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54September 1945
$0.10

Pep Comics #54

Archie · September 1945 · on sale 1945-07-25

First appearance: Talbert TwiddleFirst appearance: Tootsie TwiddleFirst appearance: Tommy
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#54
Publication date
September 1945
Key date
1945-09-00
On-sale date
1945-07-25
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Talbert Twiddle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Tootsie Twiddle - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Gramps Twiddle - 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: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
1Bulletin No. 32promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? [as Joe Higgins (The Shield)]; letters: typesetJoe Higgins, The Shield
2This Teen-Aged Steam Agecomic story8Archie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Mr. Weatherbee
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset; ?Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
4Pep Puzzle Funactivity1
5Murder Plays a Hunchcomic story10pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Pen ShumakerDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
6Monkey Madnesscomic story6Suzie
7-comic story5script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon; letters: Bill WoggonTommy First, Gramps Twiddle First, Talbert Twiddle First, Tootsie Twiddle First
8Car Troubletext story2script: Ray CohanArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Jughead Jones
9-comic story10pencils: George Harrison; inks: Pen ShumakerCaptain Commando, Armand De Latour, Flatbush, Billy Grayson, John Grayson, Percy
10Pep Contest Pageactivity1
11-comic story3pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red HolmdaleWilly the Wise Guy

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Archie Archives #5
ISBN 978-1-59582-857-6		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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