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Issue: Zip Jet #2 Public Domain
Publication Date: May 1953
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Issues: #2 of 2 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagSt. John
Brand: St. JohnView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: St. John Publishing Company
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 6 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Zip-Jet and Pat are renamed and recolored versions of Rocketman and Rocketgirl who previously appeared in Scoop Comics, Punch Comics, and Hello, Pal. There were apparently 2 different back cover ads on this issue, one for Arco Publishing Company's Practice for the Army book, one for Harford Frocks dresses.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assassin of the Airlanes; Terror Strikes the Turnpike

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Zip-Jet
Character(s): Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Pat Carson
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Men of Mystery Digest Special #1 published January 2001
as Zip-Jet Comics #2 Cover [Illustration on Cover, Wraparound]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Terror Strikes the Turnpike

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Zip-Jet
Character(s): Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Pat Carson; Hunk Cottrelli (villain); Bumps (villain)
Synopsis: Zip-Jet and Pat face an ex-boss of pier rackets who now specializes in targeting and hijacking long distance movers.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Men of Mystery Digest Special #1 published January 2001
as Terror Stalks the Turnpike [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #74 published October 2008
as Terror Strikes the Turnpike [Story on Interior Page(s)]from this printing, with some additional modifications
From Content Item: FlagPunch Comics #14 published July 1945
was The Haunted Highway [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled and revised
Reprint Notes: The coloring and dialog are completely altered creating a different story with the same art.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Assassin of the Air Lanes

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Zip-Jet
Character(s): Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Pat Carson
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagPunch Comics #16 published January 1946
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]modified
Reprint Notes: New Splash panel with coloring and dialog completely altered creating a different story with the same art.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Green Scaled Justice

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ruben Moreira
Inker(s): Ruben Moreira
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Zip-Jet
Character(s): Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Pat Carson
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagPunch Comics #17 published April 1946
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: The coloring and dialog are completely altered creating a different story with the same art.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Space Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ralph Mayo
Inker(s): Ralph Mayo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDynamic Comics #20 published October 1946
was Enemy That Wouldn't Die [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Retitled and rewritten from the original. Dan Hastings renamed "Frank Sterling".
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Murder Hides Its Tracks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Zip-Jet
Character(s): Zip-Jet [Tech Carson]; Pat Carson; Dr. Karl Bauer (atomic scientist, death); Captain Mallory; Marcia Bauer (Karl Bauer's daughter); Scarbo (villain, death); Lutz (villain)
Synopsis: An atomic scientist is murdered by a paid killer, who was hired by a man who knew many of the scientist's secrets. However, that man still needed the scientist's papers, kept at a safe in his home, so he kidnaps the scientist's daughter in order to get the combination to the safe.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGolden-Age Men of Mystery Digest Special #1 published January 2001
as Murder Hides Its Tracks [Story on Interior Page(s)]reformatted
In Content Item: FlagMen of Mystery Comics #82 published June 2010
as Murder Hides Its Tracks [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagScoop Comics #3 published March 1942
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes: The coloring and dialog are completely altered creating a different story with the same art.
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7

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