True Comics #48

In 1910 Alaska, musher Scotty Allan and his lead husky Baldy are determined contenders in the grueling 408-mile championship dog race, but when Scotty suffers a serious injury during the brutal journey, the outcome rests entirely on Baldy's instincts and heart. This thrilling tale of man and dog puts their bond to the ultimate test across three grueling days of Alaskan wilderness.

Paul Robeson rises from a minister's son in Princeton to become an acclaimed athlete, actor, and concert singer, but never loses sight of his commitment to speaking for the poor and marginalized. This biography traces his journey from Rutgers University honors through law school, his discovery as a natural performer by playwright Eugene O'Neill, and his emergence as a powerful voice on stage and in song across continents. Driven by his passion for freedom and justice, Robeson returns to America determined to champion democracy and touch hearts through his art and activism.

Al Blozis was a powerhouse athlete whose size and ferocity made him a force on the football field, earning him a spot with the New York Giants and a shot at stardom. When World War II called, he finally got his chance to serve after being rejected multiple times for his size, and in 1944 he reported for duty with the same intensity he brought to the gridiron. This is the story of a man whose athletic gifts and courage took him from the sports pages to the battlefield.

When Japanese forces invaded the Philippines, schoolteacher Amparo Bonecilla traded her classroom for the mountains, joining guerrilla fighters in a desperate underground resistance. As she masters combat and proves herself as skilled with a gun as any soldier, Amparo rises through the ranks—eventually earning command of her own platoon and playing a crucial role in the fight to liberate her homeland.

Stationed at an isolated airfield in the Middle East during wartime, a group of GIs and officers eagerly await the arrival of some American visitors—only to discover they've been victims of an elaborate April Fools' Day prank. With no guests arriving and suspicion falling on a lieutenant and two soldiers in operations, the troops learn that sometimes the best-laid plans for morale can backfire in the most memorable ways.

Lt. Clifford James, a British Army officer with a peacetime career in theater, discovers his greatest role when military command asks him to study General Montgomery's mannerisms for a covert assignment. Sent to Nazi-occupied Algiers shortly before June 1944, James is deliberately put on public display as the famous general—a deception designed to mislead enemy intelligence about Allied invasion plans. His performance becomes a crucial part of the war effort in ways he never imagined.

When the British threaten New Orleans during the War of 1812, an outlaw pirate named Jean Lafitte finds himself in an unlikely position—offering his ships, men, and ammunition to save the very city that has hunted him. Rejected at first, Lafitte persists in his offer to General Andrew Jackson, and together they forge an extraordinary alliance to defend against overwhelming British forces. This story of how a man with a price on his head became a hero of American independence will remind you that patriotism sometimes comes from the most unexpected quarters.