Zip Comics #43

(January 1944)

Living Shadows (Table of Contents: 1)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Clem Weisbecker

Inks

Clem Weisbecker

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant Clancy McGinty; Professor Royce

Synopsis

The professor has invented a projector that makes shadows come to life.

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

Señor Banana / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin (credited as Goggin)

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

Inks

Virginia Drury (as Ginger)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pie een the sky!

Genre

humor

Characters

Senor Banana; Stencho Odora

Synopsis

Banana falls asleep after reading about a book about grass as superfood and dreams he has become super strong.

The Black Hood Wants You (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Archie; Black Hood / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Slap Happy Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin

Pencils

Harry Sahle

Inks

Harry Sahle

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Happy and Slappy have been given fifty dollars...

Genre

humor

Characters

Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Wild Mountain Bill; Old Confederate General

Synopsis

The Applejack boys and Wild Mountain Bill travel to New York, but only have Confederate money to spend.

Revenge (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Tommy Tomkins

Letters

typeset

Genre

crime

Characters

Al; Jake; Verna

Synopsis

Al files his way out of jail to get revenge.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin

Pencils

Claire Moe (signed)

Inks

Claire Moe (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Principal Grump!

Genre

teen

Characters

Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Principal Grump; Prof. Piddle; Miss Eclaire

Synopsis

Ginger and Dotty are driving out to a poultry farm to get eggs for Miss Eclaire.

Don't Blab (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda

Inks

Bill Vigoda

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]

Synopsis

Red Rube discovers a Nazi spy radio transmitter station.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Zipsy Doodles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin (signed)

Pencils

Ed Goggin (signed)

Inks

Ed Goggin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

After deciding you know the answers...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Chimpy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'm not afraid... (choke) Super-Duper Man (gasp) is coming!!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Chimpy; Genie; Super-Duper-Man

Synopsis

Chimpy and Genie go over to the comic book factory to get a new idea for their artist, Joe Edwards.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello! That you Linda?

Genre

teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Linda; Red

Synopsis

Linda is allergic to orchid scent and Wilbur has accidentally dropped an orchid into the punch bowl.