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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published March-April 1946
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing F. W. Ellsworth
Notes Indicia states "published bi-monthly by World's Best Comics Co". Most of the cover appears to be by Jack Kirby, inset picture of Houdini is from the last panel of the inside story by Sprang.

Cover Details - "True Picture Stories from the Drama of Life"

Characters Jean Laffite; Harry Houdini; Raffles
Genre Fact
Pencils Jack Kirby; Richard Sprang
Inks Jack Kirby; Richard Sprang
Notes Indicia states "published bi-monthly by World's Best Comics Co". Most of the cover appears to be by Jack Kirby, inset picture of Houdini is from the last panel of the inside story by Sprang.

1 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Real Fact Comics"

Synopsis Table of contents, plus the editorial advisory board for "Superman DC Comic Magazines", including Pearl S. Buck and Gene Tunney. Also includes a list of all DC Comics being published at the time.

6 page story "Master of Mystery"

Characters Harry Houdini
Synopsis Biography of Houdini with emphasis on how he learned magic.
Genre Fact
Pencils Dick Sprang [as Richard Sprang]
Inks Dick Sprang [as Richard Sprang]

4 page story "Raffles the .. Bird Who Thinks Like a Person..."

Characters Raffles; Bob Hope; Gracie Allen; Don Ameche; Zetta Wells; Tojo; Fred Allen; Dorothy Lamour
Synopsis Raffles is a mynah bird who became famous in the 1940's.
Genre Fact

1 page Wheaties advertisement "We'd better investigate"

Synopsis Ad for Wheaties breakfast cereal with big game hunters leading a group of natives packing Wheaties.
Pencils Rolland Coe (signed)
Inks Rolland Coe (signed)

2 page Just Imagine story "The Rocket Lanes of Tomorrow"

Synopsis Tales of what the future will hold, from personal rocketpacks to a tunnel drilled right through the center of the earth.
Genre Science Fiction
Script Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby (signed)
Pencils Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks Joe Simon (signed); Jack Kirby (signed)
Letters Howard Ferguson
Reprinted in Big Boy (Artima, 1956 series) #23 (August 1958); in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #69 (December 1957); in Hawkman (DC, 1964 series) #26 (June-July 1968); in New Gods, The (DC, 1971 series) #6 (December 1971-January 1972); in My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #43; in Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #4; in Green Lantern (K. G. Murray, 1975 series) #8

5 page Danger! Men at Work story "The Forest Rangers!"

Synopsis Stories of brave firefighters in the woods.
Genre Fact
Pencils George Roussos (signed)
Inks George Roussos (signed)

4 page Quiz Corner activity "Hi, Bob. How about another one of those tricks your dad showed you?"

Synopsis Page 1 has a magic trick involving which hand a coin is under, page 2 has three famous people to guess based on two clues each, page 3 has a mystery to solve on how to get to an island with two planks that are too short and page 4 has the answers to everything.
Genre Fact
Pencils Jon Small (signed)
Inks Jon Small (signed)

1 page Fantastic Facts filler "Even enough for Cap'n Kidd!"

Synopsis Four facts including that if all the gold in the oceans was extracted, everybody in the world would have half a million dollars worth.
Genre Fact

2 page Scoops ...Pictures to Remember filler

Synopsis Six famous moments in history as captured in photographs (with the photographs re-drawn).
Genre Fact
Pencils George Russos [as Geo Russos]
Inks George Russos [as Geo Russos]

3 page Hobbyland... text article "Stamps Hobby for Kings and Kids"

Characters Franklin D. Roosevelt
Synopsis Article about stamp collecting and famous stamp collectors.
Genre Fact
Letters Typeset

1 page Highlights in Sports filler "Baseball's one-armed wonder, Pete Gray..."

Characters Pete Gray
Synopsis Facts about St. Louis Browns player Pete Gray who only had one arm.
Genre Fact
Pencils Phil Berube (signed)
Inks Phil Berube (signed)

4 page Know Your Animals story "The Beaver"

Synopsis Facts about the beaver, told funny animal style.
Genre Fact

4 page story "Pirate or Patriot?"

Characters Jean Lafitte
Synopsis Facts about a Jean Lafitte who warned the Americans that the British planned on invading New Orleans.
Genre Fact
Script Jack Kirby
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Jack Kirby
Reprinted in Mister Miracle (DC, 1971 series) #4 (October 1971)

3 page Wonders of the World story "Madison Square Garden"

Synopsis Facts about the building and use of Madison Square Gardens, using large pictures on every page.
Genre Fact
Pencils Phil Berube (signed)
Inks Phil Berube (signed)

1 page Wheaties advertisement "Tom Jones"

Characters Tom Jones
Synopsis Facts about Tom Jones, track and field coach at the University of Wisconsin.
Genre Fact
Pencils Rolland Coe ?
Inks Rolland Coe ?

6 page story "The Ghost of Guam"

Characters George Tweed
Synopsis The story of George Tweed, an American soldier who hid out on the island of Guam and caused trouble for the Japanese soldiers.
Genre Fact
Script ? [as B/S]
Pencils Fred Ray [as Fred Ray Jr.]
Inks Fred Ray [as Fred Ray Jr.]
Notes Signed "B/S Fred Ray Jr."