Digital Comic Museum - US Marines 001 (JVJon) -first ME book ever


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From the JVJ Collection. Scans and edits by Jon.
This is the first Magazine Enterprises comic ever published.
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A PDF version of this file and many, many others can be found on Richard Graham's "Government Comics Collection" site, part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Image & Multimedia Collections at the link below -
http://contentdm.unl.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/comics/id/145/rec/10

Issue: #[1]
Published: 1943, Price: 0.10 USD; 0.15 CAD, Pages: 60, Editing: Vin Sullivan
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was On-going Series
Notes: Indexed from a scanned copy. Art ids by Jim Vadeboncouer Jr. Indicia states "published with the cooperation of the U. S. Marine Corps." Date listed is copyright date in Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 2 PERIODICALS. 1943. New Series, Volume 38, No. 1, p. 455.

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	Victory at Gavutu
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	War
Characters:	The Japanese

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword (1 page)	Trophies of War
Synopsis:	Table of contents and photo of Marine Private Frank Massaro holding trophies from Guadalcanal.
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photo) \| Inks: ? (photo) \| Letters: Typeset

Illustration (1 page)
Genre:	War

Comic Story (6 pages)	Victory at Gavutu
Genre:	War
Characters:	Father James J. Fitzgerald Captain Sweeney Captain Harold L. Torgerson Dr. Burke Dr. Eisenberg Dr. Thorne Corp. Ralph W. Fordyce P.F.C. Ronald A. Burdo Corp. George F. Grady Lt. Colenel Robert G. Hunt

Comic Story (5 pages)	Birth of the Marines
Genre:	Non-fiction War
Characters:	George Washington Lt. John Paul Jones Captain Pearson

Comic Story (4 pages)
Genre:	Humor War
Characters:	Monte Zuma Trip O'Lee

Text Article (6 pages)	Hellcat Out of Heaven
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	War
Characters:	Major Joseph J. Foss

Public Service Announcement (1 page)	Your Blood Can Save Him
Synopsis:	Public Service ad for the American Red Cross.
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photo) \| Inks: ? (photo) \| Letters: Typeset

Text Story (3 pages)	Battle of the Ditch
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	War
Characters:	Jiggs Williams

Text Story (1 page)	Wildcat in the Sky
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	War
Characters:	First Lieutenant J.E. Swett

Illustration (2 pages)	The Marines Have Landed!
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	War

Text Article (9 pages)	Saga of the Solomons
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photos) \| Inks: ? (photos) \| Letters: Typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction War

Text Article (1 page)	This Is the Enemy! The Flying Butcher
Credits:	Letters: Typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction War
Characters:	Lt. Samuel S. Logan

Public Service Announcement (1 page)	In Ten More Minutes What Will You Be Doing?
Synopsis:	PSA for fighting the war at home, how civilians can contribute.
Credits:	Letters: Typeset

Comic Story (4 pages)	The Cliffs of Veru
Genre:	War

Comic Story (3 pages)	Guadalcanal Diary
Synopsis:	Photos and text from the movie Guadalcanal Diary.
Credits:	Pencils: ? (photos) \| Inks: ? (photos) \| Letters: typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction War

Comic Story (2 pages)	The Slap-Happy Japs
Synopsis:	Stereotyped depictions of the traits of the Japanese people.

Comic Story (7 pages)
Genre:	War
Characters:	Johnny Devildog

Advertisement (1 page)	Super Stamp Outfit
Synopsis:	Ad for stamp kit from Metro Publications.

Advertisement (1 page)	New Commando Krak-a-Jap Machine Gun
Synopsis:	Ad for toy machine gun from Illinois Merchandise Mart.

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