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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published May 1942
Cover Price 0.10
Pages 68
Editing G. G. Telfer

Cover Details - "Picture Stories of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai Shek and Other Leaders and Heroes of the War"

Characters President Franklin D. Roosevelt; General Chiang Kai Shek; Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Genre fact; political

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "What's the Big Idea?"

Synopsis Message from the publisher.
Script George J. Hecht
Letters typeset
Notes Found on the inside front cover.

1 page Franklin D. Roosevelt illustration "untitled"

Characters Franklin D. Roosevelt
Synopsis Illustration of the President.
Genre fact
Pencils Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)
Inks Chad Grothkopf [as Chad] (signed)

12 page Winston Churchill story "Britain's Top Man"

Characters Winston Churchill
Genre history

6 page Harold R. Stark story "untitled"

Characters U.S. Navy Chief Harold R. Stark
Genre war; history

1 page Reel Real Heroes filler "untitled"

Synopsis Movie reviews.
Genre celebrity
Letters typeset

11 page George C. Marshall story "untitled"

Characters Army Chief General George C. Marshall
Genre history; war
Pencils Harry G. Peter?
Inks Harry G. Peter?

2 page Real Heroes Quiz activity "untitled"

Genre quiz
Script Natalie Purvin Prager (signed)
Letters typeset

6 page Billy Bishop story "Canadian Air Ace"

Characters Billy Bishop
Genre history; war

2 page Real Heroes Hall of Fame text story "untitled"

Genre fact
Letters typeset

10 page Chiang Kai Shek story "Chinese Hero No. 1"

Characters Chiang Kai Shek
Genre history; war

6 page story "The Story of the Red Cross"

Genre fact; history
Pencils Bill Everett
Inks Bill Everett

3 page William Donovan story "untitled"

Characters Colonel William "Wild Bill" Donovan
Genre history

4 page John J. Towers story "Flying Saucer"

Characters Rear Admiral John J. Towers
Genre history; fact; war

1 page Mr. Bug advertisement "Mr. Bug Goes to Town"

Characters Mr. Bug
Synopsis Ad for the Max Fleisher cartoon.
Genre cartoon