Real Heroes (1942) comic books
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Issue #4
Published May 1942 by Parents' Magazine Institu.$19.00
Franklin D. Roosevelt illo by Chad Grothkopf. Britain's Top Man featuring Winston Churchill. Harold R. Stark feature. George C. Marshall feature. Canadian Air Ace featuring Billy Bishop. Real Heroes Hall of Fame text story. Chinese Hero No. 1 featuring Chiang Kai Shek. The Story of the Red Cross, art by Bill Everett. William Donovan feature. Flying Saucer featuring John J. Towers. Mr. Bug Goes to Town ad. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.
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Issue #5
Published Jul 1942 by Parents' Magazine Institu.$17.25
View scan- 1" spine split from the top. Water damage.
Cover by Sam Glanzman. Stories and art by Sam Glanzman, Lew Glanzman, George J. Hecht, Natalie Purvin Prager, E. C. Stoner, John Prentice, Norman Nodel, Chad Grothkopf, Alex Kotzky, John Daly, Jim Ray, Harley Griffiths, Sam Glankoff, Art Pinajian and Gus Schrotter. Biographies in comics form, featuring famous figures as well as heroes of the everyday. A tale of Naval heroism from real-life Navy vet Sam Glanzman; Australian bush nurse and physical therapy pioneer Sister Elizabeth Kenny; Biblical hero Gideon. Casey Jones and the Wreck of the 382; Sailor to the Rescue; Rebel of 1676; Australian Bush Nurse; Northwest Mounties; Simon Kenton; Real Heroes Quiz; Frank Luke Balloon Buster; Real Heroes Hall of Fame; Gideon the Sword of Israel; Reel Real Heroes; Cordell Hull: Good Neighbor; Propaganda Puss; Stonewall Jackson: How He Earned That Nickname; Heroes Are Made, Not Born. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.
