pepcomics

CREATOR

Name: Archie Comic Publications, Inc. (American comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded as MLJ Magazines (the initials of the founders' first names) in 1939 by Maurice Coyne, Louis Silberkleit, and John L. Goldwater, but the name was soon changed. Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Archie in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The company's lasting name was taken from the immensely popular teenage character Archie, who has always been the company's flagship.

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 1940. Stopped in 1987 after 411 issues.

The magazine started out mainly presenting diverse independent superhero stories, but from #22 the characters from Archie were published for the first time and they soon took over the whole series.

From #137 the series' title was shortened to Pep.