Digital Comic Museum - Zip Comics 29 (1942)


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Issue: #29
Published: September 1942, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 68, Editing: Harry Shorten
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover, Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
Notes: Corrected content information for this issue from Bud Plant (July 30, 2005). The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Featuring:	Steel Sterling; Web
Credits:	Pencils: Bob Montana [as Montana] (signed) \| Inks: Bob Montana [as Montana] (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Steel Sterling Web

Comic Story (12 pages)	The Web and the Madman of the Crooked Cross
Featuring:	Web
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.
Credits:	Pencils: John Cassone? \| Inks: John Cassone?
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	The Web (John Raymond) Captain Murder Pastor Michel

Comic Story (12 pages)	The Laughing Death
Featuring:	Steel Sterling
Synopsis:	A U.S destroyer picks up a lone survivor with an important portfolio that must not fall in the hands of Der Hyena.
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair \| Pencils: Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed) \| Inks: Irv Novick [as Irving Novick] (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Steel Sterling [John Sterling] Clancy McGinty (Police) Dora Cummings Captain Knox Der Hyena (Nazi)

Comic Story (11 pages)	The House of Cards
Featuring:	Black Jack
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.
Credits:	Pencils: Red Holmdale (signed) \| Inks: Red Holmdale (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Black Jack [Jack Jones] John Smith (worker) Foreman Mr. Beggs (manager)

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Wilbur
Synopsis:	Mr. Wilkin is playing golf.
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair \| Pencils: Bob Montana [as Montana] (signed) \| Inks: Bob Montana [as Montana] (signed)
Genre:	Teen
Characters:	Wilbur Wilkin Robert Wilkin

Comic Story (6 pages)	Tame the King Gorilla
Featuring:	Black Witch
Synopsis:	Otto will capture a gorilla and train it to make plenty of money. His friend tries to persuade him to abandon his project.
Credits:	Pencils: Warren King \| Inks: Warren King
Genre:	Horror-suspense
Characters:	Black Witch Jack Price (hunter) Otto Fleming (hunter)

Comic Story (5 pages)	The Epic of the U.S. Cruiser Marblehead
Featuring:	Zip's Hall of Fame
Synopsis:	An American cruiser in fight with Japanese war ships.
Credits:	Pencils: Sam Cooper [as Cooper] (signed) \| Inks: Sam Cooper [as Cooper] (signed)
Genre:	Non-fiction War
Characters:	Commander Nicholas Van Bergen Crew

Comic Story (6 pages)
Featuring:	Zambini
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.
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Zambini (magician) James Wright (manager)

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