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Issue: Pep Comics #5 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1940
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Issues: #5 of 136 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Abner Sundell
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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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Original Artwork
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
Inker(s): Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Shield
Character(s): Shield
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAmerica's 1st Patriotic Comic Book Hero, The Shield #1 published January 2002
as Cover to Pep Comics #5 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Mosconian Menace, Part 6

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten
Penciller(s): Irv Novick
Inker(s): Irv Novick
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Shield
Character(s): Shield [Joe Higgins]; The Wizard; The Mosconians (villain)
Synopsis: The Mosconians send a submarine to sink a passenger ship that the Shield is aboard. The Shield escapes and travels to Washington DC to put an end to the Mosconians plan to blow up Congress.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAmerica's 1st Patriotic Comic Book Hero, The Shield #1 published January 2002
as The Mosconian Menace, Part 6 [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: continued from Top Notch Comics (Archie, 1939 series) #5
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Stinger Lee's Ray of Darkness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Cole
Penciller(s): Jack Cole
Inker(s): Jack Cole
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Jack Cole
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Comet
Character(s): Comet [John Dickering]; Thelma Gordon (introduction); Stinger Lee (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Comet still an outlaw
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Corruption of Senator Palmgreas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Abner Sundell
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin (signed)
Inker(s): Mort Meskin (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Press Guardian
Character(s): Press Guardian [Perry Chase]; Sen. Palmgreas (villain, introduction); Killer Scaretti (villain, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manly Wade Wellman
Penciller(s): Lin Streeter (signed)
Inker(s): Lin Streeter (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Fu Chang
Character(s): Fu Chang (detective); Tay Ming (fiancee); Yen Fat Sing (villain, introduction, death)
First Line: But disaster has been striking Fu Chang's people -- three men have died of a strange disease!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writer from Bails' Who's Who. Confirmed by excessive use of passive voice, run on sentences held together by ellipses.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Quincy (signed)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Prince Buttonhead
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Crackdown of Captain Twerp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Abner Sundell [as Sundell] (signed)
Penciller(s): Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed)
Inker(s): Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Sergeant Boyle
Character(s): Sergeant Boyle; Captain Twerp (introduction); Von Blotz (villain, introduction)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Army-Navy Baseball Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Wood?
Penciller(s): Bob Wood
Inker(s): Bob Wood
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Midshipman
Character(s): Lee Sampson (Midshipman); A gang of gamblers (villains, introduction)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Wood is credited on this feature, and the art is similar to his signed Kayo Ward stories.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Manly Wade Wellman
Penciller(s): Lin Streeter
Inker(s): Lin Streeter
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds
Character(s): Rocket [Sir Rocket]; Queen of Diamonds; Ape-Men (villain, death); Ungar (villain, introduction, death); Prince Falkar (guest-star); Hawkmen (guest-star)
First Line: While making their way back to the Diamond Empire, the Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds rescued Prince Falkar of the Hawkmen, from an attack by the cowardly lizard-men.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Writer from Bails' Who's Who. Confirmed by excessive use of passive voice, run on sentences held together by ellipses.
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What Coyotes Eat

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? [as M.] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as M.] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, western
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Blue Ribbon Comics #4 (June 1940)
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Ten Straight Knockouts!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Harry Shorten (signed)
Penciller(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Wood (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: sports
Feature(s): Kayo Ward
Character(s): Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward]; Killer Slick (villain, introduction); Candy Morgan (villain, introduction)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: continued next issue
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The Man-Monster of London

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Blair
Penciller(s): Sam Cooper [as S. Cooper] (signed)
Inker(s): Sam Cooper [as S. Cooper] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Bentley of Scotland Yard
Character(s): Inspector Bentley; The Monster (villain, introduction, death); Remek (villain, introduction); the Prince of Inrak (villain, introduction); Rajah of Inrak (introduction)
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6

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