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Issue Details

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.

Cover Details - "Starring R.U. Reddy In Searing Solo Action!"

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

18 page Team America [Thunderiders] story "Dead Water !"

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.

1 page Letters letters page "Team Talk"

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.

1 page Honcho's Racing Hints ! filler "Going Fast..How The Pros Do it !"

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.

1 page Honcho's Racing Hints ! filler "Jumps !"

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.