USA Comics #6 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1942

About USA Comics #6

Bondage cover by Alex Schomburg. Captain America, the Destroyer, and Jeep Jones features begin, and the Terror Squad makes its only appearance.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; the Nazis

Pencils: Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed)

Inks: Alex Schomburg [as Schomburg] (signed); Syd Shores ?

Notes: The face of Captain America appears to be re-inked by Shores.

STORY DETAILS

(9 Stories)

Title: The Ghost's Gaze of Death!

Characters: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Bucky [Bucky Barnes]; Perseus (introduction, flashback); Medusa (introduction, flashback); Medusa [Dr. Anton Harvey] (villain, introduction, death); the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis: A noted scientist explains the mysterious deaths of some workers as the re-appearance of the dreaded snake monster, Medusa, a monster from legend. When Cap and Bucky look into the matter, they discover the Medusa is all too real, but this one uses a compressed air gun loaded with poison-tipped needles to kill!

Pages: 15.000

Pencils: Al Avison; Syd Shores

Inks: George Klein; ?

Notes: Credits per Michael J. Vassallo via the Masterworks edition and atlas tales. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores and Ernie Hart as inkers. The tombstone pictured in panel 5 on page 5 has Stan Lee's name on it.

Title: Origin of the Terror Squad

Characters: Terror Squad [Chuck Wilson; Stanisofski; Twimbly] (introduction, origin); Nikoli (Russian POW, 8th cousin of Stanisofski); the Nazis (villains, many die)

Synopsis: Three ace pilots from America, Russia and England escape from a Nazi concentration camp, steal three British Spitfires on display in a local village, and use them to attack Nazi convoys and tanks.

Pages: 8.000

Notes: Unknown art per Michael J. Vassallo via the Masterworks edition. Previous indexer credited Mike Sekowsky on pencils and Charles Nicholas on inks.

Title: The Den of Horror!

Characters: The Destroyer [Keen Marlow, also in disguise as Captain von Nieusance]; Flora; Mueller; Capt. Von Nieusance (villain, introduction, Gestapo Chief); Brander (villain, introduction, torturer)

Synopsis: The Destroyer goes undercover to try and disrupt the Nazis plan to discover the location of the underground's "Freedom Press" so they can destroy it.

Pages: 7.000

Pencils: Bob Oksner

Inks: Bob Oksner

Notes: Oksner pencils and unknown inks per Michael J. Vassallo via the Masterworks edition. Previously credited to Mike Sekowsky on pencils and Ed Winiarski on inks.

Title: Death In the Coral Sea

Characters: Edward A. Flaherty (USN Electrician's Mate 1st Class); The Japanese (villains, some die)

Synopsis: The true story of a USN seaman on board the USS Neosho.

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Louis Ferstadt

Notes: Unknown inks per Michael J. Vassallo via the Masterworks edition. Previous indexer credited Charles Nicholas as possible penciler and Nicholas on inks.

Title: Jeep Joins the Army

Characters: Jeep Jones (introduction, origin)

Synopsis: After the attack on Pearl Harbor, garage mechanic "Jeep" Jones decides to join the Army, and ends up as the General's driver.

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Chic Stone

Inks: Chic Stone

Title: Look Out For Spies!

Characters: Tommy Colt; Bill Gibbs; Foxx (FBI agent); Big Jake Groman (villain); un-named Nazi (villain)

Synopsis: Tommy is knocked senseless and beat up while on guard duty, but is puzzled when a doctor pulls out a thin sliver of metal from his chin after the attack. His pal, Bill, believes Big Jake is responsible, wanting to steal vital plans from the plant being guarded by Tommy.

Pages: 1.750

Letters: typeset

Notes: The second page of this text story is printed on the inside back cover.

Title: Slow Motion Jones and the Last Chance Lightship

Characters: The Whizzer [Robert Frank]; Slow-Motion Jones (introduction); Cob; Bruce Keller (FBI agent); the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis: The Whizzer goes after a Nazi spy who has shot an FBI agent and is out to work with a Nazi sub to destroy a U.S. convoy at sea.

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: Louis Ferstadt [as Ferstadt] (signed)

Inks: Louis Ferstadt [as Ferstadt] (signed)

Title: Sergeant Dix Calls the Plays!

Characters: Sergeant Dix; Roden (villain, introduction); the Nazis (villains)

Synopsis: The Nazis use some unwitting kids to attack a military fort by giving them slingshots and incendiary pebbles!

Pages: 6.000

Script: Roy Garn (signed)

Pencils: Frank Borth (signed)

Inks: Frank Borth (signed)

Title: Johnson Invades Japan

Characters: Lt. Doug "Jap Buster" Johnson (introduction, origin); Dave (death); Japanese army (villains, some die)

Synopsis: After seeing a fellow pilot gunned down by the Japanese air force, Lt. Johnson takes to the air after the perpetrator, shoots him down, then takes a Japanese plane up to see if he can locate and help destroy a secret Japanese base.

Pages: 9.000

Script: Mickey Spillane

Pencils: Dennis Neville

Inks: Dennis Neville

Notes: Credits per Michael J. Vassallo. Previously credited to Syd Shores ? Writer credit suggested by textual analysis by Lou Mougin and confirmed by Martin O'Hearn.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	7	2	1	1	2	5	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
Total	0	0	0	3	1	4	2	7	3	2	2	2	5	0	0	2	1	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	42

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