Issue Details

Issue	#6
Published	February 1939
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	52
Editing	Malcolm Reiss (editor); Jerry Iger (feature editor); William E. Eisner (art director)
Notes	Oversized, 10.5" x 14.5". Full color cover, b&w interior.

Cover Details

Genre	Children
Pencils	Will Eisner
Inks	Will Eisner
Reprinted	in Art of Will Eisner, The (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1982 series) #1 [Hawk & Wilton vignettes]

2 page Bobby story "These are just a few of the rushes, Bobby."

Characters	Bobby; Philip Fadeout; Montmorency
Genre	children
Script	S. M. Iger
Pencils	S. M. Iger
Inks	S. M. Iger

1 page The Adventures of Tom Sherrill story "The Legend of the Greedy Girl: A Pueblo Fable"

Characters	Toka
Genre	children
Script	Don DeConn
Pencils	Don DeConn
Inks	Don DeConn

1 page The Adventures of Tom Sherrill story "The Magic Arrow: A Navajo Legend"

Characters	Noki
Genre	children
Script	Don DeConn
Pencils	Don DeConn
Inks	Don DeConn

4 page Hawks of the Seas story "Dr. Synde has killed one of the crew..."

Characters	Jeremy; Fluth; Caleb; Bogg; Sagua
Genre	period
Script	Will Eisner [as Willis Rensie]
Pencils	Will Eisne
Inks	Will Eisne
Notes	Reformatted from original form, which was published overseas, and reprinted -- re-translated into English -- in Will Eisner's Hawks of the Seas (Kitchen Sink Press, Inc., 1986 series) #1
Reprinted	Reprints pages 63-66 of the Eisner-Iger sydicated "Hawks of the Seas" Sunday strip - full size, without color

Half page Uncle Otto filler "pantomime feature"

Characters	Uncle Otto
Genre	gags
Script	Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
Pencils	Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]
Inks	Will Eisner [as Carl Heck]

Half page Stars On Parade filler "Constance Bennett was sent a letter by a..."

Characters	various Hollywood stars.
Genre	fact
Script	? [as Lora Lane]
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily

1 page Modern Planes and Model Building filler "The Fleetwood High Performance Glider"

Genre	fact
Script	? [as Les Marshall]

4 page Peter Pupp story "Our four friends, Peter, Tinymite, Professor Botts, and..."

Characters	Peter; Tinymite; Professor Botts; Zula
Genre	funny animals
Pencils	Bob Kane
Inks	Bob Kane

Half page Heroes of Sport filler "K.O. Morgan, the Scotch bantam-weight. K.O. is..."

Genre	fact
Script	? [as Tom Swift]
Pencils	Will Eisner [as Tom Swift]; ? [as Tom Swift]
Inks	Will Eisner [as Tom Swift]; ? [as Tom Swift]

Half page News Facts filler "Canton, China. Because Shih Kwantung could not come..."

Genre	fact
Script	? [as George]

1 page Puzzle Phun filler "The Color Twins"

Genre	children
Script	Donald DeConn
Pencils	Donald DeConn
Inks	Donald DeConn
Notes	coloring page

4 page The Count of Monte Cristo story "You tried to escape before? Tell me about..."

Characters	Edmund Dantes; Abbe Faria
Genre	Adventure
Script	Will Eisner?
Pencils	Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]
Inks	Lou Fine [as Jack Cortez]

Half page Pee Wee filler "Mom, am I gonna have a little sister?"

Characters	Bobby; his mom
Genre	children
Script	S. M. Iger
Pencils	S. M. Iger
Inks	S. M. Iger

Half page Gilda Gay filler "I think I'll go in for a dip..."

Characters	Gilda; Monty
Genre	gags
Pencils	Bernard Baily
Inks	Bernard Baily

Half page Life in the Roar filler "This is terrible, I told her I'd meet..."

Genre	gags
Pencils	Bob Kane? [as Robert]
Inks	Bob Kane? [as Robert]

Half page Pee Wee filler "Mister, are you the man who gave my..."

Characters	Pee Wee
Genre	gags
Script	S. M. Iger
Pencils	S. M. Iger
Inks	S. M. Iger

Half page Sport Short filler "Frank Crosetti, the Horatio Alger hero of baseball..."

Genre	fact
Pencils	Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]
Inks	Will Eisner [as Will Erwin]

3 page Sheena story "Sheena pauses in her trek through the jungle..."

Characters	Sheena; Bob; white oil prospectors
Genre	jungle
Script	? [as W. Morgan Thomas]
Pencils	Mort Meskin
Inks	Mort Meskin

Half page Jest Laffs filler "I hear she went out with one of..."

Genre	gags
Pencils	Robert Kane
Inks	Robert Kane

Half page Uncle Otto filler " [pantomime feature]"

Characters	Uncle Otto
Genre	gags
Script	Carl Heck
Pencils	Carl Heck
Inks	Carl Heck

2 page Inspector Dayton story "Inspector Dayton, your statement is preposterous. You mean..."

Characters	Inspector Dayton; Anderson Case; Joe the Hop; Big Eddie
Genre	detective
Script	? [as George Thatcher]
Pencils	Frank Frollo?
Inks	Frank Frollo?

4 page The Hunchback of Notre Dame story "After an unsuccessful attempt to redeem his life..."

Characters	Quasimodo; Esmeralda; Gringoire; Phoebus
Genre	adventure
Script	? (adaptor); Victor Hugo (original author)
Pencils	Dick Briefer
Inks	Dick Briefer
Notes	adapted from the novel by Victor Hugo.

3 page ZX-5 Spies In Action story ["Hello, hello, airport? Have a pursuit plane..."]; Marked for Death

Characters	ZX-5; Major Hasting; Magda; Alexi
Genre	spy
Script	? [as Major Thorpe]
Pencils	Powell?
Inks	Henkel?
Notes	has that Eisner laid out look and the curious blend that Lee has called "Powell/Henkel" art. I can see where he gets that as a name to use for this style. The females DO look like Powell but the overall art is more mediocre than either Powell or Henkel...but it worked well for me to use as we went along.

2 page Ken Hammond text story "The Elephants' Burial Ground"

Genre	jungle
Script	Lin Davies
Pencils	Lou Fine (illo)
Inks	Lou Fine (illo)
Letters	Typeset

3 page Spencer Steel story Hey, I don't understand this. First you hit..."

Characters	Spencer Steel; Doaks; Daisy Darrow; Lucky Lucifer
Genre	detective
Pencils	Dennis Colebrook
Inks	Dennis Colebrook

4 page The Diary of Dr. Hayward story What a fine mess we're gotten ourselves into..."

Characters	Ali Pasha; Stuart Taylor; Laura; Dr. Hayward
Genre	adventure
Pencils	Lou Fine [as Curt Davis]
Inks	Lou Fine [as Curt Davis]

4 page Wilton of the West story What's that you said about Fleetfoot, sheriff?"

Characters	Wilton; Rusty; Snorty; Marcia
Genre	western
Script	? [as Fred Sands]
Pencils	Lou Fine
Inks	Lou Fine

1 page Jumbo Jim's Prize Party promo (ad from the publisher)

Script

? (ad copy)