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| Name | Navy History and Tradition 1817-1865 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.00 FREE | Pages: 20 |
| Notes | On-sale date from 1959 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress. |
| Cover | The Merrimack Versus The Monitor / 1 page |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Military |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby ? |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby ? |
| Colors | Stokes Walesby ? |
| Illustration | Naval Weapons 1820 - 1865 (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History; Military |
| Script | Theodore Roscoe |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby |
| First Line | Early shell gun -- Paixhan type. |
| Notes | Black and white line drawings of various naval weapons. (Roscoe was a writer who did some work for the pulps, so I'm assuming Walesby is the artist). On bottom of page: By Stokes Walesby and Theodore Roscoe. Copyright 1959 by Stokes Walesby, Wash., D.C. |
| Comic Story | Navy Under Sail And Steam (1 page) |
| Synopsis | View of the American navy in the years just before steam. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History; Military |
| Characters | American sailors |
| Script | Theodore Roscoe |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby |
| Colors | Stokes Walesby ? |
| First Line | Big warships under white clouds of sail -- that was the U. S. Navy 130 years ago. |
| Comic Story | Matthew Calbraith Perry (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of the career of Commodore Perry, including: the anti-slave trade patrol; promotion of steam power; naval leadership in the war with Mexico; and the opening of Japan. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History; Military |
| Characters | Matthew Calbraith Perry; American sailors; Japanese officials |
| Script | Theodore Roscoe |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby |
| Colors | Stokes Walesby ? |
| First Line | Calbraith Perry -- there was a name for you. |
| Comic Story | Matthew Fontaine Maury (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Injured in a stagecoach accident, Maury is assigned to permanent shore duty. He compiles and disseminates massive amounts of data on navigation and hydrography, and guides creation of the trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. During the Civil War he develops new types of explosive mines for the Confederacy. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History; Military |
| Characters | Matthew Fontaine Maury |
| Script | Theodore Roscoe |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby |
| Colors | Stokes Walesby ? |
| First Line | Believe it or not, back in 1830 some people still believed the earth was flat. |
| Notes | Short biography of Matthew Maury. |
| Comic Story | John L. Worden (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Worden commands U.S.S. Monitor on its first mission and, although gravely wounded, drives off the enemy to save the squadron, and maintain the blockade, at Hampton Roads. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History; Military |
| Characters | John L. Worden; Abraham Lincoln; American sailors |
| Script | Theodore Roscoe |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby |
| Colors | Stokes Walesby ? |
| First Line | Lieutenant John L. Worden, U.S.N., was captured while on a special mission to Pensacola. |
| Notes | Short biography of Worden, Captain of the Monitor. |
| Comic Story | David Glasgow Farragut (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Already 60 years old, Farragut is assigned shore duty in the Civil War. Transferred to seagoing command at last, he captures Mobile and New Orleans with daring tactics and under great personal danger. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History; Military |
| Characters | David G. Farragut; Mrs. Farragut; American sailors |
| Script | Theodore Roscoe |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby |
| Colors | Stokes Walesby ? |
| First Line | Away back in the War of 1812 a little mid named Davy Farragut fought in Essex at Valparaiso. |
| Notes | Biography of Farragut, detailing his campaigns against New Orleans and Mobile during the Civil War. |
| Comic Story | David Dixon Porter (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Brought up in the age of sail, Porter becomes a powerful proponent of steam propulsion. In the Civil War he commands the fleet on the upper Mississippi, and plays a vital role in the capture of Vicksburg. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History; Military |
| Characters | David Dixon Porter; American sailors; Ulysses S. Grant |
| Script | Theodore Roscoe |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby |
| Colors | Stokes Walesby ? |
| First Line | Back in the 1830s the Caribbean was infested with buccaneers. |
| Notes | Short biography of Admiral Porter and the Siege of Vicksburg. |
| Comic Story | William B. Cushing (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Expelled from Annapolis for his pranks, Cushing leads daring and innovative actions in the Civil War. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; History; Military |
| Characters | William B. Cushing; American sailors |
| Script | Theodore Roscoe |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby |
| Colors | Stokes Walesby ? |
| First Line | After the capture of New Orleans, Vicksburg and Mobile, one big port remained open to the south. |
| Notes | Biography of Cushing, and his sinking of the ironclad Albemarle. |
| Comic Story | Naval Inventions Civil War (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ericsson develops numerous naval innovations, especially the turreted ironclad Monitor. |
| Genre | Non-fiction; Military |
| Script | Theodore Roscoe |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby |
| First Line | John Ericsson, foremost nautical inventor of the Civil War period. |
| Notes | On inside back cover. |
| Illustration | Naval Engagements 1861 - 1865 (1 page) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; War |
| Pencils | Stokes Walesby ? |
| Inks | Stokes Walesby ? |
| Colors | Stokes Walesby ? |
| Notes | Map of the South East coast of America showing all the naval engagements that took place there during the Civil War. Image on back cover. |
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