Zip Comics #21

(December 1941)

["Puppet Master of Death"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair (signed)

Pencils:

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks:

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; Garguilo (Puppet Master of Death)

Synopsis:

The Puppet Master stages an armored car robbery at the Mardi Gras.

The King of Diamonds (Table of Contents)

Black Jack / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Camy (signed)

Inks:

Al Camy (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Black Jack [Jack Jones]; The King of Diamonds; Mike Romeus (ex-gangster); John Rocco (crook); Carl Carlson (crook)

Synopsis:

The King of Diamonds is out to take revenge on his criminal friends who once left him for dead.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Lin Streeter

Inks:

Lin Streeter

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["And if the Army or the Navy..."] (Table of Contents)

Captain Valor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Lin Streeter [as Lin] (signed)

Inks:

Lin Streeter [as Lin] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Captain Valor (Marine); Slim (Marine); Slam (Marine); Sergeant Hogan (Marine); Nazis (villains); Mayor

Synopsis:

German ships are somehow getting munitions from from Brazil and the U.S. don't know who's supplying them.

Indexer Notes

Signature Lin on the trousers of the kid in splash panel.

["Little Joe! Look yonder!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Western

Characters:

Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); VILLIANS; Slade; Pete

Synopsis:

The payroll money going by the stage is not found by the robbers, as it is hidden in the wooden arm of the driver.

["Tim and Tom..."] (Table of Contents)

War Eagles / comic story / 6 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)

Synopsis:

Tim and Tom's are on their way to bomb objectives deep inside Germany when shot down.

["The Magic Box..."] (Table of Contents)

Dicky in the Magic Forest / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Larry Golden (signed)

Inks:

Larry Golden (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Fantasy

Characters:

Dicky; Giant; Witch

Synopsis:

A giant has grabbed Dicky and takes him home eat.

["Zambini is being shown around..."] (Table of Contents)

Zambini / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks:

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Zambini (magician); Morton (chemist)

Synopsis:

A chemist is set up to sabotage the Nitropyro munitions plant.

Indexer Notes

Art credit revised per Leonard Wolinsky, from splash page signature, 1/19/2007. Previously credited to Bob Montana.