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Issue: True Comics #28 Public Domain
Publication Date: October 1943
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Issues: #28 of 84 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagParents' Magazine Press
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: The Parents' Magazine Press Division of The Parents' Institute, Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (11 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Elliott A. Caplin; Ralph O. Ellsworth (art editor)
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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
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Penciller(s): Various
Inker(s): Various
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): True Comics
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Pages: 1
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The Rathers

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): George J. Hecht
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Synopsis: Pep talk for WWII.
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Pages: 1
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Lost in the Arctic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ed Smalle
Inker(s): Ed Smalle
Colorist(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: war
Synopsis: RCAF crew forced down in Greenland.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.
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Leap to Glory

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Genres: war
Synopsis: Greek student inspires resistance to Nazis.
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Pages: 2
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General Jacob Devers: Yank Commander

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Genres: informational
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Pages: 5
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Truly Comic!

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Letterer(s): Typeset
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Synopsis: jokes
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Pages: 0.5
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Riddle Round-Up

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): Typeset
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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: jokes
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Frank Rock: An Indian Remembers

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Genres: informational, sports
Synopsis: Baseball player recalls mother's advice.
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Pages: 5
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True's Movie Guide

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Synopsis: brief reviews
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Enemy Agent: A Code Story

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Genres: war
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Balboa: Hero of Darien

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Maxine Shore; M. M. Oblinger
Penciller(s): Avery Johnson ?
Inker(s): Avery Johnson ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Synopsis: Biography of Vasco Nunez de Balboa.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Script, pencils, inks credits from the U.S. Copyright Renewal Office's listing for the original story "Hero of Darien; the story of Vasco Nunez de Balboa" authors, Maxine Shore and M. M. Oblinger. Illustrated by Avery Johnson. original copyright date July 30, 1941, renewed January 31, 1969. Registration Number: A156630. Renewal ID Number: R454980.
Maxine Shore and M. M. Oblinger wrote stories and text pieces for True Comics, and were highly likely the ones who wrote this material and perhaps Avery Johnson as artist also. (all information provided by Alexa Dickman, June 1, 2015, via the Comics History Exchange page on Facebook).
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The Original Uncle Sam

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Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Origins of the symbol.
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Is It True?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): Natalie Purvin Prager
Letterer(s): Typeset
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Synopsis: quiz
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Radar: Wonder Weapon

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Genres: war
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George Washington Carver: Wizard of Science

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Genres: informational
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Jean Knox: The Lady is a General

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Genres: informational
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The Flying Dutchmen

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Synopsis: Netherlands AF training in Jackson, Miss.
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Pages: 7

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