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Issue: Pep Comics #72 Public Domain
Publication Date: March 1949
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Issues: #72 of 136 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: An Archie MagazineView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/17/1949
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:
FlagArchie Americana Series #1 published January 1991 as 1940's Archie Comic Book Covers [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones
First Line: It's still raining, Veronica! I guess you'll have to stay longer!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Archie #120.
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My Diary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Lodge
First Line: I never want to see you or speak to you again, Reggie Mantle!
Synopsis: Archie takes a diary from Veronica on accident.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Suzie; Ferdie; Angela; Pop
First Line: Want to cook up some fun??
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Promo for Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 series) featuring the recipe for an issue of the series.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Puzzle Page
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes crossword puzzle.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
First Line: Guess who?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for the Archie Comics titles in which Archie appears featuring Archie being kissed by Veronica, wearing a dress, and wearing medical dressings.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Katy Keene; Sis
First Line: Weepers! Jeepers! Look at the mail for you, Katy!
Synopsis: Katy goes on a plane trip to several different countries.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Swim suit on Katy by Ruth Edwards (Morrisville, PA); Katy's shoes by Archie Ritchie (Toronto, Ontario); lounging pajamas by Geneva Bergeron (Eunice, LA); Sis' dress by Julia Shia (New Haven, CT); Katy's nightie by Geraldine Adams (Steubenville, OH); robe on Katy by Arlene Horsleo (Chicago, IL); Canadian dress by Shirley Merrick (Toronto 3, Ontario); England dress by Vera Jones (Sheldon, Birmingham 26, England); South African dress by Esther Gordon (Johannesburg, South Africa); dress by Gizella Parrish (sent from an ocean liner en route to South America); dress by Ann Elizabeth Bitter (Cocoli, Canal Zone); gown by Carolyn Pollak (Balboa, Canal Zone); Puerto Rican dress by Ruth Palomino (Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico); Hawaiian swimsuit by Mae Murabayashi (Honolulu, HI); frock by Sandra Hartley (Honomu, HI); gown by William Frizzill (U.S. Army, Korea); nightgown on Sis by Anita Miller (New York, NY); negligee by Beryl Ruston (Walthamstow, London, England).

Ends with note from Bill Woggon encouraging readers to send letters to international Katy Keene fans.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pep Comics Puzzle Page
Character(s): Archie Andrews
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes connect the dots and maze.
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The Bookworm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
First Line: Got any books?
Synopsis: Jughead gets so caught up in the book he just checked out from the library that he doesn't see all the dangers he's walking through.
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Pages: 4
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews
First Line: Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Club featuring first prize report from Yolanda Rodriguez (Brookline, MA) and second prize report from Roberta Jacob (Brooklyn 19, NY).
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Super Duck; Archie Andrews
First Line: Yippee! The latest issue of Super Duck Comics just came out!
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Promo for Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) featuring Archie driving his jalopy to the newsstand for the latest issue.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Nevada Jones; Willie Jones; Santa Claus (Nevada's assistant)
First Line: As our scene opens Nevada Jones, his brother Willie and his chief cook and bottle washer...
Synopsis: Nevada stops a crooked gambler.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: This is the final appearance of the "Nevada Jones" feature, despite ending with promotion for story in the next issue.
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pep Puzzlers
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes maze for Archie to find his lost basketball tickets.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin
First Line: Wilbur is tops
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Archie Comics titles in which Wilbur appears featuring Wilbur's face on numerous spinning tops.
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The Art of Still Life Painting

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Willy the Wise Guy
Synopsis: Willy shops for food to make a still-life painting, but he ends up eating the subjects before he can paint them.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: There is no dialogue in this story. This is the final appearance of the "Willy the Wise-Guy" feature.
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A Dog's Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Bill Bubblegum; Mrs. Bubblegum
First Line: Ooooh ... look at all those cute dogs!
Synopsis: Li'l Jinx gets a puppy.
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Pages: 5.5
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Li'l Jinx
First Line: Philippine Islands, England, South Africa, Canada...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Li'l Jinx encourages readers to join her Pen Pal Club by sending her a letter and lists the addresses of 40 members.
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Winter Blunderland

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Uncle Bumble; Fred Andrews
First Line: "Owww!" Uncle Bumble groaned.
Synopsis: Archie and Veronica take Uncle Bumble to the ski lodge in an attempt to get his mind off his gout.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Thin Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Uncle Bumble; Archie Andrews
First Line: Good grief! What in the world is Uncle Bumble doing up there?
Synopsis: The girls help Uncle Bumble get into shape for the annual Moose Lodge baseball game.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6

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