(May 1942)

Parents' Magazine Press, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
Every other month
On-sale Date
1942-02-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Parents' Magazine Press Inc.
Editing
G. G. Telfer (managing editor); Ralph O. Ellsworth (art editor); Lloyd Jacquet (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. 2.

[Picture Stories of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai Shek and Other Leaders and Heroes of the War] (Table of Contents)

Franklin D. Roosevelt; Chaing Kai Shek; Winston Churchill / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Characters
President Franklin D. Roosevelt; General Chiang Kai Shek; Prime Minister Winston Churchill
Keywords
political
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What's the Big Idea? (Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Hecht
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Message from the publisher.

Indexer Notes

Found on the inside front cover.

Franklin D. Roosevelt (Table of Contents: 2)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Inks
Chad Grothkopf (signed as Chad)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Synopsis
Illustration of the President.

Britain's Top Man (Table of Contents: 3)

Winston Churchill / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Harrison; August Froehlich
Inks
George Harrison; August Froehlich
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
history
Characters
Winston Churchill
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Heavily rearranged and edited version of the original publication.

Harold R. Stark (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
history; war
Characters
U.S. Navy Chief Harold R. Stark
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Reel Real Heroes / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Synopsis
Movie reviews.
Keywords
celebrity

George C. Marshall (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harry Peter ?
Inks
Harry Peter ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
history; war
Characters
Army Chief General George C. Marshall
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Real Heroes Quiz / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Natalie Purvin Prager (signed)
Letters
typeset
Keywords
quiz

Canadian Air Ace (Table of Contents: 8)

Billy Bishop / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
history; war
Characters
Billy Bishop
Reprints

Remember Pearl Harbor Remember Manila (Table of Contents: 9)

Real Heroes Hall of Fame / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; war

Chinese Hero No. 1 (Table of Contents: 10)

Chiang Kai Shek / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
history; war
Characters
Chiang Kai Shek
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The panels in this sequence are rearranged from the original publication.

The Story of the Red Cross (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Everett
Inks
Bill Everett
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; history
Reprints

William Donovan (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
history
Characters
Colonel William "Wild Bill" Donovan

Flying Sailor (Table of Contents: 13)

John J. Towers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; history; war
Characters
Rear Admiral John J. Towers
Reprints

Mr. Bug Goes to Town (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Mr. Bug / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Picture Stories of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai Shek and Other Leaders and Heroes of the War]
    Franklin D. Roosevelt; Chaing Kai Shek; Winston Churchill
  2. 1. What's the Big Idea?
  3. 2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  4. 3. Britain's Top Man
    Winston Churchill
  5. 4. Harold R. Stark
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Reel Real Heroes
  7. 6. George C. Marshall
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Real Heroes Quiz
  9. 8. Canadian Air Ace
    Billy Bishop
  10. 9. Remember Pearl Harbor Remember Manila
    Real Heroes Hall of Fame
  11. 10. Chinese Hero No. 1
    Chiang Kai Shek
  12. 11. The Story of the Red Cross
  13. 12. William Donovan
  14. 13. Flying Sailor
    John J. Towers
  15. 14. Mr. Bug Goes to Town
    Mr. Bug
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