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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published January 1953
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Benton J. Resnik (General Manager); Mel Lazarus (Art Director)
Notes Last Spike and Bat issue.

Cover Details - "O.K. fer now, Bat..."

Characters Spike; Bat; Good Girl
Synopsis Full-page, front cover illustration depicts Spike and Bat wooing a young woman.
Genre war; humor; adventure

1 page advertisement "Rock Garden Offer"

Synopsis Full-page, inside front cover offer for a rock garden from Honor House Products Corp. of New York, New York.
Script ? (ad copy)
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1 page advertisement "Lionel Train Catalog Offer"

Synopsis Full-page Lionel Train catalog offer from Lionel Trains of New York, New York.
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8 page Spike and Bat story "Hypnotized Hero"

Characters Spike; Bat
Synopsis Spike is sent on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines after being hypnotized by Bat.
Genre war; humor; adventure

9 page Spike and Bat story "Week-End in Paris"

Characters Spike; Bat; Yvonne; Comrade Armand; Waiter; Apache Dancers; Francois (Yvonne's husband)
Synopsis Spike and Bat encounter a cadre of communists in Paris.
Genre war; humor; adventure

1 page advertisement "Christmas Ornaments Offer"

Synopsis Full-page plastic Christmas ornaments offer from Plastic Glow of New York, New York. Ad interrupts and follows page 6 of "Week-End in Paris".
Script ? (ad copy)
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Half page advertisement "Combat Action Toys Offer"

Synopsis Half-page offer for 50 plastic combat action toys from Fighting Force of New York, New York. Ad interrupts and precedes page 7 of "Week-End in Paris".
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Half page advertisement "Band Instruments Offer"

Synopsis Half-page offer for band instruments from Pan-American Band Instruments of Elkhart, Indiana. Ad interrupts and precedes page 7 of "Week-End in Paris".
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7 page Spike and Bat story "Coney Island Caper"

Characters Spike; Bat; Guthrie (child); Faye (Guthrie's aunt); George Maxwell (Faye's fiance); Tattooed Lady; Bearded Lady
Synopsis Spike and Bat are asked to tend a brat who leads them on a wild goose chase around Coney Island.
Genre war; humor; adventure

4 page Lover O'Leary and His Liberty Belles illustration "Here comes Lover O'Leary..."

Characters Lover O'Leary; Flying Fanny; Mighty Myrtle; Daredevil Dora; Cannonball Kate; young, nerdy Marines
Synopsis Lover O'Leary takes a couple of nerdy, young Marines to the circus and expounds upon Good Girls.
Genre war; humor; adventure

1 page advertisement "Model Airplane Offer"

Synopsis Full-page offer for a model airplane from Jetex Javelin of New York, New York.
Script ? (ad copy)
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1 page advertisement "Physique Development Offer"

Synopsis Full-page, inside back cover offer for physique development instruction from Jowett Institute of Physical Training of New York, New York.
Script ? (ad copy)
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1 page advertisement "Photo Enlargement Offer"

Synopsis Full-page, back cover photo enlargement offer from Dean Studios of Des Moines, Iowa.
Script ? (ad copy)
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