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Issue: Lightning Comics #6

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Publication Date: April 1941

Issue v1 #6
- Sure-Fire Comics
- v1 #4
- v1 #5
- ✔ v1 #6
- v2 #1
- v2 #2
- v2 #3
- v2 #4
- v2 #5
- v2 #6
- v3 #1
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Issues: #6 of 10 Issues

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Ace Magazines

Brand: An Ace Magazine

Indicia Publisher: Ace Magazines Inc.

On Sale Date: 02/01/1941

Volume: 1

Pages: 68

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 11 (7 stories, 1 cover)

Editor(s): Aaron A. Wyn

Notes: On sale date from the publication date as submitted to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1941, New Series, Volume 36, Number 2. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B 492271.

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Format

Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: full color

Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.

Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior

Binding: saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: was ongoing series

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Content Items (11 total)

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Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Jim Mooney [as Mooney] (signed)

Inker(s): Jim Mooney [as Mooney] (signed)

Colorist(s): ?

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Flash Lightning

Character(s): Flash Lightning [Robert Morgan]; Joan Fuller; The Mummy [Professor Vatz]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Inker credit by Craig Delich.

William Wellman

Illustration on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction

Feature(s): Famous Daredevils of History

Character(s): William Welllman, one of the top directors in Hollywood at this time.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Located on inside-front cover

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Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Flash Lightning

Character(s): Flash Lightning [Robert Morgan]; Joan Fuller (warden's daughter); The Mummy [Professor Vatz] (villain, introduction)

First Line: In mystic Egypt, Flash Lightning was given all the power, strength and speed of lightning by the old man...

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Pages: 15

Notes: He's called simply 'Lightning' throughout the story, except in the opening and closing captions.
In addition to the signature on splash page, Jim Mooney signed in two other locations within the story. Once within the last panel on page 6 of the story, and again in the 4th panel on page 11 of the story. Both additional signatures are written as just "Mooney".

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): The Raven

Character(s): The Raven [Danny Dartin]; Lola Lash (Danny's fianceé); Andrew Gamma (retired gangster)

First Line: The Raven, alias detective sergeant Danny Dartin, is a modern Robin Hood who robs the crooked rich...

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Pages: 12

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Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Harry Anderson (signed)

Inker(s): Harry Anderson (signed)

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Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Feature(s): Rx Doctor Nemesis

Character(s): Dr. Nemesis [Jim Bradley] (first appearance); Miss Dennis (nurse)

First Line: Dr. Jim Bradley, young interne at Mercy Hospital, has discoverd a serum which when injected...

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Pages: 10

Notes: The final panel includes a request from the publisher for readers to write in and let them know if they want more Rx Dr Nemesis stories to appear within Lightning Comics.
A previous indexer has noted that the story was signed by the artist (Harry Anderson), however I was unable to locate a signature on a scanned copy I read on Comicbookplus.

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Genres: adventure

Feature(s): Hap Hazard

First Line: As a devil-may-care copy boy on the Daily Star, Hap Hazard is forever running into...

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Pages: 6

Notes: Jack Alderman's signature appears within the last panel of the story, the panel serves as a promo for Hap Hazard's appearance in the next issue of Lightning Comics.

Trigger Trap

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: mystery

Character(s): Tom Malloy (police detective); Harry Collins (killer)

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Pages: 2

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Marvo the Magician and Tito

Character(s): Lew Morro (gang leader)

First Line: Marvo, world famous magician and master of illusions, travels about the country with his smart little pet ...

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Pages: 10

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Genres: superhero

Feature(s): Whiz Wilson

Character(s): Raggo (evil dictator)

First Line: Whiz Wilson, young scientist-adventurer, has invented a futuroscope which will take him...

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Pages: 9

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Letterer(s): typeset

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First Line: A new and bigger sur-PRIZE contest!!!

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Pages: 1

Notes: A request for readers to send in information on which are their favourite characters from Lightning Comics. A prize of a signed picture of a Lightning Comics character is on offer. Includes a coupon to complete and post.

Fall Guy

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Genres: adventure

Synopsis: A 1-page comic story promoting Super-Mystery Comics

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Pages: 1

Notes: The back cover