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Issue: Zip Comics #41 Public Domain
Publication Date: November 1943
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Issues: #41 of 47 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagArchie Publications, Inc.
Brand: An MLJ PublicationView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/10/1943
Volume: 1
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)
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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
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Red Rube; Steel Sterling
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Pages: 1
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The Gruesome Twosome

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant Clancy McGinty (Police); The Gruesome Twosome [Gruesome; Twosome] (introduction, villain); Rat Face and his gang (introduction)
First Line: Trouble's where you find it!
Synopsis: Steel buys two small jinxed goblin figurines that brings him trouble and bad luck.
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Pages: 11
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Souphead
First Line: Archie talks!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for the Archie radio show airing weekdays on the Blue Network. Souphead asks readers to send letters to Station WJZ in New York if they would like him to appear on the show.
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The Zoot Suits

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Senor Banana; Stencho Odora; Senorita Pepe La Tomahto
First Line: Señor Banana and his good friend Stencho Odora have received reward money for capturing the coffee smugglers!!
Synopsis: Banana and Stencho have received reward money and spend it on clothes and women.
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Pages: 6
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The Password

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Pappy Applejack; Rusty Dan, the Postal Man (introduction); Revenue men (introduction)
First Line: When we last left the boys, two glaring eyes peered at them from the darkness of a speeding freight train!
Synopsis: A mix-up in Pappy's new password system to purchase his bootleg liquor leads a pack of bank robbers to fill their gas tank with alcohol and revenuers to accidentally drink gasoline.
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Honor among Thieves

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Writer(s): ? [as George Wellington] (byline)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Character(s): Mike; Jake
First Line: A rattling chuckle issued from the back of Jake's throat.
Synopsis: Two kidnappers double cross each other.
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Pages: 2
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Zipsy Doodles
Character(s): Slappy Applejack; Ginger; Chimpy
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes maze to connect Slappy Applejack with his father's jug, drawing activity with Ginger, and Chimpy drawing to be cut out and mounted on cardboard for collection of MLJ characters.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]; Gorilla Gus; two spies; Mr. Long; Tom; Tom's mother
First Line: Paper! Paper! Get your Daily Sun here!
Synopsis: Red Rube signs up for a boxing match against Gorilla Gus to earn 500 dollars to help a lady get her blind son an operation.
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Pages: 10
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Chimpy; Genie; A. Bigge Jinx
First Line: Remember, folks -- in the last issue Chimpy was sentenced to seven weeks of hard luck for breaking Pluto's crystal ball!
Synopsis: Bigge Jinx has gotten an order from Pluto in Hades to deliver seven weeks of hard luck to Chimpy for breaking Pluto's crystal ball.
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Subject Matter
Character(s): The Hangman [Bob Dickering]; The Shield [Joe Higgins]; Archie Andrews
First Line: Pep Comics is never satisfied!!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) touting previous success with The Hangman, The New Shield, and Archie and introducing new features Marco Loco, Lil Chief Bugaboo, and Catfish Joe.
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Ginger Snapp; Dr. Piddle; Principal Grump; Aunt Matilda
First Line: And so, students, Principal Grump is asking for volunteers to help the farmers with their crops!
Synopsis: Piddle, Grump and the students are taking a day off in the country, without Ginger.
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Pages: 6
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Vines Camp

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: teen
Character(s): Wilbur Wilkin; Mr. Smudge (teacher)
First Line: Better get into the water with the boys Councilor Wilbur, and see that they don't get hurt!
Synopsis: Wilbur causes a headache for his boss while working as a boys' camp counselor.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Contains nudity panels.

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