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Issue: Pep Comics #74 Public Domain
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/25/1949
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
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Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 16 (6 stories, 1 cover)
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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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teen
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Don't you think they have cute tricks here... Archie?
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You've seen the rest - now buy the best
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Promo for Archie Comics titles featuring hand stamping seal of approved reading. Inside front cover.
My Crime Is Your Crime

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humorous, teen
Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Officer Clancy
Oh my, here's a letter from Granny along with an old picture of Fred she just came across!
Archie thinks his father is a bank robber.
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Captain Tootsie to the Rescue

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superhero
Farmer Brown; Mrs. Brown
After a period of rainstorms, the river overflowed.
Captain Tootsie and his friends save Farmer Brown and his wife from a flood.
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Katy Keene; Sis; Randy Van Ronson; K.O. Kelly; Dr. Kildear
Goodness! What am I going to do, Sis?
Katy realizes she has a date with both Randy and K.O. at the same time, so she decides to date whoever arrives first. When Randy and K.O. arrive at the same time and spot each other, they try to wait each other out, letting Dr. Kildear swoop in for a date.
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Splash page outfit by Kathryn Miller (Johnson City, NY); pajamas on Katy by Jean Haynes (Salem, IL); pajamas on Sis by Yvonne Johnson (Omar, WV); gown by Marilynne Marquande (Riverside, CA); dress by Patti Weber (Minneapolis, MN); K.O.'s outfit by Kathleen Posey (Lubbock, TX); Randy's outfit by Jack Meyerhardt (Santa Barbara, CA); Katy's negligee by Fannie Rubin (Pittsburgh 19, PA); evening gown by Joan Harvey (Bradley Beach, NJ); Katy's evening wrap by Mable Miller (Joplin, MO); final panel outfit by Patsy Pennington (Rockdale, TX).
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Katy Keene
Here's a page of fashions for Katy Keene sent to her from Hawaii!
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Cape and gown by Janet Isuto (Honolulu 49, HI); bathing suit and two formal gowns by Edith Yamamoto (Honolulu, HI); pajamas by Maile Fiyii (Hilo, HI).
Choosey Suzie

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humorous, teen
Suzie; Ferdie; Gregory Van Dripp
No, Ferdie! It's a beautiful dress! But I don't think I'd better buy it!
When a dress store clerk says that a specific dress is expensive because it's the only one in existence, Ferdie and Suzie decide to make a copy.
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Pencil Fun
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Includes "partition the land" puzzle and maze.
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Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
Long live the king!
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Promo for Archie Comics titles in which Archie appears featuring Betty and Veronica kissing Archie, who wears a crown.
What's Buzzin' Cousin?

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humorous, teen
Jughead Jones; Souphead
And stay out!
Jughead helps his cousin sell books door to door.
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Star Dirt
When the snow came down in this usually tepid state of the Union...
Gossip about Hollywood movies and their stars.
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May the Best Girl Win!

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Betty Cooper; Hal Cooper; Alice Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
Er..are you going to be working all day, Daddy?
Betty wants to demonstrate her remote controlled airplanes for the Typical American Girl contest.
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This is the final regular appearance of the "Betty and Veronica" feature in Pep Comics. While many more "Betty and Veronica" stories will appear in future issues of Pep, they will be mixed in randomly with the other stories of Archie supporting characters.

Art previously credited to Ray Gill; the extent of Ray Gill's work is currently unknown. As per Ray's brother Joe, Ray never drew for Archie Comics; rather, he wrote the scripts and outlined the stories (Charlton Spotlight #5). This story matches Schwartz's signed Betty and Veronica stories of the period.
Kiddie Park

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childrens, humorous
Li'l Jinx; Bill Bubblegum
Wheeeee!
Bill is spending too much money taking Jinx to the amusement park so he agrees to buy her a slide at home but they want $50 for the cheapest one so he decides to build one. He ends up building a mini amusement park in his backyard and all the kids flock to it but all the things that he built end up breaking.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Li'l Jinx
Hi, Pen Pals: Our club is sure growing by leaps and bounds!
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Li'l Jinx prints the names of 32 club members and encourages members to send each other letters.
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Fleers Dubble Bubble
Gramps- what is Bossy doing?
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Ad in comic form.
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Archie Andrews
Look what you get by joining the Archie Club, boys and girls!
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Promo for Archie Club featuring first prize report from Jeanne Norris (Waynesboro, PA) and second prize report from Wilma Reich (Bronx 56, NY).

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