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Issue: Pep #181
Publication Date: May 1965
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Issues: #181 of 275 Issues (307 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: Archie SeriesView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Assets2
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
First Line: Ready, Archie? When I say 'three' start racing!
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Pages: 1
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Successful Failure!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Mr. Sternbutt (the Lodges' social secretary)
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica decide to go steady and forsake all others -- until Archie realizes that she means to control all aspects of his life!
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In Issue: FlagArchie Comics Digest #36 published June 1979
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Zanny Mania

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Synopsis: The girls form a Beetles fan club.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: "The Beetles" are a parody of the Beatles.
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Hard Head

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Josie McCoy; Albert; Alexander Cabot III; Pepper; Melody Valentine; Sock
Synopsis: Alexander buys a steel-plated wig to prove he has a hard head.
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In Issue: FlagArchie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #6 published May 1983
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the last regular appearance of the "Josie" feature in Pep. However, the feature will still appear in Pep occasionally for many years, next in #295 (November 1974).
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Swing into Spring with Betty and Veronica

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Betty and Veronica Spectacular
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Betty and Veronica Spectacular #32, with mail-in coupon. Cover is depicted along with original art with a gymnastics theme.
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Pic-Nix

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg; Hap Holliday (Li'l Jinx's father)
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx, Greg and her dad try to have a picnic in their back yard.
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Pages: 4.33
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Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
Character(s): Li'l Jinx (cameo)
First Line: Pen Pals are so much fun!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: List of 46 persons (ages 9 to 16) desiring pen pals. In addition to the United States, countries include Canada, Australia, Lebanon, Jamaica, Mexico, and Caroline Islands.
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Archie Gets All the Brakes

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
Synopsis: The gang tells of the virtues of the Bendix Automatic 2-Speed bicycle axle.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Bendix Automatic 2-Speed bike axle, with mail-in coupon. The Bendix Corporation, Eclipse Machine Division, Elmira, N.Y.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club News
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Pages: 1.2
Disclose Notes: First prize of $5.00 to Joanne Austin (Biloxi, Miss.) for article on her trip to Europe. Second prize of $3.00 to Judy Uhlig (Waukegan, Ill.) for article about being evacuated due to a fire next door. Third prize of $2.00 to Deborah Ellis (Brooklyn, N.Y.) for four jokes and poems.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Archie Club
Character(s): Archie Andrews (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for memberships in the Archie Club with mail-in coupon. Cost is 15 cents.
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Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1964

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.3
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1964. Average paid circulation for the previous 12 months was 258,704. Issue nearest filing date was 349,365.
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The Rumor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Geraldine Grundy; Professor Flutesnoot
Synopsis: Rumors running rampant at Riverdale High get Mr. Weatherbee angry. He tells Archie and Jughead to believe nothing they hear and only half of what they see.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5

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