([June 24] 1942)

Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1942-06-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Parents' Institute Inc. [War Services Division]
Editing
George J. Hecht (publisher)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Notation about the indicia publisher: The indicia lists Parents' Institute, Inc. only. However, based on the research of Elena Hristove, in her dissertation from the University of Sussex (UK), "Imagining Brotherhood: The Comics of the American Jewish Committee, 1941-1946" (no date, circa 2010, retrieved 10 November 2014: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/44211/1/Hristova,_Elena.pdf), the actual producer of comics was done by the War Services Division of Parents' Institute, Inc. and is included in brackets here for historical accuracy.

On sale date from the publication date as reported to the U.S. Copyright Office in the Catalog of Copyright Entries; Part 1; Books; Group 2; Pamphlets, Leaflets, Contributions to Newspapers of Periodicals, etc., Lectures, Sermons, Address for Oral Delivery, and Maps; 1943, New Series, Volume 40, Number 4. Submitted as a book. Copyright registration number AA 425234.

All proceeds went to buy War Bonds.
Copyright 1942 The Parents' Institute, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.
Only copyright date listed in comic. Date is confirmed based on the contents of a letter dated January 20, 1943 sent by Parents' Institute President George J. Hecht to Dr. Wilbur Schramm, head of the Division of Educational Services within the Office of War Information.
Copy located in the United States National Archives, Record Group 44 (Office of Government Reports), entry # PI-35 146: General Records, 1942-July 1, 1943 (Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Publications. Division of Educational Services.) Box #1694, Folder: "Correspondences: Division of Educational Services".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
advocacy
Characters
Uncle Sam; unnamed boy; unnamed girl
Reprints

You Can Help Win the War...and the Peace! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
George J. Hecht
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Inside front cover.
Synopsis
Text piece encouraging readers to aid the war effort.

Know What We're Fighting For (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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advocacy
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Franklin D. Roosevelt; unnamed American citizens; Adolph Hitler; Benito Mussolini; Hideki Tojo
Synopsis
Summarizes the principals as outlined by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms".

Join Up! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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advocacy
Characters
Peter; Susan
Synopsis
Encourages youth to join organizations like the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H Clubs, Junior Red Cross, and the Camp Fire Girls.

Know Your Stuff! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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advocacy
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Encourages youth to get a good education.

Keep Fit! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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advocacy
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General Douglas MacArthur; Young Sloppy Sam; sam's mom; unnamed lifeguard; Healthy Harry; Harry's mom
Synopsis
Encourages healthy eating, exercise, and good hygiene.

Foods for Strength and Victory (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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advocacy
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unnamed doctor; unnamed army recruits; unnamed recruit's family
Synopsis
Encourages healthy eating to be a good soldier.

You Can't Keep Fit Unless You Eat the Right Foods Every Day (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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advocacy
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Unnamed athletes
Synopsis
Encouraging eating of the "right foods" to stay fit.

Call to the Colors (Table of Contents: 8)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Activity page designed to encourage daily good nutrition.

Garden for Victory (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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advocacy
Characters
Sue; Vic
Synopsis
Encourages to growing of "victory" gardens.

Learn First Aid (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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advocacy
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unnamed English children and adults
Synopsis
Drawing from the example of three English children and their actions after a bombing raid, the story encourages children to learn first aid.

Ways to Earn Money (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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advocacy
Characters
Jerry; Bob; Mrs. Clark; George; unnamed adults and children
Synopsis
Encourages the young to engage in odd jobs to earn money to buy war bonds and stamps.

Indexer Notes

A mention is made in the story that one could sell subscriptions to Parent's Institute comic titles; True Comics, Real Heroes, and Calling All Girls, as a way to help make money.

Buy War Bonds and Stamps! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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advocacy
Synopsis
Encourages the purchase, even in small amounts, of war bonds and stamps--listing items that can be purchased even in small amounts.

Indexer Notes

Story goes across the center spread.

Get in the Scrap (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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advocacy
Characters
Pudge; Bill; unnamed children
Synopsis
Encourages children to collect scrap metal, rubber, and paper for the war effort.

Collect Books (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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advocacy
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unnamed children and adults
Synopsis
Encourages children to give "good" books to service personnel through the Victory Book Campaign.

Help at Home! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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advocacy
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unnnmaed children and adults
Synopsis
Encourages children to do their chores at home.

Take Care of Your Things! (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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advocacy
Characters
unnamed family
Synopsis
Encourages children to maintain the things they have as buying replacement goods taxes money and supplies better used in the war effort.

Save the Family Car (Table of Contents: 17)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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advocacy
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unnamed family
Synopsis
Encourages limiting the use of the car so it is not wasting valuable resources.

Don't Get Hurt! (Table of Contents: 18)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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advocacy
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Unnamed boy
Synopsis
Encourages safety in daily activities.

Write 'em Often. (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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advocacy
Characters
Sergeant Johnny Doughboy; Corporal Blake
Synopsis
Sergeant Johnny Doughboy is no longer unhappy now he gets mail.

Don't Help the Enemy (Table of Contents: 20)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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advocacy
Characters
Unnamed man; Adolph Hitler; Benito Mussolini; Hideki Tojo
Synopsis
Encourages the reader not to spread rumors, military information, and to engage in racial tolerance.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Even while encouraging racial tolerance, the only African-American character drawn on the page is in "black-face".

Don't Believe Nazi Lies (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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advocacy
Characters
Joseph Goebbels
Synopsis
Encourages the reader not to believe Nazi propaganda and to trust official statements of the U.S. Government and the United Nations.

What to Do in an Air Raid (Table of Contents: 22)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
Giving instructions on what to do during an air raid.

4 Pals Go Through Their First Raid (Table of Contents: 23)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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advocacy
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Johnny; Eddie; Dick; Jimmy
Synopsis
Four friends keep their composure while properly doing what needs to be done during an air raid.

This Is the Way to Fix Up a Refuge Room (Table of Contents: 24)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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non-fiction; advocacy
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Unnamed boys and girls
Synopsis
Demonstrates how to prepare a refuge room to use in case of an air raid.

Victory Quiz (Table of Contents: 25)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

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Indexer Notes

A quiz about what the reader just read.

Don't Miss These Swell Comics (Table of Contents: 26) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Tell the World You're Doing Your Part (Table of Contents: 27)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Uncle Sam; Minuteman; Bald Eagle; unnamed boys and girl

Indexer Notes

Sticker cut-outs for children to paste up to show they are doing their part for the war effort.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. You Can Help Win the War...and the Peace!
  3. 2. Know What We're Fighting For
  4. 3. Join Up!
  5. 4. Know Your Stuff!
  6. 5. Keep Fit!
  7. 6. Foods for Strength and Victory
  8. 7. You Can't Keep Fit Unless You Eat the Right Foods Every Day
  9. 8. Call to the Colors
  10. 9. Garden for Victory
  11. 10. Learn First Aid
  12. 11. Ways to Earn Money
  13. 12. Buy War Bonds and Stamps!
  14. 13. Get in the Scrap
  15. 14. Collect Books
  16. 15. Help at Home!
  17. 16. Take Care of Your Things!
  18. 17. Save the Family Car
  19. 18. Don't Get Hurt!
  20. 19. Write 'em Often.
  21. 20. Don't Help the Enemy
  22. 21. Don't Believe Nazi Lies
  23. 22. What to Do in an Air Raid
  24. 23. 4 Pals Go Through Their First Raid
  25. 24. This Is the Way to Fix Up a Refuge Room
  26. 25. Victory Quiz
  27. 26. Don't Miss These Swell Comics
  28. 27. Tell the World You're Doing Your Part
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Ramon Schenk