Digital Comic Museum - Pep Comics 08 (diff ver)


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Issue: #8
Published: September 1940, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Abner Sundell
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Featuring:	Shield
Credits:	Pencils: Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed) \| Inks: Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Shield [Joe Higgins]

Comic Story (13 pages)	The Hollywood Murders
Featuring:	Shield
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten (signed) \| Pencils: Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed) \| Inks: Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Shield [Joe Higgins] Biff Crossley (villain, Introduction, Death) His Gang (villains, Introductions, Mostly Deaths)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Master Speaks
Featuring:	Comet
Synopsis:	Comet still a fugitive
Credits:	Script: Abner Sundell \| Pencils: Jack Cole ? \| Inks: Jack Cole ?
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Comet [John Dickering] Thelma Gordon (newspaperwoman) The Master (villain, Introduction, Death)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Claw Returns
Featuring:	Press Guardian
Credits:	Script: Abner Sundell [as Sundell] (signed) \| Pencils: Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed) \| Inks: Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Press Guardian [Perry Chase] The Claw (villain)

Comic Story (6 pages)	Portygee and the Hooker
Featuring:	Fu Chang
Credits:	Script: Abner Sundell [as Sundell] (signed) \| Pencils: Lin Streeter [as Streeter] (signed) \| Inks: Lin Streeter [as Streeter] (signed)
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	Fu Chang (detective) Tay Ming (fiancee) Portygee (villain, Introduction) The Hooker (villain, Introduction) Commissioner Warren (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (7 pages)	Mission to Antwerp
Featuring:	Sergeant Boyle
Credits:	Script: Abner Sundell [as Sundell] (signed) \| Pencils: Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed) \| Inks: Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed)
Genre:	War
Characters:	Sergeant Boyle Hatter Mary (villain, Introduction) The Nazis (villains) Gen. Tynwall (introduction) Miss Tinwall (introduction)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Lion-Taming Heiress
Featuring:	Midshipman
Credits:	Script: Bob Wood \| Pencils: Bob Wood \| Inks: Bob Wood
Characters:	Lee Sampson (Midshipman) Janet Holden (introduction) Mr. Holden (introduction, Her Father) Mrs. Holden (introduction, Her Mother) Count De Lucre (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (6 pages)	Revolt Against Retlek
Featuring:	Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds
Credits:	Script: Abner Sundell [as Abbie Sundell] (signed) \| Pencils: Lin Streeter [as L. Streeter] (signed) \| Inks: Lin Streeter [as L. Streeter] (signed)
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Rocket [Sir Rocket] Queen Of Diamonds Prince Falkar (guest-star) Retlek (villain) Torno (introduction)

Text Story (1 page)	When Satan Played Saint
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction Crime
Characters:	Charles Bradley

Comic Story (6 pages)	Hot Lips and Hot Fists
Featuring:	Kayo Ward
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten (signed) \| Pencils: Bob Wood (signed) \| Inks: Bob Wood (signed)
Genre:	Sports
Characters:	Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward] Clark Gable (guest-star) Edgar Bergen (guest-star) Charlie McCarthy (guest-star) Ronald Sleek (villain, Introduction) Punchy Rosenbloom (introduction)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Case of the Vampire Murders
Featuring:	Bentley of Scotland Yard
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair (signed) \| Pencils: Sam Cooper [as S. Cooper] (signed) \| Inks: Sam Cooper [as S. Cooper] (signed)
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	Inspector Bentley Jack Bacon (villain, Introduction) Count Hassan (villain, Introduction, Death) Lady Stowe (introduction, Death) Artie Osberg (introduction) Patricia Smith (introduction) Irene Scott (introduction)

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