Zip Comics #39

(August 1943)

Murder Out of This World (Table of Contents: 1)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Steel Sterling still didn't believe that the murderer was not of this world...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; Oom the Mystic; Ali (assistant); Dutch Lemke (killer)

Synopsis

Sergeant McGinty meets a mystic to have him call up the spirit of Looney.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

[Doom] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin (signed as Goggin)

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

Inks

Terry Szenics (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mark my word .. before this day is done you shall meet your doom!

Genre

humor

Characters

Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Ye Old Hag; Handsome Harry

Synopsis

An old hag predicts the Applejack boys will meet their doom before the day is done. It is the annual Marrying Day.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited Harry Sahle.

[Nip and Tuck] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

?

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Two headed turtle and frog cry.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Señor Banana / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin (signed as Goggin)

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

Inks

Terry Szenics (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When last we saw our friends Señor Banana, and Señor Odora, they were in search for gold...

Genre

humor

Characters

Señor Banana; Stencho Odora

Synopsis

Señor Odora plans to get rid of Banana by getting him into the bullfight.

You Can't Get Rich Jerking Sodas (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Zenith Gray

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Willie Sharpe, at the soda fountain, was serving his customers automatically.

Characters

Willie Sharpe; Jimmy Weaver; Inspector Craig

Synopsis

Interfering with the United States mail is a federal offense.

[Who Is the Red Rube?] (Table of Contents: 7)

Red Rube / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Eddie Robbins (signed as Ed Robbins)

Inks

Eddie Robbins (signed as Ed Robbins)

Colors

?

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Who is this swashbuckling romantic new hero of millions?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]

Synopsis

Rueben flees from the orphanage and hides in an old castle where he gets his powers from the spirits of his dead ancestors.

Reprints

• in Gwandanaland Comics (Gwandanaland Comics, 2016 series) #2006 - The Golden Age Firsts of MLJ Comics: Volume 1 ([June] 2018)

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

Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Edwards (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Come on, Genie, snap out of it!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Chimpy; Genie

Synopsis

Chimpy is trying his best to get Genie out of his blues.

On Vacation (Table of Contents: 9)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

Inks

Virginia Drury (signed as Ginger)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey, Ginger! There's a boat ahead!

Genre

teen

Characters

Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Aunt Matilda; Mrs. Snapp

Synopsis

Ginger and Dotty are on vacation at Aunt Matilda's.

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

Zip's Dipsy Doodles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Señor Banana; Chimpy

Indexer Notes

Includes maze, coloring activity, scrambled character names, and drawing activity.

[Uncle Monte] (Table of Contents: 11)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin (signed)

Pencils

Clem Weisbecker (signed as Clem)

Inks

Clem Weisbecker (signed as Clem)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Don't tell me -- don't tell me --- I know -- that old windbag is coming to see us!

Genre

teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin; Uncle Monte

Synopsis

Uncle Monte is visiting the Wilkin family, and he is not as rich as everybody thinks.

Indexer Notes

The signature is Clem, and several of the faces have a clear Weisbecker look.