Zip Comics #44 (1944) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Harry Sahle	Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]
1	Murder Is an Art	comic story	11	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Clem Weisbecker; inks: Clem Weisbecker	Steel Sterling [John Sterling]; Clancy; Looney; Mulligan; Alonzo (introduction); Mr. Barret (introduction, death); Robert Jordan (introduction); Jimmy Barret (introduction); Rose Barret (introduction); John Barret (villain, introduction, death)
2	The Bear Hunt	comic story	6	script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Terry Szenics	Señor Banana; Stencho Odora
3	Gun and Half-Gun	comic story	6	script: Ed Goggin, Harry Sahle; pencils: Harry Sahle; inks: Virginia Drury	Slappy Applejack; Happy Applejack; Gun (villain, introduction); Half-Gun (villain, introduction); Sadie (introduction)
4	Jewels of Death	text story	2	script: James Harrison; letters: typeset
5	-	comic story	6	script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Virginia Drury; inks: Virginia Drury	Ginger Snapp; Dotty; Tommy Turner (introduction); Brenda Brent (introduction)
6	The Secret Nazi Airport	comic story	10	script: Bill Vigoda; pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Red Rube [Rueben Rueben]; the Nazis (villains)
7	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Bill Vigoda
8	-	comic story	6	script: Joe Edwards; pencils: Joe Edwards; inks: Joe Edwards	Chimpy; Genie; Mr. Bluebeard (introduction); Mrs. Bluebeard (introduction)
9	The Bijou Contest	comic story	6	script: Ed Goggin; pencils: Bill Vigoda; inks: Bill Vigoda	Wilbur Wilkin; Mrs. Wilkin; Mr. Scrugg (manager)

Collection	Year
Suzie Comics #50	1945	On eBay ›

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