Zip Comics
#3
(April 1940)
Archie,
1940 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1940-02-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- M. L. J. Magazines, Inc.
- Editing
- Abner Sundell ?
Issue Notes
Some info verified using a DCM scan (http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/).
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 447052.
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 35, 1940, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 447052.
[The Black Knight's War on Brazoria]
Steel Sterling / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Walter Cummings (scientist); Dora Cummings (daughter); V: Black Knight; Dr. Yar
- Synopsis
- The world famous scientist, Walter Cummings is kidnapped and his daughter seeks the help of detective John Sterling, and Steel, he battles the flying tanks of Dr. Yar.
[no title indexed]
Mugsy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Kin Platt [as Quincy] (signed)
- Pencils
- Kin Platt [as Quincy] (signed)
- Inks
- Kin Platt [as Quincy] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hello, I want to buy a dog...
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Mugsy (dog)
Death to the Scarlet Avenger [Part 1]
Scarlet Avenger / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Harry Shorten
- Pencils
- Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
- Inks
- Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Scarlet Avenger (Jim Kendall); Texa (introduction, villain)
- Synopsis
- Scarlet Avenger battles the airship of Texa who will steal the government's caches of gold bullion.
- Reprints
in [The Rattleweed Indian Uprising]
Nevada Jones, Quick-trigger man / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- historical; western-frontier
- Characters
- Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Marshal; Doc Poser (villain)
- Synopsis
- Doc Poser is the leader of a gang of white men disguised as Indians.
Indexer Notes
Art is identical to Volp's many signed and unsigned Loop Logan stories in Blue Ribbon Comics, from #4. He can be spotted by his very realistic horses in #13, bony faces with marked cheek lines and mouth inked in two short lines. Also the small lines on each side of nose or smiling cheeks. Compare as well his signed London stories in Daredevil Comics #9 and 10 (Lev Gleason)
[no title indexed]
Kalthar / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Kalthar is speedier than you, Butah!
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Kalthar; Professor Goodwill (introduction); Kate (daughter, introduction); John (villain); Merrick (villain)
- Synopsis
- White scientists are looking for the lost land of Kybys.
Indexer Notes
The art is identical to Pious's signed story in #2.
[Captured by the Germans]
War Eagles / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ed Smalle [as Ed Smalle Jr] (signed)
- Inks
- Ed Smalle [as Ed Smalle Jr] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Kermit (pilot); Herr Schultz (villain)
- Synopsis
- The twins and Kermit have bailed out over German territory and been taken prisoners. The twins manage to escape in a German plane and later return to rescue Kermit.
The Slip-Up
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Larry Duryea; Walter Burbank
Indexer Notes
Two illustrations that have nothing to do with the story.
[Captured by Ho Tsin]
Captain Valor / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Captain Valor; Ronnie; his sister Angie; Gen. Ho Tsin (villain); Hop-Lung (Villain); I: Big Dip
- Synopsis
- Captain Valor's plane is shot down near the pirate ship, and as a prisoner, he fights a Chinese giant, Big Dip, who later becomes his friend.
[The Disappearing Trains]
Mr. Satan / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Satan (Dudley Bradshaw); Sheriff (gang leader)
- Synopsis
- Trains with payrolls get wrecked and passengers killed by a gang that has built a fake rail switch.
Indexer Notes
Not signed, but same art as in the two previous stories of Mr. Satan.
[Battle in Hell]
Zambini the 'Miracle Man' / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Joe Blair
- Pencils
- Elmer Wexler [as El Wexler] (signed)
- Inks
- Elmer Wexler [as El Wexler] (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Zambini (magician); Satan (death, villain)
- Synopsis
- Satan plots the downfall of Zambini, and there is a fiery battle between them in the flames of his burning pit. Zambini turns Satan's men into rabbits, and Satan himself is killed when Hell freezes over.
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Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Steel Sterling -
1.
[The Black Knight's War on Brazoria]
Steel Sterling -
2.
["Hello, I want to buy a dog..."]
Mugsy -
3.
Death to the Scarlet Avenger [Part 1]
Scarlet Avenger -
4.
[The Rattleweed Indian Uprising]
Nevada Jones, Quick-trigger man -
5.
["Kalthar is speedier than you, Butah!"]
Kalthar -
6.
[Captured by the Germans]
War Eagles -
7.
The Slip-Up
-
8.
[Captured by Ho Tsin]
Captain Valor -
9.
[The Disappearing Trains]
Mr. Satan -
10.
[no title indexed]
Shield; Wizard; Midshipman; Westpointer -
11.
[Battle in Hell]
Zambini the 'Miracle Man'
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