Zip Comics #3

(April 1940)

[The Black Knight's War on Brazoria] (Table of Contents)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Charles Biro ?

Pencils:

Charles Biro

Inks:

Charles Biro

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Walter Cummings (scientist); Dora Cummings (daughter); V: Black Knight; Dr. Yar

Synopsis:

The world famous scientist, Walter Cummings is kidnapped and his daughter seeks the help of detective John Sterling, and Steel, he battles the flying tanks of Dr. Yar.

"Hello, I want to buy a dog..." (Table of Contents)

Mugsy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kin Platt

Pencils:

Kin Platt (Quincy)

Inks:

Kin Platt

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; gags

Characters:

Mugsy (dog)

Death To the Scarlet Avenger [Part 1] (Table of Contents)

Scarlet Avenger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks:

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

The Scarlet Avenger (Jim Kendall); V: Texa (I)

Synopsis:

Scarlet Avenger battles the airship of Texa, who will steal the government's caches of gold bullions.

[The Rattleweed Indian Uprising] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Frank Volp

Inks:

Frank Volp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

period; western

Characters:

Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Marshal; Doc Poser (villain)

Synopsis:

Doc Poser is the leader of a gang of white men disguised as Indians.

Indexer Notes

Art is identical to Volp's many signed and unsigned Loop Logan stories in Blue Ribbon Comics, from #4. He can be spotted by his very realistic horses in #13, bony faces with marked cheek lines and mouth inked in two short lines. Also the small lines on each side of nose or smiling cheeks. Compare as well his signed London stories in Daredevil Comics #9 and 10 (Lev Gleason)

[The Golden Tablet of Kybys] (Table of Contents)

Kalthar / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Robert Pious

Inks:

Robert Pious

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Jungle

Characters:

Kalthar; Professor; Kate (daughter); John (villain)

Synopsis:

White scientists are looking for the lost land of Kybys.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Lin Streeter. Pious is also credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the art is identical to his signed story in #2.

[Captured By the Germans] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Smalle (signed)

Inks:

Ed Smalle (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

war

Characters:

Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Kermit (pilot); V: Herr Schultz

Synopsis:

The twins Kermit have bailed out over German territory and taken prisoners. The twins manage to escape in a German plane, and later return to rescue Kermit.

The Slip-Up (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

mystery; detective

Characters:

Larry Duryea; Walter Burbank

Indexer Notes

Two illustrations that has nothing to do with the story.

[Captured By Ho Tsin] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Abner Sundell

Pencils:

Mort Meskin (signed)

Inks:

Mort Meskin (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Captain Valor; Ronnie; his sister Angie; Gen. Ho Tsin (villain); Hop-Lung (Villain); I: Big Dip

Synopsis:

Captain Valor's plane is shot down near the pirate ship, and as a prisoner he fights a Chinese giant, Big Dip, who later becomes their friend.

[The Disappearing Trains] (Table of Contents)

Mr. Satan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harry Shorten

Pencils:

Ed Ashe

Inks:

Ed Ashe

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; adventure

Characters:

Mr. Satan (Dudley Bradshaw); Sheriff (gang leader)

Synopsis:

Trains with payrolls get wrecked and passengers killed by a gang that has built a fake rail switch.

Indexer Notes

Not signed, but same art as in the two previous stories of Mr. Satan.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Shield; Wizard; Midshipman; Westpointer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; adventure

Indexer Notes

House ad for Pep Comics #4 and Top Notch Comics #5

[Battle In Hell] (Table of Contents)

Zambini / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Joe Blair

Pencils:

Ed Wexler (signed)

Inks:

Ed Wexler (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; occult

Characters:

Zambini (magician); V: Satan (D)

Synopsis:

Satan plots the downfall of Zambini, and there is a fiery battle between them in the flames of his burning pit, where Zambini turns Satan's men into rabbits and Satan himself is killed when Hell freezes over.