Pep Comics #133
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Love in Gloom," Fred tries to explain to Mary that the teasing insults boys trade—like "You ol' hoss thief"—are really just their way of showing affection. But when the boys turn genuinely angry at Archie, and Mary hears them calling for that "carrot-topped creep," she misinterprets their harsh words as a sign of deep friendship. Written by Frank Doyle and illustrated by Harry Lucey, with a cover by Harry Lucey, this 1959 issue of Pep Comics captures a classic moment of teenage misunderstanding with warmth and humor.
In "Love in Gloom," Fred tries to explain to Mary that the playful insults boys trade—like "You ol' hoss thief" or "You needle-nosed nitwit"—are just their way of showing affection. But when the boys turn genuinely hostile toward Archie, and Mary hears them calling for that "carrot-topped creep," she’s convinced they’re expressing love in their usual, roundabout way.
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Reprinted in Archie Comics Digest #19 (1976), Laugh Comics Digest / Laugh Comics Digest Magazine / Laugh Digest Magazine #9 (1977), Archie Comics Digest #31 (1978), Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine #4 (1982), Archie's Double Digest Magazine #19 (1985), Archie Americana Series #2 (1992), Archie Americana Series #7 (2003), Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #226 (2012), Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #199 (2012), The Best of Archie Comics #2 (2012), Betty & Veronica (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #233 (2015), Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #5 (2017), Best of Archie Comics #2 (2017), Best of Archie Americana #1 (2017)
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