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Zip Comics #46 (1944) · The Collector

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Zip Comics (1940)
#46

Archie#46

Zip Comics

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Zip Comics #46

The Wand of Weirdness / County Fair

Publisher: Archie
Cover date: May 1944
On sale: Mar 6, 1944
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 52

Key issue

1st appearance of Frank Swinatra
1st appearance of The Flying Dragons

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Credits

Writers: Harry Sahle, Otto Binder, Ed Goggin, Bill Vigoda
Pencillers: Harry Sahle, Irv Novick, Virginia Drury, Bill Vigoda
Inkers: Irv Novick, Terry Szenics, Virginia Drury, Bill Vigoda
Cover

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Grand Comics Database issue 3592

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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.

Harry Sahle

Editor in chief

John L. Goldwater

Managing editor

Harry Shorten

Characters

Frank Swinatra· 1st appearance
The Flying Dragons· 1st appearance
Apollo Bates
Dippy Dugan
Dolores Odora
Dotty
Dr. Karvalla
Ginger Snapp
Happy Applejack
Muley
Professor
Red Rube
Rosita
Señor Banana
Sergeant Clancy McGinty
Slappy Applejack
Steel Sterling
Stencho Odora
the Japanese
the Nazis
Tommy Turner

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