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Issue: War Heroes #2 Public Domain
Publication Date: October 1942
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Issues: #2 of 10 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/01/1942
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (12 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1942 by Dell Publishing Co.

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.
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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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Lt. Commander Lewis S. Parks; General Joseph W. Stilwell; Brig. General James Doolittle
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (painting)
Inker(s): ? (painting)
Colorist(s): ? (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, war
Character(s): Lt. Stannard; Second-Lt. Richard W. Annand; Jack Mantle; C.S.M. Gristock
First Line: When many tons of hand grenades on Namsos wharf had been set on fire
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: On inside front and back covers.
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The Flying Tigers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Worth Carnahan [as W. Carnahan] (credited)
Penciller(s): Bob Jenney [as R. L. Jenney] (credited)
Inker(s): Bob Jenney [as R. L. Jenney] (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): The Flying Tigers; Captain Claire L. Chennault; Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek; Japanese (villains)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Adrift on a Raft

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Dixon; Gene Aldridge; Tony Pastula
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Thru Fire and Water!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Tom Hickey (signed)
Inker(s): Tom Hickey (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Commander Robinson; Commander Coggins; Commander Van Bergen; Lt. Commander Drury; Japanese (villains)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Pages 2-12 includes a drawing of a ship or other war type item and a description on the bottom 1/4 of the page.
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Lieut.-Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, war
Character(s): Lieut.-Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell; Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek
Synopsis: Brief look at the career of Lieut.-Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Story is signed on last page, but initials are unclear.
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The First Bombing of Japan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Worth Carnahan [as W. B. Carnahan] (credited)
Penciller(s): Jim Chambers (credited)
Inker(s): Jim Chambers (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): General James Doolittle; President Franklin D. Roosevelt; Adolf Hitler (cameo, villain); Japanese (villains); Emperor Hirohito (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Commando Raid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Forte [as Forte] (signed)
Inker(s): John Forte [as Forte] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Dick; Harry; Tommy; Nazis (villains); Herr Oberst (villain)
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Pages: 6
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Heroes of the Depths

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Lt. Commander Lewis S. Parks
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Pages: 2
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Corregidor "The Gibraltar of the Pacific"

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Worth Carnahan [as W]; E. C. Stoner (signed)
Inker(s): Worth Carnahan [as W]; E. C. Stoner (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Lt.-General Jonathan M. Wainwright; General Douglas MacArthur; Japanese (villains); General Yamashita (villain)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Signature of "W in a box".

Also, there are a couple panels at the bottom of the story pages, that have an expanded illustration and description of an item from the story, which are signed by E. C. Stoner.
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"Catalina" Foils the Waves

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Will Rowland (credited)
Inker(s): Will Rowland (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Ensign Francis E. Pinter; Bezanson
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Mihailovich the Unconquered

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): General Draja Mihailovich; Nazis (villains)
Synopsis: Brief look at the career of Draja Mihailovich.
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Pages: 4
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The Fire-Eaters of the U.S.S. "Pigeon"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Will Rowland (credited)
Inker(s): Will Rowland (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Hats Off to Captain Hewitt T. Wheless!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Character(s): Captain Hewitt T. Wheless; Joe; Mrs. Wheless; President Franklin D. Roosevelt (cameo); Japanese (villains)
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Pages 1-6 includes a drawing of a ship or other war type item or manuever and a description on the bottom 1/3 of the page.
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[untitled]

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (painting)
Inker(s): ? (painting)
Colorist(s): ? (painting)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, war
Character(s): Roderick Learoyd
First Line: Flight-Lieut, Roderick Learoyd, V.C.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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