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11January 1941
$0.10

Pep Comics #11

Archie · January 1941 · on sale 1940-11-15

First appearance: DustyFirst appearance: Dustin Simmons
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#11
Publication date
January 1941
Key date
1941-01-00
On-sale date
1940-11-15
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dusty - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Dustin Simmons - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty First, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons First
1Dusty, the Spectacular Boy Detectivecomic story13script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irving Novick; inks: Irving NovickDusty First, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons First, Betty Warren
2The Pencils of Doom: Part 1comic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterThe Comet, John Dickering, Thelma Gordon
3The Illegal Immigration Racketcomic story6pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinPerry Chase, The Press Guardian
4Adventure of the Jade Buddhacomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterFu Chang
5The Robot Tankscomic story7script: Charles Biro; pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles BiroSergeant Boyle
6Case of the Switched Suitcasescomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinLee Sampson
7Pirate Islandcomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterThe Queen of Diamonds, The Rocket
8Free Tonguin'text story1letters: typeset
9Carnival of Revengecomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bob Wood; inks: Bob WoodEddie "Kayo" Ward
10The Riddle of the Whirring Wingscomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Sam Cooper; inks: Sam CooperInspector Bentley

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Golden Age Firsts of MLJ Comics: Volume 1
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Series context

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Sources

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