Zip Comics
#40
(October 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
- Harry Shorten
Land of the Amazons
Steel Sterling / comic story / 10 pages
- 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]
Red Rube / comic story / 9 pages
- 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]
Senor Banana / comic story / 6 pages
- 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]
Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages
- 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?
text story / 2 pages
- 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
Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages
- 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.
[no title indexed]
Ginger / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)
- Pencils
- Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)
- Inks
- Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now, Principal Grump, do you believe my youth rejuvenation experiment really works?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Dr. Dipple; Principal Grump
- Synopsis
- Ginger is experimenting with chemicals.
I Like To Riff
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; 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.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Steel Sterling, Red Rube -
1.
Land of the Amazons
Steel Sterling -
2.
["Running away from an orphanage..."]
Red Rube -
3.
[The Coffee Bean Thieves]
Senor Banana -
4.
[The Mournful State-P.U. Game]
Applejacks -
5.
How Far Is Up?
-
6.
Welcome To Hades
Chimpy -
7.
["Now, Principal Grump, do you believe my youth rejuvenation experiment really works?"]
Ginger -
8.
I Like To Riff
Wilbur
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