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36February 1943
$0.10

Pep Comics #36

Archie · February 1943 · on sale 1942-12-10

First appearance: Erwin Rommel
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
February 1943
Key date
1943-02-00
On-sale date
1942-12-10
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Erwin Rommel - 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: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaArchie Andrews, Inspector Bentley, Sergeant Boyle, Captain Commando, Bob Dickering, John Grayson, The Hangman, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Danny
1Bulletin No. 15promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? [as Joe Higgins (The Shield)]; letters: typesetJoe Higgins, The Shield
2Souls for Sale!comic story12script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Joe Higgins, Adolf Hitler, The Shield, Dustin Simmons, J. Edgar Hoover
3The Secret of the Leopard's Cursecomic story13script: Scott Meredith; pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob FujitaniBob Dickering, Thelma Gordon, The Hangman
4Books Don't Bleedtext story1.8script: Scott FeldmanBob Dickering, The Hangman
5-statement of ownership0.2letters: typeset
6The Pyramid Pillboxcomic story10pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickCaptain Commando, Armand De Latour, Flatbush, Billy Grayson, John Grayson, Percy, Erwin Rommel First
7Young Soldiers of America Clubpromo (ad from the publisher)1Dusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
8The Plot to Capture Boylecomic story8script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl HubbellSergeant Boyle
9The Kidnapping of Princess Morgianacomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red HolmdaleConfucious (introduction)
10The 3-11 Clubcomic story6script: Bob Montana; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
11The Case of the Steeplechase Murderscomic story6pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanInspector Bentley

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Archie Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-716-6		2011On eBay ›
Archie Archives #3
ISBN 978-1-59582-833-0		2011On eBay ›
The Best of Archie Comics #3
ISBN 978-1-936975-61-7		2013On eBay ›
Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #62017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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