Pep Comics #56

(March 1946)

["You will notice the simple..."] (Table of Contents: 1)

Archie / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bill Vigoda

Inks:

Bill Vigoda

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

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:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Indexer Notes

Oscar's last appearance was in Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #12. Art ID by Gary Watson, August 2009.

Pep Contest Page (Table of Contents: 2)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

Winners of an ongoing contest.

Death Trims a Window (Table of Contents: 3)

The Original Shield / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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! (Table of Contents: 4)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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:

• in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5

Keywords:

crossword puzzle; maze; puzzle; riddle

["Hmm!"] (Table of Contents: 5)

Suzie / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Bill Woggon ?

Pencils:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Inks:

Bill Woggon (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Bill Woggon (signed)

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 (Table of Contents: 6)

A Shield Story / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Gary Watson, August 2009.

["Are you sure you can..."] (Table of Contents: 7)

Willy the Wise Guy / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Red Holmdale (signed)

Inks:

Red Holmdale (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

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 (Table of Contents: 8)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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 (Table of Contents: 9)

The Twiddles / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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 (Table of Contents: 10)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al McLean (signed)

Inks:

Al McLean (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Synopsis:

Features a riddle and connect-the-dots.

The Last Communique (Table of Contents: 11)

Captain Commando / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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.