True Comics
#35
(May 1944)
Parents' Magazine Press,
1941 Series
- Volume
- 4
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- True Comics Inc.
- Editing
- Roy Garn
Issue Notes
Circulation: 507,797 copies (data from Audit Bureau of Circulation via Russ Mahera)
[Carlson's Marine Raiders]; [Canada's Terrific Twins]; [Special Agent of the F.B.I.]; [Tribute to the Merchant Marine]; [Black Gold]; [Fearless Funmaker]; [Giant Killers]
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- biography; history
- Characters
- Lt. General Evans Fordyce Carlson
- Synopsis
- This cover consists of 5 panels illustrating interior stories, taken from the stories.
Indexer Notes
Story titles, genre, editor, synopsis and character appearances added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Carlson's Marine Raiders
Evans Fordyce Carlson / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- biography; military
- Characters
- Lt. General Evans Fordyce Carlson
Indexer Notes
Feature and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
The Man Who Made the World Laugh
Mark Twain / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Mark Twain
Indexer Notes
Feature and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Canada's Terrific Twins
Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- biography; sports
- Characters
- Rhona Wurtele; Rhoda Wurtele
- Synopsis
- The story of these two champion skiers.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Feature and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Paper Fights Too!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- PSA for WWII paper shortage and salvage efforts.
School for Espionage
Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Steve Saunders
- Synopsis
- Third of a series.
- Reprints
-
in Special Agent (Parents' Magazine Press, 1947 series) #4 (January 1949)
-
Indexer Notes
Story title, genre and character appearance added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[no title indexed]
True's Movie Guide / photo story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Adventures of Mark Twain...
- Characters
- Mark Twain; John Wayne; Susan Hayward
- Synopsis
- Brief reviews.
- Keywords
- celebrity
Indexer Notes
Genre and character appearances added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Tribute To the Merchant Marine
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Black Gold
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- The fascinating story of oil.
Indexer Notes
Genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006). Story reprinted in 1945 in a giveaway for Esso Gasoline. Art credits from artist's website.
[no title indexed]
Is It True? / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is it true that a snake cannot close...
- Synopsis
- Quiz over trivia.
- Keywords
- trivia
Indexer Notes
Genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Fearless Funmaker
Irving Fenster / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Sgt. Irving Fenster
- Synopsis
- During WWII in the Pacific, a ground crew member with sense of humor gets taste of aerial combat.
Indexer Notes
Feature and genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Giant Killers
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; war
- Synopsis
- Story involves torpedo boats (PT boats).
Indexer Notes
Genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
[no title indexed]
Truly Comic / text article / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Principal: Well Charles...
- Genre
- humor
- Synopsis
- Comprised of jokes from readers.
Indexer Notes
Genre added by Craig Delich (Feb. 2006).
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Carlson's Marine Raiders]; [Canada's Terrific Twins]; [Special Agent of the F.B.I.]; [Tribute to the Merchant Marine]; [Black Gold]; [Fearless Funmaker]; [Giant Killers]
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1.
Carlson's Marine Raiders
Evans Fordyce Carlson -
2.
The Man Who Made the World Laugh
Mark Twain -
3.
Canada's Terrific Twins
Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele -
4.
Paper Fights Too!
-
5.
School for Espionage
Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation -
6.
["The Adventures of Mark Twain..."]
True's Movie Guide -
7.
Tribute To the Merchant Marine
-
8.
Black Gold
-
9.
["Is it true that a snake cannot close..."]
Is It True? -
10.
Fearless Funmaker
Irving Fenster -
11.
["Boxing Tonight"]
Wheaties -
12.
Colombia
Our South American Neighbors -
13.
Giant Killers
-
14.
["Principal: Well Charles..."]
Truly Comic
This issue was modified by, among others
- Craig Delich
- Edgar Loftin
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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