War Stories
#6
([August-October] 1942)
Dell,
1942 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- On-sale Date
- 1942-08-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Company Inc.
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
Copyright, 1942, by Dell Publishing Company, Inc.
The on-sale date is from the publication data recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4. The Catalog of Copyright Entries lists a publication date of August-October 1942 for this issue.
The on-sale date is from the publication data recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4. The Catalog of Copyright Entries lists a publication date of August-October 1942 for this issue.
[no title indexed]
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Parachute troops "bail out" of a low flying transport plane.
- Genre
- war
- Keywords
- paratroopers
Indexer Notes
On inside front cover in black, white and red.
[no title indexed]
Night Devils / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- E. C. Stoner (signed)
- Inks
- E. C. Stoner (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At P-43. The Germans have an enormous hidden Munition factory.
- Feature Logo
- Night Devils
- Genre
- spy; war
- Characters
- Night Devils [Lt. Dan Cork; Lt. Tom Harrow]; Nazis (villains)
- Synopsis
- In order to ensure a successful night bombing raid on a German munitions factory, the Night Devils infiltrate deep into German territory to set flares for the bombers to target.
- Keywords
- Germany; Vickers Wellington bomber; World War II
Indexer Notes
Signed by E.C. Stoner on story page 9 panel 7.
Ghost of the Coral Sea
The Ghost / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Chambers (credited)
- Inks
- Jim Chambers (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war; superhero
- Characters
- Captain Joel Barnaby; Ensign Bill Ware; Professor Elmer Tobias; Mr. Furneux; Nallo; Japanese (villains)
[no title indexed]
text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Flame thrower
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
Indexer Notes
Spotlight on weapons.
[no title indexed]
Sergeant Manuel American / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Although the politicians and a large percentage of the civilian population favored independence
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Sgt. Manuel Luis Avillo; Juan (death); Japanese (villains)
[no title indexed]
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Battleship: Mississippi
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
Tigers With Wings
Tiger with Wings / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Worth Carnahan (credited as W. Carnahan)
- Pencils
- Bob Jenney (credited as R. Jenney)
- Inks
- Bob Jenney (credited as R. Jenney)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, I'll be... Duke McShayne!
- Genre
- aviation; war
- Characters
- Burt Kelton; Duke McShayne; Hi Kuan; Scotty; Major Cole; General Yuang Tsu; Subuk (villain); Captain Kerstner (villain, death); General Motashimo (villain); Japanese (villains)
[no title indexed]
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tractor-drawn artillery guns travel behind light trucks...
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Keywords
- prime movers
Yankee Dillon in the Land Down Under
Yankee Dillon / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Early next day John Dillon is at Si Parker's general store...
- Genre
- war; humor
- Characters
- Yankee [John Dillon]; Rebel [Andy Dixon]; Hoppy (a kangaroo); Si Parker; Mr. Dillon; Mrs. Dillon; Fagin; Beth Hart (villain)
- Keywords
- Australia; Camp Stonewall
[no title indexed]
text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Extreme range of this gun is 18,000 ft
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Keywords
- tanks
Indexer Notes
Spotlight on different types of tanks.
Commando Tommy Larkin
comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Read what happened the night Tommy was left behind in a raid!
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Commando Tommy Larkin; The Junior Commandos [Bobby]; Nazis (villains)
- Keywords
- France; World War II
[no title indexed]
Scoop Mason / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Will Rowland (credited)
- Inks
- Will Rowland (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This time Mason's sex gives him an easy victory over Judy!
- Genre
- war; teen
- Characters
- Scoop Mason; Judy Jackson [as Judy Anderson]; Joe; Madame Li-Lao (villain); Japanese (villains)
Indexer Notes
Last appearance
[no title indexed]
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A line of American destroyers whips through a moderate sea...
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Keywords
- aircraft carrier; destroyers; mosquito boat
Indexer Notes
On inside back cover in black, white and red. Spotlight on various types of naval vessels.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
["Parachute troops "bail out" of a low flying transport plane."]
-
2.
["At P-43. The Germans have an enormous hidden Munition factory."]
Night Devils -
3.
Ghost of the Coral Sea
The Ghost -
4.
["Flame thrower"]
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5.
["Although the politicians and a large percentage of the civilian population favored independence"]
Sergeant Manuel American -
6.
["Battleship: Mississippi"]
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7.
Tigers With Wings
Tiger with Wings -
8.
["Tractor-drawn artillery guns travel behind light trucks..."]
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9.
Yankee Dillon in the Land Down Under
Yankee Dillon -
10.
["Extreme range of this gun is 18,000 ft"]
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11.
Commando Tommy Larkin
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12.
["This time Mason's sex gives him an easy victory over Judy!"]
Scoop Mason -
13.
["A line of American destroyers whips through a moderate sea..."]
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14.
[no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Gregory Fischer
- Del Gruber
- Clint Maxwell
- Mike Nielsen
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