Pep Comics
#5
(June 1940)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
- Editing
- Abner J. Sundell (editor)
[no title indexed]
The Shield / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Irv Novick (signed as Novick)
- Inks
- Irv Novick (signed as Novick)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Shield [Joe Higgins]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- naval torpedoes; submarines
in 
[The Mosconian Menace, Part 5]
The Shield / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Wizard [Blane Whitney] (guest-star); The Mosconians (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Mosconians send a submarine to sink a passenger ship that the Shield is aboard. The Shield escapes and travels to Washington DC to put an end to the Mosconians plan to blow up Congress.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Pearl Harbor; submarine
Indexer Notes
Story continued from Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series) #5.
[Stinger Lee's Ray of Darkness]
The Comet / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Comet [John Dickering]; Thelma Gordon (introduction, newspaperwoman); Stinger Lee (villain, introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- Comet still an outlaw
[The Corruption of Senator Palmgreas]
The Press Guardian / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Abner J. Sundell
- Pencils
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Inks
- Mort Meskin (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- The Press Guardian [Perry Chase]; Senator Palmgreas (villain, introduction); Killer Scaretti (villain, introduction)
[no title indexed]
Fu Chang / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Manly Wade Wellman
- Pencils
- Lin Streeter (signed)
- Inks
- Lin Streeter (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But disaster has been striking Fu Chang's people -- three men have died of a strange disease!
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Fu Chang (detective); Tay Ming (fiancee); Yen Fat Sing (villain, introduction, death)
Indexer Notes
script credit from Bob Hughes by textual analysis. Excessive use of passive voice, run on sentences held together by ellipses.
[no title indexed]
Prince Buttonhead / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's just the man for us
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Prince Buttonhead; The Five Dopes [Block-Head; Lunk-Head; Stupid; Useless; Lame-Brain]; Princess
Indexer Notes
This is the final appearance of the "Prince Buttonhead" feature.
[The Crackdown of Captain Twerp]
Sergeant Boyle / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Abner J. Sundell (signed as Sundell)
- Pencils
- Charles Biro (signed as Biro)
- Inks
- Charles Biro (signed as Biro)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sergeant Boyle; Captain Twerp (introduction); Von Blotz (villain, introduction)
[The Army-Navy Baseball Game]
The Midshipman / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Lee Sampson (The Midshipman); a gang of gamblers (villains, introduction)
Indexer Notes
Wood is credited on this feature, and the art is similar to his signed Kayo Ward stories.
[no title indexed]
The Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- While making their way back to the Diamond Empire, the Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds rescued Prince Falkar of the Hawkmen, from an attack by the cowardly lizard-men.
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- The Queen of Diamonds; Sir Rocket; Ape-Men (villain, death); Ungar (villain, introduction, death); Prince Falkar (guest-star); Hawkmen (guest-star)
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Bob Hughes by textual analysis. Excessive use of passive voice, run on sentences held together by ellipses.
[Blue Ribbon Comics]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Corporal Collins
Indexer Notes
House ad for Blue Ribbon Comics #4 (June 1940)
Ten Straight Knockouts!
Kayo Ward / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Eddie "Kayo" Ward; Killer Slick (villain, introduction); Candy Morgan (villain, introduction)
Indexer Notes
continued next issue
The Man-Monster of London
Bentley of Scotland Yard / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Blair
- Pencils
- Sam Cooper (signed as S. Cooper)
- Inks
- Sam Cooper (signed as S. Cooper)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Inspector Bentley; The Monster (villain, introduction, death); Remek (villain, introduction); the Prince of Inrak (villain, introduction); Rajah of Inrak (introduction)
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Shield -
1.
[The Mosconian Menace, Part 5]
The Shield -
2.
[Stinger Lee's Ray of Darkness]
The Comet -
3.
[The Corruption of Senator Palmgreas]
The Press Guardian -
4.
["But disaster has been striking Fu Chang's people -- three men have died of a strange disease!"]
Fu Chang -
5.
["He's just the man for us"]
Prince Buttonhead -
6.
[The Crackdown of Captain Twerp]
Sergeant Boyle -
7.
[The Army-Navy Baseball Game]
The Midshipman -
8.
["While making their way back to the Diamond Empire, the Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds rescued Prince Falkar of the Hawkmen, from an attack by the cowardly lizard-men."]
The Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds -
9.
What Coyotes Eat
-
10.
[Blue Ribbon Comics]
-
11.
Ten Straight Knockouts!
Kayo Ward -
12.
The Man-Monster of London
Bentley of Scotland Yard
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Steinar Ådland
- John Censullo
- Keith Chandler
- Steve Coates
- Gregory Fischer
- Bob Hughes
- Dan Kocher
- Clint Maxwell
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
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