Pep Comics #68 for Sale - First Appearance of Uncle Bumble - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue: #68
Publication date: July 1948
Key date: 1948-07-00
Indicia publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 52

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Eddie - 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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Al Fagaly; inks: Al Fagaly	Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones
2	Swing It, Mr. 'A'	comic story	8	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge
5	Katy Keene The Pin-up Queen	comic story	7	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Eddie First, Katy Keene, Sis, K.O. Kelly, Dr. Kildear
6	Puzzle Fun	activity	0.67	script: Herbert "Red" Holmdale; pencils: Herbert "Red" Holmdale; inks: Herbert "Red" Holmdale; letters: Herbert "Red" Holmdale	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
7	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Herbert "Red" Holmdale; inks: Herbert "Red" Holmdale	Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge
8	The Way to a Man's Heart!	comic story	6	pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
9	Puzzle Fun	activity	0.67		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
10	Suzie	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Suzie
11	School Daze!	comic story	5.5	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards; letters: Joe Edwards	Li'l Jinx
12	-	text article	0.5	colors: ? (page color); letters: typeset
14	-	comic story	7	script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon	Nevada Jones, Willie Jones First
15	Archie Club	promo (ad from the publisher)	1		Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
16	Hollywood Gossip	text article	2
17	Bull's Eye	comic story	6	pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm Schwartz	Archie Andrews, Uncle Bumble First, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Hiram Lodge, Mr. Weatherbee
18	Pep Contest Page	text article	1	colors: ? (page color); letters: ?; typeset

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
The Jughead Jones Comics Digest #84	1993	On eBay ›
Archie Archives #10 ISBN 1-61655-397-9; 978-1-61655-397-5	2014	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

‹ #6768 of 136#69 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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