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Issue: True Comics #2 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1941
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Issues: #2 of 84 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagParents' Magazine Press
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Parents' Institute Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/11/1941
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 14 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): David T. Marke
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the publication date found at the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, New Series, Volume 36, 1941, Number 2. Second class permit. Copyright number 495223.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Feature(s): True Comics
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Pages: 1
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Few New Magazines Ever Had Such a Welcome

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George J. Hecht
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Shirley Temple (photo)
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Pages: 1
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U.S Producer No. 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): August M. Froehlich (signed, last page)
Inker(s): August M. Froehlich (signed, last page)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Bill Knudsen (March 25, 1879 - April 27, 1948); Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 - April 1, 1947); President Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945)
Synopsis: Biography of Bill Knudsen, Director Office of Production Management for President Roosevelt.
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Pages: 11
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Father of Canada

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Mike Roy; Henry Kiefer
Inker(s): Mike Roy; Henry Kiefer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Samuel de Champlain (1575 - December 25, 1635); Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu (September 9, 1585 - December 4, 1642)
Synopsis: Biography of the French explorer Samuel de Champlain.
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Pages: 8
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Zebulon Pike

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Daly (signed)
Inker(s): John Daly (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction, western
Feature(s): Frontier Fighters
Character(s): Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr. (January 5, 1779 - April 27, 1813)
Synopsis: Biography of Zebulon Pike, who discovered the source of the Mississippi River and also explored much of the southwest United States.
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Pages: 7
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The Battle of Waterloo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Willner McArdle
Inker(s): Willner McArdle
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Napoleon Bonaparte (August 15, 1769 - May 5, 1821); Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (May 1, 1769 - September 14, 1852); Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (December 16, 1742 - September 12, 1819); Michel Ney, 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa (January 10, 1769 - December 7, 1815)
Synopsis: The story of the Battle of Waterloo.
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Pages: 8
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Wizard of Nature

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harry George
Inker(s): Harry George
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Luther Burbank (March 7, 1849 - April 11, 1926)
Synopsis: Biography of scientist and botanist Luther Burbank.
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Pages: 3
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Sea War: Fighting Ships of Leading Nations

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): George Harrison
Inker(s): George Harrison
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, war
Synopsis: Details of the fighting ships of the U.S., Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.
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Pages: 6
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My Greatest Adventure

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Eric Sevareid
Penciller(s): Harry Ramsey
Inker(s): Harry Ramsey
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
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The Story of the Red Cross

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Everett [as William Everett] (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Everett [as William Everett] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction, war
Character(s): Jean Henri Dunant (May 8, 1828 - October 30, 1910); Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820 - August 13, 1910)
Synopsis: The story of Jean Dunant and how he came to form the Red Cross.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Writer credit determined by textual analysis.
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Peter Kelley

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Douglas Ryan (signed)
Inker(s): Douglas Ryan (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, western
Feature(s): Unsung Heroes
Character(s): Peter Kelley
Synopsis: Peter Kelley is an "unsung hero" of the west. As a messenger on a stagecoach he fought off many Indian attacks.
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Pages: 3
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Polish Patriot Who Helped Win the American Revolution

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harold De Lay (signed)
Inker(s): Harold De Lay (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction, war
Character(s): Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746 - 1817); George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799); General John Burgoyne (February 24, 1722 - August 4, 1792)
Synopsis: Biography of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish immigrant who fought in the American Revolution and then returned to try to free Poland from Russia.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Also includes a ballot to rank the stories in this issue.
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12,000 Boys and Girls Are Now Enjoying This Fascinating Library

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Ad for a set of books.
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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The Tootsie Roll of Honor

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Tootsie Roll
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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