EXHIBIT 99.1

                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             as adopted pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Gadzooks Inc. (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended November 2, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Report"), I, Gerald R. Sczcepanski, certify pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

                  1.       the Report fully complies with the requirements of
                           section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
                           of 1934; and

                  2.       the information contained in the Report fairly
                           presents, in all material respects, the financial
                           condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/ Gerald R. Szczepanski
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Gerald R. Szczepanski
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
December 13, 2002