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3April 1940
$0.10

Pep Comics #3

Archie · April 1940 · on sale 1940-02-15

First appearance: Keith Kornell
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
April 1940
Key date
1940-04-00
On-sale date
1940-02-15
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Keith Kornell - 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
1The Mines of Count Zongarrcomic story11script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickJoe Higgins, The Shield
2The Pawn of "Satan"comic story7script: Jack Cole; pencils: Jack Cole; inks: Jack Cole; letters: Jack ColeThe Comet, John Dickering
3The Return of Von Leocomic story6script: Abner J. Sundell; pencils: Mort Meskin; inks: Mort MeskinPerry Chase, The Press Guardian
4The Drug Slaves of Ghorcomic story7script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterFu Chang
5Escape from Germanycomic story7script: Abner J. Sundell; pencils: Charles Biro; inks: Charles BiroSergeant Boyle
6The Border Patroltext story2script: Eugene CunninghamPatrolman Frank A. Finnegan
7The Sub Formula Spiescomic story6script: Bob Wood; pencils: Edd Ashe; inks: Edd AsheLee Sampson
8-comic story6script: Manly Wade Wellman; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterThe Queen of Diamonds, The Rocket
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1Joe Higgins, Keith Kornell First, Lee Sampson, The Shield, Blane Whitney, The Wizard
10-comic story6script: Phil Sturm; pencils: Bob Wood; inks: Bob WoodEddie "Kayo" Ward
11-comic 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 ›
Supermen! The First Wave of Comic Book Heroes 1936-1941 #[nn]
ISBN 9781560979715		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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