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 ?
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.
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.
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So-o-o!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
in 
[no title indexed]
Archie / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You will notice the simple...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Forsythe Jones II; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; 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 Shield [MLJ/Archie] / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; 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
- 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!
- Genre
- humor
- 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
The Shield [MLJ/Archie] / text story / 1.75 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Dusty [Dustin Simmons]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Bill Adams (death); Cliff Gerther
Indexer Notes
Sequence added by Gary Watson, August 2009.
[no title indexed]
Willy the Wise-Guy / comic story / 3 pages
- 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
- 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
The Last Communique
Captain Commando / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero; war
- Characters
- The Boy Soldiers [Flatbush (final appearance); Billy Grayson (final appearance); Percy (final appearance)]; Captain Commando [John Grayson]; 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
Captain Commando appears next in Archie's Superteens versus Crusaders (Archie, 2018 series) #2 (September 2018).
Signature noted by Gary Watson, August 2009.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["So-o-o!"]
Archie -
1.
Bulletin No. 34
Shield G-Man Club -
2.
["You will notice the simple..."]
Archie -
3.
Pep Contest Page
-
4.
Death Trims a Window
The Shield [MLJ/Archie] -
5.
Pep Jitterbug Maze!
-
6.
["Hmm!"]
Suzie -
7.
Murder Wears a Mask
The Shield [MLJ/Archie] -
8.
[no title indexed]
-
9.
["Are you sure you can..."]
Willy the Wise-Guy -
10.
Pep
-
11.
Love Thy Neighbor
The Twiddles -
12.
Injun Puzzle
-
13.
The Last Communique
Captain Commando
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