| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick | The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons]; The Hangman [Robert Dickering] |
| 1 | The Case of the Kid Lookout | comic story | 13 | script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick | The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Dusty [Dusty Simmons]; Slats Gordon; Mrs. Gordon; Senator Blowhard; Blinker (villain); Blinker's gang (villains) |
| 2 | - | comic story | 11 | script: Harry Shorten, Abner Sundell; pencils: George Storm; inks: George Storm | The Hangman [Bob Dickering] (the Comet's brother, origin); The Comet [John Dickering] (death); Thelma Gordon (John's sweetheart); Big Boy Malone (villain, death); Chugger (villain) |
| 3 | Prisoners of the Cyclops | comic story | 7 | script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin Streeter | Danny; a giant cyclops (villain); Kupkake; Margie |
| 4 | Trapped by the Fuzzy Wuzzies | comic story | 7 | script: Charles Biro; pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro | Sergeant Boyle [Henry Boyle]; Corporal Collins; Capt. Twerp; the Fascists; "Fuzzy Wuzzies" |
| 5 | - | comic story | 7 | pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry Lucey | The Fireball [Ted Tyler]; a gang of smugglers (villains) |
| 6 | The Corruption of Carl Jensen | comic story | 6 | script: Joe Blair; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry Lucey | Carl Jensen, Anita Lewis; Mr. and Mrs. John Jensen (Carl's parents); Brother Sunbeam; Satan (villain); Madam Satan [Iola] (villain) |
| 7 | Special Offering for Pep Comics Fans | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | | The Shield; Dusty; The Hangman; Ju Ju Watson; Bentley; The Fireball (cameo); Madam Satan; Sgt. Boyle; Twerp; Danny; Kupkake |
| 8 | - | comic story | 6 | script: Harry Shorten; pencils: George Storm; inks: George Storm | Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward]; Slug (villain); Rip |
| 9 | The Case of the Parachute Killer | comic story | 6 | script: Joe Blair; pencils: Sam Cooper; inks: Sam Cooper | Inspector Bentley; Roger Kimberley (villain); Sir Archibald Waverley (death), Linda Waverley; John Waverley; Reginald Waverley; Jarvis (a butler) |
| 10 | Steel Sterling pin-up | illustration | 1 | pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles Biro | Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Looney; Dora Cummings; Sergeant Clancy |