Issue Details

Issue	#6
Published	June 1940
Cover Price	0.10
Pages	68
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (Editor); William E. Eisner (Art Director); S. M. Iger (Feature Editor)
Notes	While the cover has several story title blurbs, the scene depicted reflects none of the interior stories.

Cover Details

Genre	science fiction
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner; shop
Notes	While the cover has several story title blurbs, the scene depicted reflects none of the interior stories.

5 page The Red Comet story Giant of Jupiter ["From Jupiter, an enormous Rocket ship lands on..."]

Characters	V: A Jovian giant (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Arthur King]
Pencils	Alex Blum
Inks	Alex Blum
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

4 page Gale Allen of the Girl Patrol story "Pirate Prince Blaga Daru, in his plan to..."

Characters	V: Blaga Daru; GS: Jack North; I: Chub
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Fred Nelson]
Pencils	Bob Powell
Inks	Bob Powell

7 page Flint Baker story The Dinosaur Men of Mercury ["Flint Baker and Mimi rocket to the unexplored..."]

Characters	GS: Mimi Wilson; V: Mercurians (I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Starr Gayza]
Pencils	Arthur Peddy
Inks	Arthur Peddy
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

5 page Auro Lord of Jupiter story "Auro encounters the fanged ruler of bug-men and..."

Characters	V: Ogre and the Bug-Men (I for all); I: Jane
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Hans Corben]

7 page Don Granval story "The Destruction of the Atomic Universe"

Characters	I: Don Granval, Claire, John; I: Queen of a micro-world; V: Monsters of the micro-world (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as G.O. Garsh]
Pencils	Nick Cardy?
Inks	Nick Cardy?; ?
Notes	The title blurb on the cover calls this "King of the Atom Empire."

7 page Planet Payson story "An interplanetary transport company hires trouble-shooter Payson who..."

Characters	V: Pytho (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	Herman Bolstein? [as Dusty Rhodes]
Notes	HS sees traces of Witmer Williams. Previous entry here had Bolstein listed as the artist.

2 page Dexter Ames text story "The Star Pirates"

Genre	science fiction
Script	? [sd Lin Davies]
Letters	typeset

6 page Buzz Crandall of the Space Patrol story "In the observatories throughout the world scientists observe..."

Characters	V: Torga (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Bob Jordan]
Pencils	Gene Fawcette (signed)
Inks	Gene Fawcette (signed)

5 page Spurt Hammond story The Ray Pirates of Venus ["Spurt Hammond, who pilots a rocket transport, is..."]

Characters	I: Queen Veloptan (of Venus), Dr. Escalda, Lacidar; V: King Todrax (of Mercury; I, D)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Orson Herr]
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover burb.

4 page Fero Interplanetary Detective story "Fero, the great interplanetary detective, has his office..."

Characters	I: A Grand Councilman and Brenda (his daugher); V: An alien king (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	? [as Allison Brant]
Pencils	Gene Fawcette?
Inks	Gene Fawcette?

6 page Crash Barker and the Zoom sled story "At the airport in Clay, a tiny midwestern..."

Characters	I & O: Crash Barker, Wheel Barrow, Betty; V: Bart Clay (I), Hugo and other enemy agents (I)
Genre	science fiction
Script	Charles Quinlan?
Pencils	Charles Quinlan (signed)
Inks	Charles Quinlan (signed)

6 page Captain Nelson Cole of the Solar Air Force story "The hand of war moves destructively on towards..."

Characters	GS: President of Earth; V: Gregor (I)
Script	? [as Beekman Terrill]