| Additional Information |
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| Publication | September 1944 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every other month |
| Notes | 4 historical characters in thumbnails. |
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| Cover | The Fighting Seabees |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; War | Characters: Major Walter Reed; Jacob Riis; Cabral of Brazil; Colonel Svoboda |
| Notes | 4 historical characters in thumbnails. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | In addition to the table of contents, there is a one-column editorial entitled "Good Neighbors" which indicates the comic has been translated into Spanish and Portuguese for distribution in Latin America.
The only art is a small drawing of a float plane. |
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| Comic Story | The Fighting Seabees (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Factory workers Jim, Dave and Larry join the Seabees and see action in the South Pacific. |
| Credits | Job #: CC-135 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: Jim; Dave; Larry |
| Notes | Art identification by Saltarella. |
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| Comic Story | The Conquest of Yellow Fever (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | In Cuba in 1900, medical officer Major Walter Reed proves yellow fever is spread by mosquitoes. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History; Medical | Characters: Jesse Lazear; Major Walter Reed; General Wood |
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| Comic Story | Major James H. Howard, Sky-Hunter (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Major James H. Howard flies with the Flying Tigers in China against the Japanese, then transfers to the European Theatre of Operations where he becomes an ace against Nazi aircraft. |
| Credits | Job #: CC-141 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: Major James H. Howard |
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| Comic Story | Brazil (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Brazil is discovered in 1500 and becomes part of the Portuguese empire, changing hands several times. In 1822 Brazil achieves its independence. During World War II, President Getulio Vargas stands up against a Nazi plot to conquer his country and joins the Allies. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History | Characters: Cabral; Dom Pedro II; Getulio Vargas |
| Notes | Art identification by Saltarella. |
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| Comic Story | Colonel Ludvik Svoboda (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | After Czechoslovakia is conquered by the Germans, Col. Svoboda and his Czech soldiers escape to Russia where they are given arms and another chance to fight the Nazis. |
| Credits | Job #: CC-119 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography; War | Characters: Colonel Ludvik Svoboda; General Vatutin |
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| Text Story | Mississippi Pilot (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of how Samuel Clemens progressed from a riverboat pilot to a world-famous author known as Mark Twain. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Mark Twain |
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| Comic Story | Tamerlane (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tamerlane leads a Mongol army to conquest throughout Asia. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography; History | Characters: Tamerlane |
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| Comic Story | Cadet-Midshipman Edwin J. O'Hara (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | In 1942, Edwin O'Hara is assigned to the S.S. Stephen Hopkins. The ship is ambushed by Axis raiders off the coast of Africa. O'Hara single-handedly mans a gun and sinks one of the enemy ships at the cost of his own life. |
| Credits | Job #: CC-133 |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: Edwin J. O'Hara |
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| Comic Story | Jacob Riis: The Making of an American (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | In the 19th century, Jacob Riis emigrates from Denmark to the USA. He becomes a reporter and crusades for social justice, dying in 1914. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography | Characters: Jacob Riis |
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