Pep Comics #48
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "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.
In "The Curse of the Black Monkey," Jo, the Shield’s young partner, forms an unlikely bond with a mysterious blind black monkey that seems to bring misfortune to everyone it touches—except him. When the Shield learns the creature is tied to a sinister Indian cult known as the Thuggi, he and Higgins must find a way to rid themselves of the cursed monkey before its dark legacy claims more lives.
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Reprinted in Super Comics #5 (1944), Super Comics #6 (1944), Black Hood #[nn] (1944), Capt. Commando Comics [Captain Commando and the Boy Soldiers] #[nn] (1945), Archie: His First 50 Years #[nn] (1991), Archie Archives #3 (2011), The Best of Archie Comics #3 (2013), World of Archie (Jumbo Comics) Double Digest #50 (2015), Archie Archives #3 (2016), Archie Spotlight Digest: Archie 75th Anniversary Digest #5 (2017)
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