Digital Comic Museum - True Comics 035


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Issue: #35
Published: May 1944, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 52, Editing: Roy Garn
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Notes: Circulation: 507,797 copies (data from Audit Bureau of Circulation via Russ Mahera)

Comic Contents:

Cover (1 page)	Carlson's Marine Raiders]; [Canada's Terrific Twins]; [Special Agent of the F.B.I.]; [Tribute to the Merchant Marine]; [Black Gold]; [Fearless Funmaker]; [Giant Killers
Synopsis:	This cover consists of 5 panels illustrating interior stories, taken from the stories.
Genre:	Biography History
Characters:	Lt. General Evans Fordyce Carlson

Comic Story (7 pages)	Carlson's Marine Raiders
Featuring:	Evans Fordyce Carlson
Genre:	Biography Military
Characters:	Lt. General Evans Fordyce Carlson

Comic Story (5 pages)	The Man Who Made the World Laugh
Featuring:	Mark Twain
Genre:	Biography
Characters:	Mark Twain

Comic Story (4 pages)	Canada's Terrific Twins
Featuring:	Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele
Synopsis:	The story of these two champion skiers.
Genre:	Biography Sports
Characters:	Rhona Wurtele Rhoda Wurtele

Public Service Announcement (1 page)	Paper Fights Too!
Synopsis:	PSA for WWII paper shortage and salvage efforts.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Non-fiction

Comic Story (5 pages)	School for Espionage
Featuring:	Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Synopsis:	Third of a series.
Credits:	Pencils: Jack Sparling?
Genre:	Detective-mystery
Characters:	Steve Saunders

Photo Story (1 page)
Featuring:	True's Movie Guide
Synopsis:	Brief reviews.
Credits:	Pencils: (photos) \| Inks: (photos) \| Letters: typeset
Characters:	Mark Twain John Wayne Susan Hayward

Comic Story (2 pages)	Tribute To the Merchant Marine
Genre:	Non-fiction

Comic Story (6 pages)	Black Gold
Synopsis:	The fascinating story of oil.
Credits:	Pencils: Sam Glankoff \| Inks: Sam Glankoff
Genre:	Non-fiction

Activity (1 page)
Featuring:	Is It True?
Synopsis:	Quiz over trivia.
Credits:	Script: Natalie Purvin Prager (signed) \| Letters: typeset

Comic Story (4 pages)	Fearless Funmaker
Featuring:	Irving Fenster
Synopsis:	During WWII in the Pacific, a ground crew member with sense of humor gets taste of aerial combat.
Credits:	Pencils: Jack Sparling?
Genre:	Biography
Characters:	Sgt. Irving Fenster

Advertisement (1 page)
Featuring:	Wheaties
Synopsis:	Wheaties cereal advertisement, along with a one-panel gag cartoon by Dave Gerard.
Credits:	Script: Dave Gerard (signed) \| Pencils: Dave Gerard (signed) \| Inks: Dave Gerard (signed) \| Letters: ?; most typeset
Genre:	Humor

Comic Story (4 pages)	Colombia
Featuring:	Our South American Neighbors
Genre:	Non-fiction

Comic Story (5 pages)	Giant Killers
Synopsis:	Story involves torpedo boats (PT boats).
Genre:	Non-fiction War

Text Article (1 page)
Featuring:	Truly Comic
Synopsis:	Comprised of jokes from readers.
Credits:	Letters: typeset
Genre:	Humor

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