Zip Comics (1940) #31

Archie 1940–1944 series Cover date Nov 1942

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Zip Comics #31 (1940) is issue #31 of Archie's Zip Comics (1940–1944), with a cover date of November 1942. Written by Joe Blair and drawn by Red Holmdale, Joe Kubert, Bob Montana and others.

Creators

Writer: Joe Blair
Pencillers: Red Holmdale, Joe Kubert, Bob Montana, Irv Novick, Paul Reinman
Inkers: Red Holmdale, Joe Kubert, Bob Montana, Irv Novick, Paul Reinman
Cover artist: Irv Novick

The stories

“The Merchant of Hate”

This is the tale of a town somewhere in Europe, Lidice, and its destruction by the Nazis.

“The Creeper”

Steel in his struggle against the arch saboteur, the Creeper, who starts as a green costumed attraction at the circus.

“The Clubfoot”

The Clubfoot has come to America to kidnap the exciled King of Ptomania and take him to Germany, but Black Jack gets in his way.

“The Football Season”

The football season and all the students are out for the team with that good old Westfield spirit.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.