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 88 includes the story “Archie in The Vulgar Boatman”. Mr. Weatherbee has just finished a model pirate ship he spent 10 years building—painstakingly crafted from toothpicks. As he heads to the school shop to build a display base, he crosses paths with Archie and Reggie. The question is: can his delicate masterpiece survive a run-in with those two troublemakers? Other stories in this issue include “Suzie in Ride or Wrong”, “Archie's Pal Jughead in Hare Raiser”, “Wilbur in Insomnia Enchanted Evening”, and more. 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. 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 The stories are represented here without alteration for historical reference.