Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) comic books 1959-1961

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. "Love In Gloom," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; Fred explains to Mary that the seemingly hostile expressions boys use with each other ("You ol' hoss thief," "You needle-nosed nitwit") are actually their way of expressing affection; But then something happens that makes the boys genuinely hostile to Archie, and when Mary hears the boys looking for that "carrot-topped creep," she thinks they're talking that way because they love him. "Putting On the Dog" starring Pat the Brat. Untitled Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy tries to decide what to wear to a costume ball. "See You In the Funnies," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx dreams she's a comic-strip character. "Struck Out," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Tuttle thinks Wilbur and Alec have struck oil on the school grounds. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "Off the Trolley," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Archie discovers that the chant "Dolly on the trolley found a seat by golly" gets stuck in the mind of anyone who hears it, and the person afflicted can only be cured by getting the hypnotic chant stuck in someone else's mind. Dolly on the trolley found a seat by golly! "A Rail Bright Idea," art by Samm Schwartz; Archie, Reggie and Jughead get lost in the fog while driving. Untitled story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy gets locked in a closet before a scheduled appearance on Ted Borrow's "Folk to Folk." "Debby's Fashion Diary," script and art by Bill Woggon; Debby shows off the fashion designs in her diary. "Let It Rain," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx and Greg try to make it rain by shooting ice cubes into the clouds. "Gentle Reminder" starring Wilbur's Girls Linda and Laurie, script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Linda tells Laurie that she went out with Wilbur last night and that "he's no gentleman"; Before long, Wilbur's reputation as a "cave man Casanova" has spread all over town. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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The Deep Six starring Archie. Information Please starring Shrimpy, script and art by Joe Harold. Katy Keene story, script and art by Bill Woggon. Cat Tales starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Get The Drift? starring Wilbur. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "Watch Your Step," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Archie is conducting an experiment to find the shortest route to school; Jughead suggests that the shortest way is a "bee-line hike": go in a straight line, no matter what obstacles he has to go over, under and through. "A Chip Off the Old Block Head," art by Samm Schwartz; Archie is in despair because Miss Grundy is coming to his house to talk to his father about his bad grades. "Katy Keene Bags a Bird," script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy goes hunting with Randy. "The Little Helper," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx tries to help her parents with their chores. "The Wrong End," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; A potential advertising client of Linda's father tries to test his miracle hair oil on Wilbur's head, but nothing can flatten Wilbur's hair no matter how much of the goo is rubbed into it. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "Go for Broke," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Veronica is upset that Archie keeps giving his money away to friends in need rather than spend it on her. "Presents of Mind," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Archie buys Veronica an expensive (for him) Christmas present and is very pleased with himself until Jughead reminds him there are others deserving of a Christmas gift from him besides Veronica. "Winter Carnival," pencils by George Frese (layouts) and Bob White; Mr. Weatherbee is incensed that Coach Kleats has no entries in the Inter-High School Carnival sports competition. "Solid Security," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; After the disintegration of the South Side Social Club, Wilbur and Alec try to retrieve their half of the club treasury from Linda and Laurie. "Safe and Solid" one-page story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx has a unique way of testing whether a frozen pond is safe for skating. "Katy's Winter Vacation"; After taking a tumble on the slopes while learning to ski, Katy must deal with the problem of how to model with a cast on her ankle. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"My Problems as a Teen-Ager"; Archie's typical day deciding what to do. "Capital Blessing" half=page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Leroy says bedtime prayer; including "Please, make Montreal the capital of Canada" because that's what he wrote on his test. "Music Mania" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Souphead cuts into his drum (to see what's inside) with a knife given to him by his neighbor (so he wouldn't be able to play it). "It's For the Birds" one-page story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx adds a light bulb to heat an empty birdhouse, to try and get a bird to live in it. "The Boxer and the Lady," script by Bill Woggon; Katy is co-starring with Ingebar in a movie, and misfortune strikes. "Food for Thought" half-page story; Reggie sells Moose some brain pills. "Lightning Strikes Twice" half-page story; Archie and Jughead are grocery shopping when their cart hits a woman's cart who might have run into Archie's jalopy "last week." "For the Present," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx hasn't gotten anything for her Daddy for his birthday. Archie Club News. "Fashion Plate"; Archie and Reggie are working odd jobs for a month to earn money to buy custom suits; instead, they end up buying uniforms for a little league team and become the Manager and Coach, respectively. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob White. "Actions Speak Louder Than Words," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; The story of Archie and Reggie's attempts to get the money to go to a dance, all told without a single word of dialogue. "Missed By a Nose" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Leroy tells his dad that there was someone who wanted to see him. "Bed Made" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Jughead does the old joke where he tells Archie he has to "make his own bed." "It's a Ball" one-page story, script and art by Joe Harold; Shrimpy is pitching well now that the ball is broken in. "Double Rocket Trouble," script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy dreams that she marries Randy and becomes "Queen of Outer Space," while K.O. and Gloria get revenge on the couple in a spaceship shaped like a boxing glove. "A New Hair-Do," script and art by Bill Woggon; Gloria demands to be picked over Katy Keene for a part, until she finds out what costume the part requires. "Nothing But the Tooth!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx comes up with a plan to get extra money from the Tooth Fairy. "Ignorance is Bliss!", script by Frank Doyle, art by Bob White; Veronica thinks Archie peeked at his birthday gift in advance; Reggie makes things worse by telling Archie she got him a bow tie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"The King Is Back," pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie's newest music craze is the bongos. Mr. Lodge reviews Archie's previous music fads as an Elvis-style rocker and then a ukelele player from the Roaring '20s; This time the bongo rhythm captures Mr. Lodge and Jervis the butler, and they do a set on the bongos and double-bass. "Hey Kids! Help John Wayne Defend the Alamo!" ad for Popsicles. "Trapeze Trouble," script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy plays a trapeze artist in a circus movie. She befriends a circus gorilla who saves her when a pole breaks. Archie Annual ad. "Balloon Sur-Prizes"; Lil Jinx's father is on the entertainment committee for the country club dance and is in charge of providing balloons; Jinx and Greg take some of the balloons and put slips of paper with prizes written on them in them, intending to use them for a party of their own. Archie Club News. "Unfair Tactics"; Archie gets in trouble with all his teachers and is ordered to report to the principal's office after school. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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"Insult to Injury!"; Reggie locks Archie in his room so he can't go riding with Veronica. Archie tosses his keys to Jughead and tells him to take his jalopy to Pop's; Reggie sees the jalopy leaving and goes back to check; Archie then locks him in the room and goes to find Veronica. "Bob Hope Meets Jimmy and Jane" Popsicle ad. "Canoe Caper!"; Archie takes Veronica canoeing, but keeps getting interrupted by a gang of little kids and by Reggie in another canoe. Archie Giant Series Magazines ad. Untitled Debby's Diary story, script and art by Bill Woggon; Debby's parents are upset by the way she sits in a chair. Paper doll of Debby with four outfits. Archie Club News. "The Art Smartie!", script and art by Joe Edwards; After going to an exhibit of modern art, Jinx decides she can paint as well as those artists; So she paints a picture and puts it on the fence with a selling prize of $1 million. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bob White. "Archie the Archer," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Archie takes up archery, but Mr. Lodge is reading a book on controlling his temper and is determined not to let Archie's arrows get on his nerves. "Say It With Flowers," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Betty tries to make Archie jealous by having flowers delivered to her. The World of Jughead ad. "Demon Dynamos!"; While exploring Indian relics in a national park, Ralph Hardy stumbles across a geyser of gas; When he awakens he finds himself in the past; A village of Indians is menaced by two metal monsters than can fire bolts of electricity and the Jaguar has to find a way to defeat them. "Way Out!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Lil Jinx decides she's going to be the first girl on the moon, so she and her friends build their own rocket. Archie Club News. "War and Peace," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica enlists Betty in her war on men. Betty has her own agenda when Archie is involved. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.