(October 1987)

A.C.E. Comics, 1987 Series
Price
1.75 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
ACE Comics Inc.
Brand
ACE Comics
Editing
Ron Frantz (editor)

Presents Zippo (Table of Contents)

Zippo / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Inks
Tony DiPreta (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

The Beat Goes On... (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Frantz
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

The Score Board Kid (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry De Fuccio
Pencils
Tony DiPreta
Inks
Tony DiPreta
Letters
?

Genre
humor

Patch of Hell (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony DiPreta
Inks
Tony DiPreta ?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Reprints

Ace Comics Presents #4 (Table of Contents: 4)

The Art of Lou Fine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Frantz ?; Will Eisner
Pencils
Alex Koda
Inks
Alex Koda
Letters
?

Characters
The Ray; The Flame; Hack O'Hara

The Gunner and the Kid (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Martin (signed)
Inks
Bill Martin (signed)
Letters
?

Genre
war
Reprints

The Motor-Man On Wheels! (Table of Contents: 6)

Tony DiPreta and Zippo / character profile / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry De Fuccio
Pencils
Tony DiPreta
Inks
Tony DiPreta
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Zippo
Synopsis
Profile of Tony DiPreta and his great golden age hero Zippo.

The Return of Skyman (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ogden Whitney
Inks
?
Letters
?

Outlaws of Owlhoot Trail (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doug Wildey
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Unpublished story from circa 1955.

Fantastic Adventures #4 (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Ron Frantz ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Presents Zippo
    Zippo
  2. 1. The Beat Goes On...
  3. 2. The Score Board Kid
  4. 3. Patch of Hell
  5. 4. Ace Comics Presents #4
    The Art of Lou Fine
  6. 5. The Gunner and the Kid
  7. 6. The Motor-Man On Wheels!
    Tony DiPreta and Zippo
  8. 7. The Return of Skyman
  9. 8. Outlaws of Owlhoot Trail
  10. 9. Fantastic Adventures #4
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