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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published [July 1942?]
Cover Price 0.10 CAD
Pages 68
Editing Cy Bell?
Notes No date given in comic. Month and year guessed at based on previous and next issue.

Cover Details - "Dixon on a motorcycle"

Characters Dixon of the Mounted
Genre Adventure
Pencils Murray Karn (signed)
Inks Murray Karn (signed)
Notes No date given in comic. Month and year guessed at based on previous and next issue.

1 page filler "They would transfer me to a park with a church in it!"

Genre Humor
Script Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks Mickey Owens (signed)
Letters Mickey Owens (signed)

10 page Dixon of the Mounted story "3 desperate Nazis emerge from the sea..."

Characters Dixon of the Mounted
Genre Adventure
Script Theodore Steele (credited) [as T.A. Steele]
Pencils Theodore Steele (credited) [as T.A. Steele]
Inks Theodore Steele (credited) [as T.A. Steele]
Notes Story concluded in ACTIVE COMICS #7.

1 page activity "What Would You Do? Contest Winners"

Notes Small illo of a bear.

1 page filler "No! No! Miss Brent just your initials..."

Genre Humor
Script Mickey Owens (signed)
Pencils Mickey Owens (signed)
Inks Mickey Owens (signed)

3 page Active Jim story "Hurry it up 'Monk'..."

Characters Active Jim
Genre Adventure
Script Ross Saakel (signed) [as Saakel]
Pencils Ross Saakel (signed) [as Saakel]
Inks Ross Saakel (signed) [as Saakel]

1 page filler "Paratroops"

Genre Fact
Script Al Cooper (signed)
Pencils Al Cooper (signed)
Inks Al Cooper (signed)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Ad for Joke Comics"

Pencils Mel Crawford (signed) [as Crawford]
Inks Mel Crawford (signed) [as Crawford]

11 page The Brain story "The Adventure of the Diamond Thieves"

Characters The Brain
Genre Adventure
Script Leo Bachell (credited)
Pencils Leo Bachell (signed)
Inks Leo Bachell (signed)

1 page Active Jim's Club story "Club News & Views"

Characters Active Jim
Letters Typeset; ?
Notes Typeset and handlettered.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Ad for Triumph Comics"

Synopsis Includes reproduction of cover of Triumph Comics #9 by Adrian Dingle. Mentions "Tang" by Rene Kulbach.

1 page Fighting Aircraft story "Grumman 'Vengeance USA'"

Script Scotty Macdonald (credited)
Pencils Al Cooper (signed)
Inks Al Cooper (signed)

2 page activity "Free Prize Contest"

Synopsis Contest to identify heads/helmets and military outfits.
Pencils Al Cooper (signed)
Inks Al Cooper (signed)

1 page advertisement "Ad for Book"

Synopsis Ad for biography of R.B. Bennett (Canadian politician) by Andrew D. Maclean.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Ad for Dime Comics"

Synopsis Ad for Dime Comics, with Rex Baxter on the cover of Dime Comics #6 by Edmond Good (signed E.G.).

12 page Capt. Red Thortan story "Synopsis: Boarding a Chinese junk which they thought was marooned..."

Characters Captain Red Thortan
Genre Adventure
Script Al Cooper (credited)
Pencils Al Cooper (signed)
Inks Al Cooper (signed)

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Ad for Wow Comics"

Synopsis Includes small illo of the cover of Wow Comics #9 by Edmond Good. Mentions that comic has been reduced from 15 cents to 10 cents.

13 page Thunderfist story "While the mysterious moon brightens the peaceful night sky..."

Characters Thunderfist
Genre Adventure
Script Edmund Legault (credited) [as E.T. Legault]
Pencils Murray Karn (signed)
Inks Murray Karn (signed)

1 page filler "Tanks"

Genre Fact
Script Al Cooper (credited)
Pencils Al Cooper (signed)
Inks Al Cooper (signed)

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Ad for Dizzy Don Detective"

Synopsis Text states "Don't Miss The New Comic Book".

1 page filler "Bombing Techniques"

Genre Fact
Script Mel Crawford (signed) [as Crawford]
Pencils Mel Crawford (signed) [as Crawford]
Inks Mel Crawford (signed) [as Crawford]

1 page advertisement "Increase Your Library"

Synopsis Ad for books from Transcanada Mail Order Co.