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Issue: Picture Stories from American History #1
Publication Date: January 1945
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Issues: #1 of 4 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Educational Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/16/1945
Volume: none
Pages: 60
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 18 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): W. W. D. Sones (editor, credited); M. C. Gaines (president)
Disclose Notes: Copyrighted 1945 by M. C. Gaines. On sale date of November 16 marked on cover of copy from the Bill Devine collection. No month of publication given in book.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Part One – The Period of Discovery and Exploration

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Foreword

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): M. C. Gaines ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Appears on inside front and inside back covers. Lists members of the Editorial Advisory Council: Dr. H.H. Giles; Dr. Claude H. Hardy; Dr. John W. Oliver; Dr. W.W.D. Sones; Vinal H. Tibbetts; Prof. Harvey Zorbaugh. List of Educational Comics titles given.
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Picture Stories from American History Contents Page

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Allen Simon (credited)
Inker(s): Allen Simon (credited)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Bordering the table of contents is an illustration of Indians battling Spaniards.
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The Story of Leif Ericsson and the Norsemen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Leif Ericson
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #59 published November 1944
was The Story of Leif Ericsson and the Norsemen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Story of Marco Polo

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Marco Polo
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From Content Item: FlagSensation Comics #35 published November 1944
was The Story of Marco Polo [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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The Story of Prince Henry

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Prince Henry
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From Content Item: FlagComic Cavalcade #8 published January 1944
was The Story of Prince Henry [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Story of Christopher Columbus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Christopher Columbus
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
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The Stories of John Cabot and Vasco da Gama

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): John Cabot; Vasco da Gama
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From Content Item: FlagAll-American Comics #62 published December 1944
was The Stories of John Cabot and Vasco da Gama [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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The Story of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Vasco Nuñez de Balboa
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From Content Item: FlagSensation Comics #36 published December 1944
was The Story of Vasco Nuñez de Balboa [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Map of Explorations

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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The Story of Ferdinand Magellan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, historical, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Ferdinand Magellan
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #60 published December 1944
was The Story of Ferdinand Magellan [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
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Who Are the Indians?

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Irwin Stark
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2.6
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Important Dates to Remember!

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.4
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The Stories of the Aztecs and the Incas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction
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From Content Item: FlagSensation Comics #37 published January 1945
was The Stories of the Aztecs and the Incas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Stories of Spanish Inland Adventurers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Ponce De Leon; Hernado de Soto; Vasquez de Coronado; Cabeza de Vaca
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From Content Item: FlagAll-American Comics #63 published January 1945
was The Stories of Spanish Inland Explorers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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The Story of the Huguenots in Florida

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Penciller(s): Allen Simon
Inker(s): Allen Simon
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, informational, non-fiction
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From Content Item: FlagFlash Comics #61 published January 1945
was The Story of the Huguenots in Florida [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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Alphabetical Index to the First Part of Picture Stories from American History

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): W. W. D. Sones; M. C. Gaines
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: religious
Feature(s): Picture Stories from the Bible
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover; house ad for Picture Stories from the Bible Complete Old Testament Edition and Picture Stories from the Bible Complete Life of Christ Edition.

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