| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons] |
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| Comic Story | The Vulture and the Robot Plane (13 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons]; The Vulture (villain) |
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| Comic Story | The Menace of Playland (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Danny; Kupkake; the Mermaid Queen; Peg Leg (villain, introduction); Patch (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | story swipes Disney's PINOCCHIO |
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| Comic Story | The Skyscraper Sabotage (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Comet [John Dickering]; Thelma Gordon (newspaperwoman); Spike (villain, introduction); a construction foreman (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | The Comet is still a fugitive from the law.
This is the final appearance of the "The Comet" feature in Pep Comics. The feature appears next in The Mighty Crusaders (Archie, 1965 Series) #2 (January 1966).
"The Comet" is replaced next issue by "Hangman", which is a spin-off of "The Comet". The Comet [John Dickering] will appear in "Hangman" as a supporting character (for a short time). |
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| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Fireball [Ted Tyler]; Stein (villain, introduction); his Bund group (villains, introductions) |
| Notes | The faces here, with prominent cheekbones could be Lucey. Art looks like his credited story Madam Satan in #16, and signed story in Crime Does Not Pay #22. |
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| Comic Story | The Masquerade of Captain Twerp (7 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sergeant Boyle [Henry Boyle]; Corporal Collins; Captain Twerp; Hirsch (introduction); Mr. Brown (introduction); Adolf Hitler (villain); the Nazis (villains) |
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| Comic Story | Graduation Week (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Lee Sampson graduates from Annapolis |
| Content | Characters: Lee Sampson (Midshipman); Franklin D. Roosevelt (guest-star) |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of "The Midshipman" feature.
Originally credited to Mort Meskin, but there are none of his long chinned faces with squinting eyes, or very long legged figures with small heads. Looks more like an unknown novice or tryout artist before closing the feature. |
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| Comic Story | Origin of Madam Satan (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Madam Satan [Tyra] (introduction, origin, death, return); Satan (villain); Madam Satan (villain); John (introduction, death); his father (introduction, death); his mother (introduction, death) |
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| Comic Story | The Marriage of Kayo Ward (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kayo Ward and Connie Hodges almost get married |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward]; Crusty (villain, introduction); Biff Bioni (villain, introduction); Ronald Duckman (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | Looks like an even simpler artist is trying to imitate Wood. |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Pirate's Ghost (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery | Characters: Inspector Bentley; Harley Lane (villain, introduction); Martin Lane (introduction, death); Bart Lane (introduction, death); Wilks (introduction); Miss Allen (introduction); Miss Lane (introduction) |
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