Pep Comics #39

(May 1943)

The City of Corpses (Table of Contents: 1)

Shield / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irv Novick

Inks:

Irv Novick

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

A gang of Nazi spies (villains, introductions)

Murder by Appointment (Table of Contents: 2)

Hangman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Fujitani

Inks:

Bob Fujitani

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Wile (villain, introduction, death)

One Day to Live (Table of Contents: 3)

The Hangman / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

Morton Marsh

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Hangman

[The Private War of Flatbush] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irv Novick

Inks:

Irv Novick

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains)

[Catching a Train to Germany] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Carl Hubbell

Inks:

Carl Hubbell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

The Nazis (villains)

Indexer Notes

next app. in ORIGINAL SHIELD V. 2 #4

[Prince Pluto's Vacation] (Table of Contents: 6)

Danny In Wonderland / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Red Holmdale

Inks:

Red Holmdale

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Prince Pluto (introduction); inhabitants of Shadowland (introductions)

Indexer Notes

last appearance

[Heil Jughead] (Table of Contents: 7)

Archie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

? [as Gerry P.]

Pencils:

Harry Sahle

Inks:

Harry Sahle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor; teen

Characters:

Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones

Synopsis:

Archie and Betty run a booth at a war stamp rally where kids can throw baseballs at a Hitler dummy. Unfortunately, Jughead ends up in the booth.

Reprints:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #2

Murder at the Carnival (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Gil Kane

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Characters:

Mrs. Pawley (villain, introduction); Joe Jackson (introduction, death); Ace Scott (introduction); Panther Woman (introduction); Tex (introduction)