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ASK THE ARCHIVIST
September

Hey, all you Archie-information seekers out there -- you've come to the right place! It's another installment of "Ask the Archivist" with Archie Comics' resident archivist, Paul Castiglia.

Today's question comes from celpgmd who asks:

"When was Pop Tate's first appearance and which comic book did he first appear in?"
Great question-- because Pop Tate as we now know him looked entirely different in his first appearance! Pop was one of those characters who evolved over the years until settling into his current incarnation. For the record, his first appearance was in PEP COMICS #46 (February, 1944). You can see some panels from this historic comic reprinted in the book, ARCHIE AMERICANA SERIES: BEST OF THE FORTIES. In this first Pop Tate story, Pop is tall and thin with a full head of gray hair and a big, bushy gray mustache!!! In ARCHIE COMICS #12 (January-February, 1945), Pop has gained some weight, but still has the gray hair. It is a significant story in that "Pop Tate Soda Ice Cream" appears on the store window. These panels also appear in ARCHIE AMERICANA: BEST OF THE FORTIES.

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