Zip Comics (1940) comic books 1942-1944

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Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Irv Novick. "Remember Pearl Harbor," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; Steel is sent out by the U.S. Consul to evacuate American civilians from Japan and occupied territories just before the attack on Pearl Harbor. "Black Jack Vs. Deuces Wilde," art by Al Camy; When the Mayor dies, the new one is the crooked Kent, who is cooperating with the big shot gambler, Deuces Wilde. Untitled Wilbur story, script by Joe Blair, art by Lin Streeter; Mr. Wilkin is desperately trying to reduce by training. Untitled Captain Valor story, script by Ed Bresnick, art by Warren King; The attack on Pearl Harbor. Untitled Stories of the Black Witch tale, art by Jim Phillips; A cat and a dead woman are hidden inside a wall. Untitled story, script by Joe Blair, art by Ed Smalle; The War Eagles and Helen are pursued very closely by the Germans in the Western Desert, and hide under the Sphinx. Untitled Dicky in the Magic Forest story, art by Lin Streeter; Dicky has gone to the peak of a very treacherous mountain, where he can obtain a Medusa egg to kill the Medusa monster. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Jim Phillips; Gossip is a double-edged weapon, and Zambini has come to warn Mr. Warren before it's too late. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Bob Montana. "The Web and the Madman of the Crooked Cross"; The Army has arranged for Raymond to take a job teaching in Pastor Michel's School in occupied France; This is before the U.S.A. got into the war. "The Laughing Death," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; A U.S destroyer picks up a lone survivor with an important portfolio that must not fall in the hands of Der Hyena. "The House of Cards," art by Red Holmdale; A worker at a playing card company discovers that they make deadly incendiary to be shipped out of the country, enroute to burst into flame. Untitled Wilbur story, script by Joe Blair, art by Bob Montana; Mr. Wilkin is playing golf. "Tame the King Gorilla," art by Warren King; Otto will capture a gorilla and train it to make plenty of money. His friend tries to persuade him to abandon his project. "The Epic of the U.S. Cruiser Marblehead," art by Sam Cooper; An American cruiser in fight with Japanese war ships. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten; A business man who can't afford to lose an important contract, refuses to help the Army with experimental tanks; The Army officers then get help from Zambini. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Bob Montana. "Your Own Web of Doom"; Winkler's poison gas formula is stolen and sent to Germany, but it is the imperfect version. Untitled story, script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; The Vagabond, a master of disguise and daring, is the leader of the Valiants, his fellow Czechoslovakian freedom-fighters battling against the Nazis, as well as a pen pal to Steel Sterling; When Steel hears reports that the Vagabond has turned traitor, he investigates and finds that the hero has been imprisoned and replaced by an imposter. "Who Killed Casino?", art by Warren King; Black Jack must discover the identity of the person who killed the club owner, Casino. Untitled story, script by Harry Shorten, art by Bob Montana and Harry Lucey; Wilbur tries out his new inventions at home. "Pilot Zoom O'Day," art by Red Holmdale; Zoom gets into a boxing fight with Liverlips, and later meets him as a stowaway in the PBM patrol bomber. "General Draja Mihailovich," art by Paul Reinman; Leader of the conquered Yugoslavs. "People America Can do Without No.1 The Case of Mr. Hooker," script by Harry Shorten, art by Paul Reinman; Mr. Hooker has a hobby railroad and the U.S. could use it as valuable scrap metal. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Irv Novick. "The Merchant of Hate"; This is the tale of a town somewhere in Europe, Lidice, and its destruction by the Nazis. "The Creeper," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; Steel in his struggle against the arch saboteur, the Creeper, who starts as a green costumed attraction at the circus. "The Clubfoot," art by Red Holmdale; The Clubfoot has come to America to kidnap the exiled King of Ptomania and take him to Germany, but Black Jack gets in his way. "The Football Season," art by Bob Montana; The football season and all the students are out for the team with that good old Westfield spirit. "Some Killers Work Slowly" text story by Scott Feldman. "The General's Radio," art by Joe Kubert; Zoom and Liverlips are on a strafing mission on Euphrates River and are shot down, but escape and blow up a river dam. "Major Devereux, Warrior of Wake Island," art by Paul Reinman; The battle of Wake Island in the Pacific, December 1941. "Case No. 2 of People America Can Do Without," art by Paul Reinman; On needlessly use of cars when sailors die to bring gasoline. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover art by Bob Montana. Untitled Web story, art by Sam Burlockoff; A German U-boat lands at the peaceful isle of Agoona to provision, and meets Father John. "Suicide...Or Murder?" text story, art by Scott Feldman. "The Werewolf of France," script by Joe Blair, art by Irv Novick; A fake werewolf prey on the French people to get skin and bones to use in the surgery on wounded German soldiers. "The Stars Shine Down--On Crime!" text story. Untitled Black Jack story, script by Scott Feldman; A rug merchant collecing war funds for China is murdered and twenty thousand dollars stolen; Only a playing card signed FanTan is left. World Wonders non-ficton page, art by Dale Goss; lungfish article. Untitled story, art by Bob Montana; Wilbur and the gang go "skinny" dipping; Many panels of characters sans clothing. Untitled story; After a forced landing with some medical supplies for Russia, Zoom disguises himself as Adolf Hitler to get another plane and deliver the load. "Maria Baida" Zip's Hall of Fame story; Maria gets the Order of Lenin for bravery fighting the German invaders. "Meet the Editor Harry Shorten" article by Scott Feldman; full page bio of editor Harry Shorten with drawn "headshot." "The Case of Silas Uriah," script by Harry Shorten, art by Mike Roy; Uriah has raised the rents of defence workers, and profits while the country fights a grim battle to the death. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Harry Shorten. Cover pencils by Harry Shorten. "Curse of the Orient," art by Irv Novick; Story involving a pair of eyeglasses called the Curse of the Orient, which can reveal the true inner thoughts of the person looked at. "Drums of Madness," art by Sam Burlockoff; A diplomat hears drums inside his head, and it drives him almost insane; Web finds out he has a miniature receiver operated into his teeth. "The Professor Dies" text story by Scott Feldman. "The Full House," art by Sam Cooper; With the ever-increasing U-boat menace at work day and night along the shores, America's life lines of supply are threatened with extinction; Black Jack finds one of the spies and informers in a casino. "Commando Training," art by Red Holmdale; Wilbur is practicing to become a commando. "The Nazi Cobra Reinhardt Heydrich"; Life history of one of the world's most vicious monsters. "Michael O'Conner," art by Johnson; The story of an Irish cab driver from Brooklyn who drove supply trucks in Burma. "Rumor Mongers," art by Paul Reinman; All they did was spread a little rumor that was big enough to cause the sinking of a ship. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Harry Shorten. "The Disappearing Diamonds," art by Irv Novick; Diamonds used in the cutting of precision instruments have been stolen from one of the airplane factories, and Looney is set on the job to deliver the next transfer. "The Vikings," art by Sam Burlockoff; Germans disguised as vikngs plans to blow up an American base in Alaska. "Murder!" text story starring Web by Flynn Livingston. Untitled Black Jack story, art by Sam Cooper; The KBC radio station used their power facilities to send secret messages to Japanese submarines lying off the coast. "The Costume Ball"; Wilbur and friends are going to a masquerade, and sis' silk stockings are missing. "Black Binder" Black Witch story, art by Joe Kubert; A slave trader captain is saved by his slave after a shipwreck and taken to his village and beheaded. "The Old Soldier"; In Serbia, an old woman of 72 years has shown the world that one is never too old to fight. "Trojan Rock" one-page World Wonders story by Mary Goss. "Enemies Within" starring Zambini; The country is badly in need of rubber, but Throckmorton is wasting tires and buying them from black market operators. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Harry Sahle. "The Gruesome Twosome," art by Irv Novick; Steel buys two small jinxed goblin figurines that brings him trouble and bad luck. "The Zoot Suits," script by Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Terry Szenics; Banana and Stencho have received reward money and spend it on clothes and women. "The Password," script by Ed Goggin, pencils by Harry Sahle, inks by Terry Szenics; The revenue men only get gas to drink. "Honor Among Thieves" text story by George Wellington. "Three Rounds With Gorilla Gus," art by Ed Robbins (as Robin); Red Rube signs up for a boxing match against Gorilla Gus to earn 500 dollars to help a lady and her blind son to an operation. "Seven Weeks of Hard Luck," script and art by Joe Edwards; Bigge Jinx has got an order from Pluto in Hades to deliver seven weeks of hard luck to Chimp for breaking his crystal ball. "A Day In the Country," script by Ed Goggin, art by Claire Moe; Piddle, Grump and the students are taking a day off in the country, without Ginger. "Vines Camp," script by Ed Goggin, art by Lin Streeter; School activities at Vines Camp with Wilbur as Councilor. 60 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Harry Sahle. "The Strange Case of the Timid Corpse," pencils by Clem Weisbecker, inks by Pen Shumaker; McGinty takes a injured lady to the hospital and is standing guard to watch her big diamond, the Koh-Noor, worth 50.000 dollars; It disappears, sewn into another patient by the crooked surgeon. Untitled story, script by Ed Goggin, art by Virginia Drury (as Ginger); Ginger is reading in her diary about her first date with Tommy. "Red Rube and El Tornado," art by Bill Vigoda; The ambassador in Mexico and his whole staff comes down with the measles, and Red Rube is sent down to smooth things over. "The Case of the Talking Dog," pencils by Irv Novick (?), inks by Pen Shumaker; A ventriloquist has killed a man for cheating him for years. "Red Rube and the Martians," art by Bill Vigoda; America is invaded by Martians, which turns out to be a Nazi trick to lower the fighting spirit. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.