Originally running from 1940 all the way into the '80s, PEP was the platform for Archie's first appearance in 1941, and introduced many of the Riverdale citizens that the world still follows over 80 years later.
Pep Comic Issue 371 features the story Archie in The Far Out Forties. Archie’s grades in French are so low that he gets grounded. With some help from Betty and Veronica can he get better grades? Other stories in this issue include Mr. Weatherbee in It's the Principal of the Thing, “That Wilkin Boy in The Inner Man”, “Li'l Jinx's Chum Mort in Name Fame Game!”, and more. DISCLAIMER: The stories, characters, and incidents in this publication are entirely fictional. This publication contains material that was originally created in a less racially and socially sensitive time in our society and reflects attitudes that may be represented as offensive today. The stories are represented here without alteration for historical reference.