Pep Comics (1940) #3

Archie 1940–1959 series Cover date Apr 1940

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Pep Comics #3 (1940) is issue #3 of Archie's Pep Comics (1940–1959), with a cover date of April 1940. Written by Jack Cole, Phil Sturm, Abner J. Sundell and others and drawn by Edd Ashe, Charles Biro, Jack Cole and others.

Creators

Writers: Jack Cole, Phil Sturm, Abner J. Sundell, Manly Wade Wellman
Pencillers: Edd Ashe, Charles Biro, Jack Cole, Sam Cooper, Mort Meskin, Irv Novick, Lin Streeter, Bob Wood
Inkers: Edd Ashe, Charles Biro, Jack Cole, Sam Cooper, Mort Meskin, Irv Novick, Lin Streeter, Bob Wood
Letterer: Jack Cole
Cover artist: Irv Novick

Characters

The stories

“The Mines of Count Zongarr”

A mysterious plane is dropping mines in New York harbor.

“The Pawn of "Satan"”

The Comet returns home after working with the police. Drugged as he sleeps and kidnapped, traveling for five days he arrives in California and Satan's clutches. The Comet is hypnotized, after three days, by Zadar to hate the law, hate the police and to kill anyone who stands in his way. The Comet begins to rob and kill for Zadar and Satan. Suddenly Zadar finds out Satan was cheating him. Zadar commands The Comet to Kill Satan. After Satan is dead, The Comet returns to Zadar, but forgets to lower his lens and disintegrates him, breaking the trance. The Comet realizes he's now an outlaw.

“The Return of Von Leo”

“The Drug Slaves of Ghor”

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.