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51December 1944
$0.10

Pep Comics #51

Archie · December 1944 · on sale 1944-10-15

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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#51
Publication date
December 1944
Key date
1944-12-00
On-sale date
1944-10-15
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Veronica Lodge
1Bulletin No. 29promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? [as Joe Higgins (The Shield)]; letters: typesetJoe Higgins, The Shield
2The Commandocomic story10pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
3Orphans of Deathcomic story10pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Pen ShumakerDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
4-comic story10pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Pen ShumakerThe Black Hood, Matthew "Kip" Burland
5Communique # 17comic story8pencils: Clem Weisbecker; inks: Pen ShumakerFlatbush, Captain Commando, Armand De Latour, Billy Grayson, John Grayson, Percy
6-comic story6script: Carl Hubbard; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle
7Jughead the Gigolotext story2script: Ray CohanArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones

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ISBN 978-1-59582-856-9
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