Pep Comics (1940-1987 Archie) comic books 1960

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Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "Go for Broke," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Veronica is upset that Archie keeps giving his money away to friends in need rather than spend it on her. "Presents of Mind," pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Archie buys Veronica an expensive (for him) Christmas present and is very pleased with himself until Jughead reminds him there are others deserving of a Christmas gift from him besides Veronica. "Winter Carnival," pencils by George Frese (layouts) and Bob White; Mr. Weatherbee is incensed that Coach Kleats has no entries in the Inter-High School Carnival sports competition. "Solid Security," pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lapick; After the disintegration of the South Side Social Club, Wilbur and Alec try to retrieve their half of the club treasury from Linda and Laurie. "Safe and Solid" one-page story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx has a unique way of testing whether a frozen pond is safe for skating. "Katy's Winter Vacation"; After taking a tumble on the slopes while learning to ski, Katy must deal with the problem of how to model with a cast on her ankle. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"My Problems as a Teen-Ager"; Archie's typical day deciding what to do. "Capital Blessing" half=page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Leroy says bedtime prayer; including "Please, make Montreal the capital of Canada" because that's what he wrote on his test. "Music Mania" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Souphead cuts into his drum (to see what's inside) with a knife given to him by his neighbor (so he wouldn't be able to play it). "It's For the Birds" one-page story, script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx adds a light bulb to heat an empty birdhouse, to try and get a bird to live in it. "The Boxer and the Lady," script by Bill Woggon; Katy is co-starring with Ingebar in a movie, and misfortune strikes. "Food for Thought" half-page story; Reggie sells Moose some brain pills. "Lightning Strikes Twice" half-page story; Archie and Jughead are grocery shopping when their cart hits a woman's cart who might have run into Archie's jalopy "last week." "For the Present," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx hasn't gotten anything for her Daddy for his birthday. Archie Club News. "Fashion Plate"; Archie and Reggie are working odd jobs for a month to earn money to buy custom suits; instead, they end up buying uniforms for a little league team and become the Manager and Coach, respectively. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics. "If You Knew Archie Like I Know Archie," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey, inks by Terry Szenics; Archie reads the famous lines from Robert Burns's classic poem "To A Louse," where the poet wishes we could see ourselves as others see us; Archie disagrees with Burns, claiming that other people don't get a true picture of us; To prove his point, he shows us how other people see him. "Mail Tale" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Moose confuses the "letter" box with the "litter" box. "Price Slice" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Archie asks Pop why he cut his prices in half. "At the Carnival," script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy Keene, Sis and K.O. Kelly go to the carnival. "Checkers!", script and art by Joe Edwards; To get her to play less noisy games, Li'l Jinx's daddy teaches her to play checkers. "Adult Education," pencils by Bill Vigoda, inks by Terry Szenics; When the kids ask to be treated like mature adults, Mr. Weatherbee abolishes homework assignments and lifts the ban on talking in homeroom. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bob White. "Actions Speak Louder Than Words," script by Frank Doyle, pencils by Harry Lucey; The story of Archie and Reggie's attempts to get the money to go to a dance, all told without a single word of dialogue. "Missed By a Nose" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Leroy tells his dad that there was someone who wanted to see him. "Bed Made" half-page story, script and art by Neal Adams; Jughead does the old joke where he tells Archie he has to "make his own bed." "It's a Ball" one-page story, script and art by Joe Harold; Shrimpy is pitching well now that the ball is broken in. "Double Rocket Trouble," script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy dreams that she marries Randy and becomes "Queen of Outer Space," while K.O. and Gloria get revenge on the couple in a spaceship shaped like a boxing glove. "A New Hair-Do," script and art by Bill Woggon; Gloria demands to be picked over Katy Keene for a part, until she finds out what costume the part requires. "Nothing But the Tooth!", script and art by Joe Edwards; Li'l Jinx comes up with a plan to get extra money from the Tooth Fairy. "Ignorance is Bliss!", script by Frank Doyle, art by Bob White; Veronica thinks Archie peeked at his birthday gift in advance; Reggie makes things worse by telling Archie she got him a bow tie. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The King Is Back," pencils by Harry Lucey; Archie's newest music craze is the bongos. Mr. Lodge reviews Archie's previous music fads as an Elvis-style rocker and then a ukelele player from the Roaring '20s; This time the bongo rhythm captures Mr. Lodge and Jervis the butler, and they do a set on the bongos and double-bass. "Hey Kids! Help John Wayne Defend the Alamo!" ad for Popsicles. "Trapeze Trouble," script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy plays a trapeze artist in a circus movie. She befriends a circus gorilla who saves her when a pole breaks. Archie Annual ad. "Balloon Sur-Prizes"; Lil Jinx's father is on the entertainment committee for the country club dance and is in charge of providing balloons; Jinx and Greg take some of the balloons and put slips of paper with prizes written on them in them, intending to use them for a party of their own. Archie Club News. "Unfair Tactics"; Archie gets in trouble with all his teachers and is ordered to report to the principal's office after school. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

"Wind and Water"; Archie and Reggie have a contest to see who can hold their breath the longest underwater. "Just One Piece"; Pipsqueak's mother says he can have just one piece of cake, but he figures out a way to have most of it. "Equitation or 'English vs. Western'", script and art by Bill Woggon; Katy goes to a horse-riding academy that teaches Eastern style horse riding; Cowboy Curley is jealous of Katy's new instructor. Archie's Pals 'n' Gals ad. "Growing Pains," script and art by Joe Edwards; Jinx thinks she's grown-up when she doesn't have to take an afternoon nap; However, since all her friends still have to take naps, she has no one to play with. Archie Club News. "The Eyes Have It!", pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Mr. Weatherbee is upset by the students' newest fad of adding designs to their eyebrows. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.