Zip Comics #32

(December 1942)

["In the good book it is written..."] (Table of Contents)

Web / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Sam Burlockoff

Inks:

Sam Burlockoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Web [John Raymond]; Captain Klug (villain); Father John (pastor); Captain Jimini

Synopsis:

A German U-boat lands at the peaceful isle of Agoona to provison, and meets Father John.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited "Irv Novick", not him, but has more in common with Burlockoff's signed story in #33, such as noses in front view, hands and scowling mouth.

Suicide...Or Murder? (Table of Contents)

A Web Story / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Scott Feldman (signed)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Web [John Raymond]; Martin Miller (business man); Jonathan Cook (playboy); Eric Wilson (student); Vincent Bastell (psychiatrist)

Synopsis:

Three men dead and one murderer.

The Werewolf of France (Table of Contents)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks:

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; Werewolf (Nazi)

Synopsis:

A fake werewolf prey on the French people to get skin and bones to use in the surgery on wounded German soldiers.

"The first submarine attack..." (Table of Contents)

World Wonders / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Pencils:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Inks:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Fact

Indexer Notes

Mary Goss is credited on script and art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

The Stars Shine Down--On Crime! (Table of Contents)

A Steel Sterling Story / text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney

["All right! This is a raid"] (Table of Contents)

Black Jack / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Scott Feldman (signed)

Pencils:

Samm Schwartz ?

Inks:

Samm Schwartz ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Black Jack [Jack Jones]; Ah Kim (rug merchant, death); Lotus (daughter); Sergeant Murdock [Fan Tan]; Sin Lee

Synopsis:

A rug merchant collecing war funds for China is murdered and tweny thousand dollard stolen. Only a playing card signed FanTan is left.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Red Holmdale, but is has none of the crude faces found in his signed story in #31. The best other choise of credited artists on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, must be Scwartz. He drew Archie and Jughead, and the girl's face with round eyes and heavy lashes on the outer rim, and also leg movement when running on page 4, have similarities to his drawings in Archie.

["The lungfish is the world's longest sleeper..."] (Table of Contents)

World Wonders / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Dale Goss (signed)

Inks:

Dale Goss (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Fact

["What'cha doin', Wilbur...getting your bike ready for the annual boy scout race?"] (Table of Contents)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Montana (signed)

Inks:

Bob Montana (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Humor; Teen

Characters:

Wilbur Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin (mom); Robert Wilkin (dad); Marmaduke

Synopsis:

Wilbur and the gang go "skinny" dipping. Many panels of characters sans clothing.

Indexer Notes

splash panel has "by Montana" doodles by Cutler.

["Look for this trademark"] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

full page ad for six MLJ titles: Hangman Comics; Pep Comics; Zip Comics; Shield-Wizard Comics; Top-Notch Laugh Comics and Jackpot Comics.

"There's no doubt about it..." (Table of Contents)

Zoom O'Day / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

War; Aviation

Content Information

Genre:

Adventure; Humor

Characters:

Zoom O'Day (Marine pilot); Liverlips (sidekick); Adolf Hitler

Synopsis:

After a forced landing with some medical supplies for Russia, Zoom disguises himself as Adolf Hitler to get another plane and deliver the load.

Indexer Notes

last appearance
Originally credited Red Holmdale, but is is Kubert. He is credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Compare the artwork with Kubert's signed Spark Stevens story in Blue Beetle #13. Early work.

["By working in Paris..."] (Table of Contents)

World Wonders / filler / pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Pencils:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Inks:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Mary Goss [as Goss] (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Fact

Indexer Notes

Mary Goss is credited on script and art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Maria Baida (Table of Contents)

Zip's Hall of Fame / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Fact

Characters:

Maria Baida

Synopsis:

Maria gets the Order of Lenin for bravery fighting the German invaders.

["Archie Comics"] (Table of Contents)

Archie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Synopsis:

full page ad for the upcoming first issue of Archie Comics.

Meet the Editor Harry Shorten (Table of Contents)

biography (nonfictional) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Scott Feldman (signed)

Pencils:

? (illustration)

Inks:

? (illustration)

Colors:

?(illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

full page bio of editor Harry Shorten with drawn "headshot"

The Case of Silas Uriah (Table of Contents)

Zambini / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Mike Roy [as Roy] (signed)

Inks:

Mike Roy [as Roy] (signed) ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Occult

Characters:

Zambini (magician); Silas Uriah (profiteer)

Synopsis:

Uriah has raised the rents of defence workers, and profits while the country fights a grim battle to the death.

Indexer Notes

artist formerly attributed to Paul Reinman.
Roy is credited on pencils on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but the signature is in ink, so maybe he inked it too.