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Pep Comics #1

Archie ⋅ 1940

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Pep Comics #1
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Shield, the United States' first patriotic hero

1st appearance and origin of the Comet, the first superhero character to die in the line of duty in Pep Comics #17

Pep Comics #2

Archie ⋅ 1940

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Pep Comics #2
 
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2nd appearance of the Shield

2nd appearance of the Comet

Pep Comics #11

Archie ⋅ 1941

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Pep Comics #11
 
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1st appearance of Dusty, sidekick of the Shield

Pep Comics #12

Archie ⋅ 1941

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Pep Comics #12
 
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1st appearance and origin of the Fireball, a fireman turned superhero and member of the Mighty Crusaders

Pep Comics #16

Archie ⋅ 1941

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Pep Comics #16
 
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1st appearance and origin of Madam Satan

Pep Comics #17

Archie ⋅ 1941

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Pep Comics #17
 
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1st appearance and origin of Hangman, the brother of Comet

Death of Comet, shot by a gangster - the first death of a superhero in comic history

Pep Comics #20

Archie ⋅ 1941

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Pep Comics #20
 
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World War II cover art by Irv Novick featuring a swastika

Pep Comics #22

Archie ⋅ 1941

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Pep Comics #22
 
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1st appearance of Archie Andrews

1st appearance of Betty Cooper

1st appearance of Jughead Jones

Pep Comics #23

Archie ⋅ 1942

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Pep Comics #23
 
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Cover art by Irv Novick

Pep Comics #24

Archie ⋅ 1942

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Pep Comics #24
 
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Cover art by Irv Novick

1st appearance of Coach Kleats

Pep Comics #25

Archie ⋅ 1942

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Pep Comics #25
 
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1st appearance of Archie's jalopy

Pep Comics #26

Archie ⋅ 1942

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Pep Comics #26
 
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1st appearance of Veronica Lodge

Pep Comics #31

Archie ⋅ 1942

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Pep Comics #31
 
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1st appearance of Hiram Lodge, the father of Veronica Lodge, Archie comics

World War II cover art by Warren King

Pep Comics #34

Archie ⋅ 1942

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Pep Comics #34
 
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Hypodermic needle cover art

Pep Comics #35

Archie ⋅ 1943

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Pep Comics #35
 
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World War II cover art by Irv Novick

Pep Comics #36

Archie ⋅ 1943

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Pep Comics #36
 
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1st full cover appearance of Archie

Pep Comics #41

Archie ⋅ 1943

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Pep Comics #41
 
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Ongoing covers featuring Archie begin

Pep Comics #56

Archie ⋅ 1946

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Pep Comics #56
 
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MLJ publishing company is renamed Archie Publication

Pep Comics #62

Archie ⋅ 1947

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Pep Comics #62
 
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1st appearance of Li'l Jinx

Pep Comics #78

Archie ⋅ 1950

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Pep Comics #78
 
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1st appearance of Dilton Doiley, the smartest teenager at Riverdale

Pep Comics #100

Archie ⋅ 1953

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Pep Comics #100
 
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Anniversary of Pep Comics issue #100

Pep Comics #150

Archie ⋅ 1961

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Pep Comics #150
 
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2nd appearance of the Jaguar

Pep Comics #151

Archie ⋅ 1961

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Pep Comics #151
 
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #152

Archie ⋅ 1962

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Pep Comics #152
 
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #153

Archie ⋅ 1962

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Pep Comics #153
 
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #154

Archie ⋅ 1962

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Pep Comics #154
 
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #155

Archie ⋅ 1962

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Pep Comics #155
 
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Horror-themed cover art by Bob White

There also exists a scarce $0.15 price variant

Pep Comics #156

Archie ⋅ 1962

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Pep Comics #156
 
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #157

Archie ⋅ 1962

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Pep Comics #157
 
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #158

Archie ⋅ 1962

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Pep Comics #158
 
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #159

Archie ⋅ 1962

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Pep Comics #159
 
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Cover art by Bob White

Pep Comics #161

Archie ⋅ 1963

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Pep Comics #161
 
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3rd appearance of Josie McCoy, of Josie and the Pussycats

Pep Comics #396

Archie ⋅ 1984

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Pep Comics #396
 
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Cover art by Dan DeCarlo featuring Cheryl Blossom

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