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2February 1940
$0.10

Pep Comics #2

Archie · February 1940 · on sale 1940-01-02

First appearance: Corporal Collins
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
February 1940
Key date
1940-02-00
On-sale date
1940-01-02
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Corporal Collins - 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: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickJoe Higgins, The Shield
1Peril in Puerto Ricocomic story10script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickJoe Higgins, The Shield
2The Face in the Cloudscomic story6script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeThe Comet, John Dickering
3The Knock Outcomic story1script: Dick Ryan; pencils: Dick Ryan; inks: Dick RyanToney Pimento (boxer dog); Pokey (kangaroo)
4-comic story6script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterThe Queen of Diamonds, The Rocket
5When the Redmen Rodetext story2letters: typesetGeneral Miles; Geronimo (Apache chief); Captain Lawton; Leonard Wood (surgeon)
6The Fight with Red Morgancomic story6script: Phil Sturm; pencils: Bob Wood; inks: Bob WoodEddie "Kayo" Ward
7Mystery of the Missing Messengercomic story6script: Abner Sundell; pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles BiroSergeant Boyle
8Major John Andrecomic story1Major John Andre
9Moronia Bund Threatens Editorcomic story6script: Abner Sundell; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinPerry Chase, The Press Guardian
10-comic story7script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterFu Chang
11The Sleeping Beautycomic story1script: Kin Platt; pencils: Kin Platt; inks: Kin PlattPrince Buttonhead (introduction); Fumblefoot (horse); Sleeping Beauty
12A Lesson in Victorycomic story5script: Bob Wood; pencils: Edd Ashe; inks: Edd AsheLee Sampson
13Blue Ribbon Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1Corporal Collins First
14The Terror of Rocky Poolcomic story6script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Sam Cooper; inks: Sam CooperInspector Bentley

Where to read it

CollectionYear
America's 1st Patriotic Comic Book Hero, The Shield #1
ISBN 1-879794-08-x		2002On eBay ›
Action! Mystery! Thrills! Comic Book Covers of the Golden Age: 1933-45 #[nn]
ISBN 9781606994948		2011On eBay ›
The Shield: Volume 1
ISBN 978-1545109076		2017On eBay ›
The Complete Pep Comics: Volume 1
ISBN 978-1981981366		2017On eBay ›
The Golden Age Firsts of MLJ Comics: Volume 1
ISBN 978-1721232918		2018On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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