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Issue: Pep #137

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Publication Date: February 1960

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Issues: #137 of 275 Issues (287 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand: Archie Series

Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.

On Sale Date: 11/20/1959

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 CAD
$0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): John L. Goldwater (editor); Richard H. Goldwater (managing editor)

Notes: With this issue, the word "Comics" is dropped from the cover and from the indicia.

Cover gag is similar to the one on the cover of Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #33 (published in July-August 1948).

There is a gap in the indicia type between the words "Pep" and "February" where the word "Comics" was removed from the printing plate at the last minute.

On sale date and volume number confirmed from the publication date and volume number reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 14, Part 1, Number 1, Periodicals, January-June 1960. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B826444. Copyright office still records the title as being "Pep Comics."

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Format

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

Format Notes:

Reprinted In2

1 Content Item
- Katy's Winter Vacation [Story on Interior Page(s)]0

reprinted as/ in another Issue.

1 Content Item
- Safe and Solid [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue.

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Cover, Front

Original Artwork

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Adult Image

Title Page

Indicia on this Page

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Content Items (7 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): Terry Szenics

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Terry Szenics

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones

First Line: We'd like two in the balcony!

Synopsis: Just because Jughead is accompanying Archie and Veronica to the movies doesn't mean they're going to sit together.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Notes: Later redrawn for the cover of Jughead with Archie Digest #19

Go for Broke

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle ?

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): Terry Szenics

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Terry Szenics

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge

Synopsis: Veronica is upset that Archie keeps giving his money away to friends in need rather than spend it on her.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 6

Presents of Mind

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle ?

Penciller(s): Harry Lucey

Inker(s): Terry Szenics

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Terry Szenics

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Mary Andrews; Fred Andrews

Synopsis: Archie buys Veronica an expensive (for him) Christmas present and is very pleased with himself until Jughead reminds him there are others deserving of a Christmas gift from him besides Veronica.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 2

Winter Carnival

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): George Frese (layouts); Bob White

Inker(s): Bob White ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Archie

Character(s): Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper

Synopsis: Mr. Weatherbee is incensed that Coach Kleats has no entries in the Inter-High School Carnival sports competition. But through sheer accident Jughead, Archie and Reggie end up winning two of the events.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 7

Notes: Story is redrawn from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #90.

Solid Security

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Frank Doyle ?

Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo

Inker(s): Rudy Lapick

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Vincent DeCarlo

Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Feature(s): Wilbur

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Alec; Linda; Laurie

Synopsis: After the disintegration of the South Side Social Club, Wilbur and Alec try to retrieve their half of the club treasury from Linda and Laurie.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 4

Safe and Solid

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Joe Edwards

Penciller(s): Joe Edwards

Inker(s): Joe Edwards

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Joe Edwards

Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Li'l Jinx

Character(s): Li'l Jinx; Greg

Synopsis: Jinx has a unique way of testing whether a frozen pond is safe for skating.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #237 [Direct Edition] published February 2014
as Safe and Solid [Story on Interior Page(s)]

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

Katy's Winter Vacation

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): Bill Woggon (signed); Rochelle Morey (Plot idea)

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Feature(s): Katy Keene

Character(s): Katy Keene; Dick Ludwig

Synopsis: After taking a tumble on the slopes while learning to ski, Katy must deal with the problem of how to model with a cast on her ankle.

Reprinting

In Issue:

Laugh Comics Digest #45 published March 1983

Reprint Notes:

Miscellaneous

Pages: 5