Pep Comics

Pep Comics
Cover of Pep Comics 1 (Jan. 1940), art by Irv Novick
Publication information
PublisherMLJ Publications Inc.
ScheduleOriginally monthly, varied
Publication date#1 (Jan. 1940) – #56 (Mar. 1946)
No. of issues56
Main character(s)The Shield
The Comet
Sergeant Boyle
Fu Chang, International Detective
Bentley of Scotland Yard
Perry Chase, The Press Guardian
Lee Sampson, Midshipman
Kayo Ward
Danny in Wonderland
The Fireball
Madam Satan
The Hangman
Archie
Captain Commando and the Boy Soldiers
Black Hood

Pep Comics is an American comic book anthology series published by the Archie Comics predecessor MLJ Magazines Inc. (commonly known as MLJ Comics) during the 1930s and 1940s period known as the Golden Age of Comic Books. The title continued under the Archie Comics imprint for a total of 411 issues until March 1987.

Pep Comics introduced the superhero character The Shield, the first of the super-patriotic heroes with a costume based on a national flag (predating Captain America by over a year), as well as The Comet. The comic also introduced Archie Andrews, who eventually became the main focus of the company's extensive range of publications.