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True Comics #73 (1948)

Parents' Magazine Press · 1948 · 36 pages

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Contains 6 stories
The Case of the Frightened Criminals
6 pp · non-fiction; crime
Steve Saunders (FBI Agent)Mr. BlankAnthony De PasqualeAnthony Catalano

When a frightened Buffalo businessman receives an extortion note in 1938, FBI Special Agent Steve Saunders joins local police in a carefully orchestrated trap involving a speeding train, a circling airplane, and split-second radio coordination. As the payoff scheme unfolds, Saunders and his team must use keen observation and forensic evidence to identify the two cunning criminals behind the plot before they vanish. It's a true-crime case where modern law enforcement tactics and quick thinking crack down on a pair of desperate extortionists.

The Cotton-Textile Industry
6 pp · non-fiction
Samuel Slater (textile mechanic)Mr. BrownFrancis Cabot LowellWilliam MowryWilliam Gregg

Discover how American cotton-textile manufacturing rose from hand looms to a half-million-person industry through the daring innovations of pioneers like Samuel Slater, who smuggled British mill technology to Rhode Island, and Francis Cabot Lowell, who established the first integrated factory under one roof. From the mechanical breakthroughs of the late 1700s through the massive wartime production efforts of the 1940s, this True Comics feature traces the bold ambitions and industrial ingenuity that built America's third-largest industry.

Untitled story
2 pp · non-fiction; crime; detective-mystery
Jack Robbins (detective)Jimmy Williams (bank robber)George Gordon (bank robber)
Supersonics
2 pp · non-fiction; math & science · pencils ? (illustrations) · inks ? (illustrations)
The Amazing Story of Walt Disney
6 pp · biography
Roy DisneyLillian Marie Bounds (Lillian Marie Disney)George J. HechtJohn J. PershingMortimer Mouse

Walt Disney's journey from high school dreamer to animation pioneer unfolds in this biographical account, tracing his path from early jobs and creative experimentation to the birth of Mortimer Mouse—soon renamed Mickey—and the studio triumphs that followed. Through setbacks in New York and personal support from his brother Roy and his wife Lillian Marie Disney, Walt persevered to revolutionize entertainment with synchronized sound, color, and full-length animated features that captured hearts worldwide. Even when his talents were redirected toward the war effort, Disney's characters remained beloved companions to millions, and by 1948, his legacy as a visionary artist and entertainer was firmly cemented.

26-Mile Dash!
4 pp · non-fiction; historical; sports
PheidippidesCharles HefferonDorando PietriJohnny HayesTed VogelJohnny KelleyOllie Manninen

When Pheidippides was tasked with carrying news of a Greek military victory to Athens in 490 B.C., his legendary 25-mile run became the stuff of historical legend—and inspired the modern Olympic marathon nearly 2,500 years later. This story traces that ancient feat through the dramatic 1908 London Olympics, where Italian runner Dorando Pietri's agonizing struggle and Johnny Hayes's quiet triumph revealed just how grueling this 26-mile test of endurance truly is. From ancient Greece to the modern games, the marathon stands as one of sport's most punishing and defining events.

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