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| Date | | Number: 3 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Zip Comics 3 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 68 | Frequency: monthly | Editing: Abner Sundell? |
| 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. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Steel Sterling |
| Pencils | Charles Biro (signed) |
| Inks | Charles Biro (signed) |
| Comic Story | The Black Knight's War on Brazoria / Steel Sterling (12 pages) |
| 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. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Walter Cummings (scientist); Dora Cummings (daughter); V: Black Knight; Dr. Yar |
| Script | Charles Biro ? |
| Pencils | Charles Biro |
| Inks | Charles Biro |
| Story | Mugsy (1 page) |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Mugsy (dog) |
| Script | Kin Platt (signed) |
| Pencils | Kin Platt (signed) |
| Inks | Kin Platt (signed) |
| First Line | Hello, I want to buy a dog... |
| Comic Story | Death to the Scarlet Avenger [Part 1] / Scarlet Avenger (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Scarlet Avenger battles the airship of Texa who will steal the government's caches of gold bullion. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | The Scarlet Avenger (Jim Kendall); Texa (introduction, villain) |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Irv Novick (signed) |
| Inks | Irv Novick (signed) |
| Comic Story | The Rattleweed Indian Uprising / Nevada Jones (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Doc Poser is the leader of a gang of white men disguised as Indians. |
| Genre | Historical; Western-frontier |
| Characters | Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Marshal; Doc Poser (villain) |
| Pencils | Frank Volpe |
| Inks | Frank Volpe |
| Notes | Art is identical to Volpe'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) |
| Story | Kalthar (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | White scientists are looking for the lost land of Kybys. |
| Genre | Jungle |
| Characters | Kalthar; Professor Goodwill (introduction); Kate (daughter, introduction); John (villain); Merrick (villain) |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Robert Pious |
| Inks | Robert Pious |
| First Line | Kalthar is speedier than you, Butah! |
| Notes | The art is identical to Pious's signed story in #2. |
| Comic Story | Captured by the Germans / War Eagles (8 pages) |
| 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. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Kermit (pilot); Herr Schultz (villain) |
| Pencils | Ed Smalle (signed) |
| Inks | Ed Smalle (signed) |
| Text Story | The Slip-Up (2 pages) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Detective-mystery |
| Characters | Larry Duryea; Walter Burbank |
| Notes | Two illustrations that have nothing to do with the story. |
| Comic Story | Captured by Ho Tsin / Captain Valor (8 pages) |
| 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. |
| Genre | Adventure |
| Characters | Captain Valor; Ronnie; his sister Angie; Gen. Ho Tsin (villain); Hop-Lung (Villain); I: Big Dip |
| Script | Abner J. Sundell |
| Pencils | Mort Meskin (signed) |
| Inks | Mort Meskin (signed) |
| Comic Story | The Disappearing Trains / Mr. Satan (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Trains with payrolls get wrecked and passengers killed by a gang that has built a fake rail switch. |
| Genre | Adventure; Superhero |
| Characters | Mr. Satan (Dudley Bradshaw); Sheriff (gang leader) |
| Script | Harry Shorten |
| Pencils | Edd Ashe |
| Inks | Edd Ashe |
| Notes | Not signed, but same art as in the two previous stories of Mr. Satan. |
| Advertisement | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Shield; Wizard; Midshipman; Westpointer |
| Genre | Adventure; Superhero |
| Notes | House ad for Pep Comics #4 and Top Notch Comics #5 |
| Comic Story | Battle in Hell / Zambini (8 pages) |
| 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. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Zambini (magician); Satan (death, villain) |
| Script | Joe Blair |
| Pencils | Elmer Wexler (signed) |
| Inks | Elmer Wexler (signed) |
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