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
The Gruesome Twosome
Steel Sterling / comic story / 11 pages
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Mike; Jake
- Synopsis
- Two kidnappers double cross each other.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Red Rube / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Eddie Robbins (signed as Robin)
- Inks
- Eddie Robbins (signed as Robin)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Paper! Paper! Get your Daily Sun here!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]; Gorilla Gus; two spies; Mr. Long; Tom; Tom's mother
- Synopsis
- Red Rube signs up for a boxing match against Gorilla Gus to earn 500 dollars to help a lady get her blind son an operation.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Pencils
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Edwards (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Remember, folks -- in the last issue Chimpy was sentenced to seven weeks of hard luck for breaking Pluto's crystal ball!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Chimpy; Genie; A. Bigge Jinx
- Synopsis
- Bigge Jinx has gotten an order from Pluto in Hades to deliver seven weeks of hard luck to Chimpy for breakindg Pluto's crystal ball.
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Ginger / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Ed Goggin
- Pencils
- Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)
- Inks
- Claire S. Moe (signed as Moe)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And so, students, Principal Grump is asking for volunteers to help the farmers with their crops!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Dr. Piddle; Principal Grump
- Synopsis
- Piddle, Grump and the students are taking a day off in the country, without Ginger.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
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.
["Paper! Paper! Get your Daily Sun here!"]
Red Rube -
6.
["Remember, folks -- in the last issue Chimpy was sentenced to seven weeks of hard luck for breaking Pluto's crystal ball!"]
Chimpy -
7.
["And so, students, Principal Grump is asking for volunteers to help the farmers with their crops!"]
Ginger -
8.
Vines Camp
Wilbur
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