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Issue: Pep Comics #56 Public Domain
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines
On Sale Date: 02/11/1946
Volume: 1
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten ?
Disclose Notes: First issue to be published under the Archie Comics brand.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Vol. 1, Part 2, Nos. 1&2, Periodicals, 1946-1947.
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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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Al Fagaly (signed)
Al Fagaly (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
So-o-o!
Reprinting
FlagArchie Archives #5 published April 2012
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Bill Vigoda
Bill Vigoda
?
?
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Mrs. Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mr. Jones; Oscar (Archie's dog)
You will notice the simple...
Archie tries to invent things.
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FlagArchie Archives #5 published April 2012
 
Miscellaneous
8
Oscar's last appearance was in Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #12.
Pep Contest Page

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
Winners of an ongoing contest.
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Miscellaneous
1
Death Trims a Window

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Irv Novick
Irv Novick
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Original Shield
The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty; Mr. Russell; Mr. Johnson
The Shield and Dusty fight a man who kills department store workers and displays their corpses in the window.
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Miscellaneous
10
Pep Jitterbug Maze!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al McLean (signed)
Al McLean (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
Archie Andrews
Puzzle page with a maze, a riddle, and a crossword puzzle.
Reprinting
FlagArchie Archives #5 published April 2012
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Woggon ?
Bill Woggon (signed)
Bill Woggon (signed)
?
Bill Woggon (signed)
Subject Matter
Suzie
Suzie; Ham Sanavich; Mrs. Magee; Mrs. Gotrocks
Hmm!
Suzie applies for a job posing for an artist.
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Miscellaneous
6
Suzie's address is given as 241 Church St., which was the address for the Archie Comics headquarters.
Murder Wears a Mask

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
A Shield Story
The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty
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Miscellaneous
2
[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Red Holmdale (signed)
Red Holmdale (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
humorous
Willy the Wise Guy
Willy; Mr. Schultz
Are you sure you can...
Willy gets a job at a soda fountain and sells soda and castor oil simultaneously.
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Miscellaneous
3
Weirdly, a story featuring Archie in a similar predicament appears in Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series) #18, which was released two months prior to this issue.
Pep

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al McLean (signed)
Al McLean (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
Archie Andrews
Features a maze, connect-the-dots, and a crossword puzzle.
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Miscellaneous
1
While featuring Archie, this feature was not reprinted in Archie Archives (Dark Horse, 2011 series) #5.
Love Thy Neighbor

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bill Woggon ?
Bill Woggon (signed)
Bill Woggon (signed)
?
Bill Woggon (signed)
Subject Matter
humorous
The Twiddles
Talbert Twiddle; Tootsie Twiddle; Tommy (cat); unnamed neighbors
Mr. Twiddle seems smitten with the new neighbor.
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Miscellaneous
5
Injun Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Al McLean (signed)
Al McLean (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
Features a riddle and connect-the-dots.
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Miscellaneous
1
The Last Communique

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Clem Weisbecker (signed)
Clem Weisbecker (signed)
?
?
Subject Matter
Captain Commando
Captain Commando; The Boy Soldiers; unnamed soldiers
Captain Commando tells the Japanese about the story of the Trojan Horse and then launches a similar attack.
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Miscellaneous
9
Last appearance.

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