Issue Contents:
Characters
- Red Rube [Reuben Reuben]
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
Credits
- Pencils: Harry Sahle
- Inks: Harry Sahle
The Wand of Weirdness
"A museum! A treasure house of the past!"
Storyline
Apollo and Muley break into a museum and are confronted by a guard, so Apollo grabbed a scepter out of a case to use as a club. It was the "Wand of Weirdness", supposedly belonging to Merlin the Magician which had a curse that said anyone using the wand for evil purposes would have it visit back upon them. Sure enough, it does and both die. The wand next brings bad luck to a cab driver and racketeer Dippy Dugan, who is killed when he wishes for bullets to go around him. Steel Sterling retrieves the wand and returns it to the museum.
Characters
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
- Sergeant Clancy McGinty (Policeman)
- Apollo Bates (villain, introduction, death)
- Muley (villain, introduction, death)
- Dippy Dugan (villain, introduction, death)
- the Nazis (villains)
Credits
- Script: Otto Binder
- Pencils: Irv Novick
- Inks: Irv Novick
"Hey gang! Here's your chance to put muscles on your Uncle Sam - an' make some spending money at the same time!"
Storyline
Red Rube and Steel encourage readers to donate to scrap paper drives.
Characters
- Red Rube [Reuben Reuben]
- Steel Sterling [John Sterling]
Credits
- Pencils: Harry Sahle
Stencho's Woman Problems (1)
"Are you sure, you don't have a wife, Stencho???"
Storyline
Stencho's wife wants to find out if he still loves her. A red wig and a new dress will do the trick.
Characters
- Señor Banana
- Stencho Odora
- Dolores Odora (wife)
- Rosita
Credits
- Script: Ed Goggin
- Pencils: Harry Sahle
- Inks: Terry Szenics
Story Notes
This is the final appearance of the "Señor Banana" feature.
"Archie is good for what ails you!"
Characters
- Archie Andrews
- Jughead Jones
- Veronica Lodge
Credits
- Pencils: Bill Vigoda
Story Notes
Promo for the Archie radio show featuring a dental patient, beleaguered son-in-law, and hospital patient all listening to the show.
County Fair
""Grrrr!" "Mammy! Pappy! Help!""
Storyline
The Applejack boys are on a gas balloon trip and land near the house of a screwy professor, who turns them into monkeys.
Characters
- Slappy Applejack
- Happy Applejack
- Professor
Credits
- Script: Harry Sahle (uncertain)
- Pencils: Harry Sahle
- Inks: Terry Szenics
Story Notes
This is the final appearance of "The Applejacks" feature in Zip Comics. The feature appears next in Laugh Comix (Archie, 1944 Series) #48 (Winter 1944-1945).
"Oh, Tommy! You're just definitely a dear to help me put that birdhouse up!"
Storyline
Ginger meets Frank Swinatra.
Characters
- Ginger Snapp
- Dotty
- Tommy Turner
- Frank Swinatra (introduction)
Credits
- Script: Ed Goggin
- Pencils: Virginia Drury
- Inks: Virginia Drury
The Fourth Dimensional Dr. Karvalla (1)
"The wicked scientist, Dr. Karvalla, invented a formula that enabled him to travel in the fourth dimension!"
Storyline
The wicked scientist, Dr. Karvalla, invented a formula that enabled him to travel in the fourth dimension.
Characters
- Red Rube [Reuben Reuben]
- Dr. Karvalla (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Pencils: Bill Vigoda
- Inks: Bill Vigoda
The Future and the Past
"It was a corpse, a shapeless mass huddled on the warm Tahitian sand."
Storyline
A corpse is found on a beach on Tahiti.
Characters
- Harry Rose (narrator)
- Forbes
"We open our story in the mess hall of the Flying Dragons, American volunteers in the Chinese air force..."
Storyline
The American Volunteer Group in China is disbanded and some join the Army Air Corps.
Characters
- The Flying Dragons [Hank O'Toole, Spud] (introduction)
- The Japanese (villains)
Credits
- Script: Bill Vigoda
- Pencils: Bill Vigoda
- Inks: Bill Vigoda
Story Notes
This is the only appearance of the "Flying Dragons" feature in Zip Comics. It will next appear in Black Hood Comics (Archie, 1943 Series), starting with #12 (Fall 1944). Final panel includes note asking readers to send letters to MLJ Magazines if they liked the story.