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True ComicsTrue Comics. -- Chicago, Ill. : True Comics, Inc., 1941-1950. -- col. ill. ; 27 cm. -- Published no. 1 (Apr. 1941) - no. 84 (Aug. 1950). -- Educational and adventure story genres. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1-83 (1941-1950). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7See also under individual features: |
----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 1 (Apr. 1941) CONTENTS: "A New and Different Comic Magazine" 1 p. -- "World Hero No. 1" p. 1-17 -- "Famous Failure" p. 18-21 -- "Air War" p. 22-27 -- "George Rogers Clark" (Frontier Fighters) p. 28-36 -- "Yellow Jack" p. 37-43 -- "My Greatest Adventure" / Lowell Thomas p. 44-45 -- "The First Naval Submarine" p. 46-49 -- "The Marathon Run" p. 50-55 -- "Simon Bolivar" p. 56-64. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 2 (June 1941) CONTENTS: "Few New Magazines Ever Had Such A Welcome" 1 p. -- "U.S. Producer No. 1 : William S. Knudsen" p. 1-11 -- "Father of Canada" p. 12-19 -- "Zebulon Pike" (Frontier Fighters) p. 20-26 -- "The Battle of Waterloo" p. 27-34 -- "Wizard of Nature : Luther Burbank" p. 35-37 -- "Sea War" p. 38-43 -- "My Greatest Adventure" / Eric Sevareid. p. 44-45 -- "The Story of the Red Cross" p. 46-52 -- "Peter Kelley" (Unsung Heroes) p. 53-55 -- "Polish Patriot Who Helped Win the American Revolution : Thaddeus Kosciuszko" p. 56-64. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.2 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 3 (Aug. 1941) CONTENTS: "We Become a Monthly" 1 p. -- "Chinese Hero No. 1 : Chiang Kai-Shek" (part 1) p. 1-8 -- "A Forgotten Woman in History : Deborah Sampson" p. 9-11 -- "Death Fighter : Dr. Robert Koch" p. 12-19 -- "Billy Bishop, Canadian Air Ace" p. 20-25 -- "Daniel Boone" (Frontier Fighter) p. 26-35 -- "Baseball's Hall of Fame" p. 36-39 -- "Captain John Jouett" (Unsung Hero) p. 40-43 -- "From Fun to Fortune" p. 44-45 -- "Land War" p. 46-51 -- "The Town that Can't Be Licked : Ware, Massachusetts" p. 52-56 -- "Battle of Lake Erie : Oliver Hazard Perry" p. 57-64. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.3 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 4 (Sept. 1941) CONTENTS: "Have You Written Us a Letter?" 1 p. -- "U.S. Army Chief General George C. Marshall" p. 1-11 -- "Danger in the Arctic: Joe Crosson, Aviator" p. 12-21 -- "Record Breakers" p. 22-24 -- "Old Glory: The Story of the American Flag" p. 25-31 -- "Sail, Ho!" p. 32-33 -- "My Greatest Adventure" / Linton Wells. p. 34-35 -- "John Weatherby" (Unsung Hero) p. 36-38 -- "Heroine of the White House: Dolly Madison" p. 39-42 -- "Chinese Hero No. 1 : Chiang Kai-shek" (part 2) p. 43-52 -- "Alexander MacKenzie" (Builder of Canada) p. 53-58 -- "Captain John Charles Frémont" (Frontier Fighters) p. 59-64 -- Call no.: PN6728.1 P3T7no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 5 (Oct. 1941) CONTENTS: "Is It Really True?" 1 p. -- "The Fighting Chaplain : Father Francis Patrick Duffy" p. 1-9 -- "Eagle of the Seas : Stephen Decatur" p. 10-15 -- "The World's Greatest Cowboy : Gene Autry" p. 16-17 -- "Sacajawea : Indian Heroine" p. 18-24 -- "The Circus" p. 25-36 -- "Drake's Folly" p. 37-43 -- "The Brown Bomber : Joe Louis" p. 44-48 -- "John Honeyman" (Unsung Hero) p. 49-54 -- "The Man Who Downed the Red Knight : Capt. Roy Brown" p. 55-64. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.5 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 6 (Nov. 1941) CONTENTS: "Doesn't It Give You A Thrill?" 1 p. -- "Man of Action : General Bernard C. Freyberg" p. 1-9 -- "Girl Sharpshooter : Annie Oakley, World-Famous Markswoman" p. 10-16 -- "Loneliest Island in the World : Tristan da Cunha" p. 17-21 -- "The Little Flower : Fiorello LaGuardia" p. 22-32 -- "Lost in the Arctic : Sir John Franklin" p. 33-37 -- "What You Can Do To Aid in the National Defense" (text) p. 38-39 -- "The World's Fastest Human : H. Lloyd Child, Test Pilot" p. 40-47 -- "Powder Boy" p. 48-51 -- "World Series" p. 52-55 -- "The Capture of Aguinaldo" p. 56-63 -- "Dollar Pullers" (text : jokes) p. 64. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.6 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 7 (Dec. 1941) CONTENTS: "Fun is Not Always Funny" 1 p. -- "Empire Builder : Genghis Khan" p. 1-7 -- "Wilderness Adventures of George Washington" p. 8-14 -- "Is It True? (quiz) p. 15 -- "Singapore, Place of the Lion" p. 16-20 -- "An Unsung Heroine of the Revolution : Emily Geiger" p. 21-23 -- "Football Aces to Watch" p. 24-27 -- "Wings of the Navy : Rear Admiral John H. Towers" p. 28-33 -- "The Sleeping Sentry : A Civil War Story" p. 34-37 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 38 -- "Battling Beaver : Lord Beaverbrook" p. 39-47 -- "The Cotton Gin : Eli Whitney" p. 48-54 -- "Buffalo Bill Cody" (Frontier Fighter) p. 55-63 -- "Dollar Pullers" (text : jokes) p. 64 -- "How Good Is Your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 64. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.7 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 8 (Jan. 1942) CONTENTS: "The Greatest of Games" 1 p. -- "He Fights On! : Gen. Charles de Gaulle" p. 1-9 -- "Ethan Allen" (Frontier Fighter) p. 10-15 -- "Dog Hero of Fontenoy" p. 16 -- "Queen of the Hurricanes : Elsie MacGill" p. 17-21 -- "How the Old Chief Said Thank You" p. 22-27 -- "Air Victories Made in the U.S.A." p. 28-31 -- "Wings of the U.S. Army" p. 32-33 -- "Is It True? (Quiz) p. 34 -- "Hunger Fighter : Dr. John Earl Baker" p. 35-39 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 40 -- "Motorcycle Record" p. 41-44 -- "He Learned from History" p. 45-46 -- "Washington's Only Defeat" p. 47-51 --"Builder of a Paradise : King Kamehameha" p. 52-55 -- "Mike Fink, King of the River" p. 56-63 -- "Dollar-Pullers" (text : jokes) p. 64 -- "How Good Is Your Memory? (text : quiz) p. 64. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.8 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 9 (Feb. 1942) CONTENTS: "Dear Readers" 1 p. -- "U.S. Navy Chief Admiral Harold R. Stark" p. 1-6 -- "Hero of a Vanishing Race : Tecumseh" p. 7-11 -- "Mine Explosion : Humphry Davy" p. 12-16 -- "He Saved 10,000 Lives : Floyd Smith, part 1" p. 17-22 -- "They Stole a Train" p. 23-29 -- "Snow Kings and Queens" p. 30-33 -- "The Count of Frontenac" p. 34-37 -- "Movie Guide" (text) p. 38 -- "Carl Von Paulsen" (Unsung Hero) p. 39-44 -- "A Pig That Made History" p. 45-48 -- "Is It True?" (Quiz) p. 49 -- "George Washington's Advice" p. 50-52 -- "The Cat That Didn't Eat The Canary" p. 53 -- "Zapata" p. 54-63 -- "Dollar-Pullers" (text : jokes) p. 64 -- "How Good is your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 64. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.9 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 10 (Mar. 1942) CONTENTS: "Reaching for a Star" (editorial) 1 p. -- "Chief of the U.S. Marines : General Thomas Holcomb" p. 1-8 -- "Inventor of the Telegraph : The Story of Samuel F.B. Morse" p. 9-14 -- "The General Wouldn't Listen : An Adventure of George Washington" p. 15-18 -- "Exploring from the Air : Jimmy Angel" p. 19-23 -- "Bowling" p. 24-25 -- "Adrift on an Ice Pan : Dr. Wilfred Grenfell" p. 26-31 -- "The Story of Sabu : Boy of India" p. 32-37 -- "He Saved 10,000 Lives" p. 38-42 -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) -- "Iceland" p. 44-49 -- "Theodore Roosevelt Out West" p. 50-53 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 54 -- "Heroine of the Storm : Grace Darling" p. 55-57 -- "The National Anthem" p. 58-63 -- "Dollar-Pullers" (text : jokes) p. 64 -- "How Good Is Your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 64. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 11 (Apr. 1942) CONTENTS: "Little Things Can Help Win The War" (text : editorial) 1 p. -- "Key Man : General Douglas MacArthur" p. 1-8 -- "Clash for Empire : Wolfe and Montcalm" p. 9-12 -- "Thomas A. Edison : He HAD to Invent" p. 13-18 -- "Basketball : The Made-to-Order Game" p. 19-21 -- "Riding a Volcano Blast : Father Hubbard" p. 22-25 -- "Is It True? (text : quiz) 1 p. -- "William Dawes' Ride" p. 27-33 -- "American Eagle : Capt. Colin P. Kelly, Jr." p. 34-35 -- "Pirate Fighter Eaton" p. 36-41 -- "Hero Off the Gridiron : Raymond Gooch" p. 42-43 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 44 -- "Pioneer Merchant : Adam Gimbel" p. 45-50 -- "Flying Peggy : A Girl Who Teaches Boys to Fly" p. 51-54 -- "Dollar-Pullers" (text : jokes) p. 55 -- "The Lion : Theodore Roosevelt, a True Sportsman" p. 56-63 -- "How Good is Your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 64. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.11 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 12 (May 1942) CONTENTS: "The Amazing Story of Mowgli, Half-Boy, Half-Wolf" 1 p. advertising -- "King of Canada" (Mackenzie King) 6 p. -- "Roger Williams, New England Firebrand" 7 p. -- "The Epic of H.M.S Jervis Bay and her Captain E.S. Fogarty Fegan, R.N." 5 p. -- "The Story of the Electric Bulb" 4 p. -- "Is It True?" 1 p. quiz -- "Wings over the Andes" (Harold H. Harris) 6 p. -- "He Sold His Head!" (Robert Sallette) 3 p. -- "Tricks I Have Seen Animals Do" 2 p. -- "Blood Brothers" 4 p. -- "Newshawk" (Richard Harding Davis) 6 p. -- "Voyage of Mystery" (Count de la Perouse) 4 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. text -- "Su Lin Comes to America" 4 p. -- "Dollar-Pullers" 1/2 p. text -- "Champion Cop" (Pat McDonald) 2 p. -- "Master of Magic" (Robert-Houdin) 6 p. -- "Old Hickory" 3 p. -- "You Edit This Magazine!" 1 p. letters -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.12 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 13 (June 1942) CONTENTS: "Cominch (Commander in Chief) of the U.S. Navy : Triple-Threat Admiral Ernest J. King" p. 3-8 -- "The 4th of July in Salvador" p. 9-12 -- "The Story of the Commandos : British Hit and Run Troops" p. 13-19 -- "Houdini, the Man Who Mystified the World" p. 20-26 -- "Alaska, U.S. Jumping-Off Place Against Japan" p. 27-32 -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) p. 33 -- "The Story of Glass" p. 34-39 -- "The Real Robinson Crusoe : Alexander Selkirk" p. 40-44 -- "First Woman Test-Pilot : Alma Heflin" p. 45-50 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 51 -- "Free French Navy of Canada" p. 52-57 -- "Oscar's War : The Cat That Went to Sea" p. 58 -- "Now Pitching for Uncle Sam : Hugh Noyes Mulcahy" p. 59-61 -- "Dollar-Pullers" (text : jokes) p. 62 -- "Indian Scout : Col. Albert J. Fountain" p. 63-66 -- "How Good Is Your Memory" (text : quiz) p. 66 -- "What do You Think?" (letters) 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.13 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 14 (July 1942) CONTENTS: "What Do You Think?" (text : editorial) 1 p. -- "Meet Charlie McCarthy!" p. 3-6 -- "Jungle Trail Blazer : Richard Tewkesbury" p. 7-11 -- "Canadian Mounties Go To Sea" p. 12-15 -- "Is It True? (text : quiz) p. 16 -- "Knight of the Airmail : Captain Jack Knight" p. 17-22 -- "Retreat from Moscow" p. 23-24 -- "Australia" p. 25-33 -- "Ship Models You Can Make" p. 34-37 -- "Buffalo Bulldogger : Guy Schultz" p. 38-41 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 42 -- "Charter Oak" p. 43-46 -- "U.S.S. Heron" p. 47-50 -- "Michelangelo : Maker of Giants" p. 51-58 -- "Poll of Junior Opinion" p. 59-60 -- "Truly Comic!" (text : jokes) p. 60 -- "Queen of the Arabs : Lady Hester Stanhope" p. 61-66 -- "How Good Is Your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 66. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.14 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 15 (Aug. 1942) CONTENTS: "Letters to the Editor" p. 2 -- "150th Birthday of the Nation's Capital, Washington D.C." p. 3-9 -- "He Flew 'Round the World to Get Home" p. 10-17 -- "Is It True? (text : quiz) 1 p. -- "Secret of the Senecas" p. 19-23 -- "Sail Rock" p. 24-25 -- "West Point" p. 26-35 -- "The Discoverer of Hidden Hunger" p. 37-41 -- "Paul Revere, Son of Liberty" p. 42-48 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 49 -- "He's in The Navy Now : Bob Feller" p. 50-53 -- "Mme Tussaud's Waxworks" p. 54-59 -- "Conquest by the Iron Horse" p. 60-65 -- "Truly Comic" (text : jokes) p. 66. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.15 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 16 (Sept. 1942) CONTENTS: "Letters to the Editor" p. 2 -- "He Bombed Tokyo" (James Doolittle) p. 3-8 -- "The Lost Colony" p. 9-15 -- "Flying Viking" (Ole Reistad) p. 16-21 -- "Friend of Animals" (Henry Bergh) p. 22-27 -- "Young America Hits the Trail" (Monroe Smith) p. 28-31 -- "Is It True?" (quiz) p. 32 -- "Cave Nurses" (Joanna Stavridi) p. 33-35 -- "The Netherlands East Indies" p. 36-42 -- "He Fought for Freedom" (William Wallace) p. 43-48 -- "The Modest Miracle" (Robert R. Williams) p. 49-53 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 54 -- "Hobby Lobby" (Dave Elman) p. 55-58 -- "Three Men on a Raft" p. 59-65 -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) p. 66 -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.16 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 17 (Oct. 1942) CONTENTS: "How To Build Your Own Monument" p. 2 -- "Fighting Uncle Joe Stilwell!" p. 3-8 -- "The Beloved Bums : The Story of the Brooklyn Dodgers" p. 9-12 -- "The Ghost of Captain Bligh" p. 13-16 -- "Army Mule" p. 17-20 -- "People of Mystery : The Story of Gypsies" p. 21-25 -- "Blind Genius : Alec Templeton" p. 26-29 -- "Diamond Rock : The Rock that Became a Warship" p. 30-32 -- "Mexico : Land of Fighting Men" p. 33-39 -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) p. 40 -- "Ma-Ma Mosquito : Chinese Guerilla Heroine" p. 41-48 -- "Truly Comic" (text : jokes) p. 49 -- "The Story of Bread" p. 50-54 -- "Leaping Leathernecks : U.S. Marine Para-Troopers" p. 55-56 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 57 -- "1 Yank Against 18 Japs : Captain Hewett T. Wheless" p. 58-63 -- "The Priest Who Helped to Build a Railroad" p. 64-66 -- "How Good Is Your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 66. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.17 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 18 (Nov. 1942) CONTENTS: "Brereton, the General from Annapolis" p. 3-8 -- "Battling Bill of the Merchant Marine" p. 9-14 -- "Eton, the Most Famous School in the World" p. 15-17 -- "Stories Behind Cards" p. 18-23 -- "Lord of Canada's West" p. 24-28 -- "Breaking the Caribbean Spy Ring" p. 29-35 -- "The Story of America" p. 36-41 -- "Is It True? (text : quiz) p. 42 -- "Jumbo, King of the Big-Top" p. 43-48 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 49 -- "The First Football Game" p. 50 -- "Doughboy's Holiday" p. 51-56 -- "Poll of Junior Public Opinion" (text) p. 57 -- "Truly Comic!" (text : jokes) p. 58 -- "How Good Is Your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 58 -- "Wake Island" p. 59-63 -- "Mary Borden, Desert Driver" p. 64-66. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.18 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 19 (Dec. 1942) CONTENTS: "Join the Junior Army!" (text : editorial) p. 2 -- "The Yanks are Coming, Again! : The Story of Gen. Eisenhower, Leader of the New A.E.F." p. 3-9 -- "Capturing the Sacred Bird of the Mayas" p. 10-14 -- "The Story of America, Chapter Two" p. 15-20 -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) p. 21 -- "From Brooklyn to Bataan : Army Nurse, Helen Summers" p. 22-27 -- "U.S. Fought Japan Before!" p. 28-31 -- "Teaching 'em to Carry the Ball for Uncle Sam" p. 32-33 -- "Secret Messages : The Story of Codes" p. 34-40 -- "You Can Be A Real Hero, Too" p. 41-44 -- "Truly Comic" (text : jokes) p. 45 -- "Breaking the Nazi Ring of Death" p. 46-51 -- "Jerry Young Presents Abbott and Costello" p. 52-53 -- "Conquering the White Plague : Dr. Edward Trudeau" p. 54-59 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 60 -- "Robillard, Canadian Ace" p. 61-66 -- "How Good Is Your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 66. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.19 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 20 (Jan. 1943) CONTENTS: "Knights Were No Bolder" (text : editorial) p. 2 -- "U.S. Rangers" p. 3-9 -- "The Story of America, Chapter 3" p. 10-15 -- "General McNaughton : Canada's Fighter-Scientist" p. 16-20 -- "The Greatest Athlete of the Middle Ages" p. 21-23 -- "How the Radio Beam Guides Airplanes" p. 24-29 -- "Max Kholas : Hero of Industry" p. 30-33 -- "India" p. 34-40 -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) p. 41 -- "Bounce" p. 42-44 -- "True Movie Guide" (text) p. 45 -- "One Came Back : The Story of Torpedo Squadron 8" p. 46-53 -- "Super Commandos : Fighting Fools of the Desert" p. 54-59 -- "The Clipper Girls" p. 60-62 -- "Truly Comic" (text : jokes) p. 63 -- "The Story of Codes" p. 64-66 -- "How Good is Your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 66. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.20 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 21 (Feb. 1943) CONTENTS: "It's Your World" (text : editorial) p. 2 -- "Timoshenko : Russian Blitz-Buster" p. 3-10 -- "Jallopy Jockeys" p. 11-16 -- "War Gliders" p. 17-21 -- "France's Invisible Man : Pierre Durand" p. 22-27 -- "True's Move Guide" (text) p. 28 -- "The Tin Can that made Headlines" (The Story of Codes) p. 29-30 -- "Canadian U-Boat Hunter" p. 31-35 -- "The Doctor Who Came Back : Dr. Samuel Mudd" p. 36-41 -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) p. 42 -- "The Ship with a Fighting Heart : U.S.S. Yorktown" p. 43-48 -- "Poll of Junior Opinion" (text) p. 49 -- "Truly Comic!" (text : jokes) p. 50 -- "The Story of America, Chapter 4" p. 51-56 -- "The Lady is an Engineer" p. 57-62 -- "How the Army Mule got the Navy's Goat" p. 63-66 -- "How Good is Your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 66. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.21 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 22 (Mar. 1943) CONTENTS: "Desert Warrior : Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery" p. 3-9 -- "Wolves Eat Railroad!" p. 10-15 -- "Submarine, in 1776!" p. 16-18 -- "Is It True? (text : quiz) p. 19 -- "The Story of America, Chapter 5" p. 20-27 -- "Jim Thorpe : Indian Athlete" p. 28-33 -- "Parachutes for Victory" p. 36-42 -- "Time Out for Victory" p. 43-46 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 47 -- "The Amazing Homer Lea" p. 48-53 -- "The Story of Brazil" p. 54-61 -- "Wings of Malta : Canadian Air Ace George Beurling" p. 62-65 -- "How Good is your Memory?" (text : quiz) p. 65 -- "Truly Comic!" (text : jokes) p. 66. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.22 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 23 (Apr. 1943) CONTENTS: "Do You Rate An 'E'?" p. 2 -- "Mystery Mission : General Mark W. Clark" p. 3-10 -- "Rescue from the Sky" p. 11-14 -- "The Story of Steel" p. 15-20 -- "A Race that Stopped a War!" p. 21-25 -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) p. 26 -- "Three Crosses : The Story of Great Britain's Flag" p. 27-29 -- "Fighting Admiral : Admiral Daniel Callaghan" p. 30-35 -- "General Eisenhower and the Winter Underwear" p. 36-37 -- "Full-Time American" p. 38 -- "Air Transport Command" p. 39-44 -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) p. 45 -- "The Story of America, Chapter 6" p. 46-53 -- "Truly Comic!" (text : jokes) p. 54 -- "U-Boat Ahead!" p. 55-59 -- "Bootblack's Poodle" p. 60-61 -- "The Picket Fence Code" (The Story of Codes) p. 62-66 -- "How Good is your Memory?" p. 66. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.23 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 24 (May/June 1943) CONTENTS: "The Importance of Physical Fitness Today" (text : editorial) 1 p. -- "Master of Escape : Henri Honore Giraud" 6 p. -- "Convoy Comes Through!" 8 p. -- "Canada's Pioneer Nurse : Jeanne Mance" 3 1/2 p. -- "The Poll of Junior Opinion" 1/2 p. -- "Admiral of Victory : William P. Leahy" 4 p. -- "Marco Polo : World's Most Famous Traveler" 8 p. -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) 1 p. -- "Pacific Adventure : Colonel Laverne 'Blondy' Saunders" 3 p. -- "The Story of America, Chapter 7" 8 p. -- "Explorer of Ocean Depths : Dr. William Beebe" 6 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) 1 p. -- "Winner and Still Champion : Barney Ross" 6 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (text : jokes) 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.24 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 25 (July 1943) CONTENTS: "Major John Smith and the Fighting 223" 7 p. -- "The Mayo Family : Medicine's Miracle Men" 5 p. -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) 1 p. -- "Life Raft" 6 p. -- "The Story of America, Chapter 8" 8 p. -- "Pigeon Express" 3 p. -- "How to Beat a Jap" 7 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) 1 p. -- "Speed Demons" 1 p. -- "She'll Smile Again!" 3 1/2 p. -- "Riddle Round-Up" 1/2 p. -- "Men Without Fear" 6 p. -- "Torpedo Terror" 6 p. -- "Truly Comic" (text : jokes) 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.25 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 26 (Aug. 1943) CONTENTS: "You Can Help The Farmer Win the War" (text : editorial) 1 p. -- "Hero of Bismarck Sea : Lieutenant General George C. Kenney" 6 p. -- "A Dog Named Bill" 2 p. -- "Queen of Sky Battle" 7 p. -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) 1 p. -- "The Mayo Family : Medicine's Miracle Men, part 2" 5 p. -- "Shanghai Heroine : The Inspiring Story of Yang Hui Ming" 3 1/2 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) 1 p. -- "True Stories About Stamps" 1 p. -- "The Story of America, Chapter 9" 10 p. -- "Cornelius Warmerdam, Human Sky Scraper" 1 p. -- "Truly Comic!" 1/2 p. (text : jokes) -- "Riddle Round-Up" 1/2 p. -- "Journey from Fear" 6 p. -- "The Narrow Escape of Henri de Tonti" 5 p. -- "Tank at Bay!" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.26 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 27 (Sept. 1943) CONTENTS: "I Can!" (text : editorial) 1 p. -- "General Fury : Lieutenant General George S. Patton" 7 p. -- "The Story of Two Patriots" 1 p. -- "The Boy Saboteurs" 7 p. -- "Is It True?" (text : quiz) 1 p. -- "Eagle's Revenge" 6 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" (text) 1 p. -- "The Leathernecks Have Landed" 7 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (text : jokes) 1/2 p. -- "Riddle Round-Up" 1/2 p. -- "Indian Captive" 5 p. -- "Lucky Dog" 2 p. -- "True Stories About Stamps" 1 p. -- "Major Alexander De Seversky : Air Pioneer" 5 p. -- "Photo Joe" 5 p. -- "The Battling Duchess" 6 p. -- "The 97 Pound Weakling" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "New Commando Krak-A-Jap Machine Gun" (advertisement) 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.27 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 28 (Oct. 1943) CONTENTS: "The Rathers" (Editorial) 1 p. -- "Lost in the Arctic" 8 p. -- "Leap to Glory" 2 p. -- "Yank Commander : General Jacob 'Jakie' Devers" 5 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1/2 p. -- "Riddle Round-Up" 1/2 p. -- "An Indian Remembers" 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. text -- "Enemy Agent : A Code Story" 4 p. -- "Balboa : Hero of Darien" 6 p. -- "The Original Uncle Sam" 3 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Radar : Wonder Weapon" 3 p. -- "Wizard of Science : George Washington Carver" 8 p. -- "The Lady is a General : Jean Knox" 1 p. -- "The Flying Dutchmen" 7 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.28 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 29 (Nov. 1943) CONTENTS: "Our South American Neighbors" (editorial) 1 p. -- "Bomber Ablaze" 4 p. -- "The Amazing Marine : Lou Diamond" 7 p. -- "True Stories about Stamps" 1 p. -- "The Fighting Seabees" 6 p. -- "Beethoven" 8 p. -- "Saved : 12,000 Hours a Year!" 4 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Peru" (Our South American Neighbors) 6 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Presenting the Joe Jacksons!" 4 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- "Three Fronts, One Cause : The Story of the Work of the National War Fund" 4 p. -- "Underground" 6 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.29 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 30 (Dec. 1943) CONTENTS: "How Many Indians Do You Know" (editorial) 1 p. -- "Captain Hayes' Revenge" 5 p. -- "Wanted by the Gestapo : Jan Smutek" 7 p. -- "They Shall Not Perish! : Dr. Norman Bethune" 6 p. -- "The Cooper Brothers, Mort and Walker" 6 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "The Mail Must Get Through" 5 p. -- "Venezuela" (Our South American Neighbors) 6 p. -- "They Got the Blame : The Story of Scapegoats in History" 7 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Gibraltar Express" 7 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.30 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 31 (Jan. 1944) CONTENTS: "Not So Big" (editorial) 1 p. -- "Terrible Terry Allen" 7 p. -- "Our Good Neighbor, Bolivia" ([Our South American Neighbors]) 6 p. -- "You Can't Believe Your Eyes!" 4 p. -- "American Eagle" 2 p. -- "Galloping Ghost : Harold 'Red' Grange" 6 p. -- "Thunderbirds of the U.S. Army and Navy Air Forces" 2 p. -- "First Lady of the Army Medical Corps : Mary Walker" 4 p. -- "True Stories about Stamps" 1 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "The Awful Truth" 5 p. -- "The Man Behind the Gun : John C. Garand" 6 p. -- "Is It True? (quiz) 1 p. -- "Shorty Gordon, Belly Gunner" 7 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.31 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 32 (Feb. 1944) CONTENTS: "An International Police Force" (editorial) 1 p. -- "Great Scott : Colonel Robert L. Scott" 6 p. -- "Our Flag Was Still There!" 4 p. -- "Destination Danger" 7 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "How Canada got its Name" 3 p. -- "Forged for Victory" 2 p. -- "The Fight against Infantile Paralysis" 4 p. -- "Men Against the Desert" 5 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Our Good Neighbor Chile" 6 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- "PT Terror" 6 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.32 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 33 (Mar. 1944) CONTENTS: "You Also Serve" (editorial) 1 p. -- "General Clark and His Fighting Fifth" 6 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 7 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Common Sense about the Common Cold" 1 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Danger at Daybreak" 2 p. -- "Salute to the Coast Guard" 2 p. -- "Spy for Freedom" 4 p. -- "Call Him Doc" 5 p. -- "Our Good Neighbor, Uruguay" 6 p. -- "Hit the Silk! : Captain Frank P. Bender" 7 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.33 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 34 (Apr. 1944) CONTENTS: "The Doctor Declares War! : Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave" 6 p. -- "Champion of Democracy : The Story of Wendell Willkie" 4 p. -- "Thrill Hunter : Claude Weaver of the R.C.A.F" 4 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Angel of the Battlefield : Clara Barton" 7 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of his Countrymen" 2 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 5 p. -- "Flak Happy" 3 p. -- "Our Good Neighbor, Paraguay" 5 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- "Terror Bound!" 7 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.34 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 35 (May 1944) CONTENTS: "Carlson's Marine Raiders" 7 p. -- "Mark Twain : The Man Who Made the World Laugh" 5 p. -- "Canada's Terrific Twins" 4 p. -- "Paper Fights Too!" 1 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Tribute to the Merchant Marine" 2 p. -- "Black Gold : The Fascinating Story of Oil" 6 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Fearless Funmaker" 4 p. -- "Colombia" ([Our South American Neighbors]) 4 p. -- "Giant Killers" 5 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.35 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 36 (June 1944) CONTENTS: "Flying General : Eaker and the Eighth Air Force" 5 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 5 p. -- "Chips Makes a Comeback" 3 p. -- "Captain Tootsie and the Haunted House" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Strong Men" 3 p. -- "Daredevil of Company K" 4 p. -- "Garibaldi : Fighter for a Free Italy" 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Lady in the Air : Harriet Quimby" 4 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Our Good Neighbor, Ecuador" 6 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- "Canada's Sub-Busters" 4 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.36 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 37 (July 1944) CONTENTS: "Commander of the Crocodile Fleet : Vice Admiral Richmond K. Turner" 5 p. -- "How it Began" (nursery rhymes) 4 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Photo-Fighter : Therese Bonney" 3 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 5 p. -- "Round the World Gift : National War Fund" 4 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Builders of the Alaska Highway" 3 p. -- "Magnificent Screwball : Rube Waddell" 5 p. -- "The Battling Borie" 5 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "The Fearless Five" 4 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.37 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 38 (Aug. 1944) CONTENTS: "Doughboys' General : Omar Bradley" 5 p. -- "Jinx Ship" 4 p. -- "Rough 'n Ruddy" 4 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Oregon Trail Blazer : Marcus Whitman" 4 p. -- "Weather to Order!" 3 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Invasion Fleet : Victory's Spearhead!" 2 p. -- "One-Woman Army : Lt. Annie Den Hooch" 5 p. -- "Vote for your Hero of the Year!" 1 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- "Victorious Canadian : Major Paul Triquet" 4 p. -- "Captain Tootsie and the Great Jewel Robbery" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 5 p. -- "Friendly Enemies" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.38 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 39 (Oct. 1944) CONTENTS: "Merrill's Marauders" 5 p. -- "Conacher of Canada" 5 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "F.D.R." 5 p. -- "Saved by Sub" 5 p. -- "Real Heroes Quiz" 2 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Rio Flyer : Anesia Pinhiero Machado" 3 p. -- "There Are No Master Races" 7 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Mission Completed" 4 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.39 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 40 (Nov. 1944) CONTENTS: "Tito" 5 p. -- "Dewey : The Story of the Republican Presidential Candidate" 5 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Bullfighter from Brooklyn : Sidney Franklin" 3 p. -- "Shark Bait" 1 p. -- "Railroads on the March" 5 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Superfortress" 2 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Nature's Airmen" 1/2 p. -- "Frontier Wife : Marie Anne Lagimoniere" 4 p. -- "Capt. Tootsie and the Toy Cannon" (advertisement) 1/4 p. -- "Back-Yard Lifesaver" 1 p. -- "Lesson Learned" 4 p. -- "Sea Furies" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.40 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 41 (Dec. 1944) CONTENTS: "Pacific Sweeper : Marc A. Mitscher" 5 p. -- "Cavalcade of England" 8 p. -- "Last Ditch : Flight Lieutenant Dave Hornell" 4 p. -- "Penicillin" 5 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 5 p. -- "WAC Under Fire! : Sergeant Jean Young" 3 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Ski Patrol" 3 p. -- "Bear Facts" 3 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Desperate Message : Marine Corporal Walter Bodt" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.41 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 42 (Jan./Feb. 1945) CONTENTS: "Private Joe" 4 p. -- "Music is His Weapon : Arturo Toscanini" 5 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Patty Berg" 4 p. -- "Super-Bomber" 5 p. -- "Volto from Mars" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Cavalcade of England : Chapter 2" 8 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Hero of Paris : General Jacques Leclerc" 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Danger Below" 5 p. -- "Scotty Sent Us" 4 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.42 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 43 (Spring 1945) CONTENTS: "Hero of the Year : General Dwight D. Eisenhower" 5 p. -- "Tough Tuffy" 4 p. -- "D-Day Secret" 1 p. -- "Cavalcade of England : Chapter 3" 8 p. -- "Unsinkable Ship : U.S.S. Minneapolis" 5 p. -- "Two of a Kind : Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis and Colonel Benjamin O. Davis" 5 p. -- "Volto from Mars" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Hero of the Year" (survey results) 1/4 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 5 p. -- "Anzio Ordeal : Lt. Helen Talboy" 2 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1/2 p. -- "Flame of Barbary Coast" (advertising) 1/2 p. -- "Is It True?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "Perfect Error" 6 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.43 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 44 (Summer 1945) CONTENTS: "Return Trip : General Walter Krueger" 5 p. -- "Spy in the Wine Business"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Harry S. Truman" 5 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 4 p. -- "Army's Navy" 3 p. -- "Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Third Escape : Lt. Maurice B. Wells" 3 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1/2 p. -- "Bells of Rosarita" (advertisement) 1/2 p. -- "A Third World War Can Be Prevented Now!" 7 p. -- "New Stars" 1 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Emmy Fix!" 5 p. -- "Out of a Hat!" 2 p. -- "Surprise!" 1 p. -- "El Senor Goofy : Vernon Gomez" 4 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.44 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 45 (Fall 1945) CONTENTS: "Sky Hawk : Col. Alexandre Pokryshkin" 4 p. -- "Mercy for Millions" 4 p. -- "Tokyo Express" 6 p. -- "Lost Legionnaire"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Stubborn Sprinter : Ray Barbuti" 3 p. -- "Captain Tootsie and the Hand Grenade" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Cavalcade of England : Chapter 4" 8 p. -- "Delaying Action : Mary Murray" 2 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1/2 p. -- "Camouflage" 5 p. -- "Great Hoaxes" 5 p. -- "Bernie Bierman" 1 p. advertisement ; also in Captain Marvel Jr., no. 43 (Oct. 1946). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.45 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 46 (Winter 1945) CONTENTS: "Name to Remember" 5 p. -- "Wrong Stop" 1 p. -- "Gershwin" 5 p. -- "Jungle Queen : Ursula Graham-Bower" 3 p. -- "Delaying the Fleet"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "The Magnificent Runt" 5 p. -- "Cavalcade of England : Chapter 5" 8 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Who Raised the Flag at Iwo Jima?" 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1/2 p. -- "Game Gonzalo" 3 p. -- "Don Hutson (advertisement) " 1 p. -- "Flying Old Man : Major John C. 'Pappy' Herbst" 4 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.46 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 47 (Mar. 1946) CONTENTS: "Atoms Unleashed" 5 p. -- "Week-End in Rome" 4 p. -- "Cavalcade of England : Chapter 6" 8 p. -- "Defense at a Witchcraft Trial"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Arctic Cows" 1 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Henry Hudson" 4 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Man-Made Miracle" 7 p. -- "Nat Holman" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "The History of Clocks"* (How Industry Serves the Nation) 1 p. -- "Frisco Flash : Ann Curtis" 4 p. -- "The First Telescope" 1 p. -- "Underground Ace : Wing Commander Robert Davidson" 4 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.47 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 48 (Apr. 1946) CONTENTS: "Hero Without a Gun : PFC Desmond Doss" 5 p. -- "Baldy's Great Race" 2 p. -- "Paul Robeson" 4 p. -- "The Sacred Donkey"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 5 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Cavalcade of England : Chapter 7" 8 p. -- "Human Howitzer : Al Blozis" 3 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1/2 p. -- "Fighting Schoolmarm : Amparo Bonecilla" 3 p. -- "Pepsi, the Pepsi Cola Cop" 1 p. advertisement -- "Blind Date" 3 p. -- "Byron Nelson" 1 p. advertisement -- "Double Duty : Lt. Clifford James" 1 p. -- "Pirate Patriot : Jean Lafitte" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.48 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 49 (May/June 1946) CONTENTS: "The Secret Warriors : Office of Strategic Services" 5 p. -- "Smoking Fists : Tom J. Smith" 4 p. -- "How It Got Its Name : Bangor, Maine" 1 p. -- "The Sultan and the Emperor Come to Cambridge"* (Great Hoaxes) 3 p. -- "Battle of the Beard : Joseph Palmer" 3 p. -- "Mel Ott" 1 p. advertisement -- "Cavalcade of England : Chapter 8" 4 p. -- "Farewell Symphony" 1 p. -- "Sizzling Southpaw : Rube Marquard" 4 p. -- "Buffalo Stampede"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Nisei Hero : Ben Kuroki" 5 p. -- "Bicycles"* (How Industry Serves the Nation) 1 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Lucie to the Rescue" 5 p. -- "Heaven on the House : Captain Frank Lillyman" 4 p. -- "Pepsi, the Pepsi-Cola Cop" 1 p. advertisement. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.49 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 50 (July 1946) CONTENTS: "Ten-Goal Tommy" 4 p. -- "Fish Story" 1 p. -- "Lumber Pirates" 6 p. -- "George Westinghouse" 8 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Sinbad" 3 p. -- "Tugboat Over Niagara Falls"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Lost Treasure" 4 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "How It Got Its Name : Texas" 1 p. -- "Palace Teacher : Anna Leonowens" 6 p. -- "Dixie Walker" 1 p. advertisement -- "Magic Fuze" 2 p. -- "Catching Bozo, the Gorilla"* (Pepsi, the Pepsi-Cola Cop) 1 p. advertisement -- "The Secret Warriors : Chapter 2" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.50 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 51 (Aug. 1946) CONTENTS: "Adventures of R.C. and Quickie" 1 p. advertisement. -- "World Watchman : Trygve Lie" 5 p. -- "Gift to Big Chief" 3 p. -- "How It Got Its Name : Pennsylvania" 1 p. -- "Casual Champion : Dorothy Germain" 4 p. -- "Seabee's Weapon" 3 p. -- "Canning Food"* (How Industry Serves the Nation) 1 p. -- "Deep-Sea Diver"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "The Secret Warriors : Chapter 3" 4 p. -- "Exercise Musk-Ox" 2 p. -- "Miracle Against Pain : Dr. William Morton" 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "$1,000,000 Stumble : Captain Christopher Mings" 2 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Flag of Corregidor" 3 p. -- "Stan Hack" 1 p. advertisement -- "Jungle Master : Frank Buck" 5 p. -- "Date with Death" 4 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.51 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 52 (Sept. 1946) CONTENTS: "Doctor Facts : Bernard Baruch" 5 p. -- "King of the Buccaneers : Henry Morgan" 4 p. -- "Vanished Genius : Dr. Rudolph Diesel" 4 p. -- "20 Years of Sound" 2 p. -- "Frederick's Freighters" 5 p. -- "Johnny Mize (advertisement) 1 p. -- "The Mountie and the Wolves"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Speed King : Gar Wood" 4 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Fireman's Dog" 4 p. -- "How It Got Its Name : Denver, Colorado" 1 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Amelia Earhart" 5 p. -- "Precious Pebbles" 2 p. -- "Pepsi, the Pepsi-Cola Cop" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "The Secret Warriors : Chapter 4" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.52 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 53 (Oct. 1946) CONTENTS: "Lady of Democracy" (Eleanor Roosevelt) 5 p. -- "Desert Victory" 5 p. -- "Pencils"* (How Industry Serves the Nation) 1 p. -- "Baseline Bobby" 4 p. -- "Surrounded Frontier Fort"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Tom Paine and His Mighty Pen" 5 p. -- "Save Our Forests!" 1 p. -- "Tomorrow's Glass Auto" 2 p. -- "The Secret Warriors : Chapter 5" 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 2 p. text -- "Monkey Business on Wall St." 3 p. -- "Bo McMillin, Coach of the Year, 1945" 1 p. advertisement -- "Chick Doctor" (Doris Mae Gnauck) 2 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 4 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Sheriff's Secret" (Wyatt Earp) 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.53 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 54 (Nov. 1946) CONTENTS: "Mistaken Identity" (Gilbert J. Beamesderfer) 5 p. -- "Boston, Mass." (Cities of Destiny) 6 p. -- "Santa Fe Sailor" 3 p. -- "The Secret Warriors : Chapter 6" 2 p. -- "Steve Van Buren" 1 p. advertising -- "First American Detective" (Allan Pinkerton) 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Starbound Rocket" 2 p. -- "Columbia River" (How It Got Its Name) 1 p. -- "Daring Lady" (Beryl Markham) 5 p. -- "Wrong-Way Touchdown"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Five Minute Ace" (Bob Stone) 3 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Moments to Remember" 3 p. -- "Fishy Island"* (Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop) 1 p. advertising. -- "Beloved Composer" (Peter Ilyitch Tschaikowsky" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.54 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 55 (Dec. 1946) CONTENTS: "Unity of Arms" 7 p. -- "Life on the Moon!"* (Great Hoaxes) 3 p. -- "The Secret Warriors, Chapter 7" 6 p. -- "Plows"* (How Industry Serves the Nation) 1 p. -- "Seagoing Santa" 2 p. -- "Career in Canvas" (Mickey Walker) 2 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Rebels in the North" 4 p. -- "King Cobra"* (What Would You Do?) 1 1/2 p. -- "Operation Snafu" (The Sad Sack) (advertisement) 1/2 p. -- "Kansas City" (Cities of Destiny ; 2) 5 p. -- "Cannonball Capture"* (Pepsi the Pepsi-Cola Cop) (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Gallant Steeds" 3 p. -- "Lou Little" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Yosemite National Park"* (How It Got Its Name) 1 p. -- "Winged Prophet" (General Billy Mitchell) 4 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.55 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 56 (Jan. 1947) CONTENTS: "Partisan to President" (Georges Bidault) 5 p. -- "Circus Family" (Nana Scott Hanneford) 2 p. -- "New Orleans" (Cities of Destiny ; 3) 5 p. -- "California" (How It Got Its Name) 1 p. -- "Queen of the Ice" (Gretchen Merrill) 4 p. -- "Lumber Camp Murder"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Yankee Doodle Cardinal" (James Cardinal Gibbons) 4 p. -- "End of a Terror" (William Bonney) 5 p. -- "Foxhole Visitor" 2 p. -- "King of La Gonave" (Faustin Wirkus) 5 p. -- "Vote for Peace" 2 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "The Secret Warriors" (final installment) 2 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Cat Fighter" (John Alexander Cruickshank) 4 p. -- "Red Ryder's Safety Message to Daisy Air Rifle Owners" 1 p. advertising. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.56 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 57 (Feb. 1947) CONTENTS: "Man Against Mountain" (George Leigh-Mallory) 8 p. -- "Newfangled Machine" 2 p. -- "Chicago" (Cities of Destiny ; 4) 6 p. -- "Aviation Wonder Kid" (Martin Caidin) 4 p. -- "Thunderstorm"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Master Saver" 2 p. -- "Time" 7 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Powder Keg Rescue" (Betty Zane) 5 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Hats"* (How Industry Serves the Nation) 1 p. -- "Blitz Buster" (Ivan Chernyakhovsky) 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.57 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 58 (Mar. 1947) CONTENTS: "500 Years Too Soon!" (Leonardo Da Vinci) 8 p. -- "Strange Career" (Grace Olive Wiley) 3 p. -- "Cattle Stampede"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Seattle" (Cities of Destiny ; 5) 5 p. -- "Trapped Tankmen" 4 p. -- "First 'Round-the-world Flight" 5 p. -- "Everybody Knows the Boy Who's Got the Time!" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "The Great Houdini" 5 p. -- "Henry Iba" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Fighting Champ" (Jim Jeffries) 4 p. -- "Father of Mother Goose" (Charles Perrault) 2 p. -- "True's Movie Guide" 1 p. -- "Peril in the Arctic" (Captain Robert A. Bartlett) 4 p. -- "Oddities in Sports" 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.58 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 59 (Apr. 1947) CONTENTS: "Hope for the Best" (Bob Hope) 6 p. -- "Charting the Unknown" (Matthew F. Maury) 5 p. -- "Lucky Kick" 2 p. -- "Charleston" (Cities of Destiny ; 6) 5 p. -- "You Can Win a Rin Tin Tin Pup" 1 p. text -- "Fast 15 Minutes" (Lt. Moe Katz) 3 p. -- "Queer Cures" 2 p. -- "Jungle Hopper" (Lowell Yerex) 5 p. -- "Race Against Hunger" (Stylianos Kyriakides) 2 p. -- "Bobby Doerr" 1 p. advertisement -- "Hut or Igloo?"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Safely Sealed : The Story of Canning" 6 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Pursuit of the Pirates" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.59 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 60 (May 1947) CONTENTS: "The World's Funniest Clowns" 8 p. -- "Underground Fighter" (Patricia Van Delden) 3 p. -- "Favorite Fiddler" (Jascha Heifetz) 5 p. -- "True's News from Hollywood" 1 p. -- "Lost Diamond"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Gunning for Balloons" (Lieutenant Frank Luke) 4 p. -- "Speedway Speed Demon" (Wilbur Shaw) 5 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- "Vote for Your Hero of the Year!" 1 p. -- "Hank Greenberg" (advertisement) 1 p. -- "Butch the Bum" 3 p. -- "Los Angeles" (Cities of Destiny ; 7) 6 p. -- "Loafer's Reward" (Bummer Dan McFadden) 2 p. -- "Kill or Be Killed!" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.60 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 61 (June 1947) CONTENTS: "Fighter for Peace" (General George C. Marshall) 7 p. -- "The Spy's Umbrella"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "New York City" (Cities of Destiny ; 8) 4 p. -- "True's News from Hollywood" 1/2 p. text -- "Bob Feller" 1 p. -- "Snatched from the Alps" 5 p. -- "How a City was Saved" (Salt Lake City) 3 p. -- "Dave Ferriss" 1 p. advertising -- "Truly Comic" 2 p. jokes -- "Presenting Roy Rogers with a Special Message to True Comics Readers" 1/4 p. -- "Oddities in Sports" 1 p. -- "Bold Buccaneer" (Peter Legrand) 4 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.61 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 62 (July 1947) CONTENTS: "They Get Their Man!" 5 p. -- "Kilroy Was Here" 3 p. -- "Sutter's Gold" 4 p. -- "New York City, part 2" (Cities of Destiny) 3 p. -- "It Isn't True that Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned!" 2 p. -- "François at the Bat" 2 p. -- "Pete Reiser" 1 p. advertising -- "Fire Threatens Farmhouse"* (What Would You Do?) 1 1/2 p. -- "True's News from Hollywood" 1/2 p. text -- "Pigeon Hero" 2 p. -- "Truly Comic!" 2 p. jokes -- "Nancy Merki" 1 p. -- "Surprised Sub" 3 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P2T7no.62 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 63 (Aug. 1947) CONTENTS: "Outboard Outcome" (Ole Evinrude) 4 p. -- "Bob Falkenburg" 1 p. -- "Hard Luck Hogan" 2 p. -- "Real Heroes Quiz" 2 p. -- "Undersea Bombers" (Commander Draper L. Kauffman) 5 p. -- "Luke Appling" 1 p. advertisement -- "Watchdog of Power" (David Lilienthal) 5 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Lady Leatherneck" (Lucy Brewer) 4 p. -- "Oddities in Sports" 1 p. -- "True's News from Hollywood" 1 p. -- "Rocket Rescue in the Arctic Circle!" (Lt. Bobbie Joe Cavnar) 3 p. -- "U.S. Royal with his Jet-Propelled Bike" 1 p. advertising. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.63 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 64 (Sept. 1947) CONTENTS: "Couriers Courageous" 5 p. -- "DDT" 3 p. -- "Fighting Sailor" (Uriah Levy) 5 p. -- "Riding the Hurricane"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Man-Eater at Large" (Jim Corbett) 3 p. -- "Stan Musial" 1 p. advertising -- "The Fabulous Fraud" (Prince Potemkin) 3 p. -- "Prodigy of the Piano" (Frankie Robinson) 2 p. -- "Masterpiece in Bronze" (Benvenuto Cellini) 3 p. -- "Truly Comic!" 1 p. jokes -- "True's News from Hollywood" 1 p. text -- "People are Comical" 2 p. gag panels -- "Outwitting the Kidnappers" (U.S. Royal) 1 p. advertising ; also printed in Real Fact Comics, no. 9 (July/Aug. 1947). -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.64 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 65 (Oct. 1947) CONTENTS: "Trapping a Bandit" (U.S. Royal) 1 p. advertising ; also printed in Real Fact Comics, no. 10 (Sept./Oct. 1947) -- "The Automobile Industry" (American Adventures in Industry) 5 p. -- "Boss of the N.Y. Yankees" (Larry MacPhail) 4 p. -- "Composer and Secret Agent"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "Chicago"* (How It Got Its Name) 1 p. -- "Most Dangerous Passage" 4 p. -- "Winners in Rin Tin Tin Pup Contest" 1 p. text -- "True's News from Hollywood" 1 p. text -- "Wally Butts" 1 p. advertising -- "Balkan Escape" 4 p. -- "Truly Comic! (jokes) 2 p. -- "The Story of Scotland Yard" 5 p. -- "Strange Travelers" 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.65 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 66 (Nov. 1947) CONTENTS: "Racing to the Rescue" (U.S. Royal) 1 p. advertising -- "Will Rogers" 5 p. -- "The Scoop Kid" (Bernard Krisher) 2 p. -- "The Paper and Pulp Industry" (American Adventures in Industry ; 2) 5 p. -- "Check Forger"* (What Would You Do?) 1 p. -- "They Get Their Man!" 4 p. -- "Bert La Brucherie" 1 p. advertising -- "Queen of Hell Gate" (Adeline Trapp) 4 p. -- "Jackrabbit Stuart" 1 p. -- "How to Spot Football Formations" 1 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- "Thunderbolt Ace" (Lt. Col. Francis Gabreski) 4 p. -- "True's News from Hollywood" 1/2 p. text -- "Whale of a Tale" 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.66 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 67 (Dec. 1947) CONTENTS: "Mexico's Man of Action" (Miguel Alemán) 6 p. -- "Tanker Ablaze"* (What Would You Do?) 1 p. -- "America's First Christmas Tree" (Henry Schwan) 4 p. -- "Lady Detective" (Lt. Mary Sullivan) 4 p. -- "Rockets and Jets" 2 p. -- "Whoa!" 1 1/2 p. -- "True's News from Hollywood" 1/2 p. text -- "The Railroad Industry" (American Adventures in Industry ; 3) 5 p. -- "Basketball Pointers" 2 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "The Charging Zebra" 3 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.67 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 68 (Jan. 1948) CONTENTS: "Richard E. Byrd, World's Leading Arctic Explorer" (Hero of the Year) 5 p. -- "Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" 4 p. -- "Gallico the Great : America's Top Sports Writer" 3 p. -- "Bud Foster" 1 p. advertising -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "He Fought Against Odds" (Captain Hugh Mulzac) 4 p. -- "Kidnapped Millionaire"* (What Would You Do?) 2 p. -- "The Rubber Industry" (American Adventures in Industry ; 4) 5 p. -- "My Most Interesting True Experience" (James Stewart) 1 p. text -- "Underwater Rescue" (Norman Putnam) 4 p. -- "Margaret O'Brien, M.G.M. Star, at a Hollywood Party!" 1 p. advertising. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.68 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 69 (Feb. 1948) CONTENTS: "Hello Again! This is Jack Benny" 5 p. -- "The Aviation Industry" (American Adventures in Industry ; 5) 5 p. -- "My Most Interesting True Experience" (Dennis O'Keefe) 1 p. text -- "Hockey's Old Man Comes Back" (Great Moments in Sports) 3 p. -- "Pen and Sword" (Miguel Cervantes) 5 p. -- "Handwritten Will"* (You're the Detective) 2 p. -- "The Case of the Tricky Draft Dodgers" (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 4 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 2 p. -- "Drifting into the Unknown" (Thor Heyerdahl) 3 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.69 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 70 (Mar. 1948) CONTENTS: "The Case of the Seven Hunted Men" (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) p. 3-10 -- "What's Your FBI-Q?" (quiz) p. 11 -- "He Laughed at Rain" (Jonas Hanway) p. 12-13 -- "The Radio Industry" (American Adventures in Industry ; 6) p. 15-21 -- "Carrier Pigeon Ransom Note"* (You're the Detective) p. 22-23 -- "My Most Interesting True Experience" (Gary Cooper) p. 24 -- "Ozzie Cowles" (advertisement) p. 25 -- "Olympics Champs" (illustrated text) p. 26-27 -- "A Lost World" (Arthur Evans) p. 28-32 -- "Scholar with a Punch!" (Eddie Eagan) p. 33-38 -- "Abraham Lincoln's Fighting Flyer" (Thaddeus Lowe) p. 39-43 -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) p. 44-45 -- "The Last Stand of a Sea Wolf" p. 46-50. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.70 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 71 (May 1948) CONTENTS: "The Case of the Disguised Bandits" (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 8 p. -- "Vote for President Contest" 1 p. text -- "The Motion Picture Industry" (American Adventures in Industry ; 7) 6 p. -- "Joe Di Maggio, the Yankee Clipper" 8 p. -- "Roping the Runaway Driver" (U.S. Royal) 1 p. advertising -- "Masked Ball"* (You're the Detective) 2 p. -- "My Most Interesting True Experience" (Humphrey Bogart) 1 p. text -- "Bear Barrel Polka" 2 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.71 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 72 (July 1948) CONTENTS: "The Case of the Vicious Gunmen" (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 8 p. -- "Show Time" (Adventures of Popsicle Pete) 1/2 p. advertising -- "Did This Dog Shape History?" 3 p. -- "Phil Rizzuto" 1 p. advertising -- "What's your FBI-Q?" 1 p. quiz -- "Foiling the Lunatic's Revenge" (U.S. Royal) 1 p. advertising -- "Twin Teeners" 2 p. illustrated text -- "My Most Interesting True Experience" (Bob Feller) 1 p. text -- "Rookie of the Year" (Jackie Robinson) 4 p. -- "Shipping Room Thievery"* (You're the Detective) 2 p. -- "Truly Comic!" 1/4 p. jokes -- "Fire! Fire!" 6 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.72 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 73 (Oct. 1948) CONTENTS: "Lou Gehrig" (Stars of the Past) 1 p. -- "The Case of the Frightened Criminals" (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 6 p. -- "What's Your Sky I-Q?" (quiz) 1 p. -- "The Cotton-Textile Industry" (American Adventures in Industry ; 8) 6 p. -- "Powerful Thug"* (You're the Detective) 2 p. -- "Supersonics" 2 p. -- "My Most Interesting True Experience" (Robert Ryan) 1 p. text -- "Ralph Kiner" 1 p. advertising -- "The Amazing Story of Walt Disney" 6 p. -- "Truly Comic!" 2 p. jokes -- "26-Mile Dash!" 4 p. -- "Bobby Shelby Gets a Job" 1 p. advertising. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.73 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 74 (Dec. 1948) CONTENTS: "Bobby Shelby Takes His Bike to an Expert for a Winter Safety Check" 1 p. advertising -- "The Story Behind the U.S. Treasury" 5 p. -- "My Most Interesting True Experience" (Babe Ruth) 1 p. text -- "Amos and Andy" 4 p. -- "Ewell Blackwell" 1 p. advertising -- "The Happy Warrior" (Alfred E. Smith) 4 p. -- "Electric Power" (American Adventures in Industry ; 9) 2 p. -- "Are You a Quiz Whiz?" 1/2 p. quiz -- "Football Tips" 4 p. -- "Highlights in the Life of Tom Dewey" 2 p. text -- "Truly Comic!" 1/4 p. jokes -- "Saving the Secret Supersonic Plane" (U.S. Royal) 1 p. advertising -- "The Case of Public Enemy no. 1" (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.74 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 75 (Feb. 1949) CONTENTS: "Oddities in Sports" 1 p. -- "The Story Behind the U.S. State Department" 5 p. -- "Clockwork and Extortion"* (You're the Detective) 2 p. -- "The Case of the Barefoot Bandit" (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 5 p. -- "My Most Interesting True Experience" (Jane Wyman) 1 p. text -- "Are You a Quiz-Whiz?" 1 p. quiz -- "Bob Higgins" 1 p. advertising -- "Tips on Championship Basketball" 5 1/3 p. illustrated text -- "Truly Comic!" 2 p. jokes -- "Sentimental Gentleman : Tommy Dorsey" 4 p. -- "King of Reporters : Floyd Gibbons" 5 p. -- "Winners in the True Comics Vote for President Contest" 1 p. text. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.75 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 76 (Apr. 1949) CONTENTS: "Walt 'Turk' Broda" (Sports Champs) 1 p. -- "A Story of Buried Treasure" 5 p. -- "The Case of the Missing Jewels" (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 4 p. -- "Are You a Quiz-Whiz?" 1 p. quiz -- "Ed Krause" 1 p. advertising -- "Moifaa the Super Horse" 2 p. -- "The Flamingo Diamond"* (You're the Detective) 2 p. -- "Wrestling for Fun" 2 p. illustrated text -- "Solving the Great Arctic Mystery" (Charles J. Hubbard) 5 p. -- "My Most Interesting True Experience" (Claude Jarman Jr.) 1 p. text -- "Truly Comic!" 2 p. jokes -- "The Story Behind the Department of National Defense" 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.76 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 77 (June 1949) CONTENTS: "Handicap Hurdlers" 1 p. -- "Jean Lafitte, Patriot or Pirate?" 7 p. -- "Desperate Kidnapper"* (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 5 p. -- "Richie Ashburn" 1 p. advertising -- "Benefit-Carnival Robbery"* (You're the Detective) 2 p. -- "The Affair of the Thieve's Sanctuary" (France's First Detective, Eugene François Vidocq) 8 p. -- "Truly Comic!" 2 p. jokes -- "Lou Boudreau, Captain of the Team" 4 p. -- "Victoria Woodhull" 2 p. -- "Handicap Hurdlers" 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.77 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 78 (Aug. 1949) CONTENTS: "Famous Split-Seconds in Sports!" 2 p. -- "At Bat : Stan Musial" 6 p. -- "The FBI'S First Bank Robbery Case!" 7 p. -- "Cagliostro : Master Rogue" 8 p. -- "Little Known Facts About Famous People" (Anna Carroll) 1 p. -- "Truly Comic!" 2 p. jokes -- "Little Known Facts About Famous People" (Napoleon) 1 p. -- "Gen. Lucius D. Clay : Watchdog of Berlin" 5 p. -- "Truly Comic!" 1 p. jokes. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.78 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 79 (Oct. 1949) CONTENTS: "How Baseball Began" 2 p. -- "Sunken Millions" 8 p. -- "The World's Greatest Athlete" (Bob Mathias) 5 p. -- "Rough and Ready" (Zachary Taylor) 3 p. -- "Truly Comic" (jokes) 3 p. -- "United Nations Peacemaker" (Ralph J. Bunche) 6 p. -- "Black Magic!" 6 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.79 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 80 (Dec. 1949) -- with this issue absorbs Tex Granger, Jack Armstrong, Calling All Kids CONTENTS: "Triple-Threat" (Doak Walker) 6 p. -- "The Story of the Lopsided Plane and Its Escape from the Japs" 4 p. -- "A Trip to the Moon" 6 p. -- "Truly Comic" 1 p. (jokes) -- "Monarch of the Plains" (Kit Carson) 8 p. -- "Cannonball Express" (Dan Green) 8 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.80 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 81 (Feb. 1950) CONTENTS: "Galloping Ghost" (Harold 'Red' Grange ) 6 p. -- "Lost in the Arctic" (Sir John Franklin) 5 p. -- "Modern Dragon Hunter" (Roy Chapman Andrews) 6 p. -- "Truly Comic" (jokes) 1 p. -- "Captain John Charles Fremont" (Frontier Fighters) 6 p. -- "The U.S. Camel Corps" 3 p. -- "Genius of Jet" 2 p. text. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.81 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 82 (Apr. 1950) CONTENTS: "Star of Stanford : Hank Luisetti" (Champions All) 4 p. -- "The Mystery of the Marie Celeste" 3 p. -- "Empire Builder" (Genghis Khan) 7 p. -- "Wolves can be Tough!" 3 p. text -- "Shotgun Bank Robbers"* (Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation) 7 p. -- "Murder by Moonlight : An Abe Lincoln Story" 6 p. -- "The Truth about Cattle Rustling" (Did You Know?) 1 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.82 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics, no. 83 (June 1950) CONTENTS: "Commander Ellsberg, Hero of the Sea" 7 p. -- "The Greatest Athlete of the Middle Ages" 3 p. -- "Truly Comic!" (jokes) 1 p. -- "Bullfighter from Brooklyn" 3 p. -- "A Stick of Gum, Please" 2 p. text. -- "The Magnificent Runt" 5 p. -- "The Lost Gold Mine" (Tex Granger, Fighting Frontier Marshal) 10 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.83 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "Dear Readers" / George J. Hecht. 1 p. in True Comics, no. 9 (Feb. 1942) 1. True Comics. I. Hecht, George J. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.9 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "Doesn't It Give You A Thrill?" / by George J. Hecht. 1 p. in True Comics, no. 6 (Nov. 1941) -- Editorial with photo of Gloria Jean examining advance proofs of the magazine. 1. True Comics. 2. Jean, Gloria. I. Hecht, George J. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.6 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. Entry (p. 172-173) in The Comic Book Reader's Companion, an A-to-Z Guide to Everyone's Favorite Art Form / Ron Goulart (New York : HarperPerennial, 1993). -- Call no.: PN6725.G637 1993 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "Few New Magazines Ever Had Such A Welcome" / by George J. Hecht. 1 p. in True Comics, no. 2 (June 1941) -- Includes photo of Shirley Temple "looking over advance proofs." 1. True Comics. 2. Temple, Shirley, 1928- I. Hecht, George J. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.2 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "Fun is Not Always Funny" / by George J. Hecht. 1 p. in True Comics, no. 7 (Dec. 1941) -- Editorial with photograph of Jimmy Lydon holding True Comics, no. 5. 1. True Comics. 2. Lydon, Jimmy. I. Hecht, George J. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.7 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "The Greatest of Games" / by George J. Hecht. 1 p. in True Comics, no. 8 (Jan. 1942) -- Editorial about the magazine. 1. True Comics. I. Hecht, George J. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.8 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "Have You Written Us a Letter?" / by George J. Hecht. 1 p. in True Comics, no. 4 (Sept. 1941) -- Editorial with photos of Eleanor Roosevelt, George Hecht, Gerard Darrow and Daniel Knowlton. 1. True Comics. 2. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962. 3. Hecht, George J. 4. Darrow, Gerard. 5. Knowlton, Daniel C. (Daniel Chauncey), b. 1876. I. Hecht, George J. Call no.: PN6728.1 P3T7no.4 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 242) in Comic Art in America, by Stephen D. Becker (New York : Simon and Schuster, 1959). Call no.: NC1420.B4 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 14) in Comic Books as History, by Joseph Witek (Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 1989). Call no.: PN6725.W52 1989b ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 345-346) in The Comics, by Coulton Waugh (Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 1991, originally published 1947). -- Call no.: PN6725.W36 1991 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 135, 140) in Comics, vom Massenblatt ins multimediale Abenteuer, by Andreas C. Knigge (Reinbeck bei Hamburg : Rowohlt, 1996). -- Call no.: PN6710.K53 1996 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 341, 369) in The Encyclopedia of American Comics, ed. by Ron Goulart (New York : Facts on File, 1990). Call no.: PN6725.E64 1990 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellana. Index entry (p. 158) in The Funnies, 100 Years of American Comic Strips, by Ron Goulart (Holbrook, Mass. : Adams Publishing, 1995). -- Call no.: PN6725.G62 1995 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 201, 202) in Over 50 Years of American Comic Books, by Ron Goulart (Lincolnwood, Ill. : Mallard Press, 1991). -- Call no.: PN6725.G636 1991 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 200, 263, ill. 201) in Ron Goulart's Great History of Comic Books (Chicago : Contemporary Books, 1986). Call no.: PN6725.G635 1986 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 6-8) in Seal of Approval, the History of the Comics Code, by A. Kiste Nyberg (Jackson, Miss. : University Press of Mississippi, 1998). -- Call no.: PN6725.N953 1998 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. Index entry (p. 188, 225) to Seduction of the Innocent, by Frederic Wertham (New York : Rinehart, 1954). Call no.: HQ784.C6W4 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "Is It Really True?" / by George J. Hecht. 1 p. in True Comics, no. 5 (Oct. 1941) -- Editorial with photos of Janet Cantor and Hendrik Willem Van Loon, advisory editors. 1. True Comics. 2. Cantor, Janet. 3. Van Loon, Hendrik Willem, 1882-1944. I. Hecht, George J. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.5 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "A New and Different Comic Magazine" / by George J. Hecht. 1 p. in True Comics, no. 1 (Apr. 1941) -- Introductory editorial. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.1 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "Reaching for a Star" / by George J. Hecht. 1 p. in True Comics, no. 10 (Mar. 1942) -- Editorial. 1. True Comics. I. Hecht, George J. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.10 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "We Become a Monthly" / by George J. Hecht. 1 p. in True Comics, no. 3 (Aug. 1941) -- Editorial with photos of editorial advisors George H. Gallup, George Johnson, and Mickey Rooney and Virginia Weidler looking at advance proofs. 1. True Comics. 2. Gallup, George Horace, 1901- 3. Johnson, George. 4. Rooney, Mickey. 5. Weidler, Virginia. I. Hecht, George J. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.3 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics--Miscellanea. "What Do You Think?" (text : editorial) 1 p. in True Comics, no. 14 (July 1942) -- Photo of Roddy McDowall, with testimonial letters from him and from his father. 1. True Comics. I. McDowall, Roddy. II. McDowall, W. L. Call no.: PN6728.1.P3T7no.14 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics and Adventure Stories. -- New York : True Comics Division of Parents' Magazine Enterprises, 1965. -- col. ill. ; 26 cm. -- Published no. 1 - 2, cf. Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. -- LIBRARY HAS: no. 1. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.P3T7 ----------------------------------------------------- True Comics and Adventure Stories, no. 1 (1965) CONTENTS: "Lyndon B. Johnson, the Decision that Changed His Life" 7 p. -- "The Sky Divers" (text) / by Frank Jacobs. 6 p. -- "The Great Houdini" 5 p. -- "Fighting Hero of Vietnam" (text) / by Louis Wolfe. 5 p. -- "Kings of Speed" 8 p. -- "Diamonds, Yours for the Taking!" (text) 1 p. -- "Peril in the Arctic" 4 p. -- "I Battled the Deadly Octopus" (text) / by Harry E. Rieseberg. 6 p. -- "What Would You Do?" 2 p. -- "The Adventures of Vidocq, France's First Detective" 8 p. -- "Go Fly a Kite" (text) / by Donovan Fitzpatrick. 4 p. -- "Defying Death above Niagara" (Charles Blondin) 5 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.3.P3T7no.1 -----------------------------------------------------On down the list
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