Zip Comics #45

(April 1944)

Zombies (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)

Inks:

Pen Shumaker [as Pen] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Steel Sterling; Clancy (policeman); Sgt. Mulligan; Amwalli (witch doctor)

Synopsis:

Steel Sterling has to solve the riddle of why policeman Clancy walks in his sleep and appears to be dead.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Weisbecker as writer and Irv Novick on art. Clem is most probably pen name for Clem Weisbecker.
"Pen" is a pen name for Pen Shomaker according to Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
Both are credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.
Which one is the penciler and which one the inker is uncertain. Much of the action seems more like Irv Novick.

Ye Golden Beauty Shoppe (Table of Contents)

Senor Banana / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Goggin (signed); Harry Sahle (signed)

Pencils:

Harry Sahle (signed)

Inks:

Terry Szenics (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Senor Banana; Stencho Odora

Synopsis:

Banana and Stencho open a beauty shop.

["Someone cryin' in there, Slappy!"] (Table of Contents)

The Slap Happy Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Goggin (signed); Harry Sahle (signed)

Pencils:

Harry Sahle (signed)

Inks:

Terry Szenics (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Mrs. Stiches

Synopsis:

The Applejack boys are hired to find a missing husband.

Sweet Dreams of Death (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Pen Shumaker

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

detective-mystery

Characters:

John Mason (detective); Linda Gordon; Margaret Moore; Lieutenant Brady; Catherine Cole

Synopsis:

A jealous would-be singer commits murder.

["Boy! Is that corny!"] (Table of Contents)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Goggin

Pencils:

Virginia Drury [as Ginger] (signed)

Inks:

Virginia Drury [as Ginger] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Prof. Twinkletoe; Tommy

Synopsis:

Tommy gets jealous of Ginger's new dancing teacher.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Janice Valleau, but Jerry Bails' Who's Who has GINGER as pen name for Virginia and says she is confused with Janice Valleau. Janice's pen name was JANICE J.

MLJ Leads the Way (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Includes statement of ownership and management at bottom of page.

["I presume we have all met our hero, Rueben!"] (Table of Contents)

Red Rube / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Vigoda (signed)

Inks:

Bob Vigoda (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Red Rube [Reuben Reuben]; Hans

Synopsis:

Reuben discovers a Nazi sabotage group

So Save Your Scrap to Scrap the Japs! (Table of Contents)

Red Rube / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Promotes paper drives.

["Will you please stop stuffing yourself..."] (Table of Contents)

Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Chimpy; Genie; Pig Chief

Synopsis:

Genie dreams he is eaten by pigs.

["Yipee! Make way!"] (Table of Contents)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ed Goggin

Pencils:

Bob Vigoda (signed)

Inks:

Bob Vigoda (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Wilbur Wilkin

Synopsis:

Wilbur is gone fishing.