| Additional Information |
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| Publication | March 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Cover credits were Irv Novick for both pencils and inks; changed to Bob Montana as he signed it (2008-06-11 by Allen Ross based on an Error Report). |
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| Cover | Steel Sterling Upholds America's Honor!! |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Web; Steel Sterling |
| Notes | Cover credits were Irv Novick for both pencils and inks; changed to Bob Montana as he signed it (2008-06-11 by Allen Ross based on an Error Report). |
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| Comic Story | Lisbon (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | A Secret Service agent in Portugal is arrested on evidence unearthed by German agents, and Looney is sent to obtain this "evidence" before the trial. With the help of Steel. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Sgt. Looney; Von Klune (Gertapo agent) |
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| Comic Story | The Web and the Book (12 pages) |
| Synopsis | A book collector is murdered for an old book, and the trail leads to an ex-convict, and then to the warden himself. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Web (John Raymond); Prof. Andive (book collector); Mr. Whithers (store keeper); William Foster (ex-convict); Warden Flick (villain) |
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| Text Story | The Paralyzed Thumb (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Flynn Livingston | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Web [John Raymond]; Michael Dean; Dorothy Dean |
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| Comic Story | Dame of Fate (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Black Jack is taken back in time to the French Revolution and the Guilliotine. |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Black Jack [Jack Jones]; Judy [Vivienne] |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Black Jack" feature in Zip Comics. The feature appears next in Archie's Pals 'n' Gals Double Digest Magazine (Archie, 1992 Series) #50 (August 2000). |
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| Comic Story | Mother-in-Law (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Robert's mother-in-law is coming for a visit. |
| Content | Characters: Wilbur Wilkin; Robert Wilkin (dad); Mrs. Wilkin (mom); Mother-in-Law |
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| Comic Story | Introducing Ginger (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ginger tries to avoid Principal Grump at a football game after he bans her from cheering at the game following a megaphone mishap. |
| Content | Genre: Teen | Characters: Ginger Snap (introduction); Dotty (introduction); Principal Grump (introduction); Lotta Snap (mom, introduction); John Whipper Snap (dad, introduction) |
| Notes | First appearance of Ginger, which would continue as an Archie feature until 1954. Hillwood High plays MLJ Sub-Normal Academy and its Coach Silverkleit in a football game, a reference to publisher MLJ Comics and co-founder Louis Silberkleit. (Unclear if character name is typo or pun on athletic cleat.) Ginger's last name is originally spelled as "Snap" in this story before evolving to "Snapp" in future stories. |
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| Cartoon | Gags (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Inside the signature square is another name not readable. |
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| Comic Story | Semyon Timoshenko (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of a Russian Marshal fighting the German army. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: Marshal Semyon Timoshenko |
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| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | The Tale of Hugh Sinclair (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A tale of Hugh Sinclair, one of those despicable men America can do without, and to whom profit means more than help winning the war |
| Content | Genre: Superhero | Characters: Zambini (magician); Hugh Sinclair (profiteer) |
| Notes | This is the final appearance of the "Zambini" feature. |
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