Real Fact Comics #6

(January-February 1947)

King of Keys (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernie Breslauer

Pencils:

George Papp (signed)

Inks:

George Papp

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Charles Courtney

Synopsis:

This a biography of Charles Courtney, famous locksmith.

Columbus of Space (Table of Contents)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff; George Kashdan; Bernie Breslauer

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Virgil Finlay

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Sherman (Logo)

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Col. Tommy Tomorrow (intro)

Synopsis:

Tommy Tomorrow applies at Rocket College in 1954. He learns rocket engineering and masters astronomy. Upon graduation, because he has the highest grades of his class, the Army chooses him for "Operation Mars". After another year of training, in August 1960, Col. Tomorrow blasts off for Mars. Days later he arrives at his destination. He plants an American flag, becoming the first man ever to set foot on another world.

Reprints:

• in Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) #[nn] (October 1980)
• in Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([September] 1999)

Keywords:

Mars; Operation Mars; Rocket College

Indexer Notes

(1) First appearance of Tommy Tomorrow.
(2) Script info from Gene Reed (per Sandell).
(3) The first three Tommy Tomorrow adventures (Real Fact #6, #8, #13) contradict all subsequent stories, and thus can be considered apocryphal.

Scotland Yard (Table of Contents)

Wonders of the World / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger and; Bernie Breslauer

Pencils:

Win Mortimer ?

Inks:

Win Mortimer ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Scotland Yard's physical facility and training program are depicted.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Junior Journal / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stookie Allen (signed)

Pencils:

Stookie Allen (signed)

Inks:

Stookie Allen (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Lynn Herzon; Sugar Chile Robinson; Franz De Beche; Jo Ann Durand

Synopsis:

Accomplishments by several youngsters are pictured and described.

Once in a Lifetime (Table of Contents)

filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Ray [as Fray]

Inks:

Fred Ray

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Johnny Dalton

Synopsis:

A true story of Johnny Dalton winning the Army Navy game in 1910.

Jungle in New Hampshire! (Table of Contents)

filler / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Smalle (signed)

Inks:

Ed Smalle

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction; animal

Characters:

Johnny Benson

Synopsis:

This is a feature on Benson's Animal Farm in New Hampshire.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Scoops... Pictures to Remember! / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos (signed)

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

Six historical firsts are described through drawings and text.

The Father of the Submarine (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Fred Ray [as Fray]

Inks:

Fred Ray

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

David Bushnell

Synopsis:

David Bushnell invents the submarine in 1776.

Army Patches (Table of Contents)

Hobbyland... / activity / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (illustrations)

Inks:

? (illustrations)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

Collecting army patches is described.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Quiz Corner / activity / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Daly

Inks:

John Daly

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

This article has several features. John Daly apparently is involved with several if not all of the features.

Joe Kudluk (Table of Contents)

Men of Daring / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Stookie Allen (signed)

Inks:

Stookie Allen (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Joe Kudluk

Synopsis:

An Eskimo's heroic deeds are depicted.

Genie of the Bottle (Table of Contents)

A "Famous First" Feature / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Howard Sherman

Inks:

Howard Sherman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Howard Sherman (Logo)

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Characters:

Edouard Benedictus

Synopsis:

The invention of safety glass is the subject.

Reprints:

• in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #5 (February 1951)

If the Sun Went Out! (Table of Contents)

Just Imagine / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger and; Bernie Breslauer

Pencils:

Virgil Finlay

Inks:

Virgil Finlay

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

Speculation on mankind's fate is presented.

Reprints:

• in Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #1 (April-May 1951)
• in Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([September] 1999)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

You Tell Us! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Harlan Ellison (one letter)

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

A letter from future science fiction writer Harlan Ellison (as a child) is published. It is his first published writing.

Ace Sportscaster (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Inks:

Jack Lehti (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

biography

Characters:

Ted Husing

Indexer Notes

Ted Husing is profiled.

How Thom McAn Prevented a Cave Disaster (Table of Contents)

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos ?

Inks:

George Roussos ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

adventure