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Issue: Zip Comics #29 Public Domain
Publication Date: September 1942
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Issues: #29 of 47 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/25/1942
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Harry Shorten
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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
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Steel Sterling; Web
First Line: Everyone's talking about -- The Web
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Pages: 1
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The Web and the Madman of the Crooked Cross

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Web (John Raymond); Captain Murder; Pastor Michel
Synopsis: The Army has arranged for Raymond to take a job teaching in Pastor Michel's School in occupied France. This is before the U.S.A. got into the war.
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Pages: 12
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The Laughing Death

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy McGinty (Police); Dora Cummings; Captain Knox; Der Hyena (Nazi)
Synopsis: A U.S destroyer picks up a lone survivor with an important portfolio that must not fall in the hands of Der Hyena.
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Pages: 12
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The House of Cards

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Black Jack [Jack Jones]; John Smith (worker); Foreman; Mr. Beggs (manager)
Synopsis: A worker at a playing card company discovers that they make deadly incendiary to be shipped out of the country, enroute to burst into flame.
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Pages: 11
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Robert Wilkin
First Line: Sunday morning...
Synopsis: Mr. Wilkin is playing golf.
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Pages: 6
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Tame the King Gorilla

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Black Witch; Jack Price (hunter); Otto Fleming (hunter)
Synopsis: Otto will capture a gorilla and train it to make plenty of money. His friend tries to persuade him to abandon his project.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Faces and layout is similar to other signed King stories.
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The Epic of the U.S. Cruiser Marblehead

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, war
Character(s): Commander Nicholas Van Bergen; Crew
Synopsis: An American cruiser in fight with Japanese war ships.
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Pages: 5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Zambini (magician); James Wright (manager)
First Line: America 1942! America at war!
Synopsis: A business man who can't afford to lose an important contract, refuses to help the Army with experimental tanks. The Army officers then get help from Zambini.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Originally credited to Jim Phillips, but this art is not his. Compare his signed stories in previous issues of Zip Comics.

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