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True Comics #71 (1948)

Parents' Magazine Press · 1948 · 37 pages

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Contains 5 stories
The Case of the Disguised Bandits
8 pp · crime

When bandits disguised as ordinary workers rob a bank in 1930s Rosalia, Washington and kill the local marshal, Special Agent Steve Saunders of the FBI joins the hunt across state lines, piecing together clues from roofing nails, sun helmets, and shell casings. The trail leads from Idaho to Ohio, where a crucial discovery—two human hairs found inside one of the helmets—becomes the key to closing the case. Saunders methodically tracks down the robbers and assembles the scientific evidence needed to bring them to justice.

The Motion Picture Industry
6 pp · non-fiction; history

Track the invention and evolution of motion pictures in this engaging nonfiction account of American ingenuity in action. From Edison's early experiments with moving pictures through the development of sound and color film, this story follows how the U.S. motion picture industry grew from laboratory curiosity to a thriving business employing two hundred thousand people and entertaining millions daily. Discover how the challenges of early filmmaking—from weather delays to the technical hurdles of bringing sound to the screen—shaped the industry into the world's top producer of movies.

Joe DiMaggio the Yankee Clipper
8 pp · non-fiction; biography; sports
Masked Ball
2 pp · detective-mystery

At a glittering masked ball in Mrs. Drake's home, her safe is rifled and her pearls vanish—and Detective Jack Robbins discovers that whoever cracked it knew the combination, leaving only a curious clue behind: flashlight batteries. With three suspects who all had access to the safe's secret, Robbins must piece together the evidence and unmask the thief before the night is through.

Bear Barrel Polka
2 pp · non-fiction; nature

Bear Barrel Polka follows four young polar bears at New York's Bronx Zoo as they engage in their favorite game of splashing and playing with an aluminum barrel in the water. When one playful bear finds himself trapped inside the barrel, the zoo keeper must arrive and work quickly to free him from his predicament. It's a real-life moment of mischief and rescue from the animal world.

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