Armand De Latour

Born in the thick of the Golden Age, Armand De Latour made their debut in Pep Comics #30 in 1942, brought to life by the creative team of Harry Shorten and Irv Novick for Archie Comics — a publisher whose wartime lineup crackled with patriotic energy and pulp adventure. Sharing pages with the likes of Joe Higgins, Captain Commando, and Dusty, De Latour kept genuinely storied company during comics' most formative era. With three key collector issues among their appearances and a catalog presence stretching an remarkable 76 years from 1942 all the way to 2018 — including a notable run in Gwandanaland Comics — this is a character whose footprint quietly outlasted countless flashier contemporaries. For Golden Age devotees and Archie history enthusiasts alike, Armand De Latour is exactly the kind of discovery that makes deep-diving into Pep Comics so rewarding.