Zip Comics #40

(October 1943)

Land of the Amazons (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks:

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; Sergeant Mulligan (Army); Queen Miverna (villain, introduction); the Amazons (villains, introduction)

Synopsis:

Steel is on a mission to rescue Looney and finds him a prisoner of the Amazons.

["Running away from an orphanage..."] (Table of Contents: 2)

Red Rube / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Robbins

Inks:

Ed Robbins

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]; Spike; Rielly (crook)

Synopsis:

Rielly hires young kids to steal from the supermarket.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited Harry Sahle. The signed story by Robbins in #41 and 39 has identical artwork, but can be very difficult to separate from Vigoda, even when signed.

[The Coffee Bean Thieves] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script:

Ed Goggin (signed)

Pencils:

Harry Sahle (signed)

Inks:

Terry Szenics (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Senor Banana; Stencho Odora; Sheriff; Thieves

Synopsis:

Banana and Stencho capture a band of coffee bean thieves and get a reward.

[The Mournful State-P.U. Game] (Table of Contents: 4)

Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Ed Goggin (signed)

Pencils:

Harry Sahle (signed)

Inks:

Terry Szenics (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jake Strongarm (introduction); Sweeney; Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack

Synopsis:

Strongarm has a week to make a football team out of the Applejack boys and their friends.

How Far Is Up? (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

humor; war

Characters:

Uncle Ephraim

Synopsis:

Uncle Ephraim has found a downed Nazi airplane and wants to keep it for himself.

Welcome To Hades (Table of Contents: 6)

Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks:

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters:

Chimpy; Genie; Pluto (villain, introduction); Nero (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Chimpy and Genie are visiting Hades.

Indexer Notes

Edwards is credited on both script and art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who

[The Perfume Perilous] (Table of Contents: 7)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Claire Moe (signed)

Pencils:

Claire Moe (signed)

Inks:

Claire Moe (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Dr. Dipple (teacher); Principal Grump

Synopsis:

Ginger is experimenting with chemicals.

Indexer Notes

Moe is credited on both script and art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who.

I Like To Riff (Table of Contents: 8)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Ed Goggin (signed)

Pencils:

Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)

Inks:

Clem Weisbecker [as Clem] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Wilbur Wilkin; Eddie; Dotty; Clarence Sparks [Stinky]; Mr. Snoddgrass

Synopsis:

Wilbur and his parents are invited for dinner with the Snoddgrasses.

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to Bob Montana, but the signature is Clem, and several of the faces have a clear Weisbecker look.