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Pep Comics #3 - 1940
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | April 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: Monthly | Editing: Abner Sundell |
| Featuring | Shield |
| Credits | Pencils: Irv Novick (signed) | Inks: Irv Novick (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero; War | Characters: Shield [Joe Higgins] |
| Comic Story | The Mines of Count Zongarr (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | A mysterious plane is dropping mines in New York harbor. |
| Featuring | Shield |
| Credits | Script: Harry Shorten? | Pencils: Irv Novick | Inks: Irv Novick |
| Content | Characters: Shield [Joe Higgins]; Count Zongarr (villain, introduction, death); J. Edgar Hoover |
| Comic Story | The Pawn of "Satan" (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Comet murders police while hypnotized, and becomes wanted for murder |
| Featuring | Comet |
| Credits | Script: Jack Cole | Pencils: Jack Cole | Inks: Jack Cole | Letters: Jack Cole |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Comet [John Dickering]; "Satan" (villain, introduction, death); Zadar (villain, introduction, death) |
| Comic Story | The Return of Von Leo (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Press Guardian |
| Credits | Script: Abner Sundell | Pencils: Mort Meskin (signed) | Inks: Mort Meskin (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero; Spy | Characters: Press Guardian [Perry Chase]; Von Leo (villain); the Moronia Bund (villain) |
| Comic Story | The Drug Slaves of Ghor (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Fu Chang |
| Credits | Script: Joe Blair | Pencils: Lin Streeter (signed) | Inks: Lin Streeter (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Detective | Characters: Fu Chang (detective); Tay Ming (fiancee); Ghor (villain, introduction, death); Tay Ming (villain, introduction) |
| Comic Story | Escape From Germany (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Sergeant Boyle |
| Credits | Script: Abner Sundell (signed) | Pencils: Charles Biro (signed) | Inks: Charles Biro (signed) |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sergeant Boyle; The Nazis (villains) |
| Text Story | The Border Patrol (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Eugene Cunningham | Pencils:? [as M.] (signed) | Inks:? [as M.] (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Western; Fact | Characters: Patrolman Frank A. Finnegan |
| Comic Story | The Sub Formula Spies (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Midshipman |
| Credits | Script: Bob Wood? | Pencils: Ed Ashe | Inks: Ed Ashe |
| Content | Characters: Midshipman Lee Samson |
| Notes | Originally credited "Bob Wood?", but it must be the same artist as on the first signed Ashe story in issue #1. |
| Comic Story | City of the Batmen (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds |
| Credits | Script: Abner Sundell | Pencils: Lin Streeter (signed) | Inks: Lin Streeter (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Science Fiction | Characters: Rocket [Sir Rocket]; Queen of Diamonds; The Batman (villains, introduction, death); their king (villains, introduction, death) |
| Comic Story | The Socker Benson Setup (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Kayo Ward |
| Credits | Script: Phil Sturm | Pencils: Bob Wood | Inks: Bob Wood |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward]; Ace Brady (villain, introduction); Marie (villain, introduction); Spud (villain, introduction); unnamed hood (villain, introduction); Socker Benson (introduction) |
| Notes | Originally credited "Harry Shorten?" and "Phil Sturm". Sturm is credited as writer on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the art is identical to Wood's signed story in # 2. |
| Comic Story | The Murder of the Three Officers (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Bentley of Scotland Yard |
| Credits | Script: Joe Blair | Pencils: Sam Cooper (signed) | Inks: Sam Cooper (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Detective | Characters: Inspector Bentley; Capt. Horrocks (villain, introduction, death); Lt. Twisdon (introduction, death); Col. Jaffrey (introduction, death); Lt. Dillard (introduction, death); Maj. Stuart (introduction); Capt. Frome (introduction) |
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