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| The nurse on the cover was clearly by a different artist than the rest of the scenes, and quick look inside revealed that the Red Cross story was drawn by "William B. Everett." His distinctive signature is on the splash panel, except for this "high-class" work he signs it "William Everett" instead of "Bill Everett." |
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| Any idea who M.R. on the 'Father of Canada' story might be? Its good work.
Then there is Willner on the Waterloo story. The double page spread is terrific.
Please read the Kosciuszko story!
The Highest mountain in Australia is named after him in his Honor. |
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| Michel Roy, Panther. The artists are identified in the table of contents. |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1941 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
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| Featuring | True Comics |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Text Article | Few New Magazines Ever Had Such a Welcome (1 page) |
| Credits | Script: George J. Hecht | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Characters: Shirley Temple (photo) |
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| Comic Story | U.S Producer No. 1 (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of Bill Knudsen, Director Office of Production Management for President Roosevelt. |
| Credits | Pencils: August M. Froehlich (signed, last page) | Inks: August M. Froehlich (signed, last page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography | Characters: Bill Knudsen (March 25, 1879 - April 27, 1948); Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 - April 1, 1947); President Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945) |
| Notes | Writer credit was determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin to be Patricia Highsmith. Now listed as unknown.
Joan Schenkar, writer of the Highsmith biography, "The Talented Miss Highsmith," worked with Highsmith's notebooks, now in possession of the Swiss Literary Archives, and in them, Highsmith did not start working on comics until after she graduated from Barnard College. She joined the Sangor-Pines shop in December, 1942, meaning that no credits before early 1943 can be attributed to Patricia Highsmith (as reported by Ken Quattro on 22 March 2016 in the Comics History Exchange on Facebook). |
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| Comic Story | Father of Canada (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of the French explorer Samuel de Champlain. |
| Credits | Pencils: Mike Roy; Henry Kiefer | Inks: Mike Roy; Henry Kiefer |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography | Characters: Samuel de Champlain (1575 - December 25, 1635); Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu (September 9, 1585 - December 4, 1642) |
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| Comic Story | Zebulon Pike (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of Zebulon Pike, who discovered the source of the Mississippi River and also explored much of the southwest United States. |
| Featuring | Frontier Fighters |
| Credits | Pencils: John Daly (signed) | Inks: John Daly (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography; Western-frontier | Characters: Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr. (January 5, 1779 - April 27, 1813) |
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| Comic Story | The Battle of Waterloo (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of the Battle of Waterloo. |
| Credits | Pencils: Willner McArdle | Inks: Willner McArdle |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Napoleon Bonaparte (August 15, 1769 - May 5, 1821); Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (May 1, 1769 - September 14, 1852); Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher (December 16, 1742 - September 12, 1819); Michel Ney, 1st Duc d'Elchingen, 1st Prince de la Moskowa (January 10, 1769 - December 7, 1815) |
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| Comic Story | Wizard of Nature (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of scientist and botanist Luther Burbank. |
| Credits | Pencils: Harry George | Inks: Harry George |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography | Characters: Luther Burbank (March 7, 1849 - April 11, 1926) |
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| Comic Story | Sea War: Fighting Ships of Leading Nations (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Details of the fighting ships of the U.S., Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan. |
| Credits | Pencils: George Harrison | Inks: George Harrison |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
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| Text Article | My Greatest Adventure (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Eric Sevareid | Pencils: Harry Ramsey | Inks: Harry Ramsey | Letters: Typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | The Story of the Red Cross (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of Jean Dunant and how he came to form the Red Cross. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Everett [as William Everett] (signed) | Inks: Bill Everett [as William Everett] (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: Jean Henri Dunant (May 8, 1828 - October 30, 1910); Florence Nightingale (May 12, 1820 - August 13, 1910) |
| Notes | Writer credit was determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin to be Patricia Highsmith. Now listed as unknown.
Joan Schenkar, writer of the Highsmith biography, "The Talented Miss Highsmith," worked with Highsmith's notebooks, now in possession of the Swiss Literary Archives, and in them, Highsmith did not start working on comics until after she graduated from Barnard College. She joined the Sangor-Pines shop in December, 1942, meaning that no credits before early 1943 can be attributed to Patricia Highsmith (as reported by Ken Quattro on 22 March 2016 in the Comics History Exchange on Facebook). |
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| Comic Story | Peter Kelley (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Peter Kelley is an "unsung hero" of the west. As a messenger on a stagecoach he fought off many Indian attacks. |
| Featuring | Unsung Heroes |
| Credits | Pencils: Douglas Ryan (signed) | Inks: Douglas Ryan (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Western-frontier | Characters: Peter Kelley |
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| Comic Story | Polish Patriot Who Helped Win the American Revolution (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Biography of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, a Polish immigrant who fought in the American Revolution and then returned to try to free Poland from Russia. |
| Credits | Pencils: Harold De Lay (signed) | Inks: Harold De Lay (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Historical; War | Characters: Thaddeus Kosciuszko (1746 - 1817); George Washington (February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799); General John Burgoyne (February 24, 1722 - August 4, 1792) |
| Notes | Also includes a ballot to rank the stories in this issue. |
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| Advertisement | 12,000 Boys and Girls Are Now Enjoying This Fascinating Library (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ad for a set of books. |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
| Notes | Inside back cover. |
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| Advertisement | The Tootsie Roll of Honor (1 page) |
| Featuring | Tootsie Roll |
| Credits | Letters: Typeset |
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