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Publishers / Archie / Pep Comics (1940) / #46
46February 1944
$0.10

Pep Comics #46

Archie · February 1944 · on sale December 10, 1943

First appearance: Pop TateFirst appearance: Gabby
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#46
Publication date
February 1944
Key date
February 1944
On-sale date
December 10, 1943
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines
Price
$0.10
Pages
60

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Pop Tate - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gabby - 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: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry SahleArchie Andrews, Joe Higgins, Jughead Jones, The Shield
1Merry Christmas and Happy New Yearpromo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typesetDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
2Tales of a Safety Pincomic story10script: Otto Binder; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
3The Ferryboat Admiralcomic story8pencils: Sy Clein ? (signed); inks: Sy Clein ? (signed)Captain Commando, Armand De Latour, Flatbush, Billy Grayson, John Grayson, Percy
4Dead Men's Eyes Tell Talescomic story9script: Otto Binder; pencils: B. Fuje; inks: B. FujeBob Dickering, Thelma Gordon, The Hangman
5The Ghost of Henry Schmidttext story2script: Vivian BergDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
6Christmas Cheerscomic story7script: Sahle, Goggin; pencils: Sahle; inks: GingerArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Pop Tate First, Gabby First
7MLJ Leads the Waypromo (ad from the publisher)1
8The Landgoing Tugboatcomic story5.66script: Larry Harris; pencils: Larry Harris; inks: Larry HarrisCatfish Joe
9-cartoon0.33
10The Bear Cubcomic story6script: Theresa Woik; pencils: Dave Higgins; inks: Dave HigginsLi'l Chief Bugaboo, Fido
11Marriage of the Medusacomic story6script: Carl Hubbell; pencils: Carl Hubbell; inks: Carl HubbellThe Medusa (introduction, villain); Snooch; Marco Loco

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 3 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Archie Archives #3
ISBN 978-1-59582-833-0		2011On eBay ›
Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #2562015On eBay ›
Archie 1000 Page Mega Comics Digest #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61988-968-2		2014On eBay ›
The Best of Archie Comics: 75 Years 75 Stories #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-62738-992-1		2015On eBay ›
The Double Date and Other Stories
ISBN 1-50670-026-8; 978-1-50670-026-7		2016On eBay ›
Archie's Favorite Christmas Comics #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-61988-952-1		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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