Pep Comics
#52
(March 1945)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly (March, June, September and December)
- On-sale Date
- 1945-01-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines
- Brand
-
An MLJ Magazine
- Editing
- Harry Shorten ?
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1945, New Series, Vol. 40, No. 3
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I...uh...don't think I'll be able to keep that date...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee
- Reprints
Bulletin No. 30
Shield G-Man Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- The Shield [Joe Higgins]
- Synopsis
- Monthly bulletin for the Shield G-Man Club.
Carnival Chuckles
Archie / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Archie is fined $10 by Reggie's father for reckless driving and breaks his carnival date with Veronica to get a job. He gets a job at the carnival and has to avoid Reggie and Veronica, who go there on the same day.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
The last page shows Archie and Jughead in Pop Tate's, but the soda jerk does not look like Pop.
The last page may also have a different letterer.
The Beast That Was a Huntsman
The Shield / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)
- Inks
- Pen Shumaker [as Pen] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; John Frazee (explorer); Sir Malcolm Briggs (hunter)
- Synopsis
- A white ape returned from death to hunt it's killer.
Indexer Notes
Originally credited Irv Novick. Artwork identical to several signed Clem/Pen stories, and has the typical long Weisbecker faces with angular chin.
Pep Contest Page
activity / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Winners of a contest for best letter about your favorite character in Pep Comics. Winners received a year's subscription to Pep Comics or a war stamp.
Special Communique # 18
Captain Commando / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero; war
- Characters
- The Boy Soldiers: Brooklyn (misnamed, actual name is Flatbush); Armand De Latour; Billy Grayson; Percy
Captain Commando [John Grayson]; Jonesie (dog)
Indexer Notes
Originally credited to Clem Gretter. His style is different when compared with signed story in US Marines Comics #1. This story could be Clem Weisbecker on pencils, but none of his long, angular chinned faces are found, and it loos more like Novick. Clem and Pen had many of the stories in this feature. All three are credited by Jerry Bails' Who's .
[no title indexed]
Black Hood / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sorry I can't be with you in this issue, gang.
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Black Hood [Matthew "Kip" Burland]
- Synopsis
- Advertisement for Black Hood Comics (Archie, 1943 series) #13.
[no title indexed]
Suzie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harry Sahle (signed)
- Inks
- Harry Sahle (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Danger bridge out
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Suzie; Mr. Schlomp (Truck Company); Fuzznicle
Indexer Notes
The "Suzie" feature starting in this issue of Pep Comics is in addition to the feature's appearances in Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 Series).
Three On A Yacht
Archie / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie takes Veronica and Jughead for a ride on his yacht.
- Reprints
-
in Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #18 (April 1948) [Names changed.] - in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #4 (2012)
-
[no title indexed]
Marco Loco / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The blinding Arctic sun...
- Genre
- humor; historical
- Characters
- Marco Loco; Snooch; Jeremy Bloog (marooned sailor)
Indexer Notes
Originally credited to Harry Sahle, but this art is identical to Hubbell's other signed stories in this feature.
This is the final appearance of the "Marco Loco" feature.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["I...uh...don't think I'll be able to keep that date..."]
Archie -
1.
Bulletin No. 30
Shield G-Man Club -
2.
Carnival Chuckles
Archie -
3.
The Beast That Was a Huntsman
The Shield -
4.
Pep Contest Page
-
5.
Special Communique # 18
Captain Commando -
6.
["Sorry I can't be with you in this issue, gang."]
Black Hood -
7.
["Danger bridge out"]
Suzie -
8.
Three On A Yacht
Archie -
9.
["The blinding Arctic sun..."]
Marco Loco
This issue was modified by, among others
- Luke A.
- Steinar Ådland
- Henry Andrews
- John Censullo
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Clint Maxwell
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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