Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) 48

Cover art by Harry Sahle. Shield G-Man Club ad. "The Curse of the Black Monkey"; The Jinx is a blind black monkey, surviving owner after owner managing to survive until it comes to Dusty, the Shields 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. "The Corpse on the Checkerboard"; The Black Hood uses the pieces left on a checker board to solve a murder that's meant to look like a suicide. "Camera Bugs," script by Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Virginia Drury (as Ginger); Archie gets a new camera and starts taking pictures that get him in trouble. "Special Communique #14," pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by Pen Shumaker; Alastair Morganbilt joins the army as a prissy gentleman but leaves in a body bag as a fighting man. Pep's Puzzle Page maze. Untitled story, art by Larry Harris; Two mad scientists give Catfish Joe pills that make him able to jump really far. "The Great Genghis Khan," art by Carl Hubbell; Marco Loco meets Genghis Khan and tries to stop his wedding. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.