Issue Details

Issue	#6
Published	February 1941
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	68

Cover Details - "Bombs for Berlin"

Genre	war
Pencils	Gene Fawcette
Inks	Gene Fawcette

8 page Skull Squad story Bombs For Berlin ["The pilot, gunner, and bombardier of a Bristol..."]

Characters	I: Capt. Sybil Mason
Genre	war
Script	? [as Ace Atkins]
Pencils	Arthur Peddy
Inks	Arthur Peddy; ?
Notes	The story title is taken from the cover blurb.

6 page Parachute Patrol story "Tommy, Curly and Blimpo, English boy scouts, are..."

Characters	V: Basher, the Countess, Blacky, and an unnamed spy (I for all)
Genre	war
Script	? [as Pat Powers]
Pencils	Henry Kiefer
Inks	Henry Kiefer; ? [shop]

5 page Jane Martin story "The burning sand and sun of the desert..."

Characters	I: Eric Swenson; GS: Tom Raleigh
Genre	war
Script	? [as Fred Hawks]
Pencils	Bob Jenney?; ?
Inks	? [shop]
Notes	Weak art, reminiscent of Jenney with a hint of Viscardi or someone imitating him.

5 page The Phantom Falcons story "Again the phantom falcons, Tom Slade, Jerry, Dale..."

Characters	I: Wally Durham
Genre	war
Script	? [as Kit Gleason]
Pencils	Leonard Frank
Inks	Leonard Frank

5 page Clipper Kirk story "The war in Europe has spread its ugly..."

Characters	V: An Oriental spy (I)
Genre	war
Script	? [as Rick Ayers]
Pencils	Witmer Williams
Inks	Witmer Williams; ?

2 page text story "The Song of the Harrow"

Script	? [as Rick N. Backer]
Letters	typeset

2 page Wing Tips filler "Fans, here are some more shots for your..."

Genre	true
Pencils	Gene Fawcette
Inks	Gene Fawcette

3 page story "Planes By Radio"

Characters	A "What if?" story
Genre	war
Pencils	Gene Fawcette; ? [shop]
Inks	? [shop]
Notes	Fawcett on first panel only. Hints of Witmer Williams and Art Peddy later on, but probably just shop work.

4 page F4 of the air intelligence story "F-4 is flying a Messerschmitt over the channel..."

Characters	V: Von Siedorf, Lt. William Hanson (I, D for both)
Genre	war
Script	? [as Alexander York]
Pencils	Alex Blum
Inks	Alex Blum; ?

6 page Powder Burns story "Once again Powder Burns and his comrades in..."

Genre	war
Script	? [as Clyde North]
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling

7 page Suicide Smith story "Suicide is on short leave at Ramsgate when..."

Characters	V: Baron Von Hirschmann (I, D)
Genre	war
Script	? [as Larry Shaw]
Pencils	Witmer Williams
Inks	Witmer Williams; ?

6 page Captain Derek West story "The Flying Scarecrow"

Characters	Tim Cassidy
Genre	war
Pencils	Klaus Nordling
Inks	Klaus Nordling
Notes	Just for the record, there is no evidence that an author named Derek West, Captain or otherwise, ever existed. These stories are NOT adaptations from other media.

5 page Greasemonkey Griffin story "The air-whacky mac whose head and heart are..."

Characters	V: Putzi, Herman, Heinie, and Hans (I for all)
Genre	war
Script	? [as Jay Ryder]
Pencils	George Tuska
Inks	George Tuska