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38April 1943
$0.10

Pep Comics #38

Archie · April 1943 · on sale 1943-02-10

First appearance: The Fairy Queen
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#38
Publication date
April 1943
Key date
1943-04-00
On-sale date
1943-02-10
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Fairy Queen - 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: Alex Schomburg; inks: Alex SchomburgBob Dickering, Dusty, The Hangman, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
1Bulletin No. 17promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? [as Joe Higgins (The Shield)]; letters: typesetJoe Higgins, The Shield
2The Devil-Eyed Doctor of Nazidomcomic story12pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons, J. Edgar Hoover
3The Crime behind the Noosecomic story11pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob FujitaniBob Dickering, Thelma Gordon, The Hangman
4Murder out of Mindtext story2script: Alan BarristerBob Dickering, The Hangman
5The Story of Boots O'Gradycomic story11pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickCaptain Commando, Armand De Latour, Flatbush, Billy Grayson, John Grayson, Adolf Hitler, Percy
6The Yanks Have Come!comic story8script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl HubbellSergeant Boyle
7Return to Wonderlandcomic story7script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red HolmdaleThe Fairy Queen First
8On the Farmcomic story6script: Bob Montana; pencils: Bob Montana; inks: Bob MontanaArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews
9The Case of the Laughing Corpsecomic story6pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Pen ShumakerInspector Bentley

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Archie Archives #1
ISBN 978-1-59582-716-6		2011On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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