Zip Comics #44

(February 1944)

Murder Is an Art (Table of Contents: 1)

Steel Sterling / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Clem Weisbecker (signed as Clem --)

Inks

Clem Weisbecker (signed as Clem --)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Alonzo (introduction); Mr. Barret (introduction, death); Robert Jordan (introduction); Jimmy Barret (introduction); Rose Barret (introduction); John Barret (villain, introduction, death)

[The Bear Hunt] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Ed Goggin

Pencils

Harry Sahle

Inks

Terry Szenics

Colors

?

Letters

?

[Gun and Half-Gun] (Table of Contents: 3)

Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin

Pencils

Harry Sahle

Inks

Harry Sahle

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

Gun (villain, introduction); Half-Gun (villain, introduction); Sadie (introduction)

Jewels of Death (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

James Harrison

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin (credited as Goggin)

Pencils

Virginia Drury (as Ginger) (signed)

Inks

Virginia Drury (as Ginger) (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Show off!

Genre

teen

Characters

Tommy Turner (introduction); Brenda Brent (introduction)

[The Secret Nazi Airport] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]; the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

Reuben works as a cub reporter and is sent with an important document to the F.B.I.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yes, sir, genie! Bluebeard was quite a man!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Chimpy; Genie; Mr. Bluebeard (introduction); Mrs. Bluebeard (introduction)

Synopsis

Genie and Chimpy meet Bluebeard.

[The Bijou Contest] (Table of Contents: 8)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin?

Pencils

Bob Vigoda (signed)

Inks

Bob Vigoda (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Scrugg (manager)

Synopsis

Wilbur needs money to pay for a broken vase.