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Issue: True Comics #2 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1941
 
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Variant: unnamed
Rating:
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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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
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Subject Matter
informational
True Comics
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Miscellaneous
1
Few New Magazines Ever Had Such a Welcome

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

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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August M. Froehlich (signed, last page)
August M. Froehlich (signed, last page)
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Subject Matter
biography, informational
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)
Biography of Bill Knudsen, Director Office of Production Management for President Roosevelt.
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Miscellaneous
11
Writer credit determined by textual analysis.
Father of Canada

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Mike Roy; Henry Kiefer
Mike Roy; Henry Kiefer
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Subject Matter
biography, informational
Samuel de Champlain (1575 - December 25, 1635); Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu (September 9, 1585 - December 4, 1642)
Biography of the French explorer Samuel de Champlain.
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Miscellaneous
8
Zebulon Pike

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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John Daly (signed)
John Daly (signed)
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Subject Matter
biography, western
Frontier Fighters
Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr. (January 5, 1779 - April 27, 1813)
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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Miscellaneous
7
The Battle of Waterloo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Willner McArdle
Willner McArdle
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Subject Matter
war
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)
The story of the Battle of Waterloo.
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Miscellaneous
8
Wizard of Nature

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Harry George
Harry George
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Subject Matter
biography, informational
Luther Burbank (March 7, 1849 - April 11, 1926)
Biography of scientist and botanist Luther Burbank.
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Miscellaneous
3
Sea War: Fighting Ships of Leading Nations

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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George Harrison
George Harrison
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Subject Matter
informational, war
Details of the fighting ships of the U.S., Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.
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Miscellaneous
6
My Greatest Adventure

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Eric Sevareid
Harry Ramsey
Harry Ramsey
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Typeset
Subject Matter
informational
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Miscellaneous
2
The Story of the Red Cross

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Bill Everett [as William Everett] (signed)
Bill Everett [as William Everett] (signed)
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Subject Matter
informational, war
Jean Henri Dunant (May 8, 1828 - October 30, 1910); Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820 - August 13, 1910)
The story of Jean Dunant and how he came to form the Red Cross.
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FlagThe Bill Everett Archives #1 published December 2011
as The Story of the Red Cross [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Writer credit determined by textual analysis.
Peter Kelley

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Douglas Ryan (signed)
Douglas Ryan (signed)
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Subject Matter
western
Unsung Heroes
Peter Kelley
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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Miscellaneous
3
Polish Patriot Who Helped Win the American Revolution

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Harold De Lay (signed)
Harold De Lay (signed)
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Subject Matter
historical, informational, war
Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746 - 1817); George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799); General John Burgoyne (February 24, 1722 - August 4, 1792)
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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Miscellaneous
9
Also includes a ballot to rank the stories in this issue.
12,000 Boys and Girls Are Now Enjoying This Fascinating Library

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Typeset
Subject Matter
Ad for a set of books.
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover.
The Tootsie Roll of Honor

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Tootsie Roll
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1
Back cover.

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