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"Can you believe it?"
Storyline
Clancy buys an old vase that transports him and his friends back to ancient Greece.
Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
- Clancy McGinty (Police)
- Looney
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Irv Novick
- Inks: Irv Novick
Story Notes
Kanigher includes the splash page in his book, How To Make Money Writing For Comics Magazines (Cambridge House, 1943). Before that was discovered, we had credited Joe Blair. Novick signature on final page.
"Somber quiet prevails in the courtroom..."
Storyline
A nurse is accused of murdering Mrs. Carter for the two thousand dollars left in her will, but Black Jack proves he innocent. Later the same nurse is framed for another murder.
Characters
- Black Jack [Jack Jones]
- Mary Stone (nurse)
- Mrs. Carter
- Cyrus Weeks
- Solitaire (secretary)
"Winter is a very exciting affair..."
Storyline
Wilbur starts at a new job as his father thinks he needs a sense of responsibility.
Characters
- Wilbur Wilkin
- Eddie
- Father Wilkins
- Clancy McGinty (Police)
- Mr Morris (store owner)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair
- Pencils: Lin Streeter
- Inks: Lin Streeter
"At U.S. Marine headquarters in Iceland"
Storyline
The Germans know every move the supply ships make, and the leak is a woman in the refugee camp.
Characters
- Captain Valor (Marine)
- Slim (Marine)
- Slam (Marine)
- Sergeant Hogan (Marine)
- Marta (spy)
- Nazis (villains)
Credits
- Script: Joe Blair
- Pencils: Warren King
- Inks: Warren King
Story Notes
Same art as other signed stories on this feature.
"Nevada Jones has finally tracked down Bull Craven"
Storyline
After Bull Craven's capture, Nevada Jones' name is cleared and he can take off his mask for good.
Characters
- Nevada Jones
- Little Joe (sidekick)
- Bill Craven (outlaw)
Credits
- Pencils: Jim Phillips
- Inks: Jim Phillips
Story Notes
This is the final appearance of the "Nevada Jones" feature in Zip Comics. The feature appears next in Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 Series) #66 (March 1948). Same art as in Phillips' signed Black Witch story in #27. Compare close-up faces in frontview.
"A hideous monster..."
Storyline
Dicky fights the fire-breathing Medusa monster, but must get help from the old seer in the Magic Forest.
Characters
- Dicky
- Old Seer
Credits
- Pencils: Lin Streeter
- Inks: Lin Streeter
"In an ancient tenement. [sic]"
Storyline
After his wife trips on the worn stairs and crashes through a rotten, neglected bannister and falls to her death, her husband intends to kill the responsible proprietor.
Characters
- Zambini
- J.W. Squelch
Credits
- Script: Harry Stein
- Pencils: Jim Phillips
- Inks: Jim Phillips