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Issue: Pep Comics #16 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1941
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Issues: #16 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: 04/15/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Vulture and the Robot Plane

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons]; The Vulture (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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The Menace of Playland

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Danny; Kupkake; the Mermaid Queen; Peg Leg (villain, introduction); Patch (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: story swipes Disney's PINOCCHIO
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The Skyscraper Sabotage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Comet [John Dickering]; Thelma Gordon (newspaperwoman); Spike (villain, introduction); a construction foreman (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The Comet is still a fugitive from the law.

This is the final appearance of the "The Comet" feature in Pep Comics. The feature appears next in The Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1965 Series) #2 (January 1966).

"The Comet" is replaced next issue by "Hangman", which is a spin-off of "The Comet". The Comet [John Dickering] will appear in "Hangman" as a supporting character (for a short time).
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fireball [Ted Tyler]; Stein (villain, introduction); his Bund group (villains, introductions)
First Line: National defense suffers a severe blow through a chain of violent death of defense leaders.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: 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.
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The Masquerade of Captain Twerp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Sergeant Boyle [Henry Boyle]; Corporal Collins; Captain Twerp; Hirsch (introduction); Mr. Brown (introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains)
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Pages: 7
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Graduation Week

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Lee Sampson (Midshipman); Franklin D. Roosevelt (guest-star)
Synopsis: Lee Sampson graduates from Annapolis
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of "The Midshipman" feature.

Originally credited to Mort Meskin, but there are none of his long chinned faces with squinting eyes, or very long legged figures with small heads. Looks more like an unknown novice or tryout artist before closing the feature.
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Origin of Madam Satan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Madam Satan [Tyra] (introduction, origin, death, return); Satan (villain); Madam Satan (villain); John (introduction, death); his father (introduction, death); his mother (introduction, death)
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Pages: 6
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The Marriage of Kayo Ward

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Character(s): Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward]; Crusty (villain, introduction); Biff Bioni (villain, introduction); Ronald Duckman (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Kayo Ward and Connie Hodges almost get married
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Looks like an even simpler artist is trying to imitate Wood.
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The Case of the Pirate's Ghost

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Character(s): Inspector Bentley; Harley Lane (villain, introduction); Martin Lane (introduction, death); Bart Lane (introduction, death); Wilks (introduction); Miss Allen (introduction); Miss Lane (introduction)
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Pages: 6

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