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Issue: Pep Comics #25 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1942
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Issues: #25 of 136 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/15/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Irv Novick (signed)
Inker(s): Irv Novick (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Shield; Hangman
Character(s): Shield [Joe Higgins]; Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Dusty
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Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Shield G-Man Club
Character(s): Shield [Joe Higgins]
First Line: Use this entire coupon!!!
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Pages: 0.3
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Membership form for the Shield G-Man Club.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? [as Joe Higgins]
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Just let me get one thing off my chest...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.7
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Bulletin promoting Special Comics.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten ?
Penciller(s): Irv Novick (signed)
Inker(s): Irv Novick (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Shield
Character(s): Duke Moran (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introductions); Slinky (introduction, death); J. Edgar Hoover (guest-star); Mrs. Vanasterbilt (introduction); Shield [Joe Higgins]; Betty Warren; Ju Ju Watson; Lil Livingston
First Line: Fate is a spider!
Synopsis: Joe Higgins has a dream, which he treats as a premonition, in which a series of events lead up to the death of his partner, Dusty.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Signed by the artist (Novick) on the last panel of the final story page.
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The Walrus's Prison Break

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Stein [as Steyne] (signed)
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey (signed)
Inker(s): Harry Lucey (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hangman
Character(s): The Walrus (villain); Spike; Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Thelma Gordon; Butch
First Line: Brought to justice by the Hangman and working in the prison laundry...
Synopsis: The Walrus breaks out of prison.
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Pages: 11
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Shield-Wizard No. 6
Character(s): Shield [Joe Higgins]; Wizard [Blane Whitney]; Dusty
First Line: Grimly, the boy detective, Dusty battled against overwhelming odds...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Shield-Wizard #6.
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The Boogy-Woogy Balloon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten
Penciller(s): Lin Streeter
Inker(s): Lin Streeter
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Danny In Wonderland
Character(s): The Boogies (guest-stars); the Woogies (guest-stars); Kupkake [Kuppie]; Danny; Snapper (dog); Lizzie; Elmira
First Line: Kuppie, Snapper and me really must get back to Wonderland...
Synopsis: The Boogies and the Woogies build a hot air balloon so that Danny and his friends can return to Wonderland.
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Pages: 7
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Battle in Tobruk

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Virginia Hubbell ?
Penciller(s): Carl Hubbell
Inker(s): Carl Hubbell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Sergeant Boyle
Character(s): The Fascists (villains); Prof. Tuttle (introduction); Sgt. Boyle; Capt. Twerp; Col. Drinkhouse
First Line: Dey are weakening!
Synopsis: Low on supplies, Sgt. Boyle manages to fend off the Italian soldiers at Tobruk until supplies can arrive.
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Pages: 8
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Radio-Free Germany

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Blair
Penciller(s): Ed Smalle (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Smalle (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, war
Feature(s): Jolly Roger
Character(s): The Nazis (villains); Jolly Roger; Price; Frank Root; Marty Martin; Fritz; Mr. Smith
First Line: While off-duty, Jolly Roger and his Sky Pirates listen to an outlaw...
Synopsis: Jolly Roger is captured by the Gestapo as he delivers radios to the Free German Movement.
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Pages: 6
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Archie's Taxi Service

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Montana (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Feature(s): Archie
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; The Riverdale High principal (probably NOT Mr. Weatherbee)
First Line: Gee, Archie, you're going awfully fast!
Synopsis: Archie's jalopy is costing too much, so Archie offers to make it a taxi service. He picks up a man at the train station and while trying to shortcut, ends up on a road to the country. Bad things happen to the man and when Archie's jalopy is hit by a train, they end up walking 17 miles to Riverdale. When Archie goes to school the next day, he finds out that the man is the new principal.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie #[nn] published January 1980
as Archie's Taxi Service [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagArchie Americana Series #1 published January 1991
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of Archie Comics #2 published January 2012
as Archie's Taxi Service [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: First appearance of Archie's jalopy.
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Action in San Paulo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten
Penciller(s): Art Seymour (signed)
Inker(s): Art Seymour (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Kayo Ward
Character(s): Louis Liverlip (introduction); Louis Burpo (introduction); President of San Paulo; Kayo Ward; Lew Black
First Line: Remember, big boy, you're supposed to be here on business!
Synopsis: The President of San Paulo manipulates Louis Liverlip into fighting Kayo Ward.
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Pages: 6
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The Case of the Poisoning Monkey

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Blair ?
Penciller(s): Paul Reinman (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Reinman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Bentley of Scotland Yard
Character(s): Mary (villain, introduction); James (introduction); Duke of Ashwold (introduction, death); Anne Ashwold (introduction); William Ashwold (introduction); Leland (introduction); Roger Burton (introduction); Gerald (introduction); Bentley
First Line: Within the grim and cold walls of his castle, the Duke of Ashwold...
Synopsis: Bentley investigates the death of the Duke of Ashwold.
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Pages: 6
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Comicscope
First Line: Special to the readers of Pep Comics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the Comicscope and 50 naval pictures.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: C'mon boys girls men women - pick your prize
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad by the Lancaster County Seed Co.

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