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| Date | | Number: 40 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Name | Zip Comics 40 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 60 | Frequency: monthly except June and September |
| Notes | On-sale date from copyright registration. |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Steel Sterling; Red Rube |
| Pencils | Harry Sahle (signed) Harry Sahle (signed) |
| Inks | Harry Sahle (signed) Harry Sahle (signed) |
| First Line | Hey, Rube! |
| Comic Story | Land of the Amazons / Steel Sterling (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Steel is on a mission to rescue Looney and finds him a prisoner of the Amazons. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant Clancy McGinty (Police); Looney; Sergeant Mulligan (Army); Queen Miverna (villain, introduction); the Amazons (villains, introduction) |
| Pencils | Irv Novick (signed) |
| Inks | Irv Novick (signed) |
| First Line | The Amazons are a mythical race of female warriors, who were supposed to have lived three thousand years ago! |
| Story | Archie (1 page) |
| Characters | Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge |
| Pencils | Harry Sahle |
| First Line | A smashing success! |
| Notes | Promo for "the new" Archie Comics (Archie, 1942 series). |
| Story | World Wonders (1 page) |
| Script | Mary Goss (signed) |
| Pencils | Mary Goss (signed) |
| Inks | Mary Goss (signed) |
| First Line | The huge 2000 pound aerial bomb is as high as the ceiling in your living room! |
| Notes | Facts about aerial bombs, crows, orioles, and the first glider. |
| Story | Red Rube (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rielly hires young kids to steal from the supermarket. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Characters | Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]; Spike; Rielly (crook) |
| Pencils | Eddie Robbins |
| Inks | Eddie Robbins |
| First Line | Running away from an orphanage... |
| Notes | Originally credited Harry Sahle. The signed story by Robbins in #41 and 39 has identical artwork, but can be very difficult to separate from Vigoda, even when signed. |
| Comic Story | The Coffee Bean Thieves / Señor Banana (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Banana and Stencho capture a band of coffee bean thieves and get a reward. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Senor Banana; Stencho Odora; Sheriff; Thieves |
| Script | Ed Goggin (signed) |
| Pencils | Harry Sahle (signed) |
| Inks | Terry Szenics (signed) |
| First Line | Having won the bullfight as the "Boy Wonder", Senor Banana and his large chum, Stencho Odora... |
| Comic Story | The Mournful State-P.U. Game / The Applejacks (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Strongarm has a week to make a football team out of the Applejack boys and their friends. |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Jake Strongarm (introduction); Sweeney; Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack |
| Script | Ed Goggin (signed) |
| Pencils | Harry Sahle (signed) |
| Inks | Terry Szenics (signed) |
| First Line | Just as the Applejack Boys were to be captured by the Measle Girls on "Marryin' Up Day"... |
| Text Story | How Far Is Up? (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Uncle Ephraim has found a downed Nazi airplane and wants to keep it for himself. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | Humor; War |
| Characters | Uncle Ephraim |
| First Line | I don't think I ever knew what a rugged individualist could be until I came to my Uncle Ephraim's farm. |
| Story | Jest Jokes (1 page) |
| Script | Harry Sahle (signed) |
| Pencils | Harry Sahle (signed) |
| First Line | Thay - does yer ma object t' pitchin' a lil' woo? |
| Comic Story | Welcome To Hades / Chimpy (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Chimpy and Genie are visiting Hades. |
| Genre | Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters | Chimpy; Genie; Pluto (villain, introduction); Nero (villain, introduction) |
| Script | Joe Edwards (signed) |
| Pencils | Joe Edwards (signed) |
| Inks | Joe Edwards (signed) |
| First Line | Gee whiz!! Hades is freezing over!! |
| Story | Marco Loco (1 page) |
| Characters | Marco Loco |
| Pencils | Carl Hubbell (signed) |
| Inks | Carl Hubbell (signed) |
| First Line | Od's bodkins! Pep hath done it again! |
| Notes | Promo for Marco Loco's debut appearance in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #42. |
| Story | Ginger (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ginger's chemical experiment dissolves the pants of her chemistry teacher and Principal Grump, setting in motion a series of mishaps as she searches for new pants. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Characters | Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Dr. Piddle; Principal Grump |
| Script | Claire S. Moe (signed) |
| Pencils | Claire S. Moe (signed) |
| Inks | Claire S. Moe (signed) |
| First Line | Now, Principal Grump, do you believe my youth rejuvenation experiment really works? |
| Activity | Zipsy Doodles (1 page) |
| Characters | Woody the Woodpecker; Señor Banana; Slappy Applejack |
| Notes | Includes Woody the Woodpecker maze, Señor Banana coloring activity, and spot the mistakes in a drawing of Slappy Applejack. |
| Comic Story | I Like to Riff / Wilbur (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Wilbur and his parents are invited for dinner with the Snodgrasses. |
| Genre | Teen |
| Characters | Wilbur Wilkin; Eddie; Dotty; Clarence Sparks [Stinky]; Mr. Snodgrass; Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin |
| Script | Ed Goggin (signed) |
| Pencils | Clem Weisbecker (signed) |
| Inks | Clem Weisbecker (signed) |
| First Line | Some other time, Eddie, can't cha see I'm busy with Dotty? |
| Notes | Originally credited to Bob Montana, but the signature is Clem, and several of the faces have a clear Weisbecker look. |
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