Zip Comics #19

(October 1941)

[The Bullfight Crisis] (Table of Contents)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Irv Novick

Inks:

Irv Novick

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; Herr Kraht (Villain; Intro); Max (Villain; Intro); other spies (Villain; Intro); Minister Aniel (Intro); Dolores (Intro)

Synopsis:

Germany and the U.S are competing for a commercial airline contract in South America, and the Nazis will get rid of Sterling.

[Searchlight Detail] (Table of Contents)

Captain Valor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Lin Streeter [as Lin] (signed)

Inks:

Lin Streeter [as Lin] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Captain Valor (Marine); Slim (Marine); Slam (Marine); Sergeant Hogan (Marine)

Synopsis:

Captain Valor and his Marines have landing operations on Newfoundland, and use a searchlight to save a Clipper airplane lost in a storm.

Indexer Notes

Signed Lin on the rock face at right in first panel.

[The Lost City of the Aztecs] (Table of Contents)

Nevada Jones / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Frank Volp

Inks:

Frank Volp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Western

Characters:

Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Aztec king; Aztec Princess (Intro); Barton (Villain; Intro; Death)

Synopsis:

High in the mountains Nevada and Little Joe pursue a desperado, and are all trapped in a cave after a landslide. They emerge in a hidden Aztec city and are take prisoners.

Indexer Notes

Faces and very realistic horses identical to Volp's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13.

[Message On the Register] (Table of Contents)

Red Reagan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Paul Reinman

Inks:

Paul Reinman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Detective

Characters:

Red Reagan; Kane (Villain; Intro); Stanley Links

Synopsis:

Kane tries to frame a safebreak on a former employee.

[Captured By the Ogres] (Table of Contents)

Dicky in the Magic Forest / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Larry Golden (signed)

Inks:

Larry Golden (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Fantasy

Characters:

Dicky; Jackie; Ogres; Ogre king (Villain; Intro)

Synopsis:

Jackie steals the magic broom from Dick and sets off into the Magic Forest to look for magic articles for himself.

[Captured By Eric Schlitz] (Table of Contents)

War Eagles / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Ed Smalle (signed)

Inks:

Ed Smalle (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

War; Aviation

Characters:

Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Swen (crewman); Captain Eric Schlitz (Villain); Nazis (Villain)

Synopsis:

A German raiding party land on the twin's airfield and intends to take them prisoners, but they are away and the C.O. is taken instead. Later the twins set out to get him back.

[A Chance At the Big Leagues] (Table of Contents)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harvey Willard

Pencils:

Lin Streeter

Inks:

Lin Streeter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Teen

Characters:

Wilbur Wilkin; George Wilkin (dad); Mom Wilkin; Mr. Snoddgras (neighbour)

Synopsis:

Wilbur is training at baseball to be as good as his father once was.

[Death of a Diver] (Table of Contents)

Zambini / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks:

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Zambini (magician); Dan Daniels (Intro; Death); Dora Daniels (Intro); Jago (Villain; Intro)

Synopsis:

The Great Jago, magician, is out to complete his revenge on the girl who spurned him.