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True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) comic books

  • Issue #1
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 1
    • 7.5" Cumulative spine split. Centerfold detached at one staple.
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    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split with back cover missing. Front cover glued to first page with minor impact to art.
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    Winston Churchill on cover. Stories based on actual people and events: World Hero No. 1, art by George Harrison and August M. Froehlich; Winston Churchill bio. Famous Failure text story by Hendrik Willem van Loon; The first attempt to sail north of Russia to China. Air War: Fighting Planes of Leading Nations, script by Nathaniel Nitkin, art by Edwin Smalle Jr.; The story of men and planes who made military aviation during WWII. Frontier Fighters, pencils by John Daly; Story of American Revolutionary hero George Rogers Clark. Yellow Jack: How the Cause of Yellow Fever was Discovered, pencils by Harold De Lay. My Greatest Adventure text story, script by Lowell Thomas, art by Bernard Flinton and Harry Ramsey; about explorer Lowell Thomas. The First Naval Submarine, pencils by Logan Reavis. The Marathon Run, pencils by Henry Kiefer; The story of the Battle of Marathon in 500 B.C. Simon Bolivar: The South American Liberator, art by Michel Roy [Mike Roy]. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #9
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 9

    Stories and art by George J. Hecht and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The story of the inventor of parachute, Louis-Sebastien Lenormand; A lawsuit over a pig results in huge legal changes for Boston; Mexican patriot and revolutionary Emiliano Zapata. Dear Readers; U.S. Navy Chief Admiral Harold R. Stark; Hero of a Vanishing Race; Mine Explosion; He Saved 10,000 Lives, Part 1; They Stole a Train; Snow Kings and Queens; The Count of Frontenac; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Carl Von Paulsen; A Pig That Made History; George Washington's Advice; The Cat That Didn't Eat The Canary; Liberator of Mexico's Peasants; Dollar Pullers; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 12
    • Cover detached at one staple.

    Stories and art by Tony Sarg and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The history of light bulbs from Edison to the 1940s; Religious freedom pioneer and founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams; Ruth Harkness brings baby giant panda Su Lin from China to the US and causes a media sensation. King of Canada; Roger Williams, New England Firebrand; H.M.S. Jervis Bay; The Story of the Electric Bulb; Wings Over the Andes; He Sold His Head!; Tricks I Have Seen Animals Do; Blood Brothers; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Newshawk; Voyage of Mystery; Su Lin Comes to America; Champion Cop; Master of Magic; Old Hickory; How Good is Your Memory?; You Edit This Magazine! 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #14
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 14

    Stories and art by Lawrence Dresser and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen becomes a superstar of radio, film and TV with his alter ego, Charlie McCarthy; Nazis in retreat use ocarinas, small flute-like instruments, to signal each other; Michelangelo's sculptures and paintings include some of the most famous artworks of Western history. What Do You Think?; Meet Charlie McCarthy!; Jungle Trail Blazer; Canadian Mounties Go To Sea; Knight of the Airmail; Retreat from Moscow; Australia, War Base of the Pacific; Ship Models You Can Make; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Buffalo Bulldogger; Charter Oak: How a Hollow Tree Helped Connecticut to Safeguard Her Liberties; U.S.S. Heron; Michelangelo, Maker of Giants; What Do You Think on These Questions?; Truly Comic!; Queen of the Arabs; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #17
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    Stories and art by George J. Hecht and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The history of Mexico; 67-year-old Chinese freedom fighter "Mama Mosquito" leads an army against Japanese invaders during WWII; A five-page history of bread. How To Build Your Own Monument; Fighting Uncle Joe Stilwell!; The Beloved Bums; The Ghost of Captain Bligh; Army Mule: Rosebud and Company E; People of Mystery; Blind Genius; The Rock that Became a Warship; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Land of Fighting Men; Chinese Guerrilla Heroine; The Story of Bread; Leaping Leathernecks: U.S. Marine Para-Troopers; The Priest Who Helped to Build a Railroad; How Good is Your Memory? 68 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #18
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 18

    Stories and art by David S. Muzzey and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The first part of the history of America covers the years 1000-1700; Nurse Mary Borden is an action hero in two world wars; The story of the very first football game, Rutgers vs Princeton. The General from Annapolis; Battling Bill of the Merchant Marine; The Most Famous School in the World; Stories Behind Cards; Lord of Canada's West; Breaking the Caribbean Spy Ring: The Capture of the King of Belize; Discovery and Exploration, 1000-1700; King of the Big Top; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; The First Football Game; Doughboy's Holiday; Poll of Junior Public Opinion; Wake Island: Desert Driver; Truly Comic!; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #20
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 20

    Stories and art by George J. Hecht, David S. Muzzey, John Prentice and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The third part of the history of America covers the period from the Revolution to the War of 1812; William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke was considered by some to be "The Greatest Athlete of the Middle Ages;" Secret messages through the ages, from ancient Sparta to modern times. Knights Were No Bolder; U.S. Rangers; The Infant Republic, 1783-1814; General McNaughton, Canada's Fighter-Scientist; The Greatest Athlete of the Middle Ages; How the Radio Beam Guides Airplanes; Max Kholas; India; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Bounce, The Dog Whose True Instinct Was His Master's Protection; One Came Back; Super Commandos, the "Fighting Fools" of the Desert; The "Clipper" Girls; Lysander's Secret Belt; Truly Comic!; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #21
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 21

    Stories and art by George J. Hecht, David S. Muzzey, and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The fourth part of the history of America covers the first half of the 19th century; The use of gliders in warfare; Victoria Drummond, Britain's first woman marine engineer, saves a ship during WWII and becomes a war hero. It's Your World; Timoshenko Russian "Blitz-Buster"; Jalopy Jockeys; War Gliders!; The Tin Can That Made Headlines; Canadian U-Boat Hunter; The Doctor Who Came Back; The Ship With a Fighting Heart; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; The Poll of Junior Opinion; Growing Pains, 1815-1850; The Lady is an Engineer; How the Army Mule Got the Navy's Goat; Truly Comic!; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #23
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 23
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage.

    Stories based on actual people and events: General Mark Wayne Clark bio. The Story of Steel. True's Movie Guide; Comprised of text and an animated cel of Goofy, plus photos of Buck Jones & Kenny Baker. The Story of Great Britain's Flag. "Uncle Dan" Callaghan bio. General Eisenhower and the Winter Underwear. The Nation Reunited, 1865-1898. U-Boat Ahead! The Bootblack's Poodle. The Picket Fence Code. The Secret Message of Alice DuBois. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #24
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 24

    Cover by Sam Glankoff. Stories and art by Theodore P. Bank, David S. Muzzey, and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The seventh part of the history of America sees the nation become a world power and enter World War I; Jeanne Mance establishes the first hospital in Montreal during the 1600s; Explorer Marco Polo. The Importance of Physical Fitness; Master of Escape: Henri Honore Giraud; Convoy Comes Through!; Canadas Pioneer Nurse: Jeanne Mance; The Poll of Junior Opinion; Admiral of Victory: William P. Leahy; Marco Polo: Worlds Most Famous Traveler; Is It True?; Pacific Adventure; America Becomes a World Power, 1898-1918; Explorer of Ocean Depths: Dr. William Beebe; Trues Movie Guide; Winner—And Still Champion: Barney Ross; Truly Comic!; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
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    Stories based on actual people and events: Hero of the Bismarck Sea bio on George C. Kenney. A Dog Named Bill; A dog at a R.A.F. base knows before anyone else when his master is returning. Queen of Sky Battle; Story of a military plane, the "Suzy-Q".The Mayo Family: Part 2 medical bio. Shanghai Heroine bio on Yang Hui Ming. Promotional movie ad for Roy Rogers in "King of the Cowboys." True Stories About Stamps article by Ted Murray. The Story of America: Chapter 9 featuring Teddy Rooselvelt and Winston Churchill. Human Sky Scraper bio on Cornelius Warmerdam. Journey From Fear bio on Cornelius Vandergrift. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #27
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 27
    • Water damage.

    Stories and art by George J. Hecht, Feg Murray and Natalie Purvin Prager. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. A Russian couple battles Nazis in a homemade tank; Other WWII-themed stories include a biography of controversial General George Patton; Skipper the dog becomes the mascot of a Flying Fortress crew. I Can!; General Fury; The Story of Two Patriots; The Boy Saboteurs; Eagles Revenge; The Leathernecks Have Landed; Riddle Round-Up; Indian Captive; Lucky Dog; True Stories About Stamps; Air Pioneer; Photo Joe; The Battling Duchess; Is It True?; True's Movie Guide; Truly Comic!; How Good is Your Memory? 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #30
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 30

    Stories based on actual people and events: How Many Indians Do You Know? racial purity article. Captain Hayes' Revenge; inspires his men to sink a Japanese convoy. Jan Smutek: Wanted by the Gestapo bio. Dr. Norman Bethune: They Shall Not Perish; bio on man who started blood banks. The Cooper Brothers, Mort and Walker story starring baseball players. Venezuela--Our South American Neighbors. They Got the Blame; the story of scapegoats in history. Gibraltar Express; WWII convoy from England to Gibraltar. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #31
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 31

    Stories based on actual people and events: Not So Big editorial by George J. Hecht; On our shrinking world. Terrible Terry Allen; WWII in North Africa. Our Good Neighbor, Bolivia. You Can't Believe Your Eyes!; Camouflaged and disguised war machinery. American Eagle; Eagle as a symbol of U.S.A. Galloping Ghost bio on Red Grange. Thunderbirds of the U.S. Army and Navy Air Forces. Mary Walker: First Lady of the Army Medical Corps. The Awful Truth; WWII resistance newspaper in Poland. John C. Garand: The Man Behind the Gun (M1 rifle). Shorty Gordon: Belly Gunner. 60 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #37
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 37

    Stories based on actual people and events: Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner: Commander of the Crocodile Fleet. Origins of nursery rhymes. Therese Bonney: Photo-Fighter; 3-panel, 3-page sequence shows a Nazi concentration camp. Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Round the World Gift--National War Fund. Builders of the Alaska Highway. Rube Waddell: Magnificent Screwball bio on baseball pitcher. The Battling Borie; Aging U.S. destroyer fights German submarines. The Fearless Five; Five U.S Marines in the South Pacific stop a Japanese attack. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #39
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 39

    Stories based on actual people and events: Frank D. Merrill: Merrill's Marauders. Lionel Conacher: Conacher of Canada. Franklin D. Roosevelt: F.D.R. Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Anesia Pinhiero Machado: Rio Flyer; female air pilot. There Are No Master Races; Based on pamphlet, The Races of Mankind. Lt. Hyman Goldberg: Mission Completed; Bombardier finishes run with bullet in spine. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #45
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 45

    Stories based on actual people and events: Col. Alexandre Pokryshkin: Sky Hawk; Russian military pilot. Mercy for Millions--National War Fund. Tokyo Express; PT Boats sink two Japanese destroyers. Ray Barbuti: Stubborn Sprinter. Cavalcade of England, script by Joseph H. Park; Chapter 4: British history 1603 to 1688 AD. Mary Murray: Delaying Action; Revolutionary War heroine. Chaos at the Central Park Zoo—Great Hoaxes. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #47
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 47

    Stories based on actual people and events: Atoms Unleashed; The story of the Atomic Bomb. Week-End in Rome; American officers lay ground for Italian surrender. Cavalcade of England, script by Joseph H. Park; Chapter 6: British history 1815 to 1902 AD. Henry Hudson. Man-Made Miracle; Rayon and artificial fibers. The History of Clocks; How Industry Serves the Nation. Ann Curtis: Frisco Flash bio on competition swimmer. Wing Commander Robert Davidson: Underground Ace. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #49
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 49

    Stories based on actual people and events: The Secret Warriors--Office of Strategic Services. Tom J. Smith: Smoking Fists; Abilene's new marshal won't carry a gun. Bangor, Maine; How It Got Its Name. The Sultan and the Emperor Come to Cambridge--Great Hoaxes. Joseph Palmer: Battle of the Beard; the right to whiskers in 1830s Massachusetts. Cavalcade of England, script by Joseph H. Park; Chapter 8: British history 1930 to 1946 AD. Josef Haydn: Farewell Symphony. Rube Marquard: Sizzling Southpaw. Lucie Aubrac: Lucie to the Rescue; French underground in WWII. Captain Frank Lillyman: Heaven on the House. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #50
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 50

    Stories based on actual people and events: Tommy Hitchcock: Ten-Goal Tommy bio on polo player. Lumber Pirates. George Westinghouse bio on inventor. Sinbad story; Sinbad is a dog Coast Guard mascot. Story on lost Inca treasure. Texas--How It Got Its Name. Anna Leonowens: Palace Teacher; Anna and the King of Siam. The Secret Warriors--Office of Strategic Services. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #51
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 51

    Stories based on actual people and events: Trygve Lie: World Watchman; United Nations. Gift to Big Chief; Eskimos make moccasins for Uncle Sam. Pennsylvania--How It Got Its Name. Dorothy Germain: Casual Champion bio on golfer. Aurelio Tassone: Seabee's Weapon. The Secret Warriors--Office of Strategic Services. Dr. William Morton: Miracle Against Pain. Capain Christopher Mings: $1,000,000 Stumble; finding Spanish treasure in Venezuela, 1658 AD. Frank Buck: Jungle Master. Date with Death; death of Japanese Admiral Yamamoto, WWII. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #53
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 53

    Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, John Daly, Louis Wolfe, Lawrence Dresser, Ernie Schroeder Jack Sparling and Lorence Bjorklund. Cover by Lorence Bjorklund and John Daly. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. An amateur vet who treats sick chickens earns the name "The Wizard of Chickenology;" The early life of champion tennis player Bobby Riggs, long before his famous Billie Jean King match; A pet shop accidentally releases one hundred monkeys into New York City in 1946. Lady of Democracy; Desert Victory; How Industry Serves the Nation; Baseline Bobby; What Would You Do?; Tom Paine and His Mighty Pen; Save Our Forests!; Tomorrow's Glass Auto; The Secret Warriors; Monkey Business on Wall Street; Chick Doctor; Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; Sheriff's Secret; True's Movie Guide; Truly Comic! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #55
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 55
    • Coupon cut from back cover.
    • Paper: Light tan to off white
    • Label #0189965002
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Address Label Attached to Cover.
    • Label #1136772003
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    Stories and art by Louis Wolfe, and George Baker. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Great Hoaxes of history. The first appearance of George Baker's Sad Sack in a comic book, as the eternal grunt gets no respect even after returning home from the war. Soldiers spend Christmas 1942 aboard the U.S.S. Samuel Chase at sea. Unity of Arms; Great Hoaxes; How Industry Serves the Nation; The Secret Warriors; Seagoing Santa; Career in Canvas; Rebels in the North; The Sad Sack; Cities of Destiny: Kansas City; Gallant Steeds; How It Got Its Name: Yosemite National Park; Winged Prophet; What Would You Do?; True's Movie Guide; Truly Comic! 52 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #57
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 57
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    Stories based on actual people and events. The most interesting story is "Aviation Wonder Kid," which is about teen-ager Martin Caiden, who impressed (and worried) military intelligence with his extensive knowledge of aviation secrets (they thought he even may have been a spy). Caiden went on to become a prolific author, including writing the novel "Cyborg," which was the basis for the popular 70s TV show "The Six Million Dollar Man"! Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #58
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 58

    Stories and art by Louis Wolfe, Ernest Schroeder and Phil Berube. Cover by Sam Glankoff. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. A profile of the 784th Tank Brigade offers a rare (for the era) heroic portrayal of African-American soldiers; Master escape artist Harry Houdini; Snake expert Grace Wiley helps movies film stunt snakes. 500 Years Too Soon!; Strange Career; Trapped Tankmen; First 'Round-the-World Flight; The Great Houdini; Fighting Champ; Father of Mother Goose; Peril in the Arctic; Oddities in Sports; The Secret Warriors; Cities of Destiny: Seattle; What Would You Do?; True's Movie Guide; Truly Comic! 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #61
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 61
    • Staple rust. Rust migration.

    Stories and art by Louis Wolfe and Phil Berube. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. General and statesman George Marshall, and the effect of the Marshall Plan; A flock of seagulls saves early Salt Lake City from starvation; The history of New York City. Fighter for Peace; Bob Feller; Snatched from the Alps; How a City was Saved; Oddities in Sports; Bold Buccaneer; Cities of Destiny: New York City; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #62
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 62

    Stories and art by Louis Wolfe and Sam Glankoff. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The history of the Canadian Mounties; The story behind the WWII mystery slogan "Kilroy Was Here;" A carrier pigeon prevents British soldiers from being bombed by their own bombers. They Got Their Man!; Kilroy Was Here; Sutter's Gold; Francois At the Bat; Pigeon Hero; Nancy Merki; Surprised Sub; It Isn't True... That Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned; Cities of Destiny: New York City: Part II; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #67
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 67

    Stories and art by Louis Wolfe and others. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Lt. Mary Sullivan joins the NYPD in 1911; The first American Christmas tree causes controversy; The party stealing picnic lunches turns out to be a mischievous horse. Mexico's Man of Action; America's First Christmas Tree; Lady Detective; Rockets and Jets; Whoa!; The Railroad Industry; Basketball Pointers; The Charging Zebra; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #69
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 69
    • .5" Spine split from bottom.

    Stories and art by Dennis O'Keefe and others. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Comedy and radio legend Jack Benny; Trailblazing hockey champion Lester Patrick; FBI agent Steve Saunders tracks draft dodgers. Hello Again! This is Jack Benny; The Aviation Industry; Hockey's Old Man Comes Back, Pen and Sword; The Case of the Tricky Draft Dodgers; Drifting into the Unknown; My Most Interesting True Experience; What Would You Do?; True's News from Hollywood; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #70
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 70

    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.

  • Issue #71
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 71
    • 1" Spine split from bottom.

    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.

  • Issue #73
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 73

    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.

  • Issue #74
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 74

    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.

  • Issue #75
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 75

    Stories and art by Jack Sparling, Edd Ashe, Phil Berube, Adolph Rupp and Jane Wyman. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. The history of the U.S. State Department; Legendary bandleader Tommy Dorsey; Journalist Floyd Gibbons reports on the sinking of his own ship in WWI. Oddities in Sports; The Story Behind the U.S. State Department; Youre the Detective; The Case of the Barefoot Bandit; Are You a Quiz Whiz?; King of Reporters; My Most Interesting True Experience; Tips on Championship Basketball; Truly Comic!, Sentimental Gentleman. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #80
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 80

    Subscriber only (rare), will always have mailing label. Label not considered a defect. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. During WWII, a damaged DC-3 flies to safety with a hastily attached replacement wing from a DC-2. The life of frontiersman Kit Carson. The history of rocket science includes speculation about the first moon flight, 20 years before it actually happened, including the problems of living in zero gravity. Doak Walker: Triple-Threat; The Story of the Lopsided Plane; A Trip to the Moon; Kit Carson: Monarch of the Plains; Dan Green: Cannonball Express; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #80-84 are all newsprint editions that were distributed by mail only to subscribers (no newsstand distribution). Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #81
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 81

    Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin vanishes in search of the Northwest Passage; The little-known story of the U.S. Camel Corps; Captain John Charles Fremont fights for California during the Mexican–American War. Galloping Ghost; Sir John Franklin: Lost in the Arctic; Roy Chapman Andrews: Modern Dragon Hunter; Captain John Charles Fremont; Jefferson Davis: The U.S. Camel Corps; Genius of Jet; Truly Comic! 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #80-84 are all newsprint editions that were distributed by mail only to subscribers (no newstand distribution). Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #82
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 82
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0047768003
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    Stories and art by Edd Ashe and others. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Genghis Khan uses brute force and strategy to conquer vast territory; The Marie Celeste is found adrift with all hands missing, a mystery that was never solved; Attorney Abe Lincoln defends a murder suspect. Star of Stanford: Hank Luisetti; The Mystery of the Marie Celeste; Genghis Khan: Empire Builder; Wolves Can Be Tough; Shotgun Bank Robbers; Abraham Lincoln: Murder by Moonlight; The Truth about Cattle Rustling. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #80-84 are all newsprint editions that were distributed by mail only to subscribers (no newstand distribution). Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #84
    True Comics (1941 Parents' Magazine Press) 84

    Stories and art by Sam Glankoff, Henry C. Nicholas, Ernest Schroeder and Jack Sparling. Biography and history stories in comics form, part of a trend in non-fiction comics in the 1940s. Allan Pinkerton, founder of the Pinkerton Detective Agency and pioneer of private investigation; Henry Hudson explores the North American continent; Wyatt Earp and the shootout at the OK Corral. Sizzling Southpaw; First American Detective; Sheriff's Secret; Great Military Bluffs; Henry Hudson; King of the Buccaneers; The Deadly Phone Call. Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. NOTE: #80-84 are all newsprint editions that were distributed by mail only to subscribers (no newstand distribution). Cover price $0.10.