Real Heroes (1942) comic books

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Stories and art by George J. Hecht, Natalie Purvin Prager and Dan Fanshaw. Biographies in comics form, featuring famous figures as well as heroes of the everyday. Toussaint Louverture leads Haiti to freedom; Native American leader Sitting Bull becomes a symbol; Vaudeville legend Eddie Foy takes the stage with his children, the Seven Little Foys. Can Fishing Be Heroic?; John Paul Jones; Gellert the Loyal Dog of Wales; The Avenger, Major Raoul Lufbery; Toussaint Louverture; Everyday Hero: John D. Craig; Real Heroes Quiz; Sitting Bull; Real Heroes Hall of Fame; Eddie Foy; Snatched From Death; Girl in Command; Glenn Cunningham; Super-Strategist. 64 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Yank with the Fighting French starring John F. Hasey. Mom Chung and Her 509 Fair-Haired Sons starring Dr. Margaret Chung. Ship Builder No. 1 featuring Henry J. Kaiser. Army Miracle Man featuring Brehon Somervell. Panda Man featuring Floyd Tangier-Smith. Man of the People featuring Lord Tweedsmuir. Most Valuable Player in the American League featuring Joe "Flash" Gordon. Murder by Moonlight featuring Abraham Lincoln. Navy's Ace Raider featuring William F. Halsey. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Sam Glankoff and others. Biographies in comics form, featuring famous figures as well as heroes of the everyday. African-American explorer Matthew Henson becomes the first man at the North Pole; Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of Pluto; A heroic dog rescues soldiers with a lifesaving message. Day for the Irish; Law Comes to Dodge City; Rough Ride; Key to the Future; Violin Virtuoso; Newsreel Wong; Real Heroes Quiz; Breakfast for a Bomber; Real Heroes Hall of Fame; Star-Struck; Reel Real Heroes; North to the Pole; Pete Gray; Double Rescue; K-9 Courier; Night Raid. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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Stories and art by Ernie Schroeder, Lee Ames, Jack Sparling, Joel Cohen, Ed Smalle, Sam Glankoff, and Lawrence Dresser. Biographies in comics form, featuring famous figures as well as heroes of the everyday. Former slave Booker T. Washington becomes one of the most important figures in early African-American culture; Nancy Hart defends her Georgia home against British soldiers during the Revolutionary War; Maverick scientist and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla remains a subject of popular fascination. G.I.'s Best Friend; Balto of Nome; Up From Slavery; Table Turned; Red Feather; Johnny Appleseed; Real Heroes Quiz; "Porpoise" Mission; Real Heroes Hall of Fame; Masthead Victory; Reel Real Heroes; Prints Pay Off; Prophet of Science. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.