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67May 1948
$0.10

Pep Comics #67

Archie · May 1948 · on sale 1948-03-19

First appearance: Bit-o-Honey
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Identification plate

Series
Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#67
Publication date
May 1948
Key date
1948-05-00
On-sale date
1948-03-19
Indicia publisher
Archie Comic Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Bit-o-Honey - 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, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle
1Hello Gang!text article1pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews
2The Teacher's Pet!comic story7.67pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Gabby, Miss Grundy, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
3-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge
5-comic story5script: Bill Woggon; pencils: Bill Woggon; inks: Bill WoggonKaty Keene, Sis
6Yo Ho Ho - And a Bottle of Rubbing Alcohol!comic story4.67pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaArchie Andrews, Jughead Jones, Gladys Jones
7-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill VigodaLinda Moore, Wilbur Wilkin, Red Wilson
8The Publicity Agentcomic story6script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsHap Holliday, Li'l Jinx
9-letters page1pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe EdwardsLi'l Jinx
10Now You See It - Now You Don'ttext story2letters: typesetArchie Andrews, Fred Andrews, Reggie Mantle, Mr. Weatherbee
11-comic story6script: Red Holmdale; pencils: Red Holmdale; inks: Red HolmdaleGabby, Gloomy Gus, St. Pete
13Meet Nevada Jonescomic story6Nevada Jones
14-comic story7pencils: Samm Schwartz; inks: Samm SchwartzBetty Cooper, Veronica Lodge

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Archie Archives #10
ISBN 1-61655-397-9; 978-1-61655-397-5
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Series context

Sources

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