(Summer 1945)

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Volume
5
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
True Comics Inc.
Editing
George Hecht (president & publisher); Ralph Ellsworth (art editor); Harold C. Field (editor); Beatrice Lewi (managing editor)

Issue Notes

Copyright 1945 by True Comics, Inc.
Just above the indicia is an announcement from the pulisher that the magazine was switching to quarterly status because of the paper shortage and government paper rationing to publishers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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Return Trip (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Letters
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Genre
biography; military

[Spy in the Wine Business] (Table of Contents: 2)

What Would You Do? / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Louis Wolfe
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's somthing new and exciting!
Genre
detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

puzzle-story

Harry S. Truman (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
non-fiction; biography

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The spectacular escape of Robert Kaslow, former AAF lieutenant...
Genre
detective-mystery
Synopsis
Eleventh of a series
Reprints

Army's Navy (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre
non-fiction; military
Synopsis
U.S. Army's Air-Sea Rescue Squadron

Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Third Escape (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Genre
biography; war

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

True's Movie Guide / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Back to Bataan
Synopsis
brief reviews

A Third World War Can Be Prevented Now! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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Genre
advocacy

New Stars (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
non-fiction; military
Synopsis
Problem getting stars for MacArthur when 5-Star rank was created.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Truly Comic! / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Corporal: That new recruit used to be a clerk.
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

jokes

Emmy Fix! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Genre
non-fiction; military
Synopsis
Eskimo girl helps soldiers build an airport.

Out of a Hat! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Genre
biography; military
Synopsis
A magician entertains troops

Surprise! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Genre
biography
Synopsis
Creation of the "Surprise" symphony

El Señor Goofy (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Genre
biography; sports
Characters
Vernon Gomez
Synopsis
Baseball pitcher
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Return Trip
  3. 2. [Spy in the Wine Business]
    What Would You Do?
  4. 3. Harry S. Truman
  5. 4. ["The spectacular escape of Robert Kaslow, former AAF lieutenant..."]
    Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
  6. 5. Army's Navy
  7. 6. Captain Tootsie and the Return of Dr. Narsty
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  8. 7. Third Escape
  9. 8. ["Back to Bataan"]
    True's Movie Guide
  10. 9. A Third World War Can Be Prevented Now!
  11. 10. New Stars
  12. 11. ["Corporal: That new recruit used to be a clerk."]
    Truly Comic!
  13. 12. Emmy Fix!
  14. 13. Out of a Hat!
  15. 14. Surprise!
  16. 15. El Señor Goofy
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen