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Pep Comics #10

Archie · Series began 1940 · December 1940

Dates

Cover date
December 1940
On sale
October 15, 1940
Pages
68

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Irv Novick, Bob Wood, Mort Meskin, Nick Zuraw, Charles Biro, Al Camy, Lin Streeter, Sam Cooperinks: Irv Novick, Bob Wood, Mort Meskin, Nick Zuraw, Charles Biro, Al Camy, Lin Streeter, Sam Cooperscript: Harry Shorten, Joe Blair

Stories

  • Kivonne's Fur Racket · 13 pages
  • The Oil Well Fire Menace · 6 pages

    Comet still a fugitive

  • The Monster of Rocky Point · 6 pages
  • The Temple of Hutuktu · 6 pages
  • The Doctor's Deception · 7 pages
  • The Army-Navy Game · 6 pages
  • The Miniature Armies · 6 pages
  • Frontier Theatres · 1 pages
  • Rupy's Revenge Plot · 6 pages
  • The Case of the Tarantula Terror · 6 pages

Publisher’s description

The Shield in "Kivonne's Fur Racket" – Joe, Betty and Ju Ju Watson investigate the murder of an insurance agent, only to discover a plot by a black market fur syndicate. Watson and Joe get caught in a robbery in Kivonne, while Betty goes undercover at Madame Renee's. The Shield will have to work fast-as his female associate has found herself condemned to a watery grave! Who is responsible for these fur thefts?

Characters

Joe HigginsThe ShieldThe CometJohn DickeringSergeant BoyleThelma GordonInspector BentleyFu ChangEddie "Kayo" WardLee SampsonBetty WarrenThe Queen of DiamondsPerry ChaseThe Press GuardianThe RocketKeith Kornell

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