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Issue: Pep Comics #28 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1942
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Issues: #28 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: 04/10/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (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. 3.
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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
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Irv Novick (signed)
Inker(s): Irv Novick (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hangman
Character(s): Hangman; Capt. Swastika
First Line: Can the Hangman stop America's greatest menace?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Civil War

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Woolfolk?
Penciller(s): Harry Lucey
Inker(s): Harry Lucey
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hangman
Character(s): Captain Swastika (villain); Adolf Hitler (villain); Hermann Goering (villain); Josef Goebbels (villain); Slots Moran (villain, introduction); Ice-Pick (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Originally credited Paul Reinman, but there are none of his wedge shaped faces with eyes far apart and out of line. It could be Harry Lucey, when comparing with his signed stories in #26.
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The Box of Horror

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): Chick Magoon (villain, introduction, death); Dr. Hazen (villain, introduction, death); Warden Low (introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Devil Buys a Shadow

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 Devil (villain); The Fairy Queen (guest-star); Jeremiah (introduction); his wife (introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Kangaroo Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Virginia Hubbell?
Penciller(s): Carl Hubbell (signed)
Inker(s): Carl Hubbell (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Sergeant Boyle
Character(s): The Japanese (villain); an Australian native (villain, introduction); Col. Gregory (introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Chaos in Chinatown

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): Wings Johnson
Character(s): Hirohito Moritani (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: previous appearance in TOP-NOTCH COMICS #27. Final appearance.
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Band of the Bland

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; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Mrs. Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Benny King
Synopsis: Archie tries to get Benny King for the school dance. After a ton of chaos, Archie resigns as class president.
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In Issue: FlagArchie Archives #1 published May 2011
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Reggie has blonde hair.
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The Championship Fight

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob King
Penciller(s): Al Camy
Inker(s): Al Camy
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Kayo Ward
Character(s): The gang of kidnappers (villains); Louis Liverlips (guest-star)
Synopsis: Kayo Ward wins back his championship
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Originally credited to Lin Streeter. Compare with Streeter's Danny in Wonderland in this issue, many faces in front view with funny ears. Al Camy is not difficult to spot, small angular faces with snaring mouth, like in his many signed Black Hood stories.
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The Case of the Haunting Bag Pipes

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): Charles Nolan (villain, introduction); Angus Dermott (introduction, death); John Dermott (introduction, death); Lady Dermott (introduction); Bonnie Dermott (introduction); Donald Lorry (introduction); Malcolm Dermott (a ghost, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6

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