Zip Comics #45

Apr 1944 · Archie · 0.10 USD

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In Zip Comics #45 (1944), young orphan Reuben Reuben stumbles upon the ancestral castle of his namesake lineage—only to find it haunted by a spectral parade of past Reuben Reubens, each with their own super-powered legacy. With the magic phrase "Hey, Rube!", he transforms into Red Rube, wielding the combined might of his ghostly kin to take on a Nazi sabotage cell. Bill Vigoda handles both art and inks for the interior, while Harry Sahle provides the eerie cover.

Contains 7 stories

Zombies

10 pp · Superhero

Steel Sterling [John Sterling]ClancySgt. MulliganAmwalli (villain)

Ye Golden Beauty Shoppe

6 pp · Humor

Señor BananaStencho Odora

Untitled Humor story

6 pp · Humor

Slappy ApplejackHappy ApplejackMrs. Stiches

Untitled Teen story

6 pp · Teen

Ginger SnappDottyProf. TwinkletoeTommy Brent [Tommy Turner]

Untitled Superhero story

10 pp · Superhero

Red Rube [Reuben Reuben]Hansthe Nazis (villains)

In a 1944 tale from Zip Comics #45, Reuben Reuben—once a young orphan—uncovers the ancestral castle where generations of ghostly Reuben Reubens await. Chanting the magic phrase “Hey, Rube!”, he transforms into Red Rube, inheriting the unique powers of his spectral forebears to confront a Nazi sabotage cell.

Untitled Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals story

6 pp · Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals

ChimpyGeniePig Chief

Untitled Teen story

6 pp · Teen

Wilbur Wilkin