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29July 1942
$0.10

Pep Comics #29

Archie · July 1942 · on sale 1942-05-10

Origin: Joe Higgins
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#29
Publication date
July 1942
Key date
1942-07-00
On-sale date
1942-05-10
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Joe Higgins, The Shield.

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
0The Shield Loses His Super-Power!cover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickCaptain Swastika, Bob Dickering, The Hangman, Joe Higgins, The Shield
1The Shield Loses His Super-Power!comic story13script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickJoe Higgins Origin, The Shield Origin
2The Grotesque Monkeytext story1letters: typesetJoe Higgins, The Shield
3The Stolen Battleshipcomic story14script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry LuceyCaptain Swastika
4Bait for the Gallowstext story1letters: typesetBob Dickering, The Hangman
5A Birthday Party in Wonderlandcomic story7script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterAlice of Wonderland (introduction); Jarvis (introduction); Fairy Queen (guest-star)
6Prisoners of the Japscomic story8script: Virginia Hubbell; pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl HubbellThe Japanese (villains)
7Archie on Vacationcomic story7script: Bob Montana; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones
8The Case of the Crucified Policemancomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanMr. X (villain, introduction)
9Young Soldiers of Americacomic story3script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickAdolf Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Archie Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-716-6		2011On eBay ›
World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #502015On eBay ›
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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