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Published: [June 24] 1942, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: George J. Hecht (publisher)
Color: Full Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S. Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: One-shot
Notes: Notation about the indicia publisher: The indicia lists Parents' Institute, Inc. only. However, based on the research of Elena Hristove, in her dissertation from the University of Sussex (UK), "Imagining Brotherhood: The Comics of the American Jewish Committee, 1941-1946" (no date, circa 2010, retrieved 10 November 2014: http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/44211/1/Hristova,_Elena.pdf), the actual producer of comics was done by the War Services Division of Parents' Institute, Inc. and is included in brackets here for historical accuracy.
On sale date from the publication date as reported to the U.S. Copyright Office in the Catalog of Copyright Entries; Part 1; Books; Group 2; Pamphlets, Leaflets, Contributions to Newspapers of Periodicals, etc., Lectures, Sermons, Address for Oral Delivery, and Maps; 1943, New Series, Volume 40, Number 4. Submitted as a book. Copyright registration number AA 425234.
All proceeds went to buy War Bonds.
Copyright 1942 The Parents' Institute, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.
Only copyright date listed in comic. Date is confirmed based on the contents of a letter dated January 20, 1943 sent by Parents' Institute President George J. Hecht to Dr. Wilbur Schramm, head of the Division of Educational Services within the Office of War Information.
Copy located in the United States National Archives, Record Group 44 (Office of Government Reports), entry # PI-35 146: General Records, 1942-July 1, 1943 (Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Publications. Division of Educational Services.) Box #1694, Folder: "Correspondences: Division of Educational Services".
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| Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword (1 page) |
You Can Help Win the War...and the Peace! |
| Synopsis: |
Text piece encouraging readers to aid the war effort. |
| Credits: |
Script: George J. Hecht | Pencils: ? (illustration) | Inks: ? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Characters: |
Inside Front Cover. |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Join Up! |
| Synopsis: |
Encourages youth to join organizations like the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4-H Clubs, Junior Red Cross, and the Camp Fire Girls. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Peter Susan |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Know Your Stuff! |
| Synopsis: |
Encourages youth to get a good education. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
You Can't Keep Fit Unless You Eat the Right Foods Every Day |
| Synopsis: |
Encouraging eating of the "right foods" to stay fit. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Unnamed Athletes |
| Activity (2 pages) |
Call to the Colors |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? (illustrations) | Inks: ? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Garden for Victory |
| Synopsis: |
Encourages to growing of "victory" gardens. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Sue Vic |
| Comic Story (4 pages) |
Learn First Aid |
| Synopsis: |
Drawing from the example of three English children and their actions after a bombing raid, the story encourages children to learn first aid. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Unnamed English Children And Adults |
| Comic Story (2 pages) |
Buy War Bonds and Stamps! |
| Synopsis: |
Encourages the purchase, even in small amounts, of war bonds and stamps--listing items that can be purchased even in small amounts. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Comic Story (4 pages) |
Get in the Scrap |
| Synopsis: |
Encourages children to collect scrap metal, rubber, and paper for the war effort. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Pudge Bill Unnamed Children |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Collect Books |
| Synopsis: |
Encourages children to give "good" books to service personnel through the Victory Book Campaign. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Unnamed Children And Adults |
| Comic Story (4 pages) |
Take Care of Your Things! |
| Synopsis: |
Encourages children to maintain the things they have as buying replacement goods taxes money and supplies better used in the war effort. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Unnamed Family |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Save the Family Car |
| Synopsis: |
Encourages limiting the use of the car so it is not wasting valuable resources. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Unnamed Family |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Don't Get Hurt! |
| Synopsis: |
Encourages safety in daily activities. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Unnamed Boy |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Don't Believe Nazi Lies |
| Synopsis: |
Encourages the reader not to believe Nazi propaganda and to trust official statements of the U.S. Government and the United Nations. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Joseph Goebbels |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
What to Do in an Air Raid |
| Synopsis: |
Giving instructions on what to do during an air raid. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Advocacy |
| Comic Story (3 pages) |
4 Pals Go Through Their First Raid |
| Synopsis: |
Four friends keep their composure while properly doing what needs to be done during an air raid. |
| Genre: |
Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Johnny Eddie Dick Jimmy |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
This Is the Way to Fix Up a Refuge Room |
| Synopsis: |
Demonstrates how to prepare a refuge room to use in case of an air raid. |
| Genre: |
Non-fiction Advocacy |
| Characters: |
Unnamed Boys And Girls |
| Activity (2 pages) |
Victory Quiz |
| Credits: |
Pencils: ? (illustrations) | Inks: ? (illustrations) | Letters: ?; typeset |
| Promo (ad From The Publisher) (1 page) |
Don't Miss These Swell Comics |
| Credits: |
Script: ? (promo copy) | Pencils: ? (vignettes of covers) | Inks: ? (vignettes of covers) | Letters: typeset |
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