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Issue: Zip Comics #10 Public Domain
Publication Date: January 1941
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Issues: #10 of 47 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/10/1940
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 10 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Abner Sundell
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 1.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed)
Inker(s): Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Steel Sterling
Character(s): Steel Sterling
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Pages: 1
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The Murder of John (Steel) Sterling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Charles Biro?
Penciller(s): Charles Biro
Inker(s): Charles Biro
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Steel Sterling
Character(s): Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Looney; Clancy McGinty (Police); Dora Cummings; Twisto [The Rubber Man] (villain); Hefto (villain, introduction, death); Inferno the Flame-Breather (introduction)
Synopsis: John Sterling is hit deliberately by a moving truck and killed. At night he digs his way out of his grave.
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Pages: 14
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Into the Magic Forest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Louis Golden [as L. Golden] (signed)
Penciller(s): Louis Golden [as L. Golden] (signed)
Inker(s): Louis Golden [as L. Golden] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Feature(s): Dicky In the Magic Forest
Character(s): Dicky (introduction); Mr. Wish (introduction); A witch (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Dick braves the Magic Forest in search of its priceless possessions.
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Pages: 8
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Murder In the Northwest Logging Camp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Frank Volp
Inker(s): Frank Volp
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: western
Feature(s): Nevada Jones, Quick-Trigger Man
Character(s): Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Boss Cassidy (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Nevada and Joe has arrived at the Great Falls lumber camp to help solve the brutal murders.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Faces and very realistic horses identical to Volp's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13.
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Death By Radio

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Blair ?
Penciller(s): Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
Inker(s): Irv Novick [as Novick] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: mystery
Feature(s): Red Reagan
Character(s): Red Reagan (introduction); Bertie Randolph (introduction); Prof. Fischer (villain, introduction, death)
Synopsis: Professor Fischer kills two of his assistants by high velocity radio transmission waves which disintegrates the brain.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: There is no writer credit.
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Battle In the Mediterranean

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Blair
Penciller(s): Ed Smalle, Jr. (signed)
Inker(s): Ed Smalle, Jr. (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, war
Feature(s): War Eagles
Character(s): Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); The Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: On air patrol in the Mediterranian, Tom and Tim sinks an Italian aircraft carrier captured from the French. Very accurate aircrafts in this series.
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Pages: 8
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The Last Indian Uprising

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, western
Synopsis: The uprising of the Ute tribe in 1915.
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Pages: 1
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The Book Bombs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Abner Sundell ?
Penciller(s): Mort Meskin
Inker(s): Mort Meskin
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Captain Valor
Character(s): Captain Valor; Neek-Olaus (villain); Tania (villain); Mama Claus (villain, introduction, Nicholas's wife); Dallas (villain, introduction); the Baron (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Valor and his friends are in pursuit of Tania and the Russian Neek-Olaus, who have stolen the treasure of Wang Fu.
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Pages: 8
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The Return of Mr. Nimbus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Abner Sundell ?
Penciller(s): Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
Inker(s): Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Scarlet Avenger
Character(s): The Scarlet Avenger (Jim Kendall); Inez Courtney (Operative No.1); Mr. Nimbus (villain)
Synopsis: Dr. Nimbus kidnaps Inez to make her tell who the Scarlet Avenger is.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Art previously credited in error to Mort Meskin. The artist also signs - as "Novick" - on the final page There is no writer credit.
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The Priest of the Chin Hills

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Blair [as Blair] (signed)
Penciller(s): Lin Streeter [as Streeter] (signed)
Inker(s): Lin Streeter [as Streeter] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Feature(s): Zambini the Miracle Man
Character(s): Zambini (magician); Lord Stuart (General Governor of Burma); Pasha Khut [Sgt. Cameron] (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: A black magician has kidnapped the only living descendant of the ancient rulers of Burma, and unless he is returned, it means revolution.
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Pages: 7

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