Zip Comics
#16
(July 1941)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-05-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
Issue Notes
The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
[no title indexed]
Steel Sterling / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Charles Biro (signed as Biro)
- Inks
- Charles Biro (signed as Biro)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel Sterling
[The Return of the Puppet Master]
Steel Sterling / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Joe Blair (signed)
- Pencils
- Irv Novick
- Inks
- Irv Novick
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Dora Cummings; The Puppet Master [Gargulio] (villain)
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master has escaped from prison and sets his plan of living puppets into operation.
Indexer Notes
Steinar Ådland and Keith Chandler agree that this is Irv Novick. Original indexer credited Charles Biro.
[The Sack of the Giant]
Dicky in the Magic Forest / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- R. Louis Golden (signed as L. Golden)
- Pencils
- R. Louis Golden (signed as L. Golden)
- Inks
- R. Louis Golden (signed as L. Golden)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dicky Farenwell; Farenwell (Dicky's father); A giant (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- A giant has entered Panora and collects human beings to eat.
[The Bar-X Ranch War]
Nevada Jones / comic story / 6 pages
- Feature Logo
- Nevada Jones, Quick-Trigger Man
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Hank Mills (villain, introduction, death); Tony (villain, introduction, death); Charlie (villain, introduction, death); several others (villains, introduction)
- Synopsis
- A crooked rancher is fencing off water in public domain.
Indexer Notes
Faces and very realistic horses identical to Volpe's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13, but the inking here seems a bit hastier than in the previous stories.
[The Devil-Devil Doctor]
Red Reagan / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Blair (signed)
- Pencils
- Sam Cooper (signed as Cooper)
- Inks
- Sam Cooper (signed as Cooper)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Red Reagan (Police Detective); Bertie Randolph (assistent); The Devil-Devil Doctor [Bob Rixon] (villain, introduction); Thaddeus Rixon (introduction, death); Dr. Schwartz (introduction); Al Faltz (introduction); Bob Rixon (introduction); Hugo Rixon (introduction) Bernard Rixon (introduction); Pamela Rixon
- Synopsis
- Old Rixon is murdered in his bed by a hooded figure before he could change his last will.
[Swen Olson's Maiden Flight]
War Eagles / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- aviation; war
- Characters
- Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Swen Olsen (gunner); The Nazis (villains); Gen. Vosh (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- Swen Olsen is ready for action as a gunner in R.A.F.
Indexer Notes
Swen is called a big crazy Swede at the end panel, but he was a Norwegian agent in the previous episode.
[Valor on the Slave Block]
Captain Valor / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Joe Blair ?
- Pencils
- Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)
- Inks
- Mort Meskin (signed as Meskin)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Captain Valor; Angie; Ronnie; Dallas; Big Dip; Ab-Ah-Ner (villain); company (guest-star); Marty Martin
- Synopsis
- Captain Valor and his friends have taken command of the village of the Chinese lord, but he gets in contact with Mongol horsemen who attack the village to help him.
Indexer Notes
There is no writer credit.
[The Framing of a Photographer]
Scarlet Avenger / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten ?
- Pencils
- Carl Hubbell (signed as Hub)
- Inks
- Carl Hubbell (signed as Hub)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Scarlet Avenger [Jim Kendall]; Inez Courtney [Operative No.1]; Joe Adams (introduction); Joe Devlin (introduction, death); Hal Ates (villain, introduction); Mayor Sikes (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- A news photographer is framed for killing a friend.
Indexer Notes
There is no writer credit.
[Scrambling the Gambling Joint]
Zambini / comic story / 7 pages
- Feature Logo
- Zambini the Miracle Man
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Happy (villain, introduction); his gang (villain, introduction); Stacey (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Zambini visits a crooked gambling house.
Indexer Notes
Originally credited to Streeter, but the wedge shaped heads with narrow, pointed ears are like Reinman's signed Scarlet Avenger story in #17.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Steel Sterling -
1.
["Here's what you get in No. 3"]
-
2.
[The Return of the Puppet Master]
Steel Sterling -
3.
[The Sack of the Giant]
Dicky in the Magic Forest -
4.
[The Bar-X Ranch War]
Nevada Jones -
5.
[The Devil-Devil Doctor]
Red Reagan -
6.
[Swen Olson's Maiden Flight]
War Eagles -
7.
["A new exciting, mystery-packed feature"]
-
8.
[Valor on the Slave Block]
Captain Valor -
9.
[The Framing of a Photographer]
Scarlet Avenger -
10.
[Scrambling the Gambling Joint]
Zambini -
11.
["Wow! Did I hit the jackpot!"]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Steinar Ådland
- Keith Chandler
- Steve Coates
- Del Gruber
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- David Wilt
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