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"I'm sure proud to welcome you to Zip Comics, Black Jack!"
Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
- Black Jack [Jack Jones] (introduction)
- Adolf Hitler (villain)
- Josef Goebbels (villain)
Credits
- Pencils: Irv Novick
- Inks: Irv Novick
The Secret Jungle Airdrome (1)
Storyline
Steel uncovers a secret Nazi air base in the jungle of Brazil.
Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
- Clancy McGinty (Police)
- Looney
- Captain Schmidt (villain, introduction)
- Nazis (villains)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair
- Pencils: Irv Novick
- Inks: Irv Novick
"Criminals everywhere!!!"
Storyline
House ad for The Hangman story in the October issue of Pep Comics (October 1941, no. 20).
Story Notes
4 panels setting up the story and a large image of The Hangman. As frequently occurs in these house ads, the story is given a title here ("The Man Who Tried to Escape the Hangman") but the title doesn't appear on the actual story in Pep Comics. There seem to be initials in the lower left-hand corner: this may be the artist but they are indistinct.
"Beware the black jack! He will be your doom!"
Storyline
Lucky Lavitto has been going to a favorite fortune teller for years, always hearing that he is still boss of the town. However, on his most recent visit to the seer, he is told that he is to fear "the Black Jack", which will bring about his doom.
Characters
- Black Jack [Jack Jones] (introduction, origin)
- Whitey (introduction, death)
- Mr. Larson (introduction)
- Lucky Lavitto (villain, introduction)
- Baxter (villain, introduction)
- Lavitto's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Story Notes
Camy is spotted by his faces with angular jaws and chins and often scowling mouth.
"Wilbur Wilkin! You stop that this minute!"
Storyline
Wilbur is giving McGeery a dunking in the watering trough for calling him "Wilbur" instead of "Bill".
Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin
- Betty Fox (introduction)
- J. A. McGeery (introduction)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair
- Pencils: Lin Streeter
- Inks: Lin Streeter
Greenland Adventure (1)
Storyline
A fleet of German transports is landing a division on Greenland, unknown to Captain Valor and his Marines on their side of the island.
Characters
- Captain Valor (Marine)
- Slim (Marine)
- Slam (Marine)
- Sergeant Hogan (Marine)
- Nazis (villains)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair
- Pencils: Lin Streeter
- Inks: Lin Streeter
Story Notes
Same art as in his signed Captain Valor in #21.
The Rodeo Murder Plot (1)
Storyline
Slade holds the mortgage on Wilson's ranch and is pretty anxious to take over at any cost.
Characters
- Nevada Jones
- Little Joe (sidekick)
- Wilson (rancher)
- Mike Slade (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Pencils:
- Inks:
Story Notes
Faces and very realistic horses identical to Volp's credited Loop Logan story in Blue Ribbon Comics #13.
"This is the place, boys! There is supposed to be a lot of fish here"
Storyline
A German U-boat has a secret hiding place in a castle by the Scottish coast.
Characters
- Tim Shane
- Tom Shane
- Swen
- Nazis (villains)
The Maharajah of Madowa (1)
Characters
- Dicky
- Maharjah of Madowa (villain, introduction)
- Lunar (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Pencils: R. Louis Golden
- Inks: R. Louis Golden
""Case of the Radium Murders" Newest Captain Flag adventure appears in the November issue of Blue Ribbon Comics!"
Storyline
House ad for the Captain Flag story in Blue Ribbon Comics 18.
Credits
- Pencils: Seymour Pearlstein
- Inks: Seymour Pearlstein
Story Notes
Signed in the lower right-hand corner.
War of the Circuses (1)
Characters
- Zambini (magician)
- Mr. Gallop (introduction)
- Swafford (villain, introduction)
- Socko (villain, introduction)
- their gang (villains, introduction)
Credits
- Script: Harry Shorten
- Pencils: Bob Montana
- Inks: Bob Montana