Pep #329

In "Pass-Word," Betty tries to deliver a message to Archie before running an errand, but the note gets passed from one teen to another in a chain of miscommunication—each person adding their own spin, until the final version Archie receives bears little resemblance to the original. A classic case of teenage gossip and the chaos of word-of-mouth, told with the playful charm of a 1977 Pep comic.

Jo and the gang are stumped when their last baseball is lost and their bat splits in half—so they turn to Gigi, the only one who can still supply a bat and ball, to join their game. With a mix of playful desperation and kid-sized determination, they hope she’ll step up to the plate and keep the game going.