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.

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

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

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Robbins

Inks

Ed Robbins

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

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: 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.