True Comics
#4
(September 1941)
Parents' Magazine Press,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1941-07-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The Parents' Magazine Press, Inc.
- Editing
- David T. Marke; Ralph 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, 1941, New Series, Vol. 36, No. 3.
Have You Written Us a Letter?
text article / 1 page
- Characters
- Elanor Roosevelt (Photo); George Hecht (Photo); Gerard Darrow (Photo); Daniel C. Knowlton (Photo)
U.S. Army Chief General George C. Marshall
comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- biography; war
- Characters
- General George C. Marshall (December 31, 1880 - October 16, 1959); General Johnson Hagood (June 16, 1873 - December 22, 1948); General John J. Pershing (September 13, 1860 - July 15, 1948); President Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945)
- Synopsis
- Life story of General Marshall from his beginnings at Virginia Military Institute to shortly before World War II.
- Reprints
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in Real Heroes (Parents' Magazine Press, 1941 series) #4 (May 1942)
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Indexer Notes
Writer credit was determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin to be Patricia Highsmith. Now listed as unknown.
Joan Schenkar, writer of the Highsmith biography, "The Talented Miss Highsmith," worked with Highsmith's notebooks, now in possession of the Swiss Literary Archives, and in them, Highsmith did not start working on comics until after she graduated from Barnard College. She joined the Sangor-Pines shop in December, 1942, meaning that no credits before early 1943 can be attributed to Patricia Highsmith (as reported by Ken Quattro on 22 March 2016 in the Comics History Exchange on Facebook).
Danger in the Arctic
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- adventure; non-fiction
- Characters
- Joe Crosson (1903-1949; Alaskan Hall of Fame Pilot); Carl Benjamin "Ben" Eielson (1897 - 1929; Alaskan Hall of Fame Pilot)
- Synopsis
- The story of Joe Crosson, once of the first pilots in Alaska.
- Reprints
- in True Aviation Comics Digest (Parents' Magazine Press, 1942 series) #2 (January-February 1943)
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Record Breakers
comic story / 3 pages
- Characters
- Benjamin "Ben" Bangs Eastman (July 19, 1911 – October 6, 2002); Frank Clifford Wykoff (October 29, 1909 – January 1, 1980); James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980); Fred Wolcott; Helen Herring Stephens (February 3, 1918 – January 17, 1994); Cornelius ("Dutch") Warmerdam (June 22, 1915 – November 13, 2001); Stella Walasiewicz (3 April 1911 – 4 December 1980); Matti Henrikki Järvinen (February 18, 1909 – July 22, 1985); Elroy Robinson; Luhaar; Sydney Charles Wooderson (30 August 1914 – 21 December 2006); Cornelius Cooper Johnson (August 28, 1913 – February 15, 1946); David Donald Albritton (April 13, 1913 – May 14, 1994); Miklós Szabó (6 December 1908 – 3 December 2000); Richard Atley Donald (August 19, 1910 - October 19, 1992); Miss Lunn; Zdenka Koubkova; Curtis Hill; Glendolene Vinyard; Willemijntje "Willy" den Ouden (January 1st, 1918 – December 6th, 1997); John Rhodes Cobb (December 2, 1899 – September 29, 1952); Johnny Weissmuller (Born as Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984); Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933—May 17, 1947; Horse); Greyhound (Horse); Fritz Wendel (February 21, 1915–February 9, 1975)
- Synopsis
- Details on various sports records.
Old Glory
comic story / 7 pages
- Characters
- George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799); Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790); John Paul Jones (July 6, 1747(1747-07-06) – July 18, 1792); Betsy Ross (January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836)
- Synopsis
- The story of the American Flag from the Revolutionary War thru 1940's.
John Weatherby Blockade Breaker of 1812
Unsung Heroes / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Lieutenant John Weatherby
- Synopsis
- Lt. Weatherby has a plan to capture a British Clipper ship.
Indexer Notes
War of 1812 story
Heroine of the White House
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Characters
- Dolley Payne Todd Madison (May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849); James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836)
- Synopsis
- The story of how Dolly Madison rescued many valuables from the White House before the British arrived and burned it to the ground in the war of 1812.
Chinese Hero No. 1 Part II
comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; war
- Characters
- Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 1887 – 5 April 1975); Sun Yat-sen (November 12th 1866 – March 12th 1925); Soong Mei-ling (March 5, 1897 – October 23, 2003); Chang Hsuch-Ling
- Synopsis
- The story of Chaing Kai-shek from before World War I thru World War II.
- Reprints
- in Real Heroes (Parents' Magazine Press, 1941 series) #4 (May 1942)
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Indexer Notes
Story continued from previous issue.
Writer credit was determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin to be Patricia Highsmith. Now listed as unknown.
Joan Schenkar, writer of the Highsmith biography, "The Talented Miss Highsmith," worked with Highsmith's notebooks, now in possession of the Swiss Literary Archives, and in them, Highsmith did not start working on comics until after she graduated from Barnard College. She joined the Sangor-Pines shop in December, 1942, meaning that no credits before early 1943 can be attributed to Patricia Highsmith (as reported by Ken Quattro on 22 March 2016 in the Comics History Exchange on Facebook).
Builder of Canada
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- adventure; non-fiction
- Characters
- Alexander Mackenzie (1764 – March 12, 1820); Simon MacTavish
- Synopsis
- The story of Alexander Mackenzie and his expedition that travelled across all of Canada to become the first to reach the Pacific Ocean.
Captain John Charles Fremont
Frontier Fighters / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; western-frontier
- Characters
- Captain John Charles Fremont (1813 - 1890); Kit Carson (December 24, 1809 – May 23, 1868); Lieutenant Gillespie
- Synopsis
- The story of Captain Fremont and how he forced Mexico to surrender California to America.
- Reprints
- in True Comics (Parents' Magazine Press, 1941 series) #81 (February 1950)
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Table of Contents
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True Comics -
1.
Have You Written Us a Letter?
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2.
U.S. Army Chief General George C. Marshall
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3.
Danger in the Arctic
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4.
Record Breakers
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5.
Old Glory
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6.
Sail, Ho! How to Recognize Many Sailing Ships
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7.
My Greatest Adventure
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8.
John Weatherby Blockade Breaker of 1812
Unsung Heroes -
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Heroine of the White House
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10.
Chinese Hero No. 1 Part II
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11.
Builder of Canada
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12.
Captain John Charles Fremont
Frontier Fighters
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- Mike Nielsen
- Del Gruber
- Jim Van Dore
- Ray Bottorff Jr
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