Issue Details

Issue	#6
Published	June 1940
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)

Cover Details

Characters	Rip Regan
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

5 page Rip Regan the Power-Man story "Rip and Punchy grapple with a ruthless gang..."

Characters	Rip Regan; Barron Metcalfe (Villain, Intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	Herman Bolstein
Pencils	John Celardo (signed)
Inks	John Celardo (signed)

9 page Shark Brodie story "The untamed winds of the vast Pacific blow..."

Characters	Shark Brodie; Krodin and his gang (Villain, Intro); Andrea Dale (Intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	?
Pencils	George Tuska [as George Aksut)
Inks	George Tuska [as George Aksut]; ?
Notes	Fine-line inks here are atypical of Tuska.

5 page Big Red McLane story "Big Red has learned that a large pulp..."

Characters	Big Red McLane; Tom Farr; Machine Gun Randall (Villain, Intro)
Synopsis	Tom Farr is shot and left for dead by Machine-Gun Randall, an employee of Royal River Mills.
Genre	adventure
Script	Fletcher Hanks [as Chas. Netcher] (signed)
Pencils	Fletcher Hanks [as Chas. Netcher] (signed)
Inks	Fletcher Hanks [as Chas. Netcher] (signed)
Letters	Fletcher Hanks
Reprinted	in You Shall Die by Your Own Evil Creation! (Fantagraphics, 2009 series) #[nn]

5 page Spy Fighter story "Foiled by the invincible Spy Fighter again and again..."

Characters	Saber [Spy Fighter]; The Lizard (Villain, Intro); The Grotonians (Villain, Intro)
Pencils	Leonard Frank
Inks	Leonard Frank

5 page Oran of the Jungle story "Oran almost meets his match in a primitive..."

Characters	Oran; Black Crow (Villain, Intro)
Genre	western
Script	? [as Hugh Bartlett]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich?
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich?

2 page Keeping Fit text article "You've learned and practiced -- we hope -- the four..."

Genre	sports
Pencils	? (1 panel art)
Inks	? (1 panel art)
Letters	typeset

6 page Chip Collins story "Chip faces death at the hands of the..."

Characters	Chip Collins; The Walrus Men (Villain, Intro)
Genre	adventure
Script	? [as Ted Torrence]
Pencils	Charles Sultan?
Inks	Charles Sultan?

4 page Gene Tunney story "The True Life Story of Gene Tunney"

Characters	Gene Tunney
Genre	sports

8 page Kinks Mason story "Kinks is about to set sail for some..."

Characters	Kinks Mason; A gang of pirates (Villain, Intro, Death); Lord Satur (Intro); The Queen of an undersea city (Intro)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Steve Broder]
Pencils	Steve Broder (signed)
Inks	Steve Broder (signed)

2 page Slug-Nutty Sam filler "I wonder who I should sign Slug-Nutty up..."

Characters	Slug-Nutty Sam; The Gorilla (Villain, Intro)
Genre	humor
Script	Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs]
Pencils	Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs]
Inks	Fred Schwab [as Fist E. Cuffs]

5 page Strut Warren story "At an outpost in Hawaii Company 'A' is secretly..."

Characters	Cpl. Strut Warren; Krux and his spy ring (Villain, Intro)
Genre	humor
Script	Klaus Nordling [as Ed Norris]
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

8 page Kayo Kirby story "Manny Gold, Kayo and the Kid's manager, has just..."

Characters	Kayo Kirby [Red Kirby]; Spitelli (Villain, Intro)
Genre	sports
Script	? [as Chuck Walker]
Pencils	Dan Zolnerowich; Alex Blum?
Inks	Dan Zolnerowich?; ? [shop]
Notes	Also signs of Art Peddy.