#1

Synopsis

At the Smother Brothers circus Powerhouse Pepper grapples with strongman Russell Muscle and his crooked barker partner when they refuse to pay him for accomplishing an impossible feat of strength.

Notes

Reprinted in

• Intense! #3
• The Basil Wolverton Reader #[1]— 1 p. only
• The Toon Treasury of Classic Children's Comics #[nn]
• Ron Graham Presents Basil Wolverton's 1943 Classic: Powerhouse Pepper Comics No. 1 #[nn]
• The Basil Wolverton Reader #2— 1 p. only

Credits

Script

Basil Wolverton, Ed Wheelan

Pencils

Frank Webb, Art Helfant, Basil Wolverton, George Marko, Lou Paige, Ed Wheelan, Ray Gill

Inks

Frank Webb, Basil Wolverton, Art Helfant, George Marko, Lou Paige, Ed Wheelan, Ray Gill

Letters

Basil Wolverton

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Characters

• Powerhouse Pepper