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Issue: World Famous Heroes Magazine #2
Publication Date: December 1941
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Issues: #2 of 4 Issues
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Publisher: FlagCentaur
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Comic Corporation of America
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US
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Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Genres: aviation, biography, historical, non-fiction, sports
Character(s): Lou Gehrig; Sir Frederick Banting; Andrew Jackson; Charles Dickinson
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First Line: !! Wanted!! Junior editors for World Famous Heroes Magazine
Synopsis: Uncle Joe invites readers to send letters of criticism to his office to help make his comic books better.
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"Boss" Kettering

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Charles Kettering; Bill Christ; Bill Anderson; Henry M. Leland
Synopsis: Biography of Charles Kettering, who went from being a poor student as a child to eventual vice-president of General Motors and holder of dozens of patents for his inventions.
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Canada's Hero of Science (Sir Frederick Banting)

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Sir Frederick Banting; Dr. Charles Best; Joe Gilchrist
Synopsis: Biography of Sir Frederick Banting, the Canadian physician who invented insulin. While developing ideas on treating aviation blackouts caused by low oxygen levels, Banting dies when his plane crashes.
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General Billy Mitchell

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Genres: aviation, biography, non-fiction, war
Character(s): General Billy Mitchell; General John J. Pershing; General Ferdinand Foch; Elizabeth Turnbull Miller; Emilio Aguinaldo
Synopsis: Biography of General Billy Mitchell, recounting his participation in many turn-of-the-century conflicts and his belief in aviation as a determining factor in how to wage World War I. Mitchell became the first US flier to fly over Germany and was made chief of the US Air Force. He also proved planes could easily sink battleships. Mitchell's career ended postwar when he charged the Air Force with incompetence in the crash of the Shenandoah, causing the Air Force to court martial him out of the service.
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The Grudge Fight Between Andrew Jackson and C. Dickinson

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Genres: historical, non-fiction
Feature(s): Famous Duels of History
Character(s): Andrew Jackson; Charles Dickinson
Synopsis: In the early 19th century, Dickinson insulted Jackson's wife and the two men dueled. Dickinson had a reputation as a deadly shooter and had first shot, but while his bullet remained lodged inside Jackson until the end of the man's life, Jackson survived; Jackson's returning shot killed Dickinson.
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Our National Anthem

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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: The history of the US national anthem.
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Simon Bolivar the Washington of South America

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Genres: biography, historical, non-fiction, war
Character(s): Simon Bolivar; General Francisco de Miranda; General Juan Domingo de Monteverde
Synopsis: Recounts how Bolivar joined the struggle for independence from the Spanish in Venezuela, ultimately succeeding both there and in Peru and Bolivia.
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Grant and Lee the Greatest Heroes of the Civil War

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Genres: biography, non-fiction, war
Character(s): General Ulysses S. Grant; General Robert E. Lee; President Abraham Lincoln; Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee; Mary Custis; Julia Dent
Synopsis: Traces the lives of Grant and Lee, including their few encounters with each other early in their military careers until they finally faced each other on the battlefield as enemies in the US Civil War and finally met when Lee surrendered to Grant to end the war.
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The Patient Heroine

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Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Hetty Ogle; John Park; Daniel Pelton
Synopsis: Leading up to the 1889 Johnstown flood, Western Union telegrapher Hetty Ogle refused to abandon her station, remaining at the telegraph as long as possible so that she could warn others to get to higher ground. When the flood came, Hetty was drowned.
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Heroes in the News

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Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Robert Abate
Synopsis: When a fire erupted at his apartment building, soldier-on-leave Robert Abate carried his mother over the rooftops to safety.
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Haym Salomon

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Character(s): Haym Salomon; Alexander MacDougall; Robert Morris
Synopsis: Jewish immigrant Haym Salomon opposes British rule in America and becomes an ally of the Revolutionary forces, helping them obtain the finances they need to wage war against the British.
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The True Story of Lou Gehrig Baseball's "Iron Horse"

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Genres: biography, non-fiction, sports
Character(s): Lou Gehrig; Ted Lyons; Joey Dugan; Mark Koenig; Babe Ruth; Tony Lazzeri; Eleanor Gehrig
Synopsis: Recounts the sports career of Lou Gehrig as he eventually became baseball's MVP and top-earner, but died relatively young from ALS.
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