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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews

First Line: Well? What would you like to know?

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Pep Comics #73 published October 1949
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Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Archie #434

Shop Talk

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Woodley

First Line: Archie-kins, tomorrow's my birthday and I'd be just thrilled...

Synopsis: Veronica wants a hope chest for her birthday and Archie promises to get her one. After he finds out he can't afford a new one, he decides to make one himself in the school woodshop. The shop teacher, Mr. Woodley, seeing the poor job that Archie has done, decides to help. After Archie rips Mr. Woodley's jacket in the clamp, glues his feet to the floor and sends him into the ceiling with a sander to his backside, the hope chest is delivered to Veronica with Archie bound and gagged inside it.

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Character(s): Suzie

First Line: When does 1=3? When one is Suzie!

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Promo for Archie Comics titles in which Suzie appears featuring three identical Suzies.

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews

First Line: Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Promo for Archie Club featuring first-prize report from Bobby Munnier (Fort Branch, IN) and second-prize report from Cecilia Kalencik (New Britain, CT). The first half of this page is a comic ad for Fleer's Double Bubble gum.

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly; Sis; Windy

First Line: You have a perfect form, Katy!

Synopsis: Katy reads that golf helps to keep a figure trim and wants to learn how to play. After convincing K.O. to teach her, she makes a hole in one on the first hole, which prompts her to give up golf and take up tennis.

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Notes: K.O.'s outfit and pose by James Titsworth (Marlow, OK) and Robert Smith (Leominster, MA); Katy's outfit by Chic Delibert (Rochester 8, NY); Katy's dress by Rose Tresca (New York 29, NY); dress on Sis by Lois Taylor (Jacksonville, AK); K.O.'s trunks by Joseph Bright (Philadelphia 43, PA); K.O.'s robe by Jim McGrew (Visalia, CA); sport outfit by Latrice Kiker (Amarillo, TX); K.O.'s slack suit by Mary Charles Hewett (Roanoke, VA).

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Character(s): Katy Keene; K.O. Kelly

First Line: Don't miss Katy Keene

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Promo for Archie Comics titles in which Katy Keene appears. Outfit for Katy by Gail Rosenbloom (Coudersport, PA).

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

First Line: Hey gang! Our radio show's got a new time and a new sponsor!

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Notes: Advertisement for the new sponsor of the Archie radio show, Kraft.

Bargain Day

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Suzie; Suzie's father; Ferdie; Madam Scalparelli

First Line: Daddykins - may I have $39.50 for a new dress?

Synopsis: Suzie wants $39.50 for a new dress. Her father gives her $20.00 and tells her to shop around. She runs into Ferdie who she invites to come along. Suzie starts at Madam Scalparelli’s, the most exclusive dress shop in town. When Madam Scalparelli finds out Suzie can't afford anything she attacks Ferdie, causing him to spill ink on four dresses. Finding out the cleaners would cost $20.00, they decide to clean the dresses themselves, with chlorine and ammonia. Upon returning, Madam Scalparelli notices the smell and decides she has to sell the four dresses at a reduced price: $5.00 a piece.

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Feature(s): Archie Pencil Fun

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Notes: Includes word ladder and drawing riddle.

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Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin

First Line: Wilbur gets 100%

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Pages: 0.33

Notes: Promo for Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 series) featuring Wilbur holding a report card showing perfect grades in story, good clean fun, entertainment value, popularity, art, and humor.

"Archie annual"

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Genres: teen

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Notes: Add for Archie Annual #1.

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Genres: teen

First Line: Archie annual

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Notes: Ad for Archie Annual #1.

Hearts and Hamburgers

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Gilda; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge

First Line: She's gorgeous!

Synopsis: All the boys in Riverdale are gaga over the new rich girl, Gilda, who takes a liking to Jughead because he's the only boy in Riverdale who doesn't have a crush on her. Jughead begins spending time with Gilda because she buys him food, but when Archie convinces Jughead to tell Gilda that he loves her, she ends their friendship.

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Notes: First Archie story with pencils and inks by George Frese. Contains stereotypical Asian caricature.

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Feature(s): Pep Puzzle Page

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Li'l Jinx

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Notes: Includes word ladder and maze.

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First Line: It's darling! It's romantic! It's Darling Romance!

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Notes: Promo for Darling Romance (Archie, 1949 series) #1.

A Shaggy Dog Story

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Red; Linda Moore; Mrs. Moore; Laurie Lake; Mr. Dripwaite

First Line: Say Pop! I have a little surprise for you!

Synopsis: Wilbur brings home a stray puppy. His Pop has a fit, telling Wilbur to get rid of the dog before school. Wilbur puts the dog in a doghouse in his backyard and nails the entrance shut. Wilbur meets Red who points out that the dog and the doghouse have followed. They then put the dog in Linda's yard. Wilbur has a phone call from Linda's mom who tells him she tied the dog to the clothes line. The dog breaks free and appears at the school with Linda's monogrammed underpants. Red then takes the dog and Wilbur later learns there is a $100.00 reward, for the dog that Red has now lost.

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Pages: 7

Notes: The "Wilbur" feature already appears regularly in Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 Series) and Laugh Comics (Archie, 1946 Series), and will now appear in Pep Comics too.

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Character(s): Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews

First Line: Here it is! Your Archie Annual

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Notes: Order form for the first Archie Annual and a poster of Archie.

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Feature(s): Star Dirt

First Line: Broadway: The 20th Century pulled into Grand Central one morning...

Synopsis: Nine articles about Hollywood stars

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Love Thy Neighbor

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Genres: childrens, teen

Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Bill Bubblegum; Alice; Alice's mother; George

First Line: Yeah? Well that goes double for you!!!

Synopsis: Li'l Jinx is fighting with the new neighbor girl Alice. This upsets Li'l Jinx's father who tells her she has to learn how to get along with new people and he decides to show her how it's done. Alice's mother sees him talking to Alice and tells George, who's reading about local kidnappers. George punches him in the face. The two men realize it was a mistake and shake hands. Unable to make the girls do the same they decide to take the other's daughter and practice archery, which escalates into the fathers fighting again, and their daughters apologize to each other for their father's hot tempers.

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Character(s): Li'l Jinx

First Line: Hi, Pen Pals: Our club has been rolling for some time now.

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Notes: Li'l Jinx prints the names of 28 club members and encourages members to send letters about their pen pals.