Digital Comic Museum - Pep Comics 12 (1941)


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Comment:	1st appearance of Danny in Wonderland; 1st Appearance of Fireball; Origin of Fireball; The Rocket ends Death Rides the Rails; The Land of Wonders; Pencils of Doom:, Part 2; Origin of the Fireball; The Nazi Refueling Ship; The Christmas Party; Battle With the Groman Galleon; The Fates are Fickle (text); The Comeback Trail; The Case of the Vampire Ghoul Writers: Harry Shorten, Joe Blair, Charles Biro, Mort Meskin, Sam Cooper Artists: Irv Novick, Lin Streeter, Charles Biro, Mort Meskin, Sam Cooper

Issue: #12
Published: February 1941, 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 Irving Novick] (signed) \| Inks: Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Shield [Joe Higgins] Dusty [Dusty Simmons]

Comic Story (13 pages)	Death Rides the Rails
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] Dusty Dr. Wang (villain)

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Land of Wonders
Featuring:	Danny in Wonderland
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten \| Pencils: Lin Streeter \| Inks: Lin Streeter
Genre:	Fantasy
Characters:	Danny (introduction) The Queen Of Fairies (introduction) A Giant (villain, Introduction, Death) The Giant's Wife (introduction)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Pencils of Doom: Part 2
Featuring:	Comet
Synopsis:	Comet still a fugitive
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair (signed) \| Pencils: Lin Streeter (signed) \| Inks: Lin Streeter (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Comet [John Dickering] Thelma Gordon (newspaperwoman) Hito (villain, Introduction) The Gang Of Saboteurs (villains)

Comic Story (5 pages)	Origin of the Fireball
Featuring:	Fireball
Credits:	Pencils: Harry Lucey ? \| Inks: Harry Lucey ?
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	The Fireball [Ted Tyler] (introduction, Origin) The Bug (villain, Introduction, Death)

Comic Story (7 pages)	The Nazi Refueling Ship
Featuring:	Sergeant Boyle
Credits:	Script: Charles Biro? \| Pencils: Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed) \| Inks: Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed)
Genre:	War
Characters:	Sergeant Boyle Corporal Collins (guest-star) Slapsie (guest-star) Capt. Twerp (guest-star) The Nazis (villains)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Christmas Party
Featuring:	Midshipman
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten \| Pencils: Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed) \| Inks: Mort Meskin [as Meskin] (signed)
Characters:	Lee Sampson (Midshipman) Tom (introduction) Nancy (introduction) Their Family (introduction)

Comic Story (6 pages)	Battle with the Groman Galleon
Featuring:	Rocket and the Queen of Diamonds
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair \| Pencils: Lin Streeter \| Inks: Lin Streeter
Genre:	Science Fiction
Characters:	Rocket [Sir Rocket] Queen Of Diamonds Gen. Schmutzpuss (guest-star) Pigwidgeons (guest-stars) A Groman Caeser (villain, Introduction) The Gromans (villains)

Text Story (1 page)	The Fates Are Fickle
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction Sports
Characters:	Andy Ritchie (New York Rovers Hockey Player)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Comeback Trail
Featuring:	Kayo Ward
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten \| Pencils: Bob Wood \| Inks: Bob Wood
Genre:	Sports
Characters:	Kayo Ward [Eddie Ward] Slimy Hoogan (villain, Introduction) Mauler Mulligan (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Case of the Vampire Ghoul
Featuring:	Bentley of Scotland Yard
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair \| Pencils: Sam Cooper [as S. Cooper] (signed) \| Inks: Sam Cooper [as S. Cooper] (signed)
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	Inspector Bentley The Ghoul [Ellis Macy] (villain, Introduction) Mr. Macy (introduction, Death) Julia Macy (introduction, Death) Lawrence Macy (introduction) Dick Macy (introduction) Jane Macy (introduction) Sherman Macy (introduction)

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