Zip Comics
#41
(November 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
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard golden age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover, newsprint interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- was ongoing
The Gruesome Twosome
Steel Sterling / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Inks
- Irv Novick (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant Clancy McGinty (Police); V: The Gruesome Twosome (I; Gruesome and Twosome), Rat Face and his gang (I for all)
- Synopsis
- Steel buys two small jinxed goblin figurines that brings him trouble and bad luck.
- Reprints
in [The Zoot Suits]
Senor Banana / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Ed Goggin (signed)
- Pencils
- Harry Sahle (signed)
- Inks
- Terry Szenics (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Senor Banana; Stencho Odora; Senorita Pepe La Tomahto
- Synopsis
- Banana and Stencho have received reward money and spend it on clothes and women.
- Reprints
[The Password]
Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Ed Goggin (signed)
- Pencils
- Harry Sahle (signed)
- Inks
- Terry Szenics (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; I: Rusty Dan (the Postal Man); Revenue men
- Synopsis
- The revenue men only get gas to drink.
- Reprints
Honor Among Thieves
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- George Wellington (byline)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Mike; Jake
- Synopsis
- Two kidnappers double cross each other.
- Reprints
[Three Rounds With Gorilla Gus]
Red Rube / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ed Robbins [as Robin] (signed)
- Inks
- Ed Robbins [as Robin] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]; V: Gorilla Gus and two spies (I for all); I: Mr. Long; Tom and his mother
- Synopsis
- Red Rube signs up for a boxing match against Gorilla Gus to earn 500 dollars to help a lady and her blind son to an oparation.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Originally credited Robin King. Robin is also the pen name of Ed Robbins, and the art is identical to his signed Red Rube story in #39. Very simple faces and much emty space as backgrounds.
[Seven Weeks of Hard Luck]
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; I: A. Bigge Jinx
- Synopsis
- Bigge Jinx has got an order from Pluto in Hades to deliver seven weeks of hard luck to Chimp for breakindg his crystal ball.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Edwards is credited on both script and art on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who
[A Day In the Country]
Ginger / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Ed Goggin
- Pencils
- Claire Moe [as Moe] (signed)
- Inks
- Claire Moe [as Moe] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Dr. Piddle (teacher); Principal Grump
- Synopsis
- Piddle, Grump and the students are taking a day off in the country, without Ginger.
- Reprints
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Steel Sterling, Red Rube -
1.
The Gruesome Twosome
Steel Sterling -
2.
[The Zoot Suits]
Senor Banana -
3.
[The Password]
Applejacks -
4.
Honor Among Thieves
-
5.
[Three Rounds With Gorilla Gus]
Red Rube -
6.
[Seven Weeks of Hard Luck]
Chimpy -
7.
[A Day In the Country]
Ginger -
8.
Vines Camp
Wilbur
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Steinar Ådland
- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Lou Mougin
- Gary L. Watson
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