Madam Satan could not seal any deal and was vaporized and probably demoted. Her replacement?
Well, he is a young man from Riverdale whose life orbits around his friends, family and his town.
Still a filler in a book of action superheroes but something happened. Well, a lot of things happened.
The audience was tired of superheroes.
There were a lot of them. Many created for propaganda purposes. The publishers couldn't transition them into "normal" life.
Some tried to depower their heroes so that they would fight gangs and random crooks.
Other transitioned into westerns, romance comics or went the kiddie funny book route.
Pep Comics had The Shield, Dusty the Boy Detective and Hangman. Plus assorted adventurers as back up features.
There were funny stories in Pep but in no way the major focus of the book.
Until that redhead showed up. Who was a major hit with the audience.
This is the last cover with the three primary heroes.
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