| Issue | #48 |
| Published | May 1944 |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 60 |
| Editing | Harry Shorten |
| Notes | Indexed from scanned copy that appears to be missing the back cover (inner and outer). |
| Characters | The Shield; Archie Andrews (as a fish); Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge |
| Genre | Superhero; Teen |
| Pencils | Harry Sahle [as Sahle] |
| Inks | Harry Sahle [as Sahle] |
| Notes | Cover redrawn as cover of Super Comics (F.E. Howard, 1943 series) #v2#6. |
| 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. |
| Script | ? [as Joe Higgins] |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Inside front cover. |
| Characters | Jinx (a black monkey, introduction); Legs Sardi (Introduction, Death); Shield; Dusty |
| Synopsis | A monkey that seems to always be associated with death comes into the life of the Shield and Dusty. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Sy Reit ? |
| Inks | Sy Reit ? |
| Characters | Arthur Pendle (Introduction, villain); Joshua Martin (Introduction, Death); Black Hood; Martin |
| Synopsis | The Black Hood uses the pieces left on a checker board to solve a murder that's meant to look like a suicide. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Bill Vigoda ? |
| Inks | Bill Vigoda ? |
| Notes | Black Hood's previous appearance was in Top-Notch Laugh Comics #44 (April 1944). |
| Characters | Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Weatherbee; Mrs. Grundy; Jughead Jones; Pop Andrews; Kappy (introduction) |
| Synopsis | Archie gets a new camera and starts taking pictures that get him in trouble. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Script | Ed Goggin [as Goggin] |
| Pencils | Harry Sahle [as Sahle] |
| Inks | Virginia Drury [as Ginger] |
| Notes | Inking credit originally "Janice Valleau (Ginger)". Artwork is signed Ginger, so credit changed to "Virginia Drury [as Ginger]" based on info from Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Second last panel appears to have different letterer than the rest of the story, possibly a last minute change. |
| Reprinted | in Archie: His First 50 Years (Abbeville Press, 1991 series) #[nn] |
| Characters | Alastair Morganbilt (Introduction, Death); Captain Commando |
| Synopsis | Alastair Morganbilt joins the army as a prissy gentleman but leaves in a body bag as a fighting man. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] |
| Inks | Gil Kane ? [as Pen] |
| Synopsis | Promo to win a subscription to Pep Comics or a War Stamp by writing a letter about what your favourite character is. |
| Characters | Li'l Chief Bugaboo |
| Synopsis | Promo announcing that Li'l Chief Bugaboo will start appearing in Jolly Jingles Comics as of issue 13. |
| 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. |
| Reprinted | in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1946 series) #[nn] |
| Characters | Black Hood |
| Synopsis | A witch looks in her crystal ball and sees a new comic called Black Hood now on sale. |
| Pencils | Bill Vigoda (signed) |
| Inks | Bill Vigoda (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1946 series) #[nn] |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Script | Leo Hoban (credited) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Synopsis | A man with an MLJ Logo for a head is the skipper of a rowing crew where other MLJ Comics are the rowers. |
| Reprinted | in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1946 series) #[nn] |
| Synopsis | Four trick questions and answers including how to tell the left bank of a river from the right bank. |
| Script | Ed Goggin (signed) |
| Pencils | Ed Goggin (signed) |
| Inks | Ed Goggin (signed) |
| Reprinted | in Black Hood (Howard Publications, 1946 series) #[nn] |
| Synopsis | Ad for prizes for delivering Collier's magazine. |
| Characters | Fuddy Goober; Duddy Goober; Catfish Joe |
| Synopsis | Two mad scientists give Catfish Joe pills that make him able to jump really far. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Script | Larry Harris ? |
| Pencils | Larry Harris (credited) |
| Inks | Larry Harris (credited) |
| Notes | Last appearance of Catfish Joe, although this story says it is to be continued in the next issue. |
| 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. |
| Characters | Genghis Khan (introduction); Marco Loco |
| Synopsis | Marco Loco meets Genghis Khan and tries to stop his wedding. |
| Genre | Humor; Period |
| Script | Carl Hubbell ? |
| Pencils | Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell] |
| Inks | Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell] |