Zip Comics #9 1940
| Additional Information | |
| Publication | November 1940 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: Monthly | Editing: Abner Sundell |
| Featuring | Steel Sterling |
| Credits | Pencils: Charles Biro (signed) | Inks: Charles Biro (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling |
| Comic Story | The Terror of Twisto (14 pages) |
| Synopsis | A circus is going to shut down because of several unsolved killings. |
| Featuring | Steel Sterling |
| Credits | Script: Charles Biro? | Pencils: Charles Biro (signed) | Inks: Charles Biro (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Dora Cummings; Twisto (Villain; Intro); Jack Tingling (circus manager); Lilli (liontamer); Gaston (artist); Ben Lunar (fortune teller) |
| Comic Story | The Murders of Mr. Nimbus (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Mr. Nimbus uses poison gas to hijack an armored car. |
| Featuring | Scarlet Avenger |
| Credits | Script: Harry Shorten (signed) | Pencils: Irv Novick (signed) | Inks: Irv Novick (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: The Scarlet Avenger (Jim Kendall); Inez Courtney (Operative No.1); Mr. Nimbus (Villain; Intro) |
| Comic Story | The Menace of Ming Low (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Nevada and Joe are taken prisoner by Chinese counterfeiters in a cave in the mountains. |
| Featuring | Nevada Jones |
| Credits | Pencils: Frank Volp | Inks: Frank Volp |
| Content | Genre: Western-frontier | Characters: Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Ming Low (counterfeiter boss; Intro) |
| 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) |
| Comic Story | The Revenge of Pierre LeBrun (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Kate Goodwill marries Kalthar in this story. |
| Featuring | Kalthar |
| Credits | Script: Harry Shorten (signed) | Pencils: Irv Novick (signed) | Inks: Irv Novick (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Jungle | Characters: Kalthar; Pierre Lebrun (Villain; Death); Kate Goodwill (Guest Star) |
| Notes | last appearance |
| Comic Story | The Invasion of England (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The twins and their squadron bomb a German invasion fleet. |
| Featuring | War Eagles |
| Credits | Pencils: Ed Smalle, Jr. (signed) | Inks: Ed Smalle, Jr. (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Aviation; War | Characters: Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); The Nazis (Villain) |
| Text Story | Vengeance Is Mine (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | He came back home for just one purpose, to kill a man he hated. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Crime | Characters: Red Robinson (Police); Detective Sergeant Burke |
| Comic Story | The Doom of Big Dip (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tania and Neek-Olaus have stolen the treasure of Wang Fu. |
| Featuring | Captain Valor |
| Credits | Script: Abner Sundell [as Campbell] (signed) | Pencils: Mort Meskin (signed) | Inks: Mort Meskin (signed) |
| Content | Characters: Captain Valor; Big Dip (Guest Star); Angie (Guest Star); Ronnie (Guest Star); Wang Fu (Guest Star); Tania (Villain); Neek-Olaus (Russian villain) |
| Notes | Sandell possibly used house name: CLIFF CAMPBELL. Harry Shorten also may have used this name as house name in comics, after Jerry Bails' Who's Who |
| Comic Story | The Return of Two Villains (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sliro and his gang kidnap Doris and Dudley to use as bait to get their hands on Mr. Satan. Not knowing Dudley is Mr. Satan, they throw him overboard. |
| Featuring | Mr. Satan |
| Credits | Script: Harry Campbell (signed) | Pencils: Mort Meskin (signed) | Inks: Mort Meskin (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Mr. Satan (Dudley Bradshaw); Doris O'Day; Sliro (Villain); Killer Novaki (Villain) |
| Notes | last appearance |
| Comic Story | The Deviltry of Prince Sidkeong (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Grand Lama is murdered, and they must select a young child as the new Lama. They kidnap a white baby, and Zambini sets out to get him back. |
| Featuring | Zambini the Miracle Man |
| Credits | Script: Abner Sundell | Pencils: Lin Streeter (signed) | Inks: Lin Streeter (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Occult | Characters: Zambini (magician); Prince Sidkeong (Villain; Intro; Death); the Delogs (Villain; Intro; female zombies); A grand lama (Intro; Death); Rev. Foster; Mrs. Foster; their son (Intro); Prince Padozin (Intro) |
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