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25March 1942
$0.10

Pep Comics #25

Archie · March 1942 · on sale 1942-01-15

First appearance: Mary Andrews
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#25
Publication date
March 1942
Key date
1942-03-00
On-sale date
1942-01-15
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Mary Andrews - 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 NovickBob Dickering, Dusty, The Hangman, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
1Shield G-Man Clubpromo (ad from the publisher)0.3Joe Higgins, The Shield
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.7script: ? [as Joe Higgins]; letters: typeset
3-comic story13script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickThe Broken Shield, Joe Higgins, J. Edgar Hoover, Betty Warren, Ju Ju Watson
4The Walrus's Prison Breakcomic story11script: Harry Stein; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry LuceyBob Dickering, Thelma Gordon, The Hangman
5Shield-Wizard No. 6promo (ad from the publisher)1Dusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons, Blane Whitney, The Wizard
6Shield-Wizardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.9
7Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulationstatement of ownership0.1
8The Boogy-Woogy Ballooncomic story7script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterThe Boogies (guest-stars); the Woogies (guest-stars); Kupkake [Kuppie]; Danny; Snapper (dog); Lizzie; Elmira
9Battle in Tobrukcomic story8script: Virginia Hubbell; pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl HubbellSergeant Boyle
10Radio-Free Germanycomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleThe Nazis (villains); Jolly Roger; Price; Frank Root; Marty Martin; Fritz; Mr. Smith
11Archie's Taxi Servicecomic story6script: Bob Montana; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews First, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
12Action in San Paulocomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Art Seymour; inks: Art SeymourEddie "Kayo" Ward
13The Case of the Poisoning Monkeycomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanInspector Bentley

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Best of the Forties
ISBN 1-879794-00-4
1991On eBay ›
The Best of Archie #[nn]
ISBN 0-399-50493-1
1980On eBay ›
Archie Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-716-6
2011On eBay ›
The Best of Archie Comics #2
ISBN 978-1-936975-20-4
2012On eBay ›
Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #22016On eBay ›
Best of Archie Comics #2
ISBN 978-1-68255-938-3
2017On eBay ›
Golden Age 1940s-1950s
ISBN 978-1-68255-932-1
2017On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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