Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) comic books 1960-1962

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.

"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.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "If You Knew Archie Like I Know Archie," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Archie reads the famous lines from Robert Burns's classic poem "To A Louse," where the poet wishes we could see ourselves as others see us; Archie disagrees with Burns, claiming that other people don't get a true picture of us; To prove his point, he shows us how other people see him. "Mail Tale" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Moose confuses the "letter" box with the "litter" box. "Price Slice" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Archie asks Pop why he cut his prices in half. "At the Carnival," script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene, Sis and K.O. Kelly go to the carnival. "Checkers!", script and art by Joe Edwards; To get her to play less noisy games, Li'l Jinx's daddy teaches her to play checkers. "Adult Education," pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Terry Szenics; When the kids ask to be treated like mature adults, Mr. Weatherbee abolishes homework assignments and lifts the ban on talking in homeroom. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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.

"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.

"Wind and Water"; Archie and Reggie have a contest to see who can hold their breath the longest underwater. "Just One Piece"; Pipsqueak's mother says he can have just one piece of cake, but he figures out a way to have most of it. "Equitation or 'English vs. Western'", script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy goes to a horse-riding academy that teaches Eastern style horse riding; Cowboy Curley is jealous of Katy's new instructor. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "Growing Pains," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx thinks she's grown-up when she doesn't have to take an afternoon nap; However, since all her friends still have to take naps, she has no one to play with. Archie Club News. "The Eyes Have It!", pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Mr. Weatherbee is upset by the students' newest fad of adding designs to their eyebrows. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The Challenge"; Archie makes a blanket challenge against anyone who was with Veronica that day; The only problem is that she was in contact with the entire football team that day and they all show up to fight Archie. "Young and Foolish"; Daphne argues that she's older than Shrimpy. "The Sport" half-page story; Shrimpy ice skates on a frozen puddle. "Masquerade Monkey Shines," script and pencils by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene costume party story. "Charity Begins at Home" half-page story, script and pencils by Bill Woggon; Katy operates a kissing booth. "Poor Fish"; Li'l Jinx gets pet fish and gives them a bath with soapy water, feeds them every few minutes and tries to pour hot water from the stove in their tank. Archie Club News. "Inspiration," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie is hiding from Betty and Veronica so he can prepare for an important debate. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey. Archie covers are noted for their word puns, with this issue's "two lips"" pun being one of the best. "Class Will Tell," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Veronica and Betty try to top each other in pageantry; Archie, tired of their one-upmanship, comes up with an ultimate entrance of his own. "The Mystery Package," script by Bill Woggon and Sharon Lee Turner (story idea), art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene has a package for "K. Keene" delivered to her by mistake; When she goes to the police, they ask her to deliver the package in a tough neighborhood (shadowed by plainclothes detectives) to catch a suspected criminal. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "Sur-Prizes!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx's father loses his wallet and Jinx puts it in a box of cereal for a "prize"; Unfortunately, her father returns the cereal box to the store before Jinx can tell him and he has to buy all the boxes of cereal to find it. Archie Club News. "Sympathy Pains"; Archie pretends to have spells of vertigo in order to get sympathy from the girls. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Harry Lucey. "Meet the Folks," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie is excited to meet the new girl in town and Betty is happy to let him; It turns out the family are acrobats and welcome Archie in acrobatic style. "Bob Hope Meets Jimmy and Jane" Popsicle ad. "Music Hath Charm"; Leroy plays practical jokes on Archie while he's trying to listen to music. "Garbled Gossip," script by Frank Doyle, art by Bill Vigoda; Reggie starts a rumor to discredit Archie, but it gets twisted and backfires on him. Archie Annual ad. "A Real Doll," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx wants the doll set she sees on TV, so her father sets out to get it for her, over any obstacle. Archie Club News. Katy Keene illustrations by Bill Woggon. 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.

Dreamsville starring Archie. Dive Jive starring Archie. Heads Up starring Betty and Veronica. Bully for Her! starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. Archie Club News. Terror In Fly Land starring The Fly, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

First 12-cent cover price. Cover art by Bob White. "To Tell the Truth," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie's latest lab accident creates a gas that forces anyone who inhales it to tell the truth. "All State Star," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Coach Kleats tells a reporter about all Moose's athletic records. "The Creature That Cried" starring Jaguar and Almor (first appearance), art by John Giunta. "Making a Name" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. "Yo-Yo Yocks," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The boys get into the newly-revived fad for playing with yo-yos. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Bob White. "A Model Gift," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie and Reggie play with the model racing cars Archie got for Christmas; When they decide to race for the right to date Veronica, she makes them race with the similar cars she got as a gift. "Haunt Jaunt," script by George Gladir, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; After Reggie brags about spending time in a haunted house, Archie and Jughead try to make him think it's really haunted...and maybe it is. "Prisoner of Planet X" starring Fly Girl and Borg, art by John Giunta. "Be Patient!" starring Li'l Jinx, script and art by Joe Edwards. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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"Dates the Limit!"; Archie has made two study dates with Betty and Veronica on the same night and uses Jughead's motor scooter to commute back and forth. "The Picture of Terror," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta; The British inventor of the Tyne camera visits the latest meeting of the Fly Girl Fan Club, promoting a contest for the group; Each member receiving a Tyne camera is asked to take a picture of Fly Girl at the same time, and the best picture taker will be awarded a cash prize. "The Way to His Heart"; Veronica wonders how Thelma has gotten a date with Jughead. "For Adults Only"; Li'l Jinx and her friends are annoyed that it's an adult world. "Half Truth" starring Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

15¢ test market variant. "Dates the Limit!"; Archie has made two study dates with Betty and Veronica on the same night and uses Jughead's motor scooter to commute back and forth. "The Picture of Terror," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta; The British inventor of the Tyne camera visits the latest meeting of the Fly Girl Fan Club, promoting a contest for the group; Each member receiving a Tyne camera is asked to take a picture of Fly Girl at the same time, and the best picture taker will be awarded a cash prize. "The Way to His Heart"; Veronica wonders how Thelma has gotten a date with Jughead. "For Adults Only"; Li'l Jinx and her friends are annoyed that it's an adult world. "Half Truth" starring Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Bob White. "About Face," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; All the kids are into the latest fad: putting faces on their pants and shirts. "Safety First," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie plays baseball. "Fly Girl's Night Off," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta; When a gang of crooks try to rob movie star Kim Brand's house, she defeats them without donning her Fly Girl costume. "Please Buy a Raffle," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx's dad doesn't want to get stuck buying all of her raffle tickets, but he outwits himself. Archie Club News. "Who Needs Archie?", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Both Betty and Veronica claim they didn't miss Archie while he was on vacation, but they both try to be the first to welcome him back. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

15¢ Test Market Variant. Cover art by Bob White. "About Face," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; All the kids are into the latest fad: putting faces on their pants and shirts. "Safety First," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Archie plays baseball. "Fly Girl's Night Off," script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta; When a gang of crooks try to rob movie star Kim Brand's house, she defeats them without donning her Fly Girl costume. "Please Buy a Raffle," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx's dad doesn't want to get stuck buying all of her raffle tickets, but he outwits himself. Archie Club News. "Who Needs Archie?", script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Both Betty and Veronica claim they didn't miss Archie while he was on vacation, but they both try to be the first to welcome him back. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.15.

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Cover art by Samm Schwartz. "Eternal Youth," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The girls start reliving their childhood by playing childish games, so the boys decide to act infantile as well. "Late Date," art by Bill Vigoda; Ronnie thinks Archie is standing her up when she sees his car being worked on. "The Monster's Eye," art by John Rosenberger; Jaguar encounters a giant snail. "A Bored Game," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx can't find the money in her Moneyland game and now she has no game to play with her friends. "Reflections," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; After learning that every person has his own personal gremlin, Archie meets his gremlin, an invisible creature who exists only to be the cause of all his troubles. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

Cover art by Samm Schwartz. "Eternal Youth," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; The girls start reliving their childhood by playing childish games, so the boys decide to act infantile as well. "Late Date," art by Bill Vigoda; Ronnie thinks Archie is standing her up when she sees his car being worked on. "The Monster's Eye," art by John Rosenberger; Jaguar encounters a giant snail. "A Bored Game," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx can't find the money in her Moneyland game and now she has no game to play with her friends. "Reflections," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; After learning that every person has his own personal gremlin, Archie meets his gremlin, an invisible creature who exists only to be the cause of all his troubles. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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Cover art by Bob White. "War Is Swell," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Lodge accuses the kids of being soft and lazy, and gets them to shape up by playing touch football, just like President Kennedy does on the White House lawn. "No Escape," pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Terry Szenics; Reggie dreams Moose catches him hitting on Midge, and chases him to his house. "The Face of Fear" starring Fly Girl, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta. "Physical Fit-Mess," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx's dad tells her she should exercise, because it's "almost our patriotic duty!" "Just Imagine," script by Frank Doyle, art by Bob White; Archie discovers that he can make anything happen simply by imagining it, and his power soon gets out of control. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

15¢ Test Market Variant. Cover art by Bob White. "War Is Swell," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; Mr. Lodge accuses the kids of being soft and lazy, and gets them to shape up by playing touch football, just like President Kennedy does on the White House lawn. "No Escape," pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Terry Szenics; Reggie dreams Moose catches him hitting on Midge, and chases him to his house. "The Face of Fear" starring Fly Girl, script by Robert Bernstein, art by John Giunta. "Physical Fit-Mess," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx's dad tells her she should exercise, because it's "almost our patriotic duty!" "Just Imagine," script by Frank Doyle, art by Bob White; Archie discovers that he can make anything happen simply by imagining it, and his power soon gets out of control. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.

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"Bakers Dozen"; The gang has a pie fight. "Steady Study"; Archie goes to Veronica's house to avoid studying. "The Jaguar Meets the Gorilla Genius," art by John Giunta. "Small Talk," script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx invited Smarty Marty over while his mother took his parakeet to the hospital. "Button Hooked"; Betty and Veronica fight over who gets to sew a button on Archie's jacket. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.12.