Pep Comics #44
In "The Ghost Goes East," Archie finds himself unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight after a trapeze accident knocks out Reggie, leading the town to believe Archie is a boxing prodigy. With his father’s eyeglass prescription mistaken for a boxing record, Archie joins the team and barely makes the middleweight class—only to face a tough match where a surprising twist saves him. Written by Ed Goggin and illustrated by Harry Sahle, with inks by Janice Valleau, this 1943 adventure features a classic Archie misadventure with a touch of physical comedy, all captured in a cover by Clem Weisbecker.
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Archie takes his father's eyeglass prescription uptown where he is challenged by Reggie to a boxing match. When a trapeze knocks Reggie out before the match, Archie is thought to be a boxing star. He joins the boxing team and makes the middleweight class by half a pound. At the match, he is nearly knocked out, but saved when Mr. Weatherbee picks up the prescription and thinks it is Archie's.
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