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Issue: Zip Comics #38

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Publication Date: July 1943

Issue #38
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- #33
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Issues: #38 of 47 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

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Publisher: Flag

Archie Publications, Inc.

Brand: An MLJ Publication

Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.

On Sale Date: 04/21/1943

Volume: 1

Pages: 60

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 11 (9 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): ?

Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.

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Format

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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Content Items (11 total)

[untitled]

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous, superhero, teen

Character(s): Steel Sterling; Ginger Snapp; Señor Banana; Applejack Boys

First Line: Scream with laughter at those wacks Señor Banana and the Applejacks!

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Pages: 1

The Little Men Who Weren't There!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant O'Shea (Police); Looney; Joshua Walton (Keeper of the Yehudis)

First Line: Everybody has heard of the gremlins, the little guys you can't see and who cause so much trouble!

Synopsis: Invisible fairies, the Yehudis, are giving information to the Nazis.

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Pages: 11

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Harry Sahle; Wedlock Bill; Measles twins

First Line: Do you, Slappy an' Happy, take these measley -- er -- I mean Measles twins to be yo' lawful wedded wives?

Synopsis: The Applejack boys are being led to the altar by Maw Measles to marry the Measles twins, but are saved by Harry Sahle, the artist.

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Pages: 6

Last Laugh

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: crime

Character(s): Skeets Sampson; Sheriff Josiah Jonesby; Sweeney; Mac

First Line: Skeets Simpson walked into Mac's Diner, according to plan, and sat down at the left.

Synopsis: A smart crook meets his better in a Mac's Diner deal.

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Pages: 2

Andy Clive and His Jive Five

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Genres: teen

Character(s): Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Andy Clive (Hep-Cat); Principal Grump; Mr. Snapp; Mrs. Snapp

First Line: Jumpin' jive!! Ginger's gone jitter-mad!

Synopsis: Ginger invites Andy Clive and his Jive Five to play at the Freshman Prom.

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Pages: 6

The Screwball of Malta

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Genres: informational, non-fiction, war

Character(s): George Frederick Beurling (RCAF pilot)

First Line: I'll show all these "screwballs!"

Synopsis: Teen-age pilot hero of the battle of Malta.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Art has some resemblence to the feature World Wonders by Goss.

This is the final appearance of the "Zip's Hall of Fame" feature.

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: informational, non-fiction

First Line: 40 miles an hour was the speed of the first military plane built by Wright brothers in 1907.

Synopsis: First military airplanes and Thanksgiving turkeys.

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Pages: 1

The Land of the Missing Link

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Genres: humorous

First Line: When we last saw Senor Banana and his pal Senor Odora, they were in a heck of a pickle!

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Pages: 6

Notes: Art like the signed story in #39.

Dreaming

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: teen

Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin; Eddie; Marmaduke; Suzie; Annabelle

First Line: Dear Folks, Imagine me showing you how to avoid trouble.

Synopsis: Wilbur, Eddie, and Marmaduke simulate an air raid to persuade the complacent citizens of Westfield into buying war bonds.

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Pages: 6

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Pardon, mam, but I just saw you put a teaspoon in your pocketbook!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Previously credited to Harry Sahle; Roy's signature is located on a signpost at the bottom of the page.

The Men Who Went Nowhere

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): The Web [John Raymond]; Madeline Freeman (salesgirl); Frank Moran (FBI agent); Paul Freeman (Nazi spy)

First Line: She seemed no different than other women!

Synopsis: FBI agents are killed by Nazis and The Web captured.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Artwork looks like Weisbecker's faces.

This is the final appearance of "The Web" feature in Zip Comics. The feature appears next in Fly Man (Archie, 1965 Series) #36 (March 1966).

Final Golden Age appearance of The Web [John Raymond]. He appears next in Fly Man (Archie, 1965 Series) #36 (March 1966).