Issue | #6 |
Published | November 1982 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Tom DeFalco (Editor); Linda Grant (Assistant Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-In-Chief) |
Notes | Team America later became known as The Thunderiders in the Marvel Universe. Based on Ideal Toys but some characters created & owned by Marvel Comics. |
Characters | R.U. Reddy [Winthrop Roan Jr.]; Honcho [James McDonald]; Wolf; Cowboy [Luke Merriweather] (All as Team America) [Thunderiders] |
Genre | superhero |
Pencils | Ed Hannigan |
Inks | Ed Hannigan |
Characters | R.U. Reddy [Winthrop Roan Jr.]; Honcho [James McDonald]; Wolf; Cowboy [Luke Merriweather]; Marauder [AKA Black Marauder; Dark Rider; Black Rider] (All as Team America) [Thunderiders]; Evelyn Barde; Mr. Barde; Mrs. Barde; Unnamed gas station cajuns; Unnamed pick-up cajuns (Death); Melody (Evelyn's dog) (Death); Herbert Gutman (Villain) (Death); Unnamed international terrorists; Gutman's thugs; Unnamed fuel tanker driver |
Synopsis | After an exhibition race win in Louisiana, R.U. Reddy visits an old girlfriend and encounters living slime controlled by an evil chemical company president. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Bill Mantlo |
Pencils | Alan Kupperberg |
Inks | Vince Colletta |
Colors | Christie Scheele |
Letters | Joe Rosen |
Notes | This story spotlights R.U. Reddy in solo action. Popular 1970's comedy team, Cheech & Chong are mentioned in this story. |
Characters | Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze] |
Synopsis | Letters page on fan reaction to issue #3 and features a brief introduction to Linda Grant, Tom DeFalco's new assistant editor. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Tom DeFalco; Linda Grant |
Notes | Letter replies by Tom DeFalco. Corner block ad for the Ghost Rider series appears on the bottom of the page. Letters wrote by Don Galoe; Todd Sorenson; Tom Morrow; Freeman Semons Jr.; Al Mejia & Mike Richards. |
Characters | Honcho [James McDonald]; Wolf; R.U. Reddy [Winthrop Roan Jr] (All as Team America) [Thunderiders] |
Synopsis | Honcho gives tips on how to make sharp turns with your motor bike and still maintain speed. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Mitch Cohn ? |
Pencils | Dave Simons |
Inks | Jack Abel |
Colors | Christie Scheele |
Letters | Joe Rosen |
Notes | Filler page is given a script credit as just "Cohn", this could be either Gary or Mitch but since Gary was primarily a DC writer at the time and Mitch had done some Marvel work at the same time it's more likely it could be Mitch. |
Characters | Honcho [James McDonald]; Cowboy [Luke Merriweather] (Both as Team America) [Thunderiders] |
Synopsis | Honcho gives tips on how to make great jumps with a motorcycle. |
Genre | superhero |
Script | Mitch Cohn ? |
Pencils | Dave Simons |
Inks | Jack Abel |
Colors | Christie Scheele |
Letters | Joe Rosen |
Notes | Filler page is given a script credit as just "Cohn", this could be either Gary or Mitch but since Gary was primarily a DC writer at the time and Mitch had done some Marvel work at the same time it's more likely it could be Mitch. |