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Issue: Feature Book #[33]
Publication Date: January 1942
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Issues: #[33] of 59 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDavid McKay Company
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: David McKay Company
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 36 (33 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Jimmy Doolittle's Bombing of Tokio, plus photos of the men who did it. Also has Aviation records and firsts. No indicia or date on the book just copyright 1941-1942 by King Feature Syndicate.
The comic portion consists of reprints of 32 2-page stories from issues of Magic Comics between #1 and #40.
The central 8 pages are a rotogravure section with photos of the heroes of the initial attack on Japan.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior (#[nn]-25); Color interior (#26-57)
Dimensions: Oversized 9" x 12" (#[nn]-25); Standard Golden Age U.S. (#26-57)
Paper Stock: Newsprint interior; Matte cardstock cover (#[nn]-25); Glossy cover (#26-57)
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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The Romance of Flying

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Genres: adventure, aviation, war
Feature(s): Jimmy Doolittle & Pilots
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To the Young Men of the United States of America

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Disclose Notes: The inside-front cover, with a photo of Clayton Knight.
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The Romance of Flying

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Synopsis: Picture of a Destroyer being bombed
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Human Birds

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Feature(s): Otto Lilienthal & Octave Chanute
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The Wright Brothers

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Wilbur Wright; Orville Wright
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Power-Driven Flight

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
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Famous Races and Flights

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
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War Birds

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Anthony H. G. Fokker
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The First Great War "Ace"

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Captain Albert Ball
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Georges Guynemer, French War Ace

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An "Ace of Aces"

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Major Raoul Lufbery
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William Avery Bishop

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Billy Bishop
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The "Flying Circus"

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Baron Manfred von Richthofen
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A Wearer of the V. C.

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Honorary Air Marshal W. A. Bishop
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American "Aces"

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker; Lt. Frank Luke
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Transatlantic Flights

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): John Alcock; Arthur Brown
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First Non-Stop Flight Across U.S.A.

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Lt. John A. MacReady; Lt. Oakley G. Kelly
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The First Round-the-World Flight

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Alford Williams
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Wings Over the North Pole

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Admiral Richard E. Byrd
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We Bombed Tokyo!

Photo Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: adventure, aviation, non-fiction, war
Feature(s): Brigadier General James Doolittle
Character(s): Brigadier General James Doolittle
Synopsis: Photos of Doolittle and 45 of the flyers in the initial attack on Japan.
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Lindy Conquers the Atlantic

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Charles A. Lindbergh
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Another Aerial Globe Trotter

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Dieudonne Costes
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From the Golden Gate to Botany Bay

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
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Women Pilots Conquer the Air

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Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Amelia Earhart
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Master of Speed and Distance

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Frank Hawks
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Ferry Pilots

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Clyde Pangborn
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Another World War in the Air

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Edgar 'Cobber' Kain
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The R. A. F. Earns Its Medals

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Flying Officer Charles H. Dyson
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Americans Form the Eagle Squadron

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Chesley Gordon Peterson
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Second World War Crashes on Americans

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Captain Colin Kelly Jr.
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America's Flying Heroes

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Capt. Jesus Villamor; First Lieut. Samuel Marett
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War in the Air

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Wing Commander A. G. Malan
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American Volunteer Group in China

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Claire L. Chennault
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From Scarsdale to Burma

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Jack Newkirk
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A Veteran Army Pilot Leads the Way

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Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): The Romance of Flying
Character(s): Gen. Ralph Royce, D.F.C.
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An Aerial Sortie From Shangri-La

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Subject Matter
Genres: aviation, non-fiction
Feature(s): General James Doolittle
Character(s): General James Doolittle
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: On the last page and the inside-back cover.

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