Tuesday, March 14, 2017

ZIP COMICS #7
(On Newsstands in June 1940)

Steel Sterling hits back at some street level crime for the cover of Pep Comics #7!
(from Zip Comics #7 - June 1940, artwork by Charles Biro)


A recreation of Steel Sterling’s origin, letting us know that John Sterling jumped into that vat, buck nekkid!
(from Zip Comics #7 - June 1940, artwork by Charles Biro)


The evil loan sharks offer ‘alternative’ ways to pay back your loan, for the ladies anyway…. that’s a good way to get a visit from Steel Sterling!
(from Zip Comics #7 - June 1940, artwork by Charles Biro)


More fun in the wild west as Nevada Jones has his hands full with human sacrifice!
(from Zip Comics #7 - June 1940, artwork by Frank Volp)


TOP NOTCH COMICS #8
(On Newsstands in June 1940)

On sale the same month as Top Notch #7 (Man, these guys work fast!), Edd Ashe’s cover promised some exciting new changes inside!
(from Top Notch Comics #8 - on newsstands June 1940, artwork by Edd Ashe)


The first of these changes was that the Wizard, already re-costumed in the previous issue to look more like a ‘modern’ superhero (ahem, Superman), would now take on a young boy as his protege, much like Batman had with Robin over at DC Comics!
(from Top Notch Comics #8 - on newsstands June 1940, artwork by Edd Ashe)


Also new to the pages of Top Notch was the new superhero: The Firefly! Believing that Insects gained their strength through some sort of muscle co-ordination (as opposed to the square-cube law), so he imitates that and becomes… the Firefly! (Created by Harry Shorten and Bob Wood)
(from Top Notch Comics #8 - on newsstands June 1940, artwork by Bob Wood)


…and he doesn’t waste any time finding some creepy people to battle!
(from Top Notch Comics #8 - on newsstands June 1940, artwork by Bob Wood)


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