Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) comic books 1947-1949

Katy Keene begins. Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Masquerade Monkeyshines," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie's plan to wear his usher outfit to the masquerade is foiled, he's forced to improvise while wearing a coat and underwear. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale. "The Case of the Living Puppets," pencils by Irv Novick; the Shield (Joe Higgins) encounters Marco the puppet maker and faces Drago, an evil puppeteer. "The Fat's In the Fire" text story; Archie reads a ghoul murder mystery. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Introduction of Katy Keene. The Kiss of Death" starring Black Hood, Mrs. Fanny Worthmore, Jane Gray, and Sergeant McGinty, art by Irv Novick; A train murder mystery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Fagaly. Untitled story, pencils by Bill Vigoda; Archie hides his winning raffle ticket in an old picture frame and has to find it after his mom sells the picture. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene and Sis go to Skipper Mason in search of a story they can send in to Shorten's Short Story Book. Untitled story, art by Irv Novick; An aspiring newspaper reporter named Ping Bailey leads the Shield and Dusty to an illegal liquor racket. Pep Comics Puzzle Page. Untitled Willy the Wise-Guy story, art by Red Holmdale; Willy gets an advertising job. Hollywood Gossip article. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Gloomy Gus travels down to Earth and inhabits a Houdini-like magician's body. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; The Twiddles get a sleek new car. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Puppy Love," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie brings a stray dog home, it causes trouble for the whole house, including the house itself! Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene uses her good looks to seduce K.O. Kelly's football rival into spilling the team's game secrets. "Death Strikes the Hour," art by Irv Novick; The Shield and Dusty fight a pair of gangsters searching for their murderous clock. Untitled Willy the Wise-Guy story, art by Red Holmdale; Willy tries to decide how he will explain his black eye to his father. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Gloomy Gus and Gabby take on the bodies of Miami Beach lifeguards. Untitled story, script and art by Joe Edwards; When the boss's rich, refined son comes over for a visit, Li'l Jinx has him play baseball with the gang and roughs him up. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. Shield G-Man Clubn bulletin. "The Mix Up," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie is sent to the drugstore, he gets his Dad's indigestion pills mixed up with his Mom's shampoo and hair tonic, and Jughead's glue. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Eddie McCracken gets into trouble when a mannequin he is taking to Katy Keene gets confused for a real woman. Katy Keene ad. "Drugs For Death," art by Irv Novick; The Shield and Dusty the Boy Detective investigate a narcotics ring. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Talbert Twiddle and his dog Fido go duck hunting. "Sink or Swim" starring Archie text story. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Gloomy Gus takes the body of a swim instructor whose students have a habit of holding him underwater. Untitled story, script and art by Joe Edwards; L'il Jinx's parents try to get L'il Jinx to learn the violin. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. Shield G-Man Club bulletin. "No Body's Dummy," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie gets a dressmaker's dummy for Veronica's sewing class, but several people mistake the manikin for a real girl, which leads to lots of problems. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; When Eddie Van Clacken invites Katy to a party, Katy Keene has to decide which reader-submitted design to wear. Katy Keene ad. "Death Takes No Holiday," art by Irv Novick; The Shield and Dusty investigate a series of accidents at a circus. "Man's Best Friend" text story starring Archie. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Gloomy Gus and Gabby take over the bodies of a dead president and prime minister of a revolutionary country. Pep Comics Hollywood Quiz Page. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Red Holmdale; Willy puts up a mirror which makes members of his family look fat. Pep Comics Puzzle Page. Untitled story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx's dad gives her some pants to take to the tailor to be shortened. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Fagaly. Shield G-Man Club bulletin. "Weeny Roast!", art by Bill Vigoda; Archie invites Veronica to a weenie roast, but discovers he has to work his job delivering weenies. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy has won a date with "The Cinderella Man", which doesn't go down well with her various boyfriends. Untitled story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx wants to get mail, so she answers advertisements to get something back. Untitled Shield story, script and art by Irv Novick; Professor Scott has invented a serum that can bring people back from the dead; In order to find out if it works he kills a man but is caught by the police before he can administer the serum; Tried and convicted of murder, he's sentenced to the electric chair. Untitled Willy the Wise Guy story, art by Herbert "Red" Holmdale; Willy disobeys a bunch of signs and then gets angry when others disobey a sign. Untitled story, art by Herbert "Red" Holmdale; Gus and Gabby inhabit the bodies of two dead policemen. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. Shield G-Man Club article. "Home Sweet Home," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie's pop wants to have the house remodeled while Mrs. Andrews is away; After he gets an estimate he can't afford, he enlists Archie's help to try and make the changes themselves. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; After taking Sis's advice Eddie starts to work out, so he can compete with K.O.; After he gets injured, Katy Keene nurses his wounds. Katy Keene paper doll. Untitled story, art by Bill Vigoda; Wanting to avoid trouble, Jughead decides to avoid Archie; In doing so, he ends up going through a garbage truck and getting shot in the butt by a shotgun wielding Archie, sending him for a one story fall. Untitled story, art by Red Holmdale; Gloomy Gus enters and takes over the body of a man in hospital; He thinks it's great until he reads a newspaper and realizes the person is actually a criminal who can now be electrocuted since Gus has reanimated him. "Oh My Achin' Tooth" text story, art by Bill Vigoda. "Here Comes Nevada Jones," script and art by Bill Woggon; Nevada rescues Willie from a kidnapping and captures the kidnappers. Untitled story, art by Irving Novick; Mr. Lodge takes the girls tuna fishing. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Hello Gang!" text story, art by Bill Vigoda. "The Teacher's Pet!", art by Bill Vigoda; Archie tries to stay out of trouble for a change, but with Reggie's help, his good intentions turn sour. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; As Katy Keene walks down the street every man she passes compliments her. "Yo Ho Ho - And a Bottle of Rubbing Alcohol!", art by Bill Vigoda; Archie throws a sword at Jughead who's reading Treasure Island in his attic; Startled, Jug flees, only to step on a skate, hit his head on a beam and get knocked out; Unconscious, he dreams Archie is an evil pirate. Wilbur ad. "The Publicity Agent," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx puts Bill's face on posters that say he's wanted for murder; Then posts them all over town; Bill ends up beaten and arrested by the police and given a raise from his boss. "Now You See It - Now You Don't" text story. Untitled Gloomy Gus story, script and art by Red Holmdale; When gabby runs out of halos for the pay phone, he beats the machine until all the halos spill out. "Meet Nevada Jones"; Nevada is framed by Ace, a crooked sheriff and bitter rival, and accused of robbing gold from the Wells Fargo stagecoach. Untitled story, art by Samm Schwartz; Veronica's Uncle Bumble has the hiccups; The girls try to frighten him with a bearskin rug, it scares him but doesn't cure the hiccups; Suddenly, a real tiger appears. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Swing It, Mr. A", art by Bill Vigoda; Archie has Betty teach him how to play golf so he can take Veronica golfing; When Betty finds out, she tees off and hits Archie in the head with the golf ball. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy invites Sis, four guys and a newspaper photographer to a picnic and forgets the food. "The Way to a Man's Heart!"; Betty, Veronica, and Lana decide to break the Campus Queen tie by seeing who has the most boy appeal and taking Jughead on a date. Suzie ad. "School Daze!" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; When Willie is attacked by a bear Nevada Jones kills it and adopts its orphaned cub; When Nevada's dog, Chip, is attacked by a mountain lion, Nevada kills the mountain lion. Hollywood Gossip article. "Bull's Eye," art by Samm Schwartz; Betty, Veronica and Archie get caught in a love triangle involving archery. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Fagaly. "Spots To You," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie buys a new hat for Mary; The hat leads to Fred having a mental breakdown. Super Duck ad. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy helps Sis sell candy on the beach. Paper doll depicting Katy Keene as Miss America. "Archie's Little Helper," art by Bill Vigoda; When Archie gets a flat tire, he calls Jughead to pick them up in his jalopy, with humorous results. Untitled story, script and pencils by Bill Woggon, inks by Hazel Marten (as Scott Fleming); Nevada Jones promises a dying Indian chief that he will help the princess keep the tribe's hidden treasure safe. Untitled story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx can't decide whether she wants to go to summer camp or not. Hollywood gossip page. Untitled story, art by Samm Schwartz; Both of the girls fall for the new French teacher and are willing to do anything to get his attention. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Vigoda. "A Raft Of Trouble," script by Ray Gill, art by Samm Schwartz; Archie gives his pop an army surplus, inflatable raft for his birthday; It ends up being nothing but trouble. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Sis has a dream that her and Katy Keene go to a Thanksgiving dinner with the Pilgrims in 1621. "Goes Formal," script by Ray Gill, art by Bill Vigoda; Archie and Jughead go to a party at Veronica's and Jughead gets them thrown out. Untitled story, script by Hazel Marten (as Scott Fleming), art by Bill Woggon; Nevada refuses to help Jeff go after the rustlers who stole his horses; Until he learns they also killed a beloved bear cub, Fuzzy, in the process. "The Quiz Kid," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx goes on a television quiz show. "Penny Wise," art by Samm Schwartz; After Betty and Veronica take pictures of each other Betty wants to develop the pictures herself, to save money; It ends up costing Betty $5 a print and none of the pictures turn out. Archie Club ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"A Quiet Evening At Home," script by Ray Gill, art by Bill Vigoda; Fred gets locked out of the house wearing his pajamas; When he throws a brick through his window, to get back in, his neighbor calls the police on him. "Happy Birthday To Katy Keene," script and art by Bill Woggon; It's Katy's birthday and Sis forgot to get her a present. "Eat Your Troubles Away"; Jughead plays football. Untitled story; Instead of taking Suzie to the theater, Ferdy tears up their tickets, after finding out Suzie has to go home; He gets a littering ticket instead. "Go Fly A Kite," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx breaks the butchers window playing baseball and Bill gets in trouble. "Fare Enough"; Betty and Veronica Try to earn some money by running a taxi service. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Al Fagaly. ### "My Diary"; Archie takes a diary from Veronica on accident. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy goes on a plane trip to several different countries. "Bookworm"; Jughead gets so caught up in the book he just checked out from the library, he doesn't see all the dangers he's walking through. Untitled story, script by Hazel Marten (as Scott Fleming), art by Bill Woggon; Nevada Jones stops a crooked gambler. "The Art of Still Life Painting"; There is no script in this strip as Willy the Wise Guy shops for still life objects: Wine, fruit, cheese; He ends up eating the subjects before he can paint them. "A Dog's Life," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx gets a puppy. "The Thin Man"; The girls help Uncle Bumble get into shape for the annual Moose Lodge baseball game. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "Mike Fright," script by Ray Gill; Archie plays a trick on his father using a microphone that can broadcast to the radio; He announces his father as the winner of a new car so his father rushes to the used car lot to sell his old car. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and pencils by Bill Woggon. "Simple Suzie Went A-Fishing"; Ferdie takes Suzie fishing to get her away from other guys. "The Pie Face," script and art by Ray Gill; Jughead goes up against Reggie in a pie eating contest. "Horse Laughs," art by Samm Schwartz; Uncle Bumble tries to take it easy in his retirement but after some unfortunate incidents with horses at a ranch he decides working might be easier. Untitled story; Hap wants Lil Jinx's dog to go. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Crime Is Your Crime," art by Bill Vigoda; Archie thinks his father is a bank robber. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and pencils by Bill Woggon. "Choosey Suzie" starring Suzie, Ferdie, and Gregory van Dripp. "What's Buzzin' Cousin?", art by Bill Vigoda; Jughead helps his cousin sell books door to door. "Star Dirt" article; Gossip about Hollywood movies and their stars. "May the Best Girl Win!", art by Ray Gill; Betty wants to demonstrate her remote controlled airplanes for the Typical American Girl contest. "Kiddie Park"; Hap 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. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob Montana. "Shop Talk"; Veronica wants a hope chest for her birthday and Archie promises to get her one; After he finds out he can't afford a new one, he decides to make one himself in the school woodshop; The shop teacher, Mr. Woodley, seeing the poor job that Archie has done decides to help. Archie Club article. Untitled story, art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene reads that golf helps to keep a figure trim and wants to learn how to play; After convincing K.O. to teach her, she makes a hole in one on the first hole. "Bargain Day"; Suzie wants $39.50 for a new dress; Her father gives her $20.00 and tells her to shop around; She runs into Ferdie who she invites to come along. "Hearts and Hamburgers"; Jughead wonders why everyone is acting slap happy; Archie tells him it's because of the new girl, Gilda; When Archie introduces Jughead to Gilda he hardly notices her, which Gilda finds amazing. "A Shaggy Dog Story"; Wilbur brings home a stray puppy; His Pop has a fit, telling Wilbur to get rid of the dog before school. Nine articles about Hollywood stars. "Love Thy Neighbor," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx is fighting with the new neighbor girl Alice; This upsets Li'l Jinx's father who tells her she has to learn how to get along with new people and he decides to show her how it's done; Alice's mother sees him talking to Alice and tells George, who's reading about local kidnappers. 52 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob Montana. "It's a Steal," pencils by Ray Gill; Archie thinks Mr. Weatherbee might be a kleptomaniac. "No Business Like Show Business," script and pencils by Bill Woggon; Katy is on her way to Hollywood to take a screen test. "Pop Gets Plastered"; Suzie's father doesn't want to spend the money to hire a professional to plaster a spot in the ceiling so Suzie and Ferdie decide to surprise him by doing it themselves. "Gas Pains," pencils by Bill Vigoda; Wilbur thinks Linda is trying to commit suicide by inhaling gas in the oven after he turned her down for a date. "A New Twist"; Jughead learns a Ju-Jitsu move where he can toss an opponent with a twist of the wrist so Coach Kleats puts him on the wrestling team to defeat a tough opponent from a rival school. "Star Dirt" article; Gossip about Hollywood movies and their stars. "The Birds and the Bees"; Jinx gets some bee hives to try and get honey. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.