Zip Comics #32

(December 1942)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Web / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Sam Burlockoff

Inks

Sam Burlockoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the Good Book it is written...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Web [John Raymond]; Captain Klug (villain); Father John; Captain Jimini

Synopsis

A German u-boat lands at the peaceful isle of Agoona for provisions and meets Father John.

Indexer Notes

Has more in common with Burlockoff's signed story in #33, such as noses in front view, hands and scowling mouths.

Suicide... or Murder? (Table of Contents: 2)

Web / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Feldman (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Web [John Raymond]; Martin Miller (business man); Jonathan Cook (playboy); Eric Wilson (student); Vincent Bastell (psychiatrist)

Synopsis

Three men dead and one murderer.

The Werewolf of France (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Joe Blair

Pencils

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (policeman); Looney; Werewolf (Nazi)

Synopsis

A fake werewolf preys on the French people to get skin and bones to use in surgery on wounded German soldiers.

Keywords

Nazis; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

World Wonders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mary Goss (signed as Goss)

Pencils

Mary Goss (signed)

Inks

Mary Goss (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Mary Goss (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The first submarine attack...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Credits suggested by the Who's Who.

The Stars Shine Down -- on Crime! (Table of Contents: 5)

Steel Sterling / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (policeman); Looney

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Black Jack / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Scott Feldman (signed)

Pencils

Samm Schwartz ?

Inks

Samm Schwartz ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

All right! This is a raid!

Feature Logo

Black Jack

Genre

superhero

Characters

Black Jack [Jack Jones]; Ah Kim (rug merchant, death); Lotus (daughter); Sergeant Murdock [Fan Tan]; Sing Lee

Synopsis

A rug merchant collecting war funds for China is murdered and twenty thousand dollars is stolen. Only a playing card signed Fan Tan is left.

Reprints

• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #1068 - The Complete Black Jack ([May] 2017)

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Red Holmdale, but has none of the crude faces found in his signed story in #31. The best other choice of credited artists on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, must be Schwartz. He drew Archie and Jughead, and the girl's face with round eyes and heavy lashes on the outer rim, and also leg movement when running on page 4, have similarities to his drawings in Archie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

World Wonders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dale Goss

Inks

Dale Goss

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The lungfish is the world's longest sleeper...

Genre

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Montana (signed)

Inks

Bob Montana (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What'cha doin', Wilbur...getting your bike ready for the annual boy scout race?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin; Robert Wilkin; Marmaduke

Synopsis

Wilbur and the gang go skinny dipping.

Indexer Notes

Many panels of characters sans clothing.

Splash panel has "by Montana" doodles by Cutler.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Zoom O'Day / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Kubert

Inks

Joe Kubert

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's no doubt about it...

Genre

adventure; humor; war; aviation

Characters

Zoom O'Day; Liverlips; Adolf Hitler

Synopsis

After a forced landing with some medical supplies for Russia, Zoom disguises himself as Adolf Hitler to get another plane and deliver the load.

Keywords

aviation

Indexer Notes

Last appearance.

This is Kubert; compare the artwork with Kubert's signed Spark Stevens story in Blue Beetle #13 (Holyoke, 1942 series). Early work.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

World Wonders / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mary Goss (signed as Goss)

Pencils

Mary Goss (signed as Goss)

Inks

Mary Goss (signed as Goss)

Colors

?

Letters

Mary Goss (signed as Goss)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

By working in Paris...

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Credits suggested by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

Maria Baida (Table of Contents: 12)

Zip's Hall of Fame / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Maria Baida

Synopsis

Maria gets the Order of Lenin for bravery fighting the German invaders.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Meet the Editor Harry Shorten (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Scott Feldman (signed)

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

? (illustration)

Letters

typeset

Genre

biography

Synopsis

full page bio of editor Harry Shorten with drawn "headshot."

The Case of Silas Uriah (Table of Contents: 15)

Zambini / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Harry Shorten

Pencils

Mike Roy (signed as Roy)

Inks

Mike Roy (signed as Roy)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Zambini; Silas Uriah

Synopsis

Uriah has raised the rents of defense workers and profits while the country fights a grim battle to the death.

Indexer Notes

Art formerly attributed to Paul Reinman.