Zip Comics #41

(November 1943)

The Gruesome Twosome (Table of Contents: 1)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 11 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); 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.

[The Zoot Suits] (Table of Contents: 2)

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; Senorita Pepe La Tomahto

Synopsis:

Banana and Stencho have received reward money and spend it on clothes and women.

[The Password] (Table of Contents: 3)

Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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.

Honor Among Thieves (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script:

George Wellington (byline)

Letters:

typeset

Genre:

crime

Characters:

Mike; Jake

Synopsis:

Two kidnappers double cross each other.

[Three Rounds With Gorilla Gus] (Table of Contents: 5)

Red Rube / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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.

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] (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; 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.

Indexer Notes

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

[A Day In the Country] (Table of Contents: 7)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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.

Vines Camp (Table of Contents: 8)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script:

Ed Goggin (signed)

Pencils:

Lin Streeter (signed)

Inks:

Lin Streeter (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Smudge (teacher)

Synopsis:

School activities at Vines Camp with Wilbur as Councilor.