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| Publication | October 1948 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Bimonthly |
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| Featuring | True Comics |
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| Text Article | Lou Gehrig (1 page) |
| Featuring | Stars of the Past |
| Credits | Pencils: D'Antoni (signed) | Inks: D'Antoni (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography; Sports | Characters: Lou Gehrig |
| Notes | Baseball |
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| Comic Story | The Case of the Frightened Criminals (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | FBI crack down on two cunning extortionists. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Crime | Characters: Steve Saunders (FBI Agent) |
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| Featuring | What's Your Sky I-Q? |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | The Cotton-Textile Industry (6 pages) |
| Featuring | American Adventures in Industry |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Samuel Slater (textile mechanic) |
| Notes | 8th in series |
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| Featuring | You're the Detective |
| Credits | Pencils: Jack Sparling | Inks: Jack Sparling |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Crime; Detective-mystery | Characters: Jack Robbins (detective); Jimmy Williams (bank robber); George Gordon (bank robber) |
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| Comic Story | Supersonics (2 pages) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Math & Science |
| Notes | Airplanes |
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| Featuring | My Most Interesting True Experience |
| Credits | Script: Robert Ryan (byline) | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Advertisement | Ralph Kiner (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Profile of Ralph Kiner, who hit 51 home runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947. |
| Featuring | Wheaties |
| Content | Genre: Biography; Sports | Characters: Ralph Kiner |
| Notes | Advertisement featuring Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates done in a sports cartoon format. Promoting Wheaties' the "Breakfast of Champions." Advertising agency edited its contents. |
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| Comic Story | The Amazing Story of Walt Disney (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A short story on the development of the Walt Disney Company with the focus on Walt Disney's role. |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Walt Disney; Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Pluto; Goofy; Roy Disney; Lillian Marie Bounds (Lillian Marie Disney); Peg-Leg Pete: George J. Hecht |
| Notes | Walt Disney characters were used in this story with the permission of the Walt Disney Productions. |
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| Featuring | Truly Comic! |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | Reader submitted gags and jokes. Also included on these pages are about a half of page worth of small classified-style advertisements and the solution to the You're the Detective story. |
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| Publisher advertisement | A Priceless Treasure in Reading Pleasure! (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? (promo copy) | Pencils: various | Inks: various | Colors: various | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Subscription coupon and promotional advertisement for Parents' Magazine comic books and magazines. |
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| Comic Story | 26-Mile Dash! (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | The history of the marathon race and its place in the Olympics. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Historical; Sports | Characters: Pheidippides; Charles Hefferon; Dorando Pietri; Johnny Hayes; Ted Vogel; Johnny Kelley; Ollie Manninen |
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| Advertisement | Bobby Shelby Gets a Job (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Newspaper circulation man Mr. Jones lets Bobby used The Shelby bicycle to do the paper route. |
| Featuring | Bobby Shelby; Shelby Cycle Company |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils: Lee Elias (signed) | Inks: Lee Elias (signed) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Bobby Shelby; Mr Jones; Mr. Shelby (Bobby's father) |
| Notes | Inside back cover.
Advertisement in comic format for The Shelby bicycle from the Shelby Cycle Company of Shelby, Ohio. |
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| Advertisement | New Target Range for Daisy BB Rifle Shooters! (1 page) |
| Featuring | Daisy Manufacturing Company |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover.
Advertisement for the Daisy Target box plus an offer for the Daisy Handbook from the Daisy Manufacturing Company of Plymouth, Michigan. |
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