Zip Comics
#32
(December 1942)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
- Brand
-
An MLJ Publication
- Editing
- Harry Shorten
[no title indexed]
Steel Sterling, Web / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bob Montana (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Montana (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Web; Steel Sterling
- Keywords
- Nazis; skeletons; tanks; World War II
[no title indexed]
The Web / comic story / 11 pages
- 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?
The Web / text story / 2 pages
- 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
Steel Sterling / comic story / 10 pages
- 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]
World Wonders / comic story / 1 page
- 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!
Steel Sterling / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (policeman); Looney
[no title indexed]
Black Jack / comic story / 10 pages
- 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 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]
World Wonders / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The lungfish is the world's longest sleeper...
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages
- 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]
Zoom O'Day / comic story / 6 pages
- 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]
World Wonders / comic story / 1 page
- 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
Zip's Hall of Fame / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Maria Baida
- Synopsis
- Maria gets the Order of Lenin for bravery fighting the German invaders.
Meet the Editor Harry Shorten
text article / 1 page
- 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
Zambini / comic story / 6 pages
- 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.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Steel Sterling, Web -
1.
["In the Good Book it is written..."]
The Web -
2.
Suicide... or Murder?
The Web -
3.
The Werewolf of France
Steel Sterling -
4.
["The first submarine attack..."]
World Wonders -
5.
The Stars Shine Down -- on Crime!
Steel Sterling -
6.
["All right! This is a raid!"]
Black Jack -
7.
["The lungfish is the world's longest sleeper..."]
World Wonders -
8.
["What'cha doin', Wilbur...getting your bike ready for the annual boy scout race?"]
Wilbur -
9.
["Look for this trademark"]
-
10.
["There's no doubt about it..."]
Zoom O'Day -
11.
["By working in Paris..."]
World Wonders -
12.
Maria Baida
Zip's Hall of Fame -
13.
["Archie Comics"]
Archie -
14.
Meet the Editor Harry Shorten
-
15.
The Case of Silas Uriah
Zambini
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