Cover of Pep Comics 1 (Jan. 1940), art by Irv Novick
Publication information
Publisher
MLJ Publications Inc.
Schedule
Originally monthly, varied
Publication date
#1 (Jan. 1940) – #56 (Mar. 1946)
No. of issues
56
Main character(s)
The Shield The Comet Sergeant Boyle Fu Chang, International Detective Bentley of Scotland Yard Perry Chase, The Press Guardian Lee Sampson, Midshipman Kayo Ward Danny in Wonderland The Fireball Madam Satan The Hangman Archie Captain Commando and the Boy Soldiers Black Hood
Pep Comics is an American comic book anthology series published by the Archie Comics predecessor MLJ Magazines Inc. (commonly known as MLJ Comics) during the 1930s and 1940s period known as the Golden Age of Comic Books. The title continued under the Archie Comics imprint for a total of 411 issues until March 1987.
Pep Comics introduced the superhero character The Shield, the first of the super-patriotic heroes with a costume based on a national flag (pre-dating Captain America by over a year), as well as The Comet. The comic also introduced Archie Andrews, who eventually became the main focus of the company's extensive range of publications.
PepComics is an American comic book anthology series published by the Archie Comics predecessor MLJ Magazines Inc. (commonly known as MLJ Comics) during...
Montana, in collaboration with writer Vic Bloom. They first appeared in PepComics #22 (cover-dated Dec. 1941). With the creation of Archie, publisher John...
Penitentiary Pep, the dog in Putt-Putt (series) Pep, a Neilson Dairy confectionery brand Pep, New Mexico Pep, Texas Pep Cereal, by Kellogg PepComics, by MLJ...
character created by Lori Walls who appeared in comics published by Archie Comics. She first appeared in PepComics #383 (Apr. 1982). Her adventures were all...
to create the character of Veronica Lodge. Her character was added in PepComics 38, just months after Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, and Jughead Jones...
was created by Bob Montana and John L. Goldwater, and first appeared in PepComics #22 (cover-dated Dec. 1941), on the first page of the first Archie story...
Goldwater, Bob Montana and Vic Bloom, first appeared in a humor strip in PepComics #22 (December, 1941). Within the context of the strip and the larger series...
Montana and John L. Goldwater in Archie Comics who first appeared in the first Archie story, from PepComics #22 (December 1941). He is the drummer of...
at first, the cover feature of PepComics was The Shield; he and The Hangman shared the cover with Archie in PepComics #36 (February, 1943). Archie increasingly...
Target Comics vol. 2, #4 (June 1941): "Target and the Targeteers: The Case of the Cartoon Crimes" Bob Bolling PepComics #400 (May 1985): "Pep 400" Murray...
a kilt while ringing the bell of Riverdale. Archie Andrews debuted in PepComics #22 (cover-dated Dec. 1941). He is the only child of Mary and Fred Andrews...
series published by Archie Comics focusing on "best frenemies" Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. Betty first appeared in PepComics #22 while Veronica made...
Additionally, MLJ's introduction of Archie Andrews in PepComics #22 (December 1941) gave rise to teen humor comics, with the Archie Andrews character remaining...
1960s, he is referred to as J. P. Lodge, and in his first appearance in PepComics #31, he is referred to as Burton K. Lodge. One story gives his name as...
Comics #18 (September 1941), three months before Archie's first appearance. Wilbur also made appearances in several other Archie comics, such as Pep Comics...
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Diamonds", an episode of Laramie "The Queen of Diamonds", a story arc in PepComics Mabel Boll (1893–1923), American socialite nicknamed the "Queen of Diamonds"...
The Shield first appeared in PepComics No 1, January 1940, and was a cover featured character until Archie took over Pep a few years later. The character...
First appeared as Stephanie Brown in Detective Comics #647 (August 1992); as Spoiler in Detective Comics #648 (September 1992). First appeared as a baby...
Comics #1 (Winter 1942). The PepComics #27 (May 1942) featured a Dilton prototype named Theodosious and a character named Dilbert in Archie Comics #34...
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