True Comics #2

(June 1941)

Few New Magazines Ever Had Such A Welcome (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

George J. Hecht

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Content Information

Characters:

Shirley Temple (photo)

U.S Producer No. 1 (Table of Contents)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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August M. Froehlich (signed, last page)

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August M. Froehlich (signed, last page)

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Genre:

Fact; Biography

Characters:

Bill Knudsen (March 25, 1879 - April 27, 1948); Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 - April 1, 1947); President Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945)

Synopsis:

Biography of Bill Knudsen, Director Office of Production Management for President Roosevelt.

Father of Canada (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Mike Roy; Henry Kiefer

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Mike Roy; Henry Kiefer

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Genre:

Fact; Biography

Characters:

Samuel de Champlain (1575 - December 25, 1635); Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu (September 9, 1585 - December 4, 1642)

Synopsis:

Biography of the French explorer Samuel de Champlain.

Frontier Fighters (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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John Daly (signed)

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John Daly (signed)

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Genre:

Western; Biography

Characters:

Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr. (January 5, 1779 - April 27, 1813)

Synopsis:

Biography of Zebulon Pike, who discovered the source of the Mississippi River and also explored much of the southwest United States.

The Battle of Waterloo (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Willner McArdle

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Willner McArdle

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Genre:

War

Characters:

Napoleon Bonaparte (August 15, 1769 - May 5, 1821); Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (May 1, 1769 - September 14, 1852); Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (December 16, 1742 - September 12, 1819); Michel Ney, 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa (January 10, 1769 - December 7, 1815)

Synopsis:

The story of the Battle of Waterloo.

Wizard of Nature (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Harry George

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Harry George

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Genre:

Fact; Biography

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Luther Burbank (March 7, 1849 - April 11, 1926)

Synopsis:

Biography of scientist and botanist Luther Burbank.

Sea War: Fighting Ships of Leading Nations (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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George Harrison

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George Harrison

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Genre:

War; Fact

Synopsis:

Details of the fighting ships of the U.S., Great Britan, France, Germany, Italy and Japan.

My Greatest Adventure (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Eric Sevareid

Pencils:

Harry Ramsey

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Harry Ramsey

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Genre:

Fact

The Story of the Red Cross (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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William Everett (signed)

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William Everett (signed)

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Genre:

War; Fact

Characters:

Jean Henri Dunant (May 8, 1828 - October 30, 1910); Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820 - August 13, 1910)

Synopsis:

The story of Jean Dunant and how he came to form the Red Cross.

Reprints:

• in Amazing Mysteries: The Bill Everett Archives (Fantagraphic Books, 2012 series) #1

Unsung Heroes (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Douglas Ryan (signed)

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Douglas Ryan (signed)

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Genre:

Western

Characters:

Peter Kelley

Synopsis:

Peter Kelley is an "unsung hero" of the west. As a messenger on a stagecoach he fought off many Indian attacks.

Polish Patriot Who Helped Win the American Revolution (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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Harold De Lay (signed)

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Harold De Lay (signed)

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Genre:

Period; Fact; War

Characters:

Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746 - 1817); George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799); General John Burgoyne (February 24, 1722 - August 4, 1792)

Synopsis:

Biography of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish immigrant who fought in the American Revolution and then returned to try to free Poland from Russia.

Indexer Notes

Also includes a ballot to rank the stories in this issue.

12,000 Boys and Girls are now enjoying this FASCINATING LIBRARY (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Ad for a set of books.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

The Tootsie Roll of Honor (Table of Contents)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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Back Cover