Zip Comics #29
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Web and the Madman of the Crooked Cross," a desperate businessman's refusal to aid the Army with experimental tanks sets off a chain of events that brings in the enigmatic Zambini. Written by Harry Shorten and illustrated with sharp, dynamic flair by Bob Montana—whose cover pencils and inks capture the story’s tension—this 1942 issue blends wartime stakes with the kind of pulpy intrigue that defined the era.
When a young man named John Raymond is sent to teach at Pastor Michel’s school in occupied France, he finds himself caught between duty and danger. As tensions rise in a war-torn countryside, a mysterious figure known as Captain Murder begins to terrorize the region—threatening not just the school, but the fragile peace the community has managed to hold.
In "The House of Cards," a young worker at a playing card factory stumbles upon a terrifying secret: the cards being produced are secretly incendiary, designed to ignite mid-transit. When the truth threatens to expose a dangerous conspiracy, Black Jack must step in to stop the shipment before it's too late.
When a high-stakes business deal hangs in the balance, James Wright refuses to support the Army’s experimental tanks—until the situation takes a magical turn. With the fate of the contract and national defense at stake, the Army turns to the enigmatic Zambini, whose talents may be the only thing that can turn the tide.
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Reprinted in Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017), Gwandanaland Comics #1068 (2017)
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