True Comics #49

May 1946 · Parents' Magazine Press · 0.10 USD

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Contains 13 stories

Untitled History story

5 pp · History, Spy

Franklin Delano RooseveltWilliam J. "Wild Bill" DonovanJoeunnamed trainee

Smoking Fists

4 pp · History, Western-Frontier

Tom J. SmithMayor HenryWyoming FrankBig Hankunnamed saloon keeper

Untitled History story

1 pp · History

Untitled History story

3 pp · History

AdrianMayor of CambridgeHoraceunnamed admiralunnamed students

In a playful 1946 tale from *True Comics #49*, Trinity College students stage a clever prank by impersonating the Sultan of Zanzibar and his court to fool the Mayor of Cambridge—only to repeat the ruse as the Emperor of Abyssinia, this time deceiving an Admiral of the British Royal Navy.

Battle of the Beard

3 pp · Biography

Joseph Palmerunnamed townspeople of Fitchburg, MassachusettsThomas "Stonewall" JacksonJefferson DavisAbraham LincolnUlysses S. GrantGeorge Armstrong CusterRobert E. Lee

Chapter VIII

4 pp · Non-Fiction, History

Script Joseph H. Park

Farewell Symphony

1 pp · Biography

Franz Joseph Haydn

Sizzling Southpaw

4 pp · Biography

Richard "Rube" Marquard

Untitled Western-Frontier story

2 pp · Western-Frontier

Captain Johnunnamed pioneers

Nisei Hero

4.5 pp · Biography

Ben KurokiFred Kuroki

In "Nisei Hero," Fred Kuroki defies prejudice and proves his courage in the skies, flying combat missions across Europe and the Pacific during World War II. His determination and skill earn him three Distinguished Flying Crosses, a testament to his bravery and service.

Untitled Non-Fiction story

1 pp · Non-Fiction

Lucie to the Rescue

5 pp · Biography

Lucie AubracMr. Aubracunnamed Germansunnamed Frenchunnamed Allied prisoners

Heaven on the House

4 pp · Biography

Captain Frank Lillyman (101st Airborne, U.S. Army)Jane Lillyman (Frank's wife)Susan Lillyman (child)two unnnamed Lillyman sonsunnamed hotel clerkunnamed hotel manager