Pep Comics #65 The Promise Collection Pedigree (Archie, 1948) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages....

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Sold: Jun 19, 2022

Pep Comics #65 Values

Publisher: MLJ, 1948

About Pep Comics #65

Archie and Betty cover by Al Fagaly. Art by Bill Woggon and Bill Vigoda. Shield features conclude. Archie and Katy Keene stories.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Mr. Cooper

Pencils: Al Fagaly (signed)

Inks: Al Fagaly (signed)

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: Weeny Roast!

Characters: Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Mr. Schmidt; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper

Synopsis: Archie invites Veronica to a weenie roast, but discovers he has to work his job delivering weenies. When Veronica comes up with the idea of placing an order, so that Archie can deliver it to her, Reggie tries to double cross Archie.

Pages: 10.000

Pencils: Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks: Bill Vigoda (signed)

Notes: This story doesn't seem to be a new Archie story, but rather a redrawn Wilbur story. The character models and layouts do not match other Vigoda stories of the time period, and Vigoda's signature (which also does not match his usual signature) appears to the left of an empty signature box.

Characters: Katy Keene; Sis; K.O. Kelly; Randy Van Ronson; Eddie McCracken; Doctor Kildear

Synopsis: Katy has won a date with "The Cinderella Man", which doesn't go down well with her various boy friends.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Bill Woggon (signed)

Pencils: Bill Woggon (signed)

Inks: Bill Woggon (signed)

Letters: Bill Woggon (signed)

Notes: Station W-O-G is a reference to creator Bill Woggon. Fashions designed by June Logan, Barbara Yoerger, Jean Aronson, Elda Bernardi, Lucille DiMartino, Ardeth Jenkins, Joan DuGay, Dolores Rice, Gay Skagg, Dorothy Jean Ballard, Josephine Haywood, Lila Hoff, Barbara King

Characters: Li'l Jinx; Mr. Krakback; Bill Bubblegum

Synopsis: Li'l Jinx wants to get mail, so she answers advertisements to get something back.

Pages: 6.000

Script: Joe Edwards

Pencils: Joe Edwards

Inks: Joe Edwards

Letters: Joe Edwards

Notes: The final panel is a promo for the Li'l Jinx Pen Pal Club.

Characters: Joe Higgins [The Shield]; Dusty; Dr. Ray; Professor Jonathan Scott; Dr. Green; the District Attorney

Synopsis: Professor Scott has invented a serum that can bring people back from the dead. In order to find out if it works he kills a man but is caught by the police before he can administer the serum. Tried and convicted of murder, he's sentenced to the electric chair. He convinces his assistant Dr. Green to dig up his corpse and inject him with the serum so he can return from the grave to enact his revenge. Professor Scott electrocutes Dr. Ray for turning him in to the police. While trying to kill the district attorney he's stopped by Dusty and kills himself with a lethal injection. Never to return.

Pages: 9.000

Pencils: Irv Novick

Inks: Irv Novick

Notes: The Shield's next appearance is in Mighty Crusaders #1 (1966; Shield II first appears in Fly Man #31); Dusty's next appearance is in Mighty Crusaders #4 (1966)

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	12

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