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Issue: Zip Comics #18 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1941
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Issues: #18 of 47 Issues
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/10/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
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. 3.
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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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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Steel Sterling; The Rattler
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Mystery at el Rancho Domo

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Dora Cummings; Carmencita (villain, introduction); Miguel (villain, introduction); other spies (villains, introduction)
Synopsis: The cruise ship carrying Doctor Cummings and his daughter, is torpedoed by an unidentified submarine.
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Pages: 14
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The Dog and the Dispatch

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Genres: war
Character(s): Captain Valor; Slim (introduction); Slam (introduction); Sgt. Finnegan (introduction); Winston (dog)
Synopsis: Captain Valor is recruiting new Marines.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Many faces in front view with pointed ears are Streeter's work. There is no writer credit.
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The Saloon Girl and the Train Robbers

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Genres: western
Character(s): Nevada Jones; Little Joe (sidekick); Steve Lassiter (villain, introduction); his gang (villains, introduction); Lulu (a saloon girl, introduction)
Synopsis: An armored payroll truck is robbed by masked men, and the man behind it is a gambler.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Faces and very realistic horses identical to Volpe's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13, but the inking here seems a bit hastier than in the previous stories.
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Murder by Telephone

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Genres: mystery
Character(s): Red Reagan (Police Detective); Bertie Randolph (assistent); Tobias Tennyson (villain, introduction); Scott (introduction, death); Jessup (introduction, death); Edith Jessup; Frank Whitcomb; Eloise Whitcomb; Dr. Eli Schwartz; James
Synopsis: Reagan is called to the mansion of Tennyson to investigate two murders. Both are killed by electric shock.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: There is no writer credit.
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The Magic Picture Book

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Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Dicky Farenwell; Jackie; Freckles (introduction); Another giant (villain, introduction, turned into a rabbit)
Synopsis: Dicky finds a magic picture book in the Magic Forest.
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Pages: 8
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First Line: Dusty steps out on his own in...
Synopsis: House ad for Shield-Wizard Comics 4 and Captain Flag's debut in Blue Ribbon Comics.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The top half of the page promotes Shield-Wizard 4 and the bottom half promotes Captain Flag in Blue Ribbon Comics.
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The Revenge of Captain Schlitz

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Genres: aviation, war
Character(s): Tim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Swen Olsen (gunner); Captain Eric Schlitz [formerly Eric Von Lickt] (villain); Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: The German pilot, Captain Schlitz, challenges either of the Devil Twins to single combat at dawn.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: As with every War Eagles story to date, there is no writer credit.
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Meet Wilbur

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Genres: teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin (introduction); J. Frank Wilkin (introduction); Mrs. Wilkin (introduction); Virginia Wilkin (introduction)
Synopsis: Wilbur is told by his father to control his temper.
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First Line: It's here gang!
Synopsis: House ad for Jackpot Comics 2. Four thumb-nails and brief descriptions of the plots of stories starring Mr. Justice, the Black Hood, Steel Sterling, and Sgt. Boyle. The cover of Jackpot Comics 2 is also shown.
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The Murdering Matador

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Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Zambini (magician); Arturo (villain, introduction, death); Juan Feliz (introduction); his fiancee (introduction)
Synopsis: Zambini is in Mexico and witnesses a murder in the bull fighting arena.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: There is no writer credit.
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Shield pin-up

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Shield; Dusty; Betty Warren; Mamie Mazda; Ju Ju Watson
Synopsis: Illustration of the cast of The Shield feature, suitable for framing.
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