Zip Comics #45

(April 1944)

Zombies (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

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Pencils

Clem Weisbecker (signed as Clem)

Inks

Pen Shumaker (signed as Pen)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I command you to throw Clancy, your best friend out the window, Steel Sterling!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy; Sgt. Mulligan; Amwalli (villain)

Synopsis

Steel Sterling has to solve the riddle of why policeman Clancy walks in his sleep and appears to be dead.

Ye Golden Beauty Shoppe (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Ed Goggin (signed as Goggin); Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

Inks

Terry Szenics (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bah! You make me seeck in the head! Again we are broke weethout money!

Genre

humor

Characters

Señor Banana; Stencho Odora

Synopsis

Banana and Stencho open a beauty shop.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Applejacks / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin (signed as Goggin); Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

Pencils

Harry Sahle (signed as Sahle)

Inks

Terry Szenics (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Someone cryin' in there, Slappy!

Genre

humor

Characters

Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Mrs. Stiches

Synopsis

The Applejack boys are hired to find a missing husband.

Sweet Dreams of Death (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Pen Shumaker

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

John Mason, private detective, didn't like it.

Genre

detective-mystery

Characters

John Mason (detective); Linda Gordon; Margaret Moore; Lieutenant Brady; Catherine Cole

Synopsis

A jealous would-be singer commits murder.

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

Ginger / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin (credited)

Pencils

Virginia Drury (signed as Ginger)

Inks

Virginia Drury (signed as Ginger)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy! Is that corny!

Genre

teen

Characters

Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Prof. Twinkletoe; Tommy Brent [Tommy Turner]

Synopsis

Tommy gets jealous of Ginger's new dancing teacher.

Reprints

• in Suzie Comics (Archie, 1945 series) #52 (Winter 1946)

MLJ Leads the Way (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.8 page (report information)

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

statement of ownership / 0.2 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

typeset

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

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

Script

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Pencils

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I presume we have all met our hero, Rueben!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Red Rube [Reuben Reuben]; Hans; the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis

Reuben Reuben, a young orphan, finds the castle of his ancestors and discovers that the castle is full of the ghosts of those ancestors. The ghosts are all named "Reuben Reuben," and they grant him special powers, which he uses to fight crime. When Reuben says the magic words "Hey, Rube!" he turns into Red Rube, who has the powers of each of his ancestors, who were similarly super-powered. He now uses those power to battle a Nazi sabotage group.

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks previously attributed to Bob Vigoda; unclear if such an artist exists.

[So Save Your Scrap to Scrap the Japs!] (Table of Contents: 9)

Red Rube / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]

Indexer Notes

Promotes paper drives.

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

Chimpy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Joe Edwards (signed)

Pencils

Joe Edwards (signed)

Inks

Joe Edwards (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Will you please stop stuffing yourself...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Chimpy; Genie; Pig Chief

Synopsis

Genie dreams he is eaten by pigs.

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Chimpy" feature in Zip Comics. The feature moves to Wilbur Comics (Archie, 1944 Series) starting with #1 (Summer 1944).

Final panel includes note asking readers to send a letter to Chimpy (care of MLJ Magazines) to give him some advice about how to handle Genie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Goggin

Pencils

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Inks

Bill Vigoda (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yipee! Make way!

Genre

teen

Characters

Wilbur Wilkin

Synopsis

Wilbur causes his usual trouble while staying at a boys' summer camp in Florida.

Indexer Notes

This is the final appearance of the "Wilbur" feature in Zip Comics. The feature will move to Top Notch Laugh Comics (Archie, 1942 Series) starting with #45 (May 1944).

Pencils and inks previously attributed to Bob Vigoda; unclear if such an artist exists.