| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 1943 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Monthly |
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| Featuring | True Comics |
| Credits | Pencils: Various | Inks: Various | Letters: typeset |
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| Text Article | The Rathers (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Pep talk for WWII. |
| Credits | Script: George J. Hecht | Letters: Typeset |
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| Comic Story | Lost in the Arctic (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | RCAF crew forced down in Greenland. |
| Credits | Pencils: Ed Smalle | Inks: Ed Smalle |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
| Notes | Art credits identified by Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr. |
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| Comic Story | Leap to Glory (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Greek student inspires resistance to Nazis. |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | General Jacob Devers: Yank Commander (5 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Biography |
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| Text Article | Truly Comic! |
| Synopsis | jokes |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
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| Text Article | Riddle Round-Up |
| Synopsis | jokes |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | Frank Rock: An Indian Remembers (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Baseball player recalls mother's advice. |
| Content | Genre: Biography; Sports |
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| Text Article | True's Movie Guide (1 page) |
| Synopsis | brief reviews |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
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| Comic Story | Enemy Agent: A Code Story (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | Balboa: Hero of Darien (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of Vasco Nunez de Balboa. |
| Credits | Script: Maxine Shore; M. M. Oblinger | Pencils: Avery Johnson? | Inks: Avery Johnson? |
| Content | Genre: Biography | Characters: Vasco Nunez de Balboa |
| Notes | Script, pencils, inks credits from the U.S. Copyright Renewal Office's listing for the original story "Hero of Darien; the story of Vasco Nunez de Balboa" authors, Maxine Shore and M. M. Oblinger. Illustrated by Avery Johnson. original copyright date July 30, 1941, renewed January 31, 1969. Registration Number: A156630. Renewal ID Number: R454980.
Maxine Shore and M. M. Oblinger wrote stories and text pieces for True Comics, and were highly likely the ones who wrote this material and perhaps Avery Johnson as artist also. (all information provided by Alexa Dickman, June 1, 2015, via the Comics History Exchange page on Facebook). |
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| Comic Story | The Original Uncle Sam (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Origins of the symbol. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Activity | Is It True? (1 page) |
| Synopsis | quiz |
| Credits | Script: Natalie Purvin Prager | Letters: Typeset |
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| Comic Story | Radar: Wonder Weapon (3 pages) |
| Content | Genre: War |
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| Comic Story | George Washington Carver: Wizard of Science (8 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Biography |
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| Comic Story | Jean Knox: The Lady is a General (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Biography |
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| Comic Story | The Flying Dutchmen (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Netherlands AF training in Jackson, Miss. |
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