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64November 1947
$0.10

Pep Comics #64

Archie · November 1947 · on sale 1947-09-01

First appearance: Hap Holliday
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#64
Publication date
November 1947
Key date
1947-11-00
On-sale date
1947-09-01
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hap Holliday - 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: Al Fagaly; inks: Al FagalyArchie Andrews
1Bulletin No. 42 - Shield G-Man Clubtext article1script: ? [as Joe Higgins]; letters: typesetJoe Higgins, The Shield
2No Body's Dummycomic story10pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Mr. Weatherbee
3Pep Contest Pagetext article1colors: ? (page color, text color); letters: typeset
4Katy Keene The Pin-Up Queencomic story6.67script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon; letters: Bill WoggonKaty Keene, Sis
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill Woggon; letters: Bill WoggonKaty Keene
6Death Takes No Holidaycomic story11pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickDusty, Joe Higgins, The Shield, Dustin Simmons
7Man's Best Friend - An Archie Storytext story2colors: ? (page color); letters: typesetArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Mary Andrews, Oscar
8-comic story6script: Edward Kean; pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red HolmdaleGabby, Gloomy Gus
9Pep Comics Hollywood Quiz Pageactivity1letters: typesetArchie Andrews
10-comic story3pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red HolmdaleWilly the Wise Guy
11Pep Comics Puzzle Pageactivity1letters: ?; typesetArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Gloomy Gus, Joe Higgins, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, The Shield, Suzie
12-comic story6script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsHap Holliday First, Li'l Jinx

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Best of the Forties
ISBN 1-879794-00-4		1991On eBay ›
Archie: His First 50 Years #[nn]
ISBN 0-89660-035-1		1991On eBay ›
The Best of Archie Comics #2
ISBN 978-1-936975-20-4		2012On eBay ›
Archie Archives #8
ISBN 978-1-59582-995-5		2013On eBay ›
World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #512015On eBay ›
Archie 1000 Page Comics Jam #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-62738-958-7		2015On eBay ›
Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #72017On eBay ›
Best of Archie Comics #2
ISBN 978-1-68255-938-3		2017On eBay ›
Golden Age 1940s-1950s
ISBN 978-1-68255-932-1		2017On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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