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Publisher: Archie

Title: Zip Comics
Issue: 45
Page Count: 60
Publish Date: April 1944
Volume: 1
Contributors: Editor: Harry Shorten

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Zip Comics #45
Owner: walclark

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Story Title: [ no title ] - cover
Features:Red Rube
Pages:1
Pencils:Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks:Harry Sahle (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]


Story Title: Zombies - comic story
Pages:10
Genre:superhero
Characters:Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy; Sgt. Mulligan; Amwalli (villain)
Synopsis:Steel Sterling has to solve the riddle of why policeman Clancy walks in his sleep and appears to be dead.


Story Title: Ye Golden Beauty Shoppe - comic story
Features:Senor Banana
Pages:6
Pencils:Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks:Terry Szenics (signed)
Genre:humor
Characters:Senor Banana; Stencho Odora
Synopsis:Banana and Stencho open a beauty shop.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:The Slap Happy Applejacks
Pages:6
Pencils:Harry Sahle (signed)
Inks:Terry Szenics (signed)
Genre:humor
Characters:Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Mrs. Stiches
Synopsis:The Applejack boys are hired to find a missing husband.


Story Title: Sweet Dreams of Death - text story
Pages:2
Letters:typeset
Genre:detective-mystery
Characters:John Mason (detective); Linda Gordon; Margaret Moore; Lieutenant Brady; Catherine Cole
Synopsis:A jealous would-be singer commits murder.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Pages:6
Genre:teen
Characters:Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Prof. Twinkletoe; Tommy
Synopsis:Tommy gets jealous of Ginger's new dancing teacher.


Story Title: MLJ Leads the Way - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:1


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Red Rube
Pages:10
Pencils:Bob Vigoda (signed)
Inks:Bob Vigoda (signed)
Genre:superhero
Characters:Red Rube [Reuben Reuben]; Hans; the Nazis (villains)
Synopsis:Reuben Reuben, a young orphan, finds the castle of his ancestors and discovers that the castle is full of the ghosts of those ancestors. The ghosts are all named "Reuben Reuben," and they grant him special powers, which he uses to fight crime. When Reuben says the magic words "Hey, Rube!" he turns into Red Rube, who has the powers of each of his ancestors, who were similarly super-powered. He now uses those power to battle a Nazi sabotage group.


Story Title: So Save Your Scrap to Scrap the Japs! - public service announcement
Features:Red Rube
Pages:1
Characters:Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Chimpy
Pages:6
Pencils:Joe Edwards (signed)
Inks:Joe Edwards (signed)
Genre:anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters:Chimpy; Genie; Pig Chief
Synopsis:Genie dreams he is eaten by pigs.


Story Title: [ no title ] - comic story
Features:Wilbur
Pages:6
Pencils:Bob Vigoda (signed)
Inks:Bob Vigoda (signed)
Genre:teen
Characters:Wilbur Wilkin
Synopsis:Wilbur is gone fishing.


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