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Publisher: Archie

Title: Pep Comics
Issue: 87
Page Count: 52
Publish Date: September 1951
Volume: 1
Contributors: Editor: Harry Shorten

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PEP Comics 87 (Montana Cover)
Owner: changerchanger

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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Features:Archie
Pages:1
Pencils:Bob Montana (signed)
Inks:Bob Montana (signed)
Genre:humor; teen
Characters:Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews


Story Title: Base Brawl - comic story
Features:Archie
Pages:7.33
Genre:humor; teen
Characters:Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:Archie wants his father to buy him a baseball uniform, but all his attempts to be helpful backfire. Betty and Jughead try to help, but that doesn't work either.


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Suzie
Pages:0.67
Characters:Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper
Synopsis:Jughead finds a dime and Archie tries to convince him to buy a copy of Suzie comics instead of getting ice cream.


Story Title: What's Armada? - comic story
Features:Suzie
Pages:6
Pencils:Samm Schwartz [as SAMM] (signed)
Inks:Samm Schwartz [as SAMM] (signed)
Genre:humor; teen
Characters:Suzie; Ferdie; Angela; Uncle Blunderbuss; Cannonball Blunderbuss
Synopsis:Suzie and Ferdie try to help Angela write an essay on Spain. Uncle Blunderbuss comes in and relates a tall tale about Cannonball Blunderbuss, the pirate.


Story Title: [ no title ] - activity
Features:Puzzle Page
Pages:0.5


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Archie Club
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset
Characters:Archie Andrews (cameo)


Story Title: A Retiring Fellow - comic story
Features:Jughead
Pages:6
Pencils:Dick Briefer (signed)
Inks:Dick Briefer (signed)
Genre:humor; teen
Characters:Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge (cameo); Mildred; Moose Mason
Synopsis:A pretty girl asks Jughead to change a flat tire on her car. Jughead inadvertently fixes an old man's flat tire first, then fixes the girl's. About that time her husky boyfriend shows up. Frustrated, Jughead kicks the tire on the nearest car, which happens to be Moose's and gives him yet another tire to change.


Story Title: Beating the Beach Barrage - advertisement
Features:U. S. Royal with His Jet-Propelled Bike; U. S. Royal Bike Tires
Pages:1
Pencils:Al Plastino
Inks:Al Plastino
Genre:adventure
Characters:U. S. Royal
Synopsis:U. S. Royal uses his jet-powered bike to rescue a boy who is playing on beach that is scheduled to be shelled by a ship in a training exercise.


Story Title: Ready Soon! Archie Annual #3 - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Archie Annual
Pages:1
Characters:Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper


Story Title: Happy Birthday! - comic story
Features:Wilbur
Pages:6
Pencils:Joe Edwards [as JE] (signed)
Inks:Joe Edwards [as JE] (signed)
Genre:humor; teen
Characters:Wilbur; Red; Laurie; Linda; Wilbur's mother; Wilbur's father
Synopsis:Wilbur buys a box of candy and Linda and Laurie each think he's buying it for the other. In reality he's buying it for his mother's birthday. The gang takes his mother to the carnival, but she finds it more peaceful back home by herself.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Pud; Dubble Bubble; Fleer
Pages:0.5
Pencils:Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Inks:Ray Thompson [as Ray T.] (signed)
Characters:Pud; Janie; Tim; Butch
Synopsis:The gang (minus Pud) is lost in the forest. They find their way out with signs to Pud's Dubble Bubble stand.


Story Title: [ no title ] - activity
Features:Archie Pencil Fun
Pages:0.5


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Katy Keene
Pages:6.75
Pencils:Bill Woggon
Inks:Bill Woggon
Genre:humor; fashion
Characters:Katy Keene; Sis; Skipper Mason
Synopsis:Skipper Mason tells Katy and Sis he can get them roles in a pirate movie production, but it turns out to just be parts on a float in a parade advertising a movie.


Story Title: The Big Shot - promo (ad from the publisher)
Features:Reggie
Pages:0.25
Characters:Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews


Story Title: Star Dirt - text article
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:non-fiction


Story Title: Time Marches On! - comic story
Features:Li'l Jinx
Pages:5.33
Pencils:Joe Edwards [as JoEdwards] (signed)
Inks:Joe Edwards [as JoEdwards] (signed)
Genre:humor
Characters:Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday
Synopsis:Hap teaches Jinx how to tell time. He buys Jinx a wristwatch, but Jinx sets the house clocks to match hers, causing Hap to miss a business call.


Story Title: Li'l Jinx Pen Pals -- No. 25 - text article
Features:Li'l Jinx Pen Pals
Pages:0.67
Letters:typeset


Story Title: A Breath of Air - public service announcement
Features:Jughead
Pages:1
Pencils:Dave Berg (signed)
Inks:Dave Berg (signed)
Characters:Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle (cameo)
Synopsis:When someone is pulled from the surf, Jughead demonstrates the back massage of artificial respiration and explains what he's doing and gives first aid tips.


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