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 372 features the story Archie in Family Matters. Veronica is parading around town with a new guy. To keep Archie off the trail she tells him he is her “cousin”. Will Archie believe her? Does he have a “cousin” of his own? Other stories in this issue include That Wilkin Boy in Buy, Buy Blues, “Li'l Jinx's Chum Mort in Smile and the World Smiles With You”, “Betty and Veronica in Final Test”, 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 The stories are represented here without alteration for historical reference.