CATALOG RECORD

Pep Comics #3

Archie · Series began 1940 · April 1940

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Dates

Cover date: April 1940
On sale: February 15, 1940
Pages: 68

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Irv Novick, Jack Cole, Mort Meskin, Lin Streeter, Charles Biro, Edd Ashe, Bob Wood, Sam Cooperinks: Irv Novick, Jack Cole, Mort Meskin, Lin Streeter, Charles Biro, Edd Ashe, Bob Wood, Sam Cooperscript: Jack Cole, Abner J. Sundell, Manly Wade Wellman, Eugene Cunningham, Phil Sturmletters: Jack Cole

Stories

The Mines of Count Zongarr · 11 pages
A mysterious plane is dropping mines in New York harbor.
The Pawn of "Satan" · 7 pages
The Comet returns home after working with the police. Drugged as he sleeps and kidnapped, traveling for five days he arrives in California and Satan's clutches. The Comet is hypnotized, after three days, by Zadar to hate the law, hate the police and to kill anyone who stands in his way. The Comet begins to rob and kill for Zadar and Satan. Suddenly Zadar finds out Satan was cheating him. Zadar commands The Comet to Kill Satan. After Satan is dead, The Comet returns to Zadar, but forgets to lower his lens and disintegrates him, breaking the trance. The Comet realizes he's now an outlaw.
The Return of Von Leo · 6 pages
The Drug Slaves of Ghor · 7 pages
Escape from Germany · 7 pages
The Border Patrol · 2 pages
The Sub Formula Spies · 6 pages

Characters

Joe HigginsThe ShieldThe CometJohn DickeringSergeant BoyleInspector BentleyFu ChangEddie "Kayo" WardLee SampsonThe Queen of DiamondsPerry ChaseThe Press GuardianThe Rocket

Reprinted in

America's 1st Patriotic Comic Book Hero, The Shield (2002), Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 (2009)