Zip Comics #40

(October 1943)

Land of the Amazons (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

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Pencils

Irv Novick (signed)

Inks

Irv Novick (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Amazons are a mythical race of female warriors, who were supposed to have lived three thousand years ago!

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.

Reprints

• in Sham Comics (Source Point Press, 2022 series) #5 (2022)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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)

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Letters

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The huge 2000 pound aerial bomb is as high as the ceiling in your living room!

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Facts about aerial bombs, crows, orioles, and the first glider.

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

Red Rube / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Eddie Robbins

Inks

Eddie Robbins

Colors

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Letters

?

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Running away from an orphanage...

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: 5)

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

Script

Ed Goggin (signed)

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed)

Inks

Terry Szenics (signed)

Colors

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Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Having won the bullfight as the "Boy Wonder", Senor Banana and his large chum, Stencho Odora...

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: 6)

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

Script

Ed Goggin (signed)

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed)

Inks

Terry Szenics (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Just as the Applejack Boys were to be captured by the Measle Girls on "Marryin' Up Day"...

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: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

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I don't think I ever knew what a rugged individualist could be until I came to my Uncle Ephraim's farm.

Genre

humor; war

Characters

Uncle Ephraim

Synopsis

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

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

Jest Jokes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

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Thay - does yer ma object t' pitchin' a lil' woo?

Genre

humor

Welcome To Hades (Table of Contents: 9)

Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gee whiz!! Hades is freezing over!!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

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

Synopsis

Chimpy and Genie are visiting Hades.

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

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

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)

Pencils

Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)

Inks

Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)

Colors

?

Letters

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Now, Principal Grump, do you believe my youth rejuvenation experiment really works?

Genre

teen

Characters

Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Dr. Piddle; Principal Grump

Synopsis

Ginger's chemical experiment dissolves the pants of her chemistry teacher and Principal Grump, setting in motion a series of mishaps as she searches for new pants.

Zipsy Doodles (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

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Letters

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Characters

Woody the Woodpecker; Señor Banana; Slappy Applejack

Indexer Notes

Includes Woody the Woodpecker maze, Señor Banana coloring activity, and spot the mistakes in a drawing of Slappy Applejack.

I Like to Riff (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Some other time, Eddie, can't cha see I'm busy with Dotty?

Genre

teen

Characters

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

Synopsis

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

Indexer Notes

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