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Issue: True Comics #24 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1943
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Issues: #24 of 84 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagParents' Magazine Press
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Indicia Publisher: The Parents' Magazine Press Division of The Parents' Institute Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/29/1943
Volume: 1
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Elliott A. Caplin (managing editor); Ralph O. Ellsworth (art editor)
Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1943, New Series, Vol. 38, No. 2.
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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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Penciller(s): Sam Glankoff
Inker(s): Sam Glankoff
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Feature(s): True Comics
Character(s): General Henri Giraud; William Beebe
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The Importance of Physical Fitness Today

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Writer(s): Theodore P. Bank
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First Line: With our country at war, every man, both young and old, should be engaged in...
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Master of Escape

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Henri Giraud; Nurse Cavell
First Line: Henri Honore Giraud, French general, has taught the Nazis this lesson: imprisoning a man does not kill the will to...
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Pages: 6
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Convoy Comes Through!

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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: A seaman's booking agency...
Synopsis: A convoy of merchant ships makes its way to Murmansk facing many obstacles.
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Pages: 8
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Canada's Pioneer Nurse

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Jeanne Mance; Paul Chomedey Maisonneuve
First Line: Jeanne Mance - North America's pioneer nurse - whose courage inspired the founding of the city of Montreal and its...
Synopsis: Maisonneuve and Mance help found the city of Montreal and its first hospital.
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Poll of Junior Opinion

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Admiral of Victory

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Genres: biography, military, non-fiction
Character(s): William P. Leahy
First Line: Leahy, who has had so much to do with the growth of our...
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World's Most Famous Traveler

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Marco Polo; Maffeo Polo; Nicolo Polo
First Line: The story of the world's most famous traveler, Marco Polo, who found wealth and adventure...
Synopsis: Marco recounts his round trip journey to China from Italy.
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Writer(s): Natalie Purvin Prager
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Feature(s): Is It True?
Character(s): Columbus; Abraham Lincoln; John Adams
First Line: Check "yes" if true, or "no" under each picture.
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Pacific Adventure

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Col. Laverne Saunders [Blondy]
First Line: Colonel Laverne "Blondy" Saunders, one of West Point's former football greats, was a...
Synopsis: Col. Saunders and his crew are forced to crash land their plane in the Solomon Islands and await rescue.
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America Becomes a World Power, 1898-1918

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Writer(s): David S. Muzzey
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Genres: historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Story of America
Character(s): Commodore Dewey; Gridley; Theodore Roosevelt; Woodrow Wilson
First Line: By 1898, the rapid territorial and economic development of the U.S. had placed her in the...
Synopsis: Chronicle of the achievements by the United States, from 1898 to 1918, that helped it become a world power.
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Explorer of Ocean Depths

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): William Beebe
First Line: Many exciting mysteries of the ocean bottom have been solved by...
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): True's Movie Guide
Character(s): Van Heflin (photo); Ruth Hussey (photo); Lionel Barrymore (photo)
First Line: Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour - Henry wins a contest which takes him to...
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Disclose Notes: Reviews of upcoming films including Henry Aldrich Gets Glamour, It Comes Up Love, Tarzan Triumphs, and Tennessee Johnson.
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Winner and Still Champion

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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Barney Ross [Barnet David Rasofsky]; Nick; Jimmy McLarnin; Henry Armstrong
First Line: America was still at peace when Barney Ross retired from the prize ring.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Truly Comic!
Character(s): Johnny; Johnny's mother; Jack; Bill
First Line: What's that weird looking insignia on the side of the bomber?
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