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5June 1940
$0.10

Pep Comics #5

Archie · June 1940

First appearance: Thelma Gordon
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
June 1940
Key date
1940-06-00
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickJoe Higgins, The Shield
1The Mosconian Menace, Part 5comic story11script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickJoe Higgins, The Shield, Blane Whitney, The Wizard
2Stinger Lee's Ray of Darknesscomic story7script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeThe Comet, John Dickering, Thelma Gordon First
3The Corruption of Senator Palmgreascomic story6script: Abner Sundell; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinPerry Chase, The Press Guardian
4-comic story6script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterFu Chang
5-comic story1pencils: ? (signed as Quincy)Prince Buttonhead; The Five Dopes [Block-Head; Lunk-Head; Stupid; Useless; Lame-Brain]; Princess
6The Crackdown of Captain Twerpcomic story7script: Abner Sundell; pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles BiroSergeant Boyle
7The Army-Navy Baseball Gamecomic story6script: Bob Wood; pencils: Bob Wood; inks: Bob WoodLee Sampson
8-comic story6script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterThe Queen of Diamonds, The Rocket
9What Coyotes Eattext story1pencils: ? [as M.] (signed); inks: ? [as M.] (signed); letters: typeset
10Blue Ribbon Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1Corporal Collins
11Ten Straight Knockouts!comic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Bob Wood; inks: Bob WoodEddie "Kayo" Ward
12The Man-Monster of Londoncomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Sam Cooper; inks: Sam CooperInspector Bentley

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CollectionYear
America's 1st Patriotic Comic Book Hero, The Shield #1
ISBN 1-879794-08-x
2002On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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