Issue Details

Issue	#6
Published	September 1939
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	M. C. Gaines (managing editor); Sheldon Mayer (editor)
Notes	Some info added by Craig Delich 6-14-09.

Cover Details

Characters	Scribbly; Dinky Jibbet; Ma Jibbet; head views of: Reg'lar Fellers; Skippy; Red Dugan; Blooey Blue; Whity White; Hop Harrigan; Wiley of West Point; Ben Webster; Ted; Alan Kane; Mutt; Jeff
Genre	humor
Script	Sheldon Mayer
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer
Inks	Sheldon Mayer
Letters	Sheldon Mayer

8 page Red, White and Blue story "The Diversion Dam's Gone Out!"

Characters	Red Dugan; Whitey White; Blooey Blue; Doris West; The Eye (villain)
Synopsis	A sinister oriental and his gang blow up a dam to hurt America's prosperity.
Genre	adventure
Script	Jerry Siegel?
Pencils	William Smith
Inks	William Smith

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters	Mutt; Jeff.
Genre	humor
Script	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Pencils	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Inks	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Letters	Al Smith
Notes	Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-14-09.

1 page Reg'lar Fellers filler

Characters	Reg'lar Fellers
Genre	children; humor
Script	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils	Burr Inwood
Inks	Burr Inwood
Notes	Newspaper reprints. art credit from Ron Goulart's Encyclopedia of American Comics.

4 page Ben Webster story "Good Work Goes On"

Characters	Ben Webster
Genre	adventure
Script	Jay Jerome Williams [as Edwin Alger]
Pencils	Calvin Fader
Inks	Calvin Fader
Notes	Newspaper reprints. Printed with red overtones only. art and script credits from Ron Goulart's Encylopedia of American Comics

1 page Believe It or Not filler

Genre	fact
Script	Robert L. Ripley
Pencils	Robert L. Ripley
Inks	Robert L. Ripley
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

2 page Skippy story

Characters	Skippy
Genre	children; humor
Script	Percy Crosby
Pencils	Percy Crosby
Inks	Percy Crosby
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

1 page Real Magic to Mystify Your Friends activity

Script	Arthur William Nugent (signed)
Pencils	Arthur William Nugent (signed)
Inks	Arthur William Nugent (signed)

2 page Wiley of West Point story

Characters	Wiley
Genre	adventure
Script	Lt. Richard Rick (signed)
Pencils	Lt. Richard Rick (signed)
Inks	Lt. Richard Rick (signed)
Notes	Printed in red overtones only.

1 page Reg'lar Fellers story

Characters	Reg'lar Fellers
Genre	children; humor
Script	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters	Mutt; Jeff
Genre	sitcom
Script	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Pencils	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Inks	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Letters	Al Smith
Notes	Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-14-09.

1 page Tippie filler "Here's The Bread Granma!"

Characters	Tippie
Genre	children; humor
Script	Edwina Dumm
Pencils	Edwina Dumm
Inks	Edwina Dumm
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

6 page Adventures in the Unknown story "Mystery Men Of Mars [Part 6]"

Characters	Alan Kane; Ted Dolliver, Prof. Luytens, Elmer the Robot.
Synopsis	Back in the ship, the boys bring Elmer with them back to Earth, but the Professor is still on Mars.
Genre	science fiction
Script	Carl H. Claudy (signed)
Pencils	Stan Aschmeier
Inks	Stan Aschmeier

4 page The American Way story "The American Way [Part 2]"

Genre	adventure
Script	John B. Wentworth
Pencils	Walter Galli
Inks	Walter Galli
Notes	Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.

4 page Hop Harrigan story "Gerry is Kidnapped"

Characters	Hop Harrigan; Gerry; Ikky; Gerry's parents.
Synopsis	Hop learns that Gerry is a girl just before she is kidnapped, and he goes after her in the roadable autogyro.
Genre	aviation
Script	Jon L. Blummer [signed as Jon Elby]
Pencils	Jon L. Blummer [signed as Jon Elby]
Inks	Jon L. Blummer [signed as Jon Elby]
Letters	Jon L. Blummer
Notes	Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-14-09.

1 page Tippie filler

Characters	Tippie
Genre	children; humor
Script	Edwina Dumm
Pencils	Edwina Dumm
Inks	Edwina Dumm
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters	Mutt; Jeff
Genre	sitcom
Script	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Pencils	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Inks	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Letters	Al Smith
Notes	Newspaper reprints. Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-14-09.

1 page Reg'lar Fellers filler

Characters	Reg'lar Fellers
Genre	children; humor
Script	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

2 page Bobby Thatcher story

Characters	Bobby Thatcher
Genre	children
Script	George Storm (signed)
Pencils	George Storm (signed)
Inks	George Storm (signed)
Notes	Newspaper reprints. Printed in red overtones only.

2 page Spot Savage story

Characters	Spot Savage; Diana Kingsley; un-named editor; Foto; The Dutchess.
Genre	adventure
Script	Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils	Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks	Harry Lampert (signed)
Letters	Harry Lampert
Notes	Printed in red overtones only.

1 page Nugent's Original Games, Puzzles and Tricks activity

Script	Arthur William Nugent (signed)
Pencils	Arthur William Nugent (signed)
Inks	Arthur William Nugent (signed)

2 page Skippy story

Characters	Skippy
Genre	children
Script	Percy Crosby
Pencils	Percy Crosby
Inks	Percy Crosby
Notes	Newspaper repints.

1 page Believe It or Not filler

Genre	fact
Script	Robert L. Ripley
Pencils	Robert L. Ripley
Inks	Robert L. Ripley
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

1 page All-American Stamp Page filler

Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

2 page Jimmy Stone text story "Criminal's End"

Genre	adventure
Script	George Shute (signed)
Letters	typeset
Notes	Continued next issue.

1 page Toonerville Folks story "Tomby Taylor"

Characters	Toonerville Folks; Tomby Taylor.
Genre	humor
Script	Fontaine Fox
Pencils	Fontaine Fox
Inks	Fontaine Fox
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

1 page Reg'lar Fellers filler

Characters	Reg'lar Fellers
Genre	children; humor
Script	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Pencils	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Inks	Gene Byrnes (signed)
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

1 page Mutt and Jeff filler

Characters	Mutt; Jeff
Genre	sitcom
Script	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Pencils	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Inks	Al Smith [signed as Bud Fisher]
Letters	Al Smith
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

4 page Scribbly story "Boy Cartoonist"

Characters	Scribbly Jibbet; Dinky Jibbet; Ma Hunkel; Gus Hunkel; Ma Jibbet; Huey Hunkel; Agnes; Mr. Phelps; Mike Macklin
Synopsis	Scribbly applies to a newspaper as a copy boy for $10 an hour, but is almost hired as a cartoonist for $100 a week. Still, another newspaper hires him as a cartoonist, but Scribbly's family doesn't believe he was hired until his cartoon strip, "Why Big Brudders Leave Home," appears in the daily newspaper.
Genre	humor; children
Script	Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils	Sheldon Mayer (Signed)
Inks	Sheldon Mayer (Signed)
Letters	Sheldon Mayer
Notes	Some info and revised synopsis added by Craig Delich 6-14-09.
Reprinted	In The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1990 series) #nn.

1 page Toonerville Folks filler "The Powerful Katrinka"

Characters	Toonerville Folks; Katrinka
Genre	humor
Script	Fontaine Fox
Pencils	Fontaine Fox
Inks	Fontaine Fox
Notes	Newspaper reprints.

2 page Popsicle Pete story

Characters	Popsicle Pete [Karl McReady]
Synopsis	Karl McReady, now known as Popsicle Pete, visits New York as part of his contest winnings.
Genre	humor; children
Script	Art Helfant
Pencils	Art Helfant
Inks	Art Helfant
Letters	Art Helfant
Notes	Writer and artist credits revised from Sheldon Mayer? to Helfant, and letterer credit added by Craig Delich 6-14-09.

1 page Toonerville Folks filler "The Skipper of the Toonerville Trolley"

Characters	Toonerville Folks
Genre	humor
Script	Fontaine Fox
Pencils	Fontaine Fox
Inks	Fontaine Fox
Notes	Newspaper reprints.