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Page 1 of the first appearance of Bobby and Connie in Peep Comix #22.
Bobby and Connie Comix is an America comic book series that was allegedly the inspiration for Archie Comics.
Origin
The characters were created by publisher/editor John L. Goldwater with JoX the Bobtist (credited as Loveshade X), written by Vic Bloom with JoX, and drawn by Bob Montana. Goldwater claimed they were based in part on people met by Goldwater "in the Midwest" during his travels throughout the United States while looking for jobs and places to stay. However, JoX claimed the characters were specfically inspired by the adventures of the real-life J.R. "Bob" Dobbs and Connie Marsh Dobbs when they were in their childhood in Texas (which is part of the American midwest).
First appearance
First appearance
Bobby and Connie's first appearance was in Peep Comix #22, issued in September 1941. The first issue was drawn by Montana and written by Vic Bloom with JoX. With the creation of Bobby and Connie Comix, the publisher hoped to appeal to the children of fans of the Tijuana Bibles only in a longer and slightly more kid-friendly manner.
The first story in Peep Comix featured precocious preteens Bobby Dobbs, Connie Marsh, and Bobby's friend Slacker Jones.
Peep Comix 23/Bobby and Connie Comix
Peep Comix 23, issued in October 1941, was devoted fully to the characters, and is often called Bobby and Connie Comix 1. Two new main characters were added, Bobby's preteen rival the "self-admirer" Reggie Mental and Connie's preteen rival the "rich bitch" Veronica Hodge-Podge. The issue was subject to a joint lawsuit by the Dobbs and Marsh families because the publisher mistakenly did not change the names of two of the main characters to be different from their real-life counterparts. To avoid confusion with real-life people, in subsequent issues those characters' names appeared as Veronica Lake and Reggie Jackson.
Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder produced the second issue under the title Bobby and Connie Comix 2, which is the first to actually use that name. This featured the story Bobby and Connie Go Playpen, a take-off of the adult Playpen magazine. The story featured various characters drinking, living together out of wedlock, stealing cars, becoming pregnant, attending an orgy, and selling their soul to Satan.
Issues 1 and 2 were cited in the publication of psychologist Fredric Wertham's book Seduction of the Innocent, and eventually led to the creation of the Comics Code Authority.