Zip Comics
#39
(August 1943)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 60
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except June and September
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
- Brand
-
An MLJ Publication
- Editing
- ?
Who Is Red Rube?
Steel Sterling, Senor Banana / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Eddie Robbins (signed as Robin)
- Inks
- Eddie Robbins (signed as Robin)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Red Rube; Senor Banana
- Reprints
in 
Murder Out of This World
Steel Sterling / comic story / 11 pages
- 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.
Doom
The Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
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
- ?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Two headed turtle and frog cry.
[no title indexed]
Senor Banana / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bullfighters
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Senor Banana; Stencho Odora
- Synopsis
- Senor Odora plans to get rid of Banana by getting him into the bullfight,
You Can't Get Rich Jerking Sodas
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- Zenith Gray
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Willie Sharpe; Jimmy Weaver; Inspector Craig
- Synopsis
- Interfering with the United States mail is a federal offense.
[Who Is the Red Rube?]
Red Rube / comic story / 10 pages
- 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
[no title indexed]
Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages
- 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
Ginger / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)
- Inks
- Virginia Drury (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Aunt Matilda
- Synopsis
- Ginger and Dotty are on vacation at Aunt Matilda's.
Uncle Monte
Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Ed Goggin (signed)
- Pencils
- Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)
- Inks
- Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin; Dad Wilkie; Mom Wilkie; Uncle Monte
- Synopsis
- Uncle Monte is visiting the Wilkes family, and he is not as rich as everybody think.
Indexer Notes
The signature is Clem, and several of the faces have a clear Weisbecker look.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Who Is Red Rube?
Steel Sterling, Senor Banana -
1.
Murder Out of This World
Steel Sterling -
2.
Doom
The Applejacks -
3.
Nip and Tuck
World Wonders -
4.
["Bullfighters"]
Senor Banana -
5.
You Can't Get Rich Jerking Sodas
-
6.
[Who Is the Red Rube?]
Red Rube -
7.
["Come on, genie! Snap out of it!"]
Chimpy -
8.
On Vacation
Ginger -
9.
Uncle Monte
Wilbur
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