Pep Comics
#56
(March 1946)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Quarterly in March, June, September, and December
- On-sale date
- 1946-02-11
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines
- Brand
- An Archie Magazine
- Editing
- Harry Shorten ?
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Silver Age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
First issue to be published under the Archie Comics brand.
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
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[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda
- Inks
- Bill Vigoda
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You will notice the simple...
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Jones; Oscar (Archie's dog)
- Synopsis
- Archie tries to invent things.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Oscar's last appearance was in Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #12. Art ID by Gary Watson, August 2009.
Death Trims a Window
The Original Shield / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Irv Novick
- Inks
- Irv Novick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty; Mr. Russell; Mr. Johnson
- Synopsis
- The Shield and Dusty fight a man who kills department store workers and displays their corpses in the window.
- Keywords
- department store; murder
Pep Jitterbug Maze!
activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al McLean (signed)
- Inks
- Al McLean (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Puzzle page with a maze, a riddle, and a crossword puzzle.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- crossword puzzle; maze; puzzle; riddle
[no title indexed]
Suzie / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon ?
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm!
- Characters
- Suzie; Ham Sanavich; Mrs. Magee; Mrs. Gotrocks
- Synopsis
- Suzie applies for a job posing for an artist.
Indexer Notes
Suzie's address is given as 241 Church St., which was the address for the Archie Comics headquarters. Woggon signature spotted by Gary Watson, August 2009.
Murder Wears a Mask
A Shield Story / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty
Indexer Notes
Sequence added by Gary Watson, August 2009.
[no title indexed]
Willy the Wise Guy / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are you sure you can...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Willy; Mr. Schultz
- Synopsis
- Willy gets a job at a soda fountain and sells soda and castor oil simultaneously.
- Keywords
- castor oil; soda
Indexer Notes
Weirdly, a story featuring Archie in a similar predicament appears in Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #18, which was released two months prior to this issue.
Pep
activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al McLean (signed)
- Inks
- Al McLean (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Features a maze, connect-the-dots, and a crossword puzzle.
Indexer Notes
While featuring Archie, this feature was not reprinted in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5.
Love Thy Neighbor
The Twiddles / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon ?
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Talbert Twiddle; Tootsie Twiddle; Tommy (cat); unnamed neighbors
- Synopsis
- Mr. Twiddle seems smitten with the new neighbor.
- Keywords
- neighbors
Injun Puzzle
activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Al McLean (signed)
- Inks
- Al McLean (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Synopsis
- Features a riddle and connect-the-dots.
The Last Communique
Captain Commando / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Clem Weisbecker (signed)
- Inks
- Clem Weisbecker (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Captain Commando; The Boy Soldiers; unnamed soldiers
- Synopsis
- Captain Commando tells the Japanese about the story of the Trojan Horse and then launches a similar attack.
- Keywords
- Japanese; Trojan Horse; war
Indexer Notes
Last appearance. Signature noted by Gary Watson, August 2009.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["So-o-o!"]
Archie -
1.
["You will notice the simple..."]
Archie -
2.
Pep Contest Page
-
3.
Death Trims a Window
The Original Shield -
4.
Pep Jitterbug Maze!
-
5.
["Hmm!"]
Suzie -
6.
Murder Wears a Mask
A Shield Story -
7.
["Are you sure you can..."]
Willy the Wise Guy -
8.
Pep
-
9.
Love Thy Neighbor
The Twiddles -
10.
Injun Puzzle
-
11.
The Last Communique
Captain Commando
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