True Comics
#26
(August 1943)
- 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. Caplan
[Hero of the Bismark Sea]; [A Dog Named Bill]; [Queen of Sky Battle]; [Shanghai Heroine]; [Journey From Fear]; [The Narrow Escape of Henri De Tonti]; [Tank at Bay]; [Human Sky Scraper]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; biography
- Synopsis
- Cover composed of four panels illustrating interior stories, taken from those stories.
Indexer Notes
Story title, genre, page count correction, editor and synopsis added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Cover art identification by the artist's website.
You Can Help The Farmer Win The War
text article / 1 page
- Keywords
- agriculture; farming
Indexer Notes
Darrow is the Director of the U.S. Agricultural Labor Administration.
Hero of the Bismarck Sea
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; biography; military
- Characters
- Lt. General George C. Kenney
- Synopsis
- Biography of General George Kenney
Indexer Notes
Art credit suggested by the Who's Who of American Comic Books.
A Dog Named Bill
Bill the Dog / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- animal; biography
- Characters
- Bill the Dog
- Synopsis
- A dog at a R.A.F. base knows before anyone else when his master is returning.
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Feature and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Queen of Sky Battle
Suzy Q / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- aviation
- Synopsis
- Story of a military plane, the "Suzy-Q".
Artist credit from Jerry Bails's Who's Who.
Indexer Notes
Feature & ynopsis added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[no title indexed]
Is It True? / activity / 1 page
- Keywords
- trivia contest
Indexer Notes
All info added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Medicine's Miracle Men: The Mayo Family, Part 2
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- biography; medical
- Characters
- Mayo Brothers
Indexer Notes
Story title and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Art credits from Jerry Bails's Who's Who.
Shanghai Heroine
Yang Hui Ming / comic story / 3.5 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Yang Hui Ming
Indexer Notes
Feature and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[no title indexed]
True's Movie Guide / photo story / 1 page
- Characters
- Mickey Rooney (photo); Roddy McDowell (photo)
- Keywords
- celebrity
Indexer Notes
Genre and character appearances added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[no title indexed]
True Stories About Stamps / text article / 1 page
- Keywords
- stamps
Indexer Notes
All information added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Chapter 9 - America at War
The Story of America / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Characters
- Teddy Rooselvelt; Winston Churchill
Indexer Notes
Story title, feature, genre and character appearances added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Cornelius Warmerdam: Human Sky Scraper
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- biography; sports
- Characters
- Cornelius Warmerdam
Indexer Notes
Story title, feature and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Artist credit from Jerry Bails's Who's Who.
[no title indexed]
Truly Comic! / text story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Jokes.
Indexer Notes
Genre and synopsis added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[no title indexed]
Riddle Round-Up / activity / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Genre and credits added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Journey from Fear
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Cornelius Vandergrift
- Synopsis
- Dutch men escape Japanese-occupied Batavia in a small sailboat.
Indexer Notes
Story title, feature and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
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[Hero of the Bismark Sea]; [A Dog Named Bill]; [Queen of Sky Battle]; [Shanghai Heroine]; [Journey From Fear]; [The Narrow Escape of Henri De Tonti]; [Tank at Bay]; [Human Sky Scraper]
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1.
You Can Help The Farmer Win The War
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2.
Hero of the Bismarck Sea
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3.
A Dog Named Bill
Bill the Dog -
4.
Queen of Sky Battle
Suzy Q -
5.
[no title indexed]
Is It True? -
6.
Medicine's Miracle Men: The Mayo Family, Part 2
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7.
Shanghai Heroine
Yang Hui Ming -
8.
King of the Cowboys
Roy Rogers -
9.
[no title indexed]
True's Movie Guide -
10.
[no title indexed]
True Stories About Stamps -
11.
Chapter 9 - America at War
The Story of America -
12.
Cornelius Warmerdam: Human Sky Scraper
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13.
[no title indexed]
Truly Comic! -
14.
[no title indexed]
Riddle Round-Up -
15.
Journey from Fear
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16.
The Narrow Escape of Henri de Tonti
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17.
Tank at Bay!
- Tony R. Rose
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Rudnitski (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
- Craig Delich
- Per Sandell
- Michael Hoskin
- Edgar Loftin
- Peter Croome
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