True Comics #3

(August 1941)

We Become a Monthly (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

George J. Hecht

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Characters:

Virginia Weidler (Photo; March 21, 1927 - July 1, 1968; Child actor); Mickey Rooney (Photo; September 23, 1920; Actor); Dr. George H. Gallup (Photo; November 18, 1901 - July 26, 1984); Dr. George Johnson (Photo)

Synopsis:

Announcement that True Comics has become a monthly title.

Chinese Hero No. 1 (part 1) (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Fact; Biography

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Chiang Kai-Shek (October 31, 1887 - April 5, 1975); Doctor Sun Yat-Sen (November 12, 1866 - March 12, 1925); Yuan Shih-Kai (September 16, 1859 - June 6, 1916)

Synopsis:

The story of Chaing Kai-Shek's life from birth until leaving of China after failing to stop Yuan Shih-Kai from declaring himself Emperor.

A Forgotten Woman in History (Table of Contents)

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Fact; War

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Deborah Sampson (1760 - 1827); General John Patterson (1744 - 1808)

Synopsis:

The story of Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as a man so she could fight in the Revolutionary War.

Death Fighter (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Fact; Biography

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Dr. Robert Koch (1843-1910)

Synopsis:

Biography of Dr. Robert Koch, the "Father of Bacteriology" who discovered germs and how they work. He received the Nobel Prize in 1905.

Billy Bishop, Canadian Air Ace (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Biography; War

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William Avery "Billy" Bishop (1894-1956)

Synopsis:

Biography of Canadian WWI Ace "Billy" Bishop.

Frontier Fighter (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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Genre:

Western; Biography

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Daniel Boone (1734 - 1820)

Synopsis:

The life story of Daniel Boone, primarily focused on his opening of Kentucky to settlement.

Baseball's Hall of Fame (Table of Contents)

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Sport; Biography

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Ty Cobb (1886 - 1961); John Henry "Honus" Wagner (1874 - 1955); George Herman "Babe" Ruth (1895 - 1948); Cristy Mathewson (1880 - 1925); Walter Johnson (1887 - 1946); Napoleon Lajoie (1874 - 1959)

Unsung Hero (Table of Contents)

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War; Fact; Biography

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Captain John Jouett (1754-1822); Charles Cornwallis (1738-1805); Colonel Tarleton; Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)

Synopsis:

How Captain Jouett helped Thomas Jefferson and other patriots escape cature from British forces.

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American Revolutionary War story.

From Fun to Fortune (Table of Contents)

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Fact

Land War (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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War; Fact

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Lt. Colonel E.D. Swinton (1868-1951); Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

Synopsis:

History of tank warfare and information on various types of tanks created by different countries for use in WWII.

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WWII story.

The Town that Can't Be Licked: Ware, Massachusetts (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Fact

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Minot C. Wood (Bank President)

Synopsis:

How the citizens of Ware Massachusetts bought the failing factory in their town and turned around their economy.

The Battle of Lake Erie: Oliver Hazard Perry (Table of Contents)

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War

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Oliver Hazard Perry (1785 - 1819)

Synopsis:

Commander Perry battles the English Navy on Lake Eerie during the war of 1812.