Digital Comic Museum > Zip Comics 14 (1941)

Issue: #14
Published: May 1941, 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: 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.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)
Featuring:	Steel Sterling
Credits:	Pencils: Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed) \| Inks: Charles Biro [as Biro] (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Steel Sterling The Rattler

Comic Story (14 pages)	Ling Yung, Crime-Master of Chinatown
Featuring:	Steel Sterling
Synopsis:	The Man of Steel, a master of disguise, outfits himself as a derelict of the streets to solve killings and robberies in China Town.
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair ? \| Pencils: Charles Biro \| Inks: Charles Biro
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Steel Sterling [John Sterling] Ling Yung (Introduction, Villain) Clancy McGinty (Police) Dora Cummings Looney

Comic Story (8 pages)	Framed for Murder
Featuring:	Dicky in the Magic Forest
Synopsis:	On his way home, Farenwell buys a bow and arrow from a stranger, and a moment later a girl is killed by an arrow. He is captured and accused of the murder.
Credits:	Script: Louis Golden [as L. Golden] (signed) \| Pencils: Louis Golden [as L. Golden] (signed) \| Inks: Louis Golden [as L. Golden] (signed)
Genre:	Fantasy
Characters:	Dicky Farenwell Farenwell (Dicky's Father) Mr. Sage A Murderer (villain, Introduction) A Giant (villain, Introduction) A Witch (villain, Introduction)

Comic Story (6 pages)	Black Bart and the Gambling House Murder
Featuring:	Nevada Jones, Quick-Trigger Man
Synopsis:	Rancher Wilkins is killed by Black Bart, and only his daughter left to take care of all the cattle. Nevada and Joe ride up to help her against the bandits.
Credits:	Pencils: Frank Volp \| Inks: Frank Volp
Genre:	Western-frontier
Characters:	Nevada Jones Little Joe (sidekick) Black Bart (Villain, Introduction, Death) Sheriff Of Black Gulch (Introduction) Wilkins (Introduction, Death) Betsy Wilkins

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Druid Curse
Featuring:	Red Reagan
Synopsis:	Unless Mister Black returns his rare book of secret ancient rites to the Druid Tribe, he will be killed.
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair ? \| Pencils: Sam Cooper \| Inks: Sam Cooper
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	Red Reagan (police Detective) Bertie Randolph (assistent) Mort Black (Introduction, Villain) Hugo Black (Introduction, Death) Bette Black Mrs. Black Reggie Edwin

Comic Story (8 pages)	Air Drive on Gibraltar
Featuring:	War Eagles
Synopsis:	The twins are ordered to Gibraltar as there are rumors of a large German airforce in Spain, with unknown purpose.
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair \| Pencils: Ed Smalle \| Inks: Ed Smalle
Genre:	Aviation War
Characters:	Tim Shane (pilot) Tom Shane (pilot) Nazis (villains)

Comic Story (8 pages)	Facing the Firing Squad
Featuring:	Captain Valor
Synopsis:	Valor, stranded with Zeke's troup of wrestlers, attempts to catch up with his friends, who are in the hands of the Japanese.
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair ? \| Pencils: Mort Meskin \| Inks: Mort Meskin
Genre:	Adventure War
Characters:	Captain Valor Angie Ronnie Dallas Big Dip Tania Neek-Olaus Zeke Pepper The Japanese (Villains)

Comic Story (6 pages)	The Counterfeit Money Code
Featuring:	The Scarlet Avenger
Synopsis:	A presumed dead engraver is held prisoner by counterfeiters, and is able to send a Morse code message on one of his engraved bills. Jim Kendall reads it.
Credits:	Script: Harry Shorten ? \| Pencils: Carl Hubbell [as Hubbell] (signed) \| Inks: Gil Kane [as Kane] (signed)
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	The Scarlet Avenger [Jim Kendall] Inez Courtney [aka Operative No.1] Enrico Desi (engraver, Introduction) Nick (villain) Joe (villain) Nick And Joe's Gang (villains)

Comic Story (7 pages)	Duel of the Magicians
Featuring:	Zambini the Miracle Man
Synopsis:	Mary is kidnapped by Sim Bali Mib, the magician, when performing a dissappearing act with her on stage.
Credits:	Script: Joe Blair ? \| Pencils: Lin Streeter \| Inks: Lin Streeter
Genre:	Superhero
Characters:	Zambini (magician) Sim Bali Mib (Villain, Introduction) His Gang (Introduction, Villains) Bill Tracy Mary

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