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6September-October 1939
$0.10

Movie Comics #6

DC · September-October 1939

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Identification plate

Series
Movie Comics (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
September-October 1939
Key date
1939-09-00
Indicia publisher
Picture Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
68

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Phantom Creepscover1pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorJean Drew ? (photo of Dorothy Arnold ? ); Dr. Alex Zorka [Dr. Zane] (photo of Bela Lugosi)
2Now Showingtable of contents0.5letters: typeset
4The Real Gloryphoto story9pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor
5Rescue on a Bicycletext story2.5script: John B. Wentworth; pencils: Sheldon Mayer; inks: Sheldon Mayer
7In Old Montereyphoto story5pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorGene Autry
8Movie Comics Stamp Pageactivity1letters: typeset
9Movie Varietiescartoon1script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert; letters: Harry Lampert
10Movietowncomic story3script: Harry Lampert; pencils: Harry Lampert; inks: Harry Lampert
11The Phantom Creepsphoto story8pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor
12Phantom Creeps Contestcomic story2
13The Underpupphoto story10pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor
14Action Cameracomic story1script: Smitty; pencils: Smitty; inks: Smitty
15Sun and Sand [Episodes 11-14]comic story4script: Ed Wheelan; pencils: Ed Wheelan; inks: Ed Wheelan
16The Oregon Trail, Conclusionphoto story3pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor
17All-American Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typesetGary Concord, the Ultra-Man
19Mutiny on the Black Hawkphoto story8
20A Chump at Oxfordphoto story4pencils: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; inks: Jack Adler, Emery Gondor; colors: Jack Adler, Emery GondorStan Laurel; Oliver Hardy

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 6 sequences, as published.

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