True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) comic books 1948

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Stories based on actual people and events: The Case of the Seven Hunted Men. He Laughed at Rain; introduction of umbrellas to England. The Radio Industry [VI]--American Adventures in Industry. My Most Interesting True Experience article by Gary Cooper. A Lost World starring the Minoans. Scholar with a Punch about a boxer. Abraham Lincoln's Fighting about balloonist. The Last Stand of a Sea Wolf; German battleship Scharnhorst. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Edd Ashe and Humphrey Bogart. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The story of a polar bear in the Bronx Zoo; Baseball star Joe DiMaggio; Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart recalls filming the Treasure of the Sierra Madre on location in Mexico with director John Huston. The Case of the Disguised Bandits; Vote for President Contest; The Motion Picture Industry; Joe DiMaggio the Yankee Clipper; You're the Detective; Bear Barrel Polka; My Most Interesting True Experience; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Jack Sparling, D'Antoni and Robert Ryan. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. A rare authorized biography of Walt Disney from a non-Disney source; The history of the marathon race from antiquity to the 20th century; FBI Agent Steve Saunders tracks a pair of extortionists. Lou Gehrig; The Case of the Frightened Criminals; What's Your Sky I-Q?; The Cotton-Textile Industry; Supersonics; You're the Detective; My Most Interesting True Experience; The Amazing Story of Walt Disney; Truly Comic!, 26-Mile Dash! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories based on actual people and events: The Story Behind the U.S. Treasury. Amos and Andy. Wheaties ad featuring Cincinnati Reds pitcher, Ewell Blackwell. The Happy Warrior bio on Alfred E. Smith. Football tips given by Lou Little, head coach at Columbia University. Highlights in the Life of Tom Dewey text article. The Case of Public Enemy No. 1--Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigations starring Steve Saunders. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.