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 (Police); Professor Royce

Synopsis

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

Indexer Notes

Originally credited to "Clare", but the signature reads CLEM in #44 and is pen name for Clem Weisbecker credited on this feature by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. "Clare" is probably included in Who's Who only by that misread signature.

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

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

Script

Ed Goggin (signed)

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed)

Inks

Virginia Drury [as Ginger] (signed)

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.

Indexer Notes

Jerry Bails' Who's Who has GINGER as pen name for Virginia and says she is confused with Janice Valleau.

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...

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.

Indexer Notes

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

[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.