Publishers / Archie / Pep Comics (1940) / #12
12February 1941
$0.10

Pep Comics #12

Archie · February 1941 · on sale 1940-12-15

First appearance: FireballFirst appearance: Ted Tyler
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#12
Publication date
February 1941
Key date
1941-02-00
On-sale date
1940-12-15
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
2Death Rides the Rails!comic story13script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons, Betty Warren
3The Land of Wonderscomic story7script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterDanny (introduction); the Queen of Fairies (introduction); a giant (villain, introduction, death); the giant's wife (introduction); Snapper
4The Pencils of Doom: Part 2comic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterThe Comet, John Dickering, Thelma Gordon
5Origin of the Fireballcomic story5pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry LuceyFireball First, Ted Tyler First
6The Nazi Refueling Shipcomic story7script: Charles Biro; pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles BiroSergeant Boyle, Corporal Collins
7The Christmas Partycomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinLee Sampson
8Battle with the Groman Galleoncomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterThe Queen of Diamonds, The Rocket
9The Fates Are Fickletext story1letters: typesetAndy Ritchie (Atlantic City Sea Gulls hockey player)
10-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyRoy Carter, Joe Higgins, Roy the Super-Boy, The Shield, Blane Whitney, The Wizard
11The Comeback Trailcomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bob Wood; inks: Bob WoodEddie "Kayo" Ward
12The Case of the Vanishing Ghoulcomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Sam Cooper; inks: Sam CooperInspector Bentley
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Al Camy, Irv Novick, Charles Biro, Sam Cooper; inks: Al Camy, Irv Novick, Charles Biro, Sam CooperThe Black Hood, Matthew "Kip" Burland, Roy Carter, Dusty, Joe Higgins, Mr. Justice, Prince James, Roy the Super-Boy, The Shield, Dustin Simmons, Steel Sterling, John Sterling, Blane Whitney, The Wizard

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Golden Age Firsts of MLJ Comics: Volume 1
ISBN 978-1721232918		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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