Pep Comics
#60
(March 1947)
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-01-24
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Archie Comic Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
An Archie Magazine
- Editing
- Harry Shorten (editor)
Issue Notes
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.
[Beautiful Lines]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hasn't she got beautiful lines, Archie?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Reprints
-
in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #7 (November 2012)
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Indexer Notes
The "By Goldwater" placard under the painting is a reference to Archie Comics head John Goldwater.
Masquerade Monkeyshines
Archie / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Vigoda (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Vigoda (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Theodosius Tadpole; Miss Grundy; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Weatherbee
- Synopsis
- When Archie's plan to wear his usher outfit to the masquerade is foiled, he's forced to improvise while wearing a coat and underwear.
- Reprints
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #7 (November 2012)
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Indexer Notes
Title from Paula at Spy Comics and Cards, July 2007.
[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
- What's it going to be boys?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Willy; 2 boys; Shopkeeper
The Case of the Living Puppets
The Shield / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Shield [Joe Higgins]; Marco (puppetmaker); Drago (evil puppeteer)
Indexer Notes
Title from Paula at Spy Comics and Cards, July 2007.
The inking is most probably by Vigoda, not Novick.
The Fat's in the Fire
Archie / text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Archie reads a ghoul murder mystery.
- Reprints
- in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #7 (November 2012)
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Indexer Notes
Sequence info from Paula at Spy Comics and Cards, July 2007.
[no title indexed]
Katy Keene / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Bill Woggon ?
- Pencils
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Woggon (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Pin-Up Queen
- Genre
- teen; fashion
- Characters
- Katy Keene
Indexer Notes
The "Katy Keene" feature already appears regularly in Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 Series) and Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 Series), and will now appear in Pep Comics too.
The Kiss of Death
Black Hood / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Irv Novick (signed as I.N.)
- Inks
- Irv Novick (signed as I.N.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery; superhero
- Characters
- Black Hood [Kip Burland]; Mrs. Fanny Worthmore; Jane Gray; Sergeant McGinty
- Synopsis
- A train murder mystery.
Indexer Notes
Black Hood not in costume.
Final Golden Age appearance of Black Hood [Kip Burland]. He appears next in Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 Series) #7 (July 1960).
Title from Paula at Spy Comics and Cards, July 2007.
This is the final appearance of the "Black Hood" feature in Pep Comics. The feature appears next in Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 Series) #26 (July 1963).
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[Beautiful Lines]
Archie -
1.
Masquerade Monkeyshines
Archie -
2.
["What's it going to be boys?"]
Willy the Wise-Guy -
3.
The Case of the Living Puppets
The Shield -
4.
The Fat's in the Fire
Archie -
5.
["The Pin-Up Queen"]
Katy Keene -
6.
The Kiss of Death
Black Hood
- Luke A.
- Steinar Ådland
- Peter Croome
- Del Gruber
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Jim Van Dore
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