Pep Comics #44 (1943) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Clem Weisbecker; inks: Clem Weisbecker	Archie Andrews, Joe Higgins, Jughead Jones, The Shield
1	Bulletin No. 22	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? [as Joe Higgins (The Shield)]; letters: typeset	Joe Higgins, The Shield
2	The Ghost Goes East	comic story	10	pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick	Dusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
3	The Hangman and the Snail!	comic story	9	pencils: Bob Fujitani; inks: Bob Fujitani	Bob Dickering, Thelma Gordon, The Hangman
4	The Runaway	comic story	6	script: Theresa Woik
5	The Tree on Col. Bungsnort's Nose	comic story	6	script: Larry Harris; pencils: Larry Harris; inks: Larry Harris
6	Archie the Pug	comic story	7	script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Janice Valleau	Archie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
7	Island Ho!	comic story	5	script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle	Captain Thud (villain, introduction)
8	Triple-Cross	text story	2	script: Chet Manning; letters: typeset
9	Heroes Never Die	comic story	9	pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv Novick	Captain Commando, Armand De Latour, Flatbush, Billy Grayson, John Grayson, Percy

Collection	Year
Archie Archives #2 ISBN 978-1-59582-791-3	2011	On eBay ›
Spring Fever and Other Stories ISBN 161655939X; 978-1616559397	2016	On eBay ›

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