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Issue Details

Issue #6
Published May 1958
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Ruth Roche
Notes Editor from Statement of Ownership and Management at the bottom of the 2nd page of the text story; information submitted by Gary Watson, November 2008. Gary Watson's copy has a date stamp of March 7.

Cover Details - "Hearts and Flowers"

Synopsis Father Time surrounded by head shots of a woman and two men.
Genre romance

5 page story "Hearts and Flowers"

Synopsis Bill marries Margo but doesn't tell her that he's cataleptic. He has a seizure on their honeymoon. His jealous cousin George attempts to hide Bill's secret, but learns his lesson. (A puzzling plot, as it's presented.)
Genre Romance

1 page Professor McScrewy filler "If I had six potatoes for five people..."

Characters Professor McScrewy
Synopsis Three short gags.
Genre Humor

2 page story "The Intruders [beginning]"

Characters John Peter Zenger; Alexander Hamilton; Governor William S. Cosby
Synopsis In 1732–35 New York, John Peter Zenger goes on trial for libel against the King's governor, William S. Cosby. Alexander Hamilton successfully defends him, striking a blow for freedom of the press.
Genre Fact; period
Notes Detailed artwork; story begins.

1 page text story "Lucky Landing [beginning]"

Synopsis G2 agent Deke Nolan flies to Algiers and destroys a ray that can remotely set off atomic bombs.
Genre Spy
Notes Story begins.

5 page story "The Intruders [conclusion]"

Characters John Peter Zenger; Alexander Hamilton; Governor William S. Cosby
Synopsis In 1732–35 New York, John Peter Zenger goes on trial for libel against the King's governor, William S. Cosby. Alexander Hamilton successfully defends him, striking a blow for freedom of the press.
Genre Fact; period
Notes Detailed artwork; story concludes.

3 page story "Traffic and Tide! The Plunging Pachyderm! [beginning]"

Characters Tessie; Melody
Synopsis An elephant escapes from a circus wagon on the Brooklyn Bridge, knocking a car into the river and falling in itself. Tugboat captain Tessie and her daughter Melody rescue the occupant of the car and the elephant.
Genre Adventure
Notes Absurd story begins.

1 page text article "Lucky Landing [conclusion]"

Synopsis G2 agent Deke Nolan flies to Algiers and destroys a ray that can remotely set off atomic bombs.
Genre Spy
Notes Story concludes.

2 page story "Traffic and Tide! The Plunging Pachyderm! [conclusion]"

Characters Tessie; Melody
Synopsis An elephant escapes from a circus wagon on the Brooklyn Bridge, knocking a car into the river and falling in itself. Tugboat captain Tessie and her daughter Melody rescue the occupant of the car and the elephant.
Genre Adventure
Notes Absurd story concludes.

5 page story "To a Waiting Doom"

Synopsis Petty criminal Alf Nichols robs a man in London. Chased by the police, he stumbles on a meeting of wanted criminals. He escapes from the criminals into the arms of the police. In the last panel, Jack Harraway and his Fellow Denizens of the Underworld are revealed to be part of a Edwin Wilson's Waxworks.
Genre Horror