Cover: Harry Sahle

Pep Comics #48

May 1944 · Archie · 0.10 USD

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“The Curse of the Black Monkey”

In "The Curse of the Black Monkey," a mysterious blind monkey named the Jinx becomes an unlikely companion to Dusty, the Shield’s young partner, in this 1944 adventure from Pep Comics #48. When the Shield learns the creature is tied to a sinister Indian cult known as the Thuggi, he arranges for it to be sent to Japan—unaware of the danger it might bring. Art by Clem Weisbecker and Pen Shumaker, with a cover by Harry Sahle, captures the eerie charm of a tale where superstition and mystery collide.

artist Clem Weisbecker · inker Pen Shumaker · cover Harry Sahle

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Cast · 19 characters

Archie Andrews Armand De Latour Betty Cooper Billy Grayson Captain Commando Dustin Simmons Dusty Flatbush Fred Andrews Joe Higgins John Grayson Jughead Jones Matthew "Kip" Burland Miss Grundy Mr. Weatherbee Percy The Black Hood The Shield Veronica Lodge

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artist Clem Weisbecker

inker Pen Shumaker

cover pencils, inks Harry Sahle

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The Jinx is a blind black monkey, surviving owner after owner managing to survive until it comes to Dusty, the Shield’s kid partner. The Shield discovers through an anthropologist friend that the monkey is an idol of sorts to the Thuggi cult of India and represents all evil and bad luck to all but the Thuggi. Higgins arranges for the monkey to be sent to Japan.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).