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| why remove the original yellow background of the comic? |
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| Marco Loco plenty funnee! |
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| Publication | May 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly, except January, April, July and October |
| Notes | Cover redrawn as cover of Super Comics (F.E. Howard, 1943 series) #v2#6. |
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| Synopsis | The Shield, Betty, and Veronica catch something unexpected while fishing. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero; Teen |
| Notes | Cover redrawn as cover of Super Comics (F.E. Howard, 1943 series) #v2#6. |
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| Synopsis | Letter from Joe Higgins [aka The Shield] to recycle paper to help the war drive. Also includes coupon to join the Shield G-Man Club. |
| Featuring | Shield G-Man Club |
| Credits | Script:? [as Joe Higgins (The Shield)] | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Curse of the Black Monkey (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Jinx is a blind black monkey, surviving owner after owner managing to survive until it comes to Dusty, the Shield’s kid partner. The Shield discovers through an anthropologist friend that the monkey is an idol of sorts to the Thuggi cult of India and represents all evil and bad luck to all but the Thuggi. Higgins arranges for the monkey to be sent to Japan. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Jinx (a black monkey, introduction); Legs Sardi (villain, introduction, death) |
| Notes | Originally credited "Sy Reit ?", but his style is much cruder and with thinner inklines, as in credited story in Planet Comics #16. This story has much in common with Captain Commando by Clem and Pen, but they are both only credited on ink on this feature. Novick is credited only on pencils at this period, but there is none of his large action panels. The long rectangular faces often with sharp corners can also be found in other stories signed by Clem/Pen. |
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| Comic Story | The Corpse on the Checkerboard (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Black Hood uses the pieces left on a checker board to solve a murder that's meant to look like a suicide. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Martin; Joshua Martin (introduction, death); Arthur Pendle (villain, introduction) |
| Notes | The "Black Hood" feature formerly appeared in Top Notch Laugh Comics (Archie, 1942 Series), but is now moving to Pep Comics. At the same time, it is also appearing in Black Hood Comics (Archie, 1943 Series) uninterrupted.
Originally credited "Bill Vigoda ?", but compared with his signed stories in Shield-Wizard Comics, those faces are much more rounded and with smaller ears. Clem and Pen are both credited on inking this feature, but as it is so similar to the signed Captain Commando story, most probably they made this one too. Compare the rectangular faces. |
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| Comic Story | Camera Bugs (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Archie gets a new camera and starts taking pictures that get him in trouble. |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Kappy (introduction) |
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| Comic Story | Special Communique #14 (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Alastair Morganbilt joins the army as a prissy gentleman but leaves in a body bag as a fighting man. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Alastair Morganbilt (introduction, death) |
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| Publisher advertisement | Money |
| Synopsis | Promo to win a subscription to Pep Comics or a War Stamp by writing a letter about what your favourite character is. |
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| Synopsis | Promo announcing that Li'l Chief Bugaboo will start appearing in Jolly Jingles Comics as of issue 13. |
| Content | Characters: Li'l Chief Bugaboo |
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| Synopsis | A maze with a copy of Pep Comics at the center, a man holding a sign with scrambled letters and how to draw a face. |
| Featuring | Pep's Puzzle Page |
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| Synopsis | A witch looks in her crystal ball and sees a new comic called Black Hood now on sale. |
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| Text Story | The Hick Cop (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Detective-mystery |
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| Synopsis | A man with an MLJ Logo for a head is the skipper of a rowing crew where other MLJ Comics are the rowers. |
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| Activity | Do You Know??? (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Four trick questions and answers including how to tell the left bank of a river from the right bank. |
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| Advertisement | Prizes for You ~~ Come an' Get 'em (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for prizes for delivering Collier's magazine. |
| Featuring | Mr. Jim Thayer |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | The Jumping Potion (5.67 pages) |
| Synopsis | Two mad scientists give Catfish Joe pills that make him able to jump really far. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Fuddy Goober; Duddy Goober; Catfish Joe |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Catfish Joe" feature in Pep Comics. The feature appears next in Laugh Comix (Archie, 1944 Series) #48 (Winter 1944-1945).
This story says it is to be continued in the next issue, but that continuation is in Laugh Comix instead. |
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| Synopsis | Three fun facts about animals as submitted by readers. Address says to submit to "Catfish Joe", so presumably this was a sub-feature of that strip. |
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| Comic Story | The Great Genghis Khan (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Marco Loco meets Genghis Khan and tries to stop his wedding. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Historical | Characters: Genghis Khan (introduction); Marco Loco |
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