A. Klee (villain, introduction, death); Elise Klee (introduction, adopted daughter of Dr. Klee); the Nazis (villains); J. Edgar Hoover

The Crime behind the Noose (Table of Contents: 3)

Hangman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Fujitani

Inks

Bob Fujitani

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Thelma Gordon; The Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Barton Nash (villain, introduction, death)

Murder out of Mind (Table of Contents: 4)

Hangman / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Alan Barrister

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Hangman [Bob Dickering]

[The Story of Boots O'Grady] (Table of Contents: 5)

Captain Commando / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Irv Novick

Inks

Irv Novick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero; war

Characters

The Boy Soldiers: Armand De Latour; Flatbush; Billy Grayson; Percy
Captain Commando [John Grayson]; Adolf Hitler (villain); Boots O'Grady (introduction); the Nazis (villains)

The Yanks Have Come! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Harry Shorten

Pencils

Carl Hubbell

Inks

Carl Hubbell

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

war

Characters

Sergeant Boyle; Gen. Forain (introduction); The Fascists (villains)

[Return to Wonderland] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Harry Shorten

Pencils

Red Holmdale

Inks

Red Holmdale

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

The Fairy Queen (guest-star); The Chief of Superstition Land (villain, introduction); the Devil (villain)

[On the Farm] (Table of Contents: 8)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Montana

Pencils

Bob Montana

Inks

Bob Montana

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Sam Andrews (introduction, Archie's uncle); Aggie Andrews (introduction, Archie's aunt)

Synopsis

Archie is sent to help on his uncle's farm but only causes more trouble for his uncle.

Reprints

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

The Case of the Laughing Corpse (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Gil Kane [as Pen Star] (signed)

Inks

Pen Shumaker [as Pen Star] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Inspector Bentley; Dr. John Fraggus (villain, introduction); Eli Fraggus (introduction, death); Evelyn Fraggus (introduction); George Mariner (introduction); Mrs. Triggs (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Gil Kane and Pen Shumaker are credited by Jerry Bails' Who's Who as working as a team under the pen name "Pen Star". When comparing the story in issue #41, signed only by Kane, the inking, especially on faces, is very different, while figures and layout are similar.