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27July 1942
$0.10

Zip Comics #27

Archie · July 1942 · on sale 1942-04-20

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Series
Zip Comics (Archie, 1940 series)
Issue
#27
Publication date
July 1942
Key date
1942-07-00
On-sale date
1942-04-20
Indicia publisher
M. L. J. Magazines Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0American Vs. Jap!!cover1pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickSteel Sterling [John Sterling]; The Web [John Raymond]; Black Jack [Jack Jones]
1The Black Dragon of Death!comic story13pencils: John Cassone; inks: John CassoneThe Web [John Raymond] (criminology professor, introduction); Rose Wayne (Raymond's future wife, learns The Web's secret identity, introduction); General Mason (death); The Black Dragon (villain, introduction); Japanese spies [Lin Chow; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all, many die); Nick
2The Stars Drip Bloodcomic story11pencils: Al Camy; inks: Al CamyBlack Jack [Jack Jones]; The Black Seven [Omar; rest unnamed] (villains, introduction for all); Hussein and his six sons (father and brothers of Black Seven, all die)
3The Swastika of Deathcomic story12script: Joe Blair; pencils: Irv Novick; inks: Irv NovickSteel Sterling [John Sterling]; Sergeant Clancy McGinty (Policeman); Anton (Polish immigrant, introduction); Anton's sister (introduction); Looney; Baron Gestapo (villain, introduction); Nazi spies [Karl; others unnamed] (villains, introduction for all)
4A-Hunting We Will Gocomic story7script: Joe Blair; pencils: Lin Streeter; inks: Lin StreeterWilbur Wilkin; Robert Wilkin (dad); Mary Wilkin (mom); I: Jim Phillips
5Vengeance from the Gravecomic story6pencils: Jim Phillips; inks: Jim PhillipsBlack Witch; Captain Price (pirat); Old Harry (lighthouse keeper)
6Wings of Doomcomic story6script: Joe Blair; pencils: Ed Smalle; inks: Ed SmalleTim Shane (pilot); Tom Shane (pilot); Swen (crewman); V: Nazis
7The Fiddle and the Prize-Fightercomic story6script: Harry Shorten; pencils: Jim Phillips; inks: Jim PhillipsZambini (magician); I: James Graham, Mrs. Graham, the Champ; V: A manager and a trainer (I for both)

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CollectionYear
Magnificent Superheroes of Comics Golden Age #11979On eBay ›
The Complete Black Jack
ISBN 978-1546629191
2017On eBay ›
The Golden Age Firsts of MLJ Comics: Volume 1
ISBN 978-1721232918
2018On eBay ›

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