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Issue: Pep Comics #15 Public Domain
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/15/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Abner Sundell
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, 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
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Irv Novick
Irv Novick
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Shield
The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons]
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Miscellaneous
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The Shield G-Man Club was introduced in this issue.
The Framing of Frank Cliff

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Shorten (signed)
Irv Novick (signed)
Irv Novick (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Shield
The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons]; John Kahn; George Dobe; unnamed judge; Frank Cliff; Tony Spolito (villain)
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Miscellaneous
13
Murder of a Princess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Shorten
Lin Streeter (signed)
Lin Streeter (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
fantasy
Danny in Wonderland
Danny; Queen of Fairies; Cupcake; unnamed king (introduction); unnamed princess (introduction); unnamed queen (villain, introduction); Esmerelda (villain, introduction); unnamed accomplice (villain, introduction, death)
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Miscellaneous
7
The Watch Factory Victims

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Blair
Lin Streeter (signed)
Lin Streeter (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Comet
The Comet [John Dickering]; Thelma Gordon (newspaperwoman); Dr. Ferguson (introduction); unnamed factory worker (introduction); a watch factory owner (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
6
The Comet is still a fugitive from the law.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Lucey ?
Harry Lucey ?
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Fireball
The Fireball [Ted Tyler]; Gloria (introduction); a gang of arsonists (villains, introduction for all)
A series of unexplained fires break out in Big Town, destroying millions of dollars of property and in every case, taking at least one life.
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Miscellaneous
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The faces here, with prominent cheekbones could be Lucey. Art looks like his credited story Madam Satan in #16, and signed story in Crime Does Not Pay #22.
The Poisoning Plot

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Charles Biro ?
Charles Biro
Charles Biro
?
?
Subject Matter
war
Sergeant Boyle
Sergeant Boyle [Henry Boyle]; Corporal Collins; Quartermaster Acido (introduction); The Fascists (villains, introduction for all)
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Miscellaneous
7
The Money in the Marker Buoy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Blair
?
?
?
?
Subject Matter
adventure
Midshipman
The Midshipman [Lee Sampson]
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Miscellaneous
6
Originally credited "Mort Meskin?", but there are none of his long chinned faces with squinting eyes, or very long legged figures with small heads.
Air Race of Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Harry Lucey ?
Harry Lucey ?
?
?
Subject Matter
aviation
Lucky Larson
Lucky Larson (test pilot); Bill; Joe (introduction); Boss Widmer (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
6
Kayo's Gym for Kids

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Harry Shorten ?
Bob Wood
Bob Wood
?
?
Subject Matter
sports
Kayo Ward
Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward]; Alderman McGainess; Slasher Smith
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Miscellaneous
6
Looks like an even simpler artist is trying to imitate Wood.
The Tobias Ghost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Blair
Sam Cooper (signed)
Sam Cooper (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
mystery
Bentley of Scotland Yard
Inspector Bentley; Joan Kent; Tom Ross; Andre Duve; Powers (introduction, death); The Ghost [Hugh Tobias] (villain, introduction, death)
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Miscellaneous
6

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