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| Oh my goodness, that bullet-hole to the forehead is gruesome! Also notable for being Don Heck's first credited artwork ever.... |
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| The story "True Hero" has some odd aspects. The protagonist fled from "North Korea" in "those years of 1943 and 1944" (before Korea was split, and while it was occupied by Japan), and understands "North Korean" (although in the next panel it's clarified that he understands "the dialect"). And what a coincidence, he's sent on a secret mission to his "home-town" and runs into his brother and his former fiancee. Still, it's interesting that this story does touch on racial discrimination, however lightly. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | September 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
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| Content | Genre: War |
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| Advertisement | Here's Proof... Save Your Hair (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration);? (photograph) | Inks:? (illustration);? (photograph) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Genre: Medical |
| Notes | Mail order ad for a hair and scalp formula from Comate Laboratories, Dept. 6009-C, 1432 Broadway, New York 18, N.Y.
Indicia at bottom of page.
Inside front cover. |
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| Comic Story | The Unconquered (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sgt. Norman Kaney and his raw recruits head to Korea. |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sgt. Norman Kaney (dies); Lasser; Hughes; Corelli |
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| Comic Story | River Crossing! (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | World War II story set in Germany where Lieutenant Stacy uses his athletic skills to hold his breath underwater and sneak up on a Nazi gun post. |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lt. Stacy |
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| Advertisement | For You....Your Family....Sweetheart....Friends (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Send $2.00 for 100 photo stamps of friends or family from Empire Photo-Stamps, 15 Park Row, Suite 326, New York 38, N.Y. |
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| Text Story | The Sniper (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | The Runt (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | World War II story in the South Pacific in 1943 where a soldier named Pete gets the nickname "Runt". |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pete "The Runt" (dies) |
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| Comic Story | True Hero (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | A North Korean who fights on the American side of the Korean war proves himself to be a loyal American. |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sgt. Jon Chee; Wan Chee; Sona; Berrens |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Colors:? (backgrounds and lettering) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | Send $9.95 apiece for any of three different gowns from Dream Girl Fashions, 318 Market St., Newark, N.J. |
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| Blackheads "Pet Hate" (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | Send $1.00 for Vacutex blackhead removal device from Ballco Products Company, Dept. 51, 19 West 44th St., New York 18, N.Y. |
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| Advertisement | Newest Hit Parade Break-Resistant Vinylite Filled Records (1 page) |
| Credits | Script:? (ad copy) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Send for 78 rpm 'vinylite filled' records from Hit Tune Company, Dept. 127, 318 Market Street, Newark, N.J.
On inside back cover. |
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| Advertisement | Reducing Specialist Says: Lose Weight (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:?;? (photos) | Inks:?;? (photos) | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | Send for an electric spot reducer from Spot Reducer Co., Dept. B-52, 318 Market St., Newark, New Jersey.
On back cover. |
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