Pep Comics  (1940)

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Pep Comics #1

Archie 1940 Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of the Shield, the United States' first patriotic hero

1st appearance and origin of the Comet, the first superhero character to die in the line of duty in Pep Comics #17

Pep Comics #2

Archie 1940 Vol. 1
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2nd appearance of the Shield

2nd appearance of the Comet

Pep Comics #11

Archie 1941 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Dusty, sidekick of the Shield

Pep Comics #12

Archie 1941 Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of the Fireball, a fireman turned superhero and member of the Mighty Crusaders

Pep Comics #16

Archie 1941 Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of Madam Satan

Pep Comics #17

Archie 1941 Vol. 1
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1st appearance and origin of Hangman, the brother of Comet

Death of Comet, shot by a gangster - the first death of a superhero in comic history

Pep Comics #20

Archie 1941 Vol. 1
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World War II cover art by Irv Novick featuring a swastika

Pep Comics #22

Archie 1941 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Archie Andrews

1st appearance of Betty Cooper

1st appearance of Jughead Jones

Pep Comics #23

Archie 1942 Vol. 1
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2nd appearance of Archie Andrews

Pep Comics #24

Archie 1942 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Coach Kleats

Pep Comics #25

Archie 1942 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Archie's jalopy

Pep Comics #26

Archie 1942 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Veronica Lodge

Pep Comics #31

Archie 1942 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Hiram Lodge, the father of Veronica Lodge, Archie comics

World War II cover art by Warren King

Pep Comics #34

Archie 1942 Vol. 1
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Hypodermic needle cover art

Pep Comics #35

Archie 1943 Vol. 1
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Pep Comics #36

Archie 1943 Vol. 1
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1st full cover appearance of Archie

Pep Comics #41

Archie 1943 Vol. 1
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Ongoing covers featuring Archie begin

Pep Comics #56

Archie 1946 Vol. 1
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MLJ publishing company is renamed Archie Publication

Pep Comics #62

Archie 1947 Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Li'l Jinx

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1st appearance of Dilton Doiley, the smartest teenager at Riverdale

Pep Comics #100

Archie 1953 Vol. 1
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Anniversary of Pep Comics issue #100

Pep Comics #150

Archie 1961 Vol. 1
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2nd appearance of the Jaguar

Pep Comics #151

Archie 1961 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #152

Archie 1962 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #153

Archie 1962 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #154

Archie 1962 Vol. 1
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Horror-themed cover art by Bob White

There also exists a scarce $0.15 price variant

Pep Comics #155

Archie 1962 Vol. 1
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$0.15 price variant

Pep Comics #156

Archie 1962 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #157

Archie 1962 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #158

Archie 1962 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #159

Archie 1962 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #161

Archie 1963 Vol. 1
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3rd appearance of Josie McCoy, of Josie and the Pussycats

Pep Comics #396

Archie 1984 Vol. 1
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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo featuring Cheryl Blossom

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