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)
Letters	typeset

1 page advertisement "Lionel Train Catalog Offer"

Synopsis	Full-page Lionel Train catalog offer from Lionel Trains of New York, New York.
Script	? (ad copy)
Letters	typeset

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)
Letters	typeset

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".
Letters	typeset

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".
Letters	typeset

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)
Letters	typeset

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)
Letters	typeset

1 page advertisement "Photo Enlargement Offer"

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