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Issue: Pep #158
Publication Date: October 1962
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Issues: #158 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: 09/01/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
First Line: Haunted house? Bah!
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First Line: Male or female miniature dog at no cost!
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War Is Swell

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Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: Soft! Soft as a grape!
Synopsis: Mr. Lodge accuses the kids of being soft and lazy, and gets them to shape up by playing touch football, just like President Kennedy does on the White House lawn.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: One of many stories from this period that refers to President Kennedy's call for physical fitness among American teenagers.
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First Line: Know your signs... for safety
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First Line: Me? I'm O.K. But you should see the other kid!
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No Escape

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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Midge Klump
First Line: Reggie loves Midge
Synopsis: Reggie dreams Moose catches him hitting on Midge, and chases him to his house.
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Fun with the "Popsicle" Kids

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First Line: Say, where did you get those swell presents? Is it your birthday?
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First Line: New amazing invention - "Magic Art Reproducer" draw any person in one minute
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The Face of Fear!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fly Girl [Kim Brand]; Cole (I)
First Line: Gasp! S-something is happened to my face! It's been horribly affected by..... Oh, no! No!!! It must not happen to me!
Synopsis: Cole, a crime boss, vows revenge when Fly Girl spoils a race horse theft.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of the "Fly Girl" feature in Pep. However, the feature is still appearing regularly in Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 Series).
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Character(s): Jughead Jones
First Line: Wanted Forsythe P. (alias Jughead) Jones
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Disclose Notes: Order form for The World of Jughead #19.
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Physical Fit-Mess

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: childrens, humorous
First Line: Li'l Jinx! Go to your room and clean it up! It's a mess!
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx's father wants her to exercise more, but then Jinx wants her dad to exercise more as well.
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In Content Item: FlagArchie Comics Digest #5 published April 1974
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Pages: 4.33
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Character(s): Li'l Jinx
First Line: I wish I could make new friends from all over the world!
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Pages: 0.67
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First Line: America's most exciting war game Task Force
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Disclose Notes: Sold by Helen of Toy.
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First Line: Full size - quality cameras
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First Line: Volcanoes are heaps of hardened lava and ash vents or openings in the earth's surface.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from Louise Wong, Mark Grzetech, Joanne Bramante, and Jimmy Tigh.
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First Line: Treasured bracelet
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First Line: Kissing dolls! Only 50¢ complete set
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Just Imagine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
First Line: Ronnie! I've explained this math problem three times! Don't you have any imagination?
Synopsis: Archie discovers that he can make anything happen simply by imagining it, and his power soon gets out of control.
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First Line: Boys, girls, men, women if you know just 20 people...
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Disclose Notes: Christmas cards.
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Character(s): Ben Rebhuhn (photo); John Sill (photo); William Butler (photo); Jim Norman (photo)
First Line: Are you skinny like I was?
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Disclose Notes: Bodybuilding.
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First Line: Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Given! Given! Yes, we give you premiums or cash!
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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