(December 1942)

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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1942-10-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Parents' Magazine Press Division of The Parents' Institute Inc.
Editing
Elliott A. Caplin (managing editor); Ralph O. Ellsworth (art editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is from the publication date recorded in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 2, Periodicals, 1942, New Series, Vol. 37, No. 4.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

True Comics / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
war
Characters
General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Join the Junior Army! (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
George J. Hecht
Letters
typeset

The Yanks Are Coming - Again! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction; war

Capturing the Sacred Bird of the Mayas (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Newt Alfred ?
Inks
Newt Alfred ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.

Colonial Period, 1700-1783 (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
David S. Muzzey
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Is It True? (Table of Contents: 5)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Natalie Purvin Prager
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Letters
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From Brooklyn to Bataan (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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?
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; war

U.S. Fought Japan Before! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction; war

Teaching 'em to Carry the Ball for Uncle Sam (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction; sports
Synopsis
Football coaches and players in the military.

Secret Messages (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction; war

You Can Be A Real Hero, Too (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
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Letters
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Characters
Uncle Sam
Synopsis
On buying war bonds and stamps.

Truly Comic! (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset

Breaking the Nazi Ring of Death (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction; war

Jerry Young Presents Abbott and Costello (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Bud Abbott; Lou Costello

Conqueror of the White Plague (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography
Synopsis
tuberculosis

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

True's Movie Guide / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset

Robillard - Canadian Ace (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
?
Colors
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Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; aviation; biography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

How Good is Your Memory? / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    True Comics
  2. 1. Join the Junior Army!
  3. 2. The Yanks Are Coming - Again!
  4. 3. Capturing the Sacred Bird of the Mayas
  5. 4. Colonial Period, 1700-1783
  6. 5. Is It True?
  7. 6. From Brooklyn to Bataan
  8. 7. U.S. Fought Japan Before!
  9. 8. Teaching 'em to Carry the Ball for Uncle Sam
  10. 9. Secret Messages
  11. 10. You Can Be A Real Hero, Too
  12. 11. Truly Comic!
  13. 12. Breaking the Nazi Ring of Death
  14. 13. Jerry Young Presents Abbott and Costello
  15. 14. Conqueror of the White Plague
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    True's Movie Guide
  17. 16. Robillard - Canadian Ace
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    How Good is Your Memory?
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen