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23January 1942
$0.10

Pep Comics #23

Archie · January 1942 · on sale 1941-11-15

First appearance: Alice Cooper
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
January 1942
Key date
1942-01-00
On-sale date
1941-11-15
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Alice Cooper - 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 NovickBob Dickering, Dusty, The Hangman, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
1Shield G-Man Clubpromo (ad from the publisher)0.3Joe Higgins, The Shield
2-promo (ad from the publisher)0.7script: ? [as Joe Higgins]; letters: typeset
3The Murder Expresscomic story13script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons, Ju Ju Watson
4The Ugliest Man in the Worldcomic story11script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Harry Lucey; inks: Harry LuceyBob Dickering, The Hangman
5Hangmanpromo (ad from the publisher)1Bob Dickering, Dusty, The Hangman, Dustin Simmons
6The Mad Hattercomic story7script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterThe Mad Hatter (villain, introduction); Chef; Danny; Snapper (dog); Kuppie
7The Madness of General Blintzkycomic story8script: Bob Wood; pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl HubbellSergeant Boyle, Corporal Collins
8Stop the Nazi Supply Traincomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleThe Nazis (villains); Jolly Roger; Price; Frank Root; Marty Martin
9Danger: Thin Icecomic story6script: Victor Bloom; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Hal Cooper, Alice Cooper First, Jughead Jones
10Taking a Ribcomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Art Seymour; inks: Art SeymourEddie "Kayo" Ward
11The Case of the Armless Corpsescomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul ReinmanInspector Bentley

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Archie Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-716-6
2011On eBay ›
Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-60699-987-5
2017On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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