Pep Comics #6
Market Value
- Graded copies for sale
- $360 - $33,600
- 20 graded copies listed, as of Sep 29, 2026
CGC Census
The Shield in "Chaos at the Canal" – A US Senator is assassinated in front of Joe Higgins, as his alter-ego uncovers an explosive plot to seize the Philippines! Foreign Warlords seek to detonate bombs along the Panama Canal—and use the blasts to draw attention from their master plan! Shield will have to get his hands dirty and build a new canal before the Warlords take hold of the island country. Can he finish the job in time for the Atlantic Fleet to pass through?
Cover Date
July 1, 1940
On Sale Date
May 15, 1940
Pages
68
Cover Price
$0.10
Editor
Abner J. Sundell
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Cover Artist
Characters
Betty Warren (1st appearance); a fake ambassador (introduction, villain); a phony Kayo Ward (introduction); Barney Reyman; Bob Baker (villain); Boss Short's mob (introduction, villains); Eddie \"Kayo\" Ward; Ed Solmok (villain, introduction); Franklin D. Roosevelt; Fu Chang; General Von Schmutz (introduction, villain); his water demons (Introduction, Villains); Inspector Bentley; J. Edgar Hoover; Joe Higgins; Joe Louis; John Baker (death); John Dickering; Joodar (Introduction, Villain); King of the Hawkmen (introduction, death); Lee Sampson; Lomar (introduction, villain); Mr. Baker (introduction, death); Nick Betts (introduction, villain); Perry Chase; Prince Falkar; Princess Abbie (introduction, villain); Senator Warren (introduction, death, father of Betty); Sir Rocket; Tay Ming (fiancee); The \"Asiatics\" (villains); The Comet; the Hawkmen; Thelma Gordon; The Press Guardian; The Queen of Diamonds; The Shield