Zip Comics #19

(October 1941)

[The Bullfight Crisis] (Table of Contents: 1)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Blair

Pencils

Irv Novick

Inks

Irv Novick

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; Herr Kraht (Villain; Intro); Max (Villain; Intro); other spies (Villain; Intro); Minister Aniel (Intro); Dolores (Intro)

Synopsis

Germany and the U.S are competing for a commercial airline contract in South America, and the Nazis will get rid of Sterling.

[Searchlight Detail] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Joe Blair

Pencils

Lin Streeter (signed as Lin)

Inks

Lin Streeter (signed as Lin)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

adventure

Characters

Captain Valor (Marine); Slim (Marine); Slam (Marine); Sergeant Hogan (Marine)

Synopsis

Captain Valor and his Marines have landing operations on Newfoundland, and use a searchlight to save a Clipper airplane lost in a storm.

Indexer Notes

Signed Lin on the rock face at right in first panel.

[The Lost City of the Aztecs] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Frank Volpe (as Frank Volp)

Inks

Frank Volpe (as Frank Volp)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

western-frontier

Characters

Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Aztec king; Aztec Princess (Intro); Barton (Villain; Intro; Death)

Synopsis

High in the mountains Nevada and Little Joe pursue a desperado, and are all trapped in a cave after a landslide. They emerge in a hidden Aztec city and are take prisoners.

Indexer Notes

Faces and very realistic horses identical to Volp's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13.

[Message On the Register] (Table of Contents: 4)

Red Reagan / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Blair

Pencils

Paul Reinman

Inks

Paul Reinman

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

Red Reagan; Kane (Villain; Intro); Stanley Links

Synopsis

Kane tries to frame a safebreak on a former employee.

[Captured By the Ogres] (Table of Contents: 5)

Dicky in the Magic Forest / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

R. Louis Golden (signed as L. Golden)

Inks

R. Louis Golden (signed as L. Golden)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Dicky; Jackie; Ogres; Ogre king (Villain; Intro)

Synopsis

Jackie steals the magic broom from Dick and sets off into the Magic Forest to look for magic articles for himself.

[Captured By Eric Schlitz] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Joe Blair

Pencils

Ed Smalle (signed)

Inks

Ed Smalle (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

aviation; war

Characters

Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Swen (crewman); Captain Eric Schlitz (Villain); Nazis (Villain)

Synopsis

A German raiding party land on the twin's airfield and intends to take them prisoners, but they are away and the C.O. is taken instead. Later the twins set out to get him back.

[A Chance At the Big Leagues] (Table of Contents: 7)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harvey Willard

Pencils

Lin Streeter

Inks

Lin Streeter

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; George Wilkin (dad); Mom Wilkin; Mr. Snoddgras (neighbour)

Synopsis

Wilbur is training at baseball to be as good as his father once was.

[Death of a Diver] (Table of Contents: 8)

Zambini / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Shorten

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Zambini (magician); Dan Daniels (Intro; Death); Dora Daniels (Intro); Jago (Villain; Intro)

Synopsis

The Great Jago, magician, is out to complete his revenge on the girl who spurned him.