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| Date | | Number: 23 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Pep Comics 23 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 1. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Shield [Joe Higgins]; Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Dusty |
| Pencils | Irv Novick (signed) Irv Novick (signed) |
| Inks | Irv Novick (signed) Irv Novick (signed) |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title |
| Feature | Shield G-Man Club |
| Characters | Shield [Joe Higgins] |
| First Line | Use this entire coupon!!! |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Membership form to join the Shield G-Man Club. |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title |
| Script | ? [as Joe Higgins] |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | My pal, Captain Flag, in Blue Ribbon Comics, just dropped in... |
| Notes | Inside front cover. A "Special Bulletin" promoting the addition of true life stories in Blue Ribbon Comics. |
| Comic Story | The Murder Express / The Shield (13 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Cyrus Moore (villain, introduction); James J. Ware (introduction, death); Ju Ju Watson; Dusty; Shield [Joe Higgins] |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Irv Novick |
| Inks | Irv Novick |
| First Line | The wailing whistle of the Midnight Express hangs heavily on the air... |
| Comic Story | The Ugliest Man in the World / Hangman (11 pages) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The "Ugly Man" (villain, introduction, death); Paul (introduction, death); Ronald Gaylord (introduction, death); Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Jocko (gorilla) |
| Script | Bill Woolfolk ? |
| Pencils | Harry Lucey |
| Inks | Harry Lucey |
| First Line | Step right up, and meet him folks, the ugliest man in the world! |
| Notes | Art originally credited to "Rudy Palais?", but most probably Lucey, as it compares very well with his signed story in #25. |
| Publisher advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Hangman |
| Characters | Hangman [Bob Dickering]; Dusty; Roy |
| First Line | It's here! It's here! It's here! |
| Notes | House ad for the Hangman appearing in his own title. |
| Comic Story | The Mad Hatter / Danny in Wonderland (7 pages) |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Characters | The Mad Hatter (villain, introduction); Chef; Danny; Snapper (dog); Kuppie |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Lin Streeter |
| Inks | Lin Streeter |
| First Line | Keep it up, hee hee I want everybody in my land to learn to walk on their hands... |
| Comic Story | The Madness of General Blintzky / Sergeant Boyle (8 pages) |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Corporal Collins (guest-star); Gen. Blintzky (introduction); A Nazi doctor (villain, introduction, death); the Fascists (villains); Sgt. Boyle; Capt. Twerp |
| Script | Bob Wood ? |
| Pencils | Carl Hubbell (signed) |
| Inks | Carl Hubbell (signed) |
| First Line | In Teheran, Iran Sergeant Boyle and Captain Twerp attend the most exclusive nightspot in town... |
| Comic Story | Stop the Nazi Supply Train / Jolly Roger (6 pages) |
| Genre | Aviation; War |
| Characters | The Nazis (villains); Jolly Roger; Price; Frank Root; Marty Martin |
| Script | Joe Blair |
| Pencils | Ed Smalle (signed) |
| Inks | Ed Smalle (signed) |
| First Line | Jolly Roger and his Sky Pirates have volunteered to stop an important Nazi supply train headed for the Russian border. |
| Comic Story | Danger: Thin Ice / Archie (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | After Betty and Archie break the ice at Plug Pond, they go to Betty's house to warm up. When Mr. Cooper comes home, Archie hides from him upstairs. Being in his underwear, Archie puts on Mr. Cooper's suit and leaves the house. Mr. Andrews has Pearl take the suit to Sootski and when Archie picks it up, he takes Marvo The Magician's trick suit instead. |
| Genre | Humor; Teen |
| Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Mrs. Cooper; Mr. Cooper; Pearl (the Andrews' maid, introduction); Fred Andrews; Sootski (a tailor); Marvo The Magician; Grandpa Andrews |
| Script | Victor Bloom ? |
| Pencils | Bob Montana (signed) |
| Inks | Bob Montana (signed) |
| First Line | Archie, Betty Cooper, and Jughead are skating down on 'Plug Pond' in Riverdale. |
| Notes | Archie, Betty, and Jughead are no longer kids. Possible last appearance of Grandpa Andrews. |
| Comic Story | Taking a Rib / Kayo Ward (6 pages) |
| Genre | Sports |
| Characters | Scoop Saunders (introduction); Lou Gova (introduction); Dr. Brown (guest-star); Kayo Ward; Connie; Lew |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Art Seymour |
| Inks | Art Seymour |
| First Line | Gee, he'll be buried! |
| Notes | Very probable Seymour when comparing with his signed story in #24. |
| Comic Story | The Case of the Armless Corpses / Bentley of Scotland Yard (6 pages) |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Lady Agnes Rockwell (villain, introduction); Richard Rockwell (introduction, death); Lord Rockwell (introduction); James Rockwell (introduction); Joan Rockwell (introduction); Mr. Edwards (introduction); Inspector Bentley |
| Script | Joe Blair |
| Pencils | Paul Reinman (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Reinman (signed) |
| First Line | It is a bleak night that shrouds the English countryside. |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Electric lighted living room set! |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Audels Machinists & Toolmakers Handy Book |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Audels new Machinists Handy Book now ready! |
| Notes | Back cover. |
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