Zip Comics
#33
(January 1943)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
- Brand
-
An MLJ Publication
[no title indexed]
Steel Sterling; The Web / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In this issue: A grueling tale of Nazi terror and American grit with Steel Sterling
- Genre
- superhero
Curse of the Orient
Steel Sterling / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Inks
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; P.G. Kane (collector)
- Synopsis
- A pair of eyeglasses called the Curse of the Orient, thet can reveal the true inner thoughts of the person looked at.
Drums of Madness
The Web / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Burlockoff (signed)
- Inks
- Sam Burlockoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Web (John Raymond); Mark Randolph (diplomat); Hiller (Nazi)
- Synopsis
- A diplomat hears drums inside his head, and it drives him almost insane. Web finds out he has a miniature receiver operated into his teeth.
The Professor Dies
The Web / text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Scott Feldman
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Web [John Raymond]; Robert Woodley (professor); Gerald Lane (professor); Jenkins (officer); Keller (officer)
- Synopsis
- Why did the killer wear a long green beard?
Indexer Notes
Labeled as "A Web Story".
The Full House
Black Jack / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Sam Cooper (signed)
- Inks
- Sam Cooper (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Black Jack [Jack Jones]; John Gruber (casino owner)
- Synopsis
- With the ever increasing U-boat menace at work day and night along the shores, America's life lines of supply are threatened with extiction. Black Jack finds one of the spies and informers in a casino.
- Reprints
in Commando Training
Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Inks
- Red Holmdale (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Robert Wilkin (dad); Mrs. Wilkin (mom)
- Synopsis
- Wilbur is practicing to become a commando.
The Nazi Cobra Reinhardt Heydrich
Zip's Hall of Shame / comic story / 6 pages
- Characters
- Reinhard Heydrich (Gestapo)
- Synopsis
- Life history of one of the world's most vicious monsters.
Indexer Notes
This is the only appearance of the "Zip's Hall of Shame" feature.
Michael O'Conner
Zip's Hall of Fame / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; war; military
- Characters
- Michael O'Connor (truck driver)
- Synopsis
- The story of an Irish cab driver from Brooklyn who drove supply trucks in Burma.
Indexer Notes
Signature at bottom of panel 4. The only Johnson credited as working for Archie, was a house ads artist named A. H. Johnson.
[no title indexed]
World Wonders / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Mary Goss (signed as Goss)
- Pencils
- Mary Goss (signed as Goss)
- Inks
- Mary Goss (signed as Goss)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mary Goss (signed as Goss)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tree rings...
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Credits suggested by the Who's Who.
Rumor Mongers
Zambini / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Inks
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Zambini (magician)
- Synopsis
- All they did was spread a little rumor that was big enough to cause the sinking of a ship.
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Table of Contents
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0.
["In this issue: A grueling tale of Nazi terror and American grit with Steel Sterling"]
Steel Sterling; The Web -
1.
Curse of the Orient
Steel Sterling -
2.
Drums of Madness
The Web -
3.
The Professor Dies
The Web -
4.
The Full House
Black Jack -
5.
Commando Training
Wilbur -
6.
The Nazi Cobra Reinhardt Heydrich
Zip's Hall of Shame -
7.
Michael O'Conner
Zip's Hall of Fame -
8.
["Tree rings..."]
World Wonders -
9.
Gags
Just Jokes -
10.
Rumor Mongers
Zambini
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steinar Ådland
- Steve Coates
- Michael Hoskin
- Clint Maxwell
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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