(October 1943)

Parents' Magazine Press, 1941 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
60
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
The Parents' Magazine Press Division of The Parents' Institute Inc.
Editing
Elliott A. Caplin; Ralph O. Ellsworth (art editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

True Comics / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Various
Inks
Various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Cover Thumbnail for True Comics (Parents' Magazine Press, 1941 series) #28
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The Rathers (Table of Contents: 1)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
George J. Hecht
Letters
Typeset
Synopsis
Pep talk for WWII.

Lost in the Arctic (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; war
Synopsis
RCAF crew forced down in Greenland.

Indexer Notes

Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.

Leap to Glory (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
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?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Synopsis
Greek student inspires resistance to Nazis.

General Jacob Devers: Yank Commander (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
biography

Truly Comic! (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset
Synopsis
jokes

Riddle Round-Up (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset
Genre
humor
Synopsis
jokes

Frank Rock: An Indian Remembers (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
biography; sports
Synopsis
Baseball player recalls mother's advice.

True's Movie Guide (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset
Synopsis
brief reviews

Enemy Agent: A Code Story (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Balboa: Hero of Darien (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Maxine Shore; M. M. Oblinger
Pencils
Avery Johnson ?
Inks
Avery Johnson ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
biography
Characters
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Synopsis
Biography of Vasco Nunez de Balboa.

Indexer Notes

Script, pencils, inks credits from the U.S. Copyright Renewal Office's listing for the original story "Hero of Darien; the story of Vasco Nunez de Balboa" authors, Maxine Shore and M. M. Oblinger. Illustrated by Avery Johnson. original copyright date July 30, 1941, renewed January 31, 1969. Registration Number: A156630. Renewal ID Number: R454980.
Maxine Shore and M. M. Oblinger wrote stories and text pieces for True Comics, and were highly likely the ones who wrote this material and perhaps Avery Johnson as artist also. (all information provided by Alexa Dickman, June 1, 2015, via the Comics History Exchange page on Facebook).

The Original Uncle Sam (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Origins of the symbol.
Reprints

Is It True? (Table of Contents: 12)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Natalie Purvin Prager
Letters
Typeset
Synopsis
quiz

Radar: Wonder Weapon (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

George Washington Carver: Wizard of Science (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
biography
Reprints

Jean Knox: The Lady is a General (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
biography

The Flying Dutchmen (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Synopsis
Netherlands AF training in Jackson, Miss.
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    True Comics
  2. 1. The Rathers
  3. 2. Lost in the Arctic
  4. 3. Leap to Glory
  5. 4. General Jacob Devers: Yank Commander
  6. 5. Truly Comic!
  7. 6. Riddle Round-Up
  8. 7. Frank Rock: An Indian Remembers
  9. 8. True's Movie Guide
  10. 9. Enemy Agent: A Code Story
  11. 10. Balboa: Hero of Darien
  12. 11. The Original Uncle Sam
  13. 12. Is It True?
  14. 13. Radar: Wonder Weapon
  15. 14. George Washington Carver: Wizard of Science
  16. 15. Jean Knox: The Lady is a General
  17. 16. The Flying Dutchmen
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
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