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President and Publisher: CEORCE J HECHT Editor: HAROLD C. FIELD Art Director: RALPH O. ELLSWORTH Managing Editor: BETTY F JACOBSON Assistant Art Director: DOROTHEA FILOSA Production Manager: HELEN R. OCHS KARL S. BERNHARDT Associate Professor of Psychology University of Toronto. Canada 1 CEORCE H. CALLUP Dirtcfor. Institute of Public Opinion REV. FREDERICK C. HOCHWALT Director, Department of Education. Notional Catholic Welfare Conference SENIOR ADVISORY EDITORS ARTHUR T. JERSILD Professor of Education, Teachers College, Colombia University DANIEL C KNOWLTON Professor of Education, Social Studies Department. New York University CLARA SAVACE LITTLEDALE Editor, Parents Magaiine RUDOLF MODLEY Presiddf*. Pictograph Corporation DAVID S. MUZZEY Professor Emeritus oI History, Columbia University, Author of "A Hiitory of Our Country" and many other history books JUNIOR ADVISORY EDITORS MARCARET O'BRIEN RODDY McDOWALL PECCY ANN GARNER BOBBY BLAKE DARRYL HICKMAN Mwii Stan JOEL KUPPERMAN Quit Kid TRUE COMICS. April 1946. No. 48. Copyright I94fr by True Comics. Inc. Printed in U.S.A in oronto, Canada. Entered as lecond-clats matter May 8, 1945. at the Pott Office at Chicago. III.. Entered as second-class mail under Act cf March 3, 1879 I WANT TO GO UP FRONT WITH THE REST OF LJWE MEN,SIR. ALL RIGHT, DOSS. WE'LL MAKE VOU COMPANY LAID MAN DOSS LIVED ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS OF HIS CHURCH. THEN, WHEN WAR BROKE OUT IN '941...| T WAf0T Tn pQ SOMgTM|NG pm \IFFIFL COUNTRY BUTjy •1111 . . .. . . . DOS5 GOT A JOB IN A SHIPYARD, BUT WAS SOON DRAFTED STILL REUSING.TO BEAR ARMS, HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ARMY MEDICAL CORPS AND SENT TO GUAM WITH THE 77TH DIVISION. JAP FIRE IS SWEEPING THAT FIELD, BUT DOSS WON'T LEAVE THE ^^ v WOUNDED./—"^ DOSS SERVED ON BOTH GUAM AND LEYTE. r— I'LL SPEAK TO HIM. . /PRIVATE DOSS IS THE / ONLY MEDIC FIT FOR ACTION, BUT THIS IS THE ADVENTIST SABBATH. . THEN CAME THE OKINAWA INVASION DOSS' COMPANY, FORCED BACK FROM A BITTERLY CONTESTED CUFF, WAS PREPARING A NSW COUNTER- ATTACK. TEN MINUTES LATER, DOSS JOINED HIS COMPANY AND THE ASSAULT BEGAN . ~ I KNOW THIS A I'LL GO, CAPTAIN, IS YOUR DAY J IF YOU'LL WAIT A OF PRAYER, LfTTLE WHILE DOSSy BUT WE) UNTIL I READ M NEED YOU. y\ MY BIBLE. M BUT THE AMERICANS WERE ONCE MORE DRIVEN BACK DOSS WAS AMONG THE MISSING. SUDDENLY... IN SPITE OF THE HAIL OF FIRE, DOSS STAYED ON THE LEDGE AND LOWERED SEVENTY-FIVE MEN TO SAFETY. I 7 - s ... THERE'S ] DOSS! 4 WHAT'S HE UP TO? HE'S TRYING TO LOWER ONE OF THE ^ WOUNDED. , THE JAPS IN THAT I'LL GET TO CAVE GOT FOUR / THEM, SIR. OF OUR BOYS./V * A FEW DAYS LATER DOSS RAN TO WITHIN EIGHT YARDS OF THE GRENADE-THROWING NIPS, AND... mh^V 1 ONCE WILL YOU LEAD, US IN PRAYER BEFORE WE , ATTACK? y DON'T WORRY, SOLDIER. I'LL GET YOU OUT, R ^ ^r^L i MAKING FOUR SEPARATE TRIPS, DOSS CARRIED ALL THE MEN TO COVER. BRING THESE MEN BACK V SAFELY... > HE'S SUFFOCATING! THIS RUBBER-TUBE SHOULD HELP HIM , X-TQ BREATHE, t GOOD WORK, ^ DOSS! BUT DOSS VOLUNTEERED TO TRY. HE REACHED THE COLONEL, AND... DOSS STAYED WITH THE OFFICER FOR FORTY- FIVE MINUTES UNTIL HELP CAME. r • J THEN, IN A NIGHT ATTACK ON MAV 21, WHEN THE REST OF DOSS' COMPANY SOUGHT COVER, ' DOSS STAYED BEHIND WITH THE WOUNDED. TOWARD MORNING... THE SOLDIERS WENT ON TO STORM NINE JAP PILLBOXES WITHOUT A SINGLE CASUALTY. AFTER ANOTHER ATTACK. THE COLONEL IS BADLY WOUNDED, SIR! HE'S OUT IN THE OPEN OF THE JAP GRENADE FELL NEARBY! IN AN EFFORT TO SAVE HIS BUDDIES, DOSS STEPPED ON IT AND WAS WOUNDED. AFTER FIVE HOURS, THE LITTER BEARERS REACHED HIM. i v •j I'M y 1 X M - / THERE'S A BADLY \ I ^ 1/ WOUNDED MAN OVER J t | | te'WZ V THERE • pJT ME DOWN J 'W^'- %fK \ AND TAKE CARE < l/l l/f OF HIM FIRST. J^i Q M WHILE DOSS AWAITED THEIR RETURN, ANOTHER SHELL FRACTURED HIS ARM. .'• • ••• -? 1 S C THIS RIFLE STOCK ( SHOULD DO FOS \ A SPLINT. WHILE ON FURLOUGH IN THE STATES WAR IS EVIL.WE 1 MUST WORK HARD FOR A PERMANENT ^ PEACE. J DISPLAYING MAGNIFICENT FORTITUDE, DOSS THEN CRAWLED THREE HUNDRED YARDS TO AN AID STATION IT IS AN HONOR \ THANK YOU, TO REWARD YOUR I MR. PRESIDENT w BRAVERY. DOSS' OUTSTANDING GALLANTRY AT THE RISK OF HIS OWN LIFE WON FOR HIM THE DEEPEST RESPECT AND GRATITUDE OF HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS AND THE NATION'S HIGHEST MILITARY DECORATION-THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR. ON OCTOBER 12, 1945, ON THE LAWN OF THE WHITE HOUSE... IA 1 1 Wm m zai - M m > HOW FAR ^/ABOUT ARE WE BEHIND n AN THE LEADERS ?J \HOUR~ IN 1910/ THE ANNUAL ALASKA CHAMPIONSHIP DOG RACE WAS ABOUT TO START. AMONG THE , CONTESTANTS WAS SCOTTy ALLAN AND HIS DOG TEAM- * LED BY HIS POWERFUL HUSKV BALDX AM FL.ET'5 GO, BALDyI ^ WE'LL HAVE TO STEP PLENTy FROM L NOW ON TO WIN A THIS RACE 1 A THE GRUELLING THREE -DAy 408- MILE RACE GOT UNDER WAy. SOME TIME LATER... r My LEG'S BANGED UP I BALDy, OLD 1QV. IT'S ALL UP TO r—^ V yCtffNOW. BALDy PACING HIS TEAM SUPERBLY, PASSED THE LEADERS IN THE FINAL STRETCH TO WIN THE RACE. CONGRATULATIONS, SCOTTVl THAT WAS A . TERRIFIC FINISH i , BALDy DESERVES ALL THE CREDIT 1 HE WON THE RACE V HIMSELF I V MEANWHILE/BALDy SENSING TROUBLE,STOPPED AND WENT BACK TO SEARCH FOR SCOTTV. DESPERATELY BALDy TRIED TO REVIVE HIS STUNNED MASTER. AFTER REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS/ THE CRIPPLED SCOTTy RODE IN THE SLED. — 'M IN THE DARKNESS, SCOTTy TRIPPED OVER AN IRON TRAIL MARKER. H H H m I'LL TRY HARDER ^ - AT COLLEGE DAD. J WHEN HE GRADUATED. IN HIGH SCHOOL, PAUL WAS A POPULAR ATHLETE. — JMK CAN VOU COMEGFLFC OVER TO THE L^ IT VGFCJI- HOUSE TONIGHT!^? ^FJY^MFFH^. .FOR DINNER. ^^ST N. PAUL? " I'M PROUD OP VOUA PAUL. BUT I KEEP J WONDERING WHY *% VOU HAD AN AVERAGE OF ONIY 97. ALMOST PERFECT ISN'T ^ .GOOD ENOUGH^^B AT RUTGERS UNIVERSITY, PAUL WON PRIZES IN ORATORY, WAS ELECTED TO PHI BETA KAPPA IN HI5 JUNIOR YEAR, TO CAP AND SKULL, SENIOR HONORARY, AND WON LETTERS IN TRACK, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL. ROBESON'S A REAL ALL-AMERICAN HE WAS ALSO VALEDICTORIAN OF HIS CLASS, R — AS HE GREW UP, PAUL WAS INFLUENCED BY HIS FATHER'S PASSION FOR EDUCATION. ON APRIL9,1898, IN THE SMALL HOME OP REVEREND WILLIAM ROBESON IN PRINCETON, NJ... YOU'RE BLESSED WITH A > FINE MIND,SON. IT'S GOT TO } BE EXERCISED, JUST LIKE/ WOUR MUSCLES. J^M^ YOU HAVE A STURDY, BIG BOY, REVEREND.; HE THEN ENTERED • COLUMBIA LAW SCHOOL.WHILE THERE, HIS BRIDE, • BRILLIANT E5LANDAB GOODE, PERSUADED • HIM TO TAKE PART IN AN AMATEUR PLAY. IN THE AUDIENCE WAS 1 /ROBESON ISA^ ' ' NATURAL ACTOR. ~ AAATBIFLIBRJBP>^,MR T'D LIKE TO SEE HIM JMG$N*R IN ONE OF MY ^J £ MML ^V^. PLAVS. TMFP THERE'S A V YOUNG MAN ^ WHO IS GOING BW PLACES! > A 1 TO CONTINUE IN LAW MEANS ^FISHTIN® A LOT' OF RACE V ^ ppg^jumrr. EVENL, THE CLERKS /W, MT- \HERE RESENT/ J mm. JV ME. ^DU ^ "HERE'S WHERE YOU WHISTLE A FEW BARS, S LPAUL. ^N/ rRE MOVES THE AUDIENCE BECAUSE HE, HIMSELF, J 15 MOVED BV THE^L v STRENGTH OF XSv / k\ THE SONGS HE jfTl £ IK SINGS. JtPl U r VOU HAVf — MAGNIFICENT VOICE. WHY DON'T VOU GIVE CONCERTS? AFTER THE SCENE WAS OVER...* AFTER A SERIES OF SUCCESSFUL PLAYS, ROBESON GAVE HIS FIRST CONCERT. IT WAS A SUCCESS. LATER, ROBESON TOURED THE CONTINENT, BE COMING POPULAR AS AN ACTOR, A SINGER, AND A MANL ^ fHQW ABOUT SOME SING SOMETHING,) VBOOGEV-WOOGEV HIS GIFT FOR LEARNING LANGUAGES ENABLED HIM TO MINGLE WITH THE PEOPLE OF "THE COUNTRIES HE VISITED. iSikl THEN EUGENE O'NEILL LURED HIM INTO HIS PLAV, "EMPEROR U0NE5." I CAN'T WHISTLE. 'HOW ABOUT SINGING i IN 1923; HE ENTERED A LAW FIRM. BUT... I AGAINST COLORED N /^V PEOPLE HERE CAME TO RUSSIA TO UVE-FOR .LITTLE PAUL'S^ lb. 5A MY SACREO T—- DONKEY TO 1 .COMMIT ANY J V CRIME. IMAGINE THAT YOU ARE AN ARABIAN CHIEFTAN, FACED WITH THE PROBLEM OF TRACKING DOWN A CLEVER THIEF. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF... FTW^ BY IOUIS WOLFE OF THE NEW YORK CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM .YOU WERE LEADING A CARAVAN ACROSS THE DESERT ND... MBMV — — 1 : — mm. JJmvm * VVANT X-Y DO NOT WORRY. M ^ Z ^ J TO JOIN YOUR U THE MEN ARE '———M CARAVAN, BUT IS LA TOO AFRAID OF \ IT SAFE TO TAKE ] > MY SACRED — HR'THESE JEWELS /—F DONKEY TO V WITH MEP / I .COMMIT ANY ) ^ 2-VV CRIME. BUT ON THE THIRD NIGHT. NO ONE KNOW WHERE CAPTAIN KIDC* TREASURE IS BURIED. THIS FAMOUS PIRATE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE HIDDEN AWAY OVER. 10 MILLION DOLLARS' A WORTH OF LOOTED GOLD ^jL AND JBW&SS. % m FV KNOW... I TAKE "EM A EVEN WHEN I DON'T HAVE A COUGH 'CAUSE THEY TASTE V JUST LIKE CANDy. ^ WHEN THE MERCHANT REPORTED THE THEFT... | QNE QP *Y W K YOU HA5 ROBBED MY HONORED GUEST. EACH * OF YOU WILL ENTER MY TENT AND PULL THE " DONKEY'S TAIL. WHEN ^THE GUILTY ONE PULLS, F ALLAH WILL TELL ^ V THE ANIMAL TO K BRAY, BUT, LATER... NEVERTHELESS, I WILL FIND THE THIEF 1 ALL THE MEN HAVE ENTERED AND LEFT THE TENT. YET WE DID NOT HEAR ONE SOUNDI . IF YOU WERE THE SHEIK, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? SOLUTION ON TRULY COMIC PAGE. Advertisement EVERYONE KNOWS THAT SMITH" BROTHERS COUGH DROPS ARE A REAL TREASURE...BECAUSE THEY GIVE SUCH QUICK, PLEASANT REUEF FOR COUGHS DUE TO COLDS. • TRADE ITH BROTHERS COUGH DROPS BLACK OR MENTHOL- When writing to advertisers, please mention TRUE COMICS. PUZZLED, MISS WALLACE EXAMINED BOTH THE LETTER AND THE ENVELOPE. L* '1 " V" 111 1 HERE'S A • A LETTER BEING RETURNED TO ' YOU FROM ^ ARGENTINA, MISS WALLACE. THE J PARTY MUST M HAVE MOVED. JM { THAT'S STRANGE, K I NEVER R WROTE TO ANYONE DOWN W THERE. 1808 •»»* s,frU»gfi«v4 tloUttt1 ^ A „,» LoP** d' IS ........ AEfe V- h COULD THE DOLLS TALK? STEVE SAUNDERS AND OTHER AGENTS OF THE FGFC KNEW THAT SOMETHING STRANGE AND DANGEROUS WAS GOING ON IN A FAMOUS NEW YORK DOLL SHOP /..'J : j^BK IN JUNE, W2, IN SPRINGFIELD, OHIO... SOMEONE, USING MY NAME, SENT IT. FROM NEW YORK ) THREE MONTHS AGO. THE FUNNY J THING IS THAT V IT'S ALL ABOUT MY DOLL PERHAPS IT IS A CODE. THE "THREE NEW DOLLS" < REFERRED \ TO IN THE J LETTER A COULD BE ) WARSHIPS. STEVE LEFT IMMEDIATELY FOR SPRINGFIELD, WHERE... (" ~ if * ONLY A FEW OF MY \ FRIENDS HERE AND MRS. DICKINSON, WHO OWNS A NEW YORK DOLL SHOP, WOULD KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT MY COLLECTION TO WRITE THE LETTER. MEANWHILE, OTHER LETTERS TO SENORA DE MOUNALI, EACH MAILED FROM A DIFFERENT CITY WERE INTERCEPTED. • STEVE FOUND OUT THAT ALL THE "SENDERS" WERE CUSTOMERS OF THE DICKINSON DOLL SHOP. WHEN THIS LETTER WAS WRITTEN, ONE OF THE PEARL HARBOR WARSHIPS WAS UNDER THIS LETTER SAYS "A DOLL WITH A HULA SKIRT IS IN A SEATTLE HOSPITAL FOR FOLLOWING HIS THEORY THAT THE DOLLS REFERRED TO SHIPS, STEVE CHECKED WEST COAST PORTS. AT SEATTLE... « SOON, WELL, HERE IS THE PLACE THAT ALL THE LEADS POINTED TO, > / YOU DON'T HAVE A NEW YORK ACCENT, MRS. DICKINSON, WITH HIS SUSPICIONS STRENGTHENED, STEVE STARTED BACK FOR NEW YORK. V ••••• •••••• • LOOKS HARMLESS LETS ME TO BUT GO EVIDENTLY THIS DICKINSON WOMAN HAS BEEN U5ING HER CUSTOMERS AS A FRONT FOR ESPIONAGE. LET*S GO SEE WHAT,—' SHE LOOKS ) A NO COME PROM SACRAMENTO. CALIFORNIA. 3 STEVE WIRED IMMEDIATELY TO SACRAMENTO QUICKLY, THE ANSWER CAME BACK. • • • ...REPORT VELVALEE DICKINSON MEMBER OF JAPAN AMERICA SOCIETY AND FRIEND OF MANY WEST COAST JAPANESE. A MEANWHILE, MRS. DICKINSON BECAME WORRIED. STRANGE MEN HAVE BEEN COMING INTO THE SHOP. AM I J BEING WATCHED? A STEVE AND OTHER AGENTS KEPT HER UNDER CLOSE SURVEILLANCE. WK^M TWERE SHE IS! DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF HER ^ THEY CONSTANTLY WATCHED TO SEE IF SHE WAS CONTACTING OTHERS IN HER SPV RING I WISH SHE WOULDN'T PICK SUCH CROWDED . PLACES STEVE ALSO INVESTIGATED HOTELS IN SEATTLE, PORTLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, AND'' OAKLAND-CITIES FROM WHICH THE INTERCEPTED LETTERS HAD BEEN SENT. MRS. DICKINSON ) WROTE THIS J INTERCEPTED LETTER, ALL RIGHT. THE TVPE ON IT CORRESPONDS TO THE TYPE IN THIS TYPEWRITER. > YES, AT THE TIME YOU MENTION, WE DID HAVE A MRS. DICKINSON STAYING WITH US. THESE BILLS- WEftE^ AMONG SOME GIVEN TO CAPTAIN YUZO ISHIKAWA OP THE W JAPANESE NAW ^ BEFORE PEARL F HARBOR. ) AS SOON AS MRS. DICKINSON OPENED HER SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.. ( you,Rg (j^pgp J ARREST MRS DICKINSON: SHE'S ENTERING THE BANK • n l THE FBI WAS ALMOST READY TO CLOSE IN NOW THERE'S ONLY THE MONEY ANGLE TO CHECK. IN CALIFORNIA SHE WAS VERY POOR, YET - RECENTLY SHE PAID ALL HER DEBTS IN HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS. STEVE GOT THE NUMBERS OP S*ME OF THE BILLS AND PAID A VISIT TO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. A PEW DAYS LATER, BACK IN NEW YORK... KOOVil to JO** DtciO« *Bttf iM^"' * UNITES •I SENTENCE YOU TO TEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT AND A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE. SOLUTION TO WHAT WOULD YOU DO? All of the men were super- stitious and really believed that the donkey had supernatural powers. The innocent ones pulled the tail, but the guilty one did not, because he was sure the animal would bray. The chieftain, knowing that, had put perfume on the donkey's tail; and by smelling the hands of the men as they left the tent, he was able to identify the man who failed to touch the donkey —the man who was guilty. He: Will you have a peanut? She: No, thank you. They're fattening. He: Where on earth did you get that idea? She: Did you ever see an ele- phant? Gilbert -Richards, Elmhurst, N. Y. riddles or jokes? snd you a brand- new dollar bill for every one we publish. 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SEE THE LIGHT! THE LIBERALS HAVE WONi A I HOPE. THEY ^ BRING THE LIGHT OF w PROGRESSIVE ^ [GOVERNMENT 70M ENGLAND. CHAPTER w |Wnften fey PR- JOSEPH H. PARK,Professor of History,New York University QUEEN VICTORIAS SON, EDWARD EH, WHO ASCENDED THE THRONE IN 1901, WAS A GENIAL MONARCH, MORE GIVEN TO TRAVEL AND CONVERSATION THAN BOOKS. HE ABLY SERVED ENGLAND'S INTERESTS IN THE DIPLOMATIC FIELD, BUT AVOIDED PARTY POLITICS AT HOME. ENGLAND DRIFTED ALONG UNDER A CONSERVATIVE CLIQUE UNTIL TORY LEADERS SPLIT ON THE TARIFF QUESTION. | QUR WH0LE /WHAT AN OLD-FASHIONED ECONOMIC LIFE 1 IDEA! WE NEED A TARIFF DEPENDS UPON \ THAT FAVORS THE ^FREE TRADE!/ X. COLONIES! SO, IN THE ELECTION OF 1906... THE LIBERALS BEGAN A WAVg OF SOCIAL LEGISLATION• JtW/ ~ " (PARLW I _ . M THE T ffiio ISiom ^ .1. MAYBE SINCE ^ PARLIAMENT HAS PASSED THE TRADES DISPUTES V BILL, THE BOSS WILL > LISTEN TO US! ^M, AND... § IT SURE IS LUCKY I HAVE WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION. I GET PAID EVEN i m ^ ^ WHEN I CAN'T WORK. lA 010 AGE PENSIONS WERE INTRODUCED. | KB/ WE USED TO BE LEFTVLTIHPSHM YP&L TO STARVE OR BEG. I M B M B NOW WE GET FIVE JMWVL^KMMI R- SHILLINGS A /WP^PSB^WP gl^VWEEK. V J X — I W j * i J&T X A >wvi BUT MONEY HAD TO BE FOUND TQ FINANCE THESE ACTS. WE SHOULD IS GIVE UP NAVAL M , EXPANSION Qil AYE, AND WOULDN'T GERMANY BE HAPPY! THAT'S JUST WHAT SHE WANTS. HIGHER TAXES ON THE RICH IS UsTHE ANSWER! . IT'S A LANDSLIDE! THE COUNTRY . IS SOUOLY BEHIND THE narig ^LIBERAL COALITIONIST I BUDGET IT'S A .REVOLUTION! . TO PfcSS THIS MEASURE, ^THEN THE KING WILL sJ, APPOINT ADDITIONAL SkkJJMftAL PEERS .JS THEN CABINET MEMBER DAVID LLOYD GEORGE PROPOSED A NEW BUDGET. | •—« THE LIBERALS TOOK THE QUESTION TO THE PEOPLE IN THE ELECTION OF 1910. THE PROPERTIED CLASSES HOWLED THEIR DIS- APPROVAL, AND THE HOUSE OF LOROS VETOED THE BILL. LONG LIFE AND A HAPPY REIGN, YOUR ^MAJESTY! A THE LIBERAL MAJORITY GAVE LLOYD GEORGE THE CHANCE TO LIMIT THE POWER OF THE HOUS5 QP^D8' J IP THE LORDS REFUSE r I DROVE THE DUKE TO \ AYE, THE DUKE \ PARUAMENT THIS MORNING.) AND THE OTHER j BLIMEY, HE WAS BOILING /PEERS CAN ONLY / v ABOUT LLOYD GEORGE'S I DELAY BILLS / . NEW ACT! ^^S^ NOW. f" 1/ V mm • -M (BEs©-1! ATTACKED THIS MORNING. I WONDER HOW MUCH . LONGER WE ENGLISH T CAN STAY OUT J J WORD HAS JUST COME THROUGH. ENGLAND IS COMING FV TO HELP US;V THE KAISER CALLED ^SING ANOTHER US "THAT CONTEMPTIBLE^ TUNE. A x. LITTLE ARMY.' J^^ —m^^k A CRISIS OF ANOTHER SORT SOON ALARMED BRITAIN. THE ASSASSINATION OF THE AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE, JUNE 28 1914, STARTED A WAR BETWEEN 'AUSTRIA AND SEPaiA.I V^'.M^A^^NC^ 1 — ONE AFTER ANOTHER, THE EUROPEAN NATIONS ENTERED THE CONFLICT. I . _ ^ THEN, ON AUGUST4, GERMANY VIOLATED BELGIAN NEUTRALITY.! ' THE FIRST BRITISH TROOPS LANDED ON THE CONTINENT ON AUGUST 7. I NAM THE GERMAN ONRUSH WAS STOPPED AT THE MARNE, AND BOTH SIDES SETTLED DOWN TO TRENCH WARFARE. I - i THE TOUGHEST OF FIGHTING-JUST HOLDING ON. j— THIS KIND GET PAST THE • TURKISH < BATTERIES. J THIS IS THE RRST \ IT'S A CONTEST TIME ENGLAND HAS OF MANPOWER .HAD TO CONSCRlPTyC THIS TIME. > bh^AN ARMY. *-rril r IN THIS WAR CABINET, ™ BOTH PARTIES WILL WORK k TOGETHER AT WINNING , ^^ THE WAR! ^ 1915, ENGLAND'S PLAN TO JOIN RUSSIA ON THE EASTERN FRONT FAILED AT THE DARDANELLES.! 7 :—-r—* j ii nnmm mi I THE WAR DRAGGED ON. BY JANUARY ISHG... mmmmm AS A RESULT ASQUITH RESIGNED AND LLOYD GEORGE BECAME PRIME MINISTER. mi CIVILIANS BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF GOVERNMENT INEFFICIENCY. NO FOOD. NO TRANSPORTATION NOTHING BUT RED TAPE AND BUNGLING ENGLAND HAD REGAINED HOPE AFTER THE BATTLE JUTLAND, MAY 31,1916. OS BAR0ARIANS! J WILL SURELY V VF BRING AMERICA - \ INTO THB WAR. V FOR LONG YEARS, THI SUFFRAGETTE MOVEMENT HAD KEPT ENGLAND IN ANUPROAR. FU/G/J, ATAY F GET ALONG WITH VOUL"\ / HERE UNTIL WE GET A WOMAN'S PLACE IS A OUR RIGHTS AS :SJN THE HOME! CITIZENS, J NO MORE FIGHTING FOR THE REST OF .OUR LIFETIME J ^ I HOPE THEY'RE SATISFIED. THEY FINALLY GOT THE LLOVD A HE OUGHT TO. ^ GEORGE ' TODAY HE GAINED LOOKS /THG FORMER GERMAN CHEERFUL./ COLONIES IN AFRICA > ILLM RRWFCW F0R ENGLAND. A DESPERATE^ERMANY TURNED TO UNRESTRICTED SUBMARINE WARFARE IN 1917. I JRZTTZZZ V L. .U "' U. JMG. I. I I HI II'.. J WITH THE ENTRY OF THE UNITED STATES IN 1917 AND THE FAILURE OF THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN 1918, THE GERMANS ASKED FOR PEACE ON NOVEMBER 11,1916. FFLF WELL, I THINK THEY DESERVE IT. THEY DID A MAN'S WORK DURING THE WAR. LLOYD GEORGE, WHO REMAINED IN POWER FOR FOUR YEARS, SUCCESSFULLY REPRESENTED ENGLAND AT THE PEACE CONFERENCE, Fmrnmm '""————— ijrafejkiiiii IN 1924, THE LABOR PARTY WON CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR A'SHORT WHILE. FOLLOWING THE WAR,TRADE WAS NOT AS GOOD AS EXPECTED. BY 1922, TWO MILLION MEN , WERE OUT OF WORK. F7 R„PT A inB ANIVWUPgg, W- iMtf-t IF IT WASN'T FOR CHARITY MY J FAMILY WOULD STARVE./ THE LABOR PARTY IS LEADING THE WAY TO SOCIAL >L REFORM. JM BUT WITH THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN 1929, UNEMPLOYMENT BECAME WORSE THAN EVER.I r" • ,...... ., ,,,—,—. .I,, - —i— i i it-7MKT-ar.il L i I'fiMMWMIiihi .••:.;:•••• jt jasa* mt :•;-.•:. RSI I •DjMgiWS*' , afTZISmft RAMSEY MAC DONALD, HEAD OF A NEW LABOR GOVERNMENT, SPLIT WITH MOST OF HIS CABINET OVER GIVING MORE MONEY TO THE UNEMPLOYED. SO HE FORMED A NEW CABINET, MADE UP OF ALL PARTIES. THE SITUATION WAS SOMEWHAT IMPROVED BY 1935 WHEN CONSERVATIVE STANLEY BALDWIN BECAME PRIME MINISTER. DURING BALDWIN'S REGIM.E, GEORGE 3E DIED, EDWARD SH ABDICATED, AND GEORGE 5ZE CAME TO THE THRONE.jm < MACDONALD'S A NO, HE THOUGHT THE A TRAITOR TO 2 NATION'S WELFARE WAS ^ LABOR! ABOVE PARTY mg Btt^^^rv^s^ POLITICS. AI J MAYBE SOME DAV THE SIX NORTHERN COUNTIES WILL ^ ^ JOIN US. JSM HURRAH FOR THE IRISH FREE fe^ STATE! > YES, BUT WILL IT HELP US IN THE NEXT V WAR? ^ NOW WE CAN HAVE ONE HUNDRED | PER CENT L DISARMAMENT. A THANK HEAVENS FOR OUR CHANNEL! THIS GUARANTEES THAT ALL FRONTIER DISPUTES WILL BE SETTLED BY J |v ARBITRATION. <1 BUT THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE WAS BAD. POST- WAR EUROPE SIMMERED WITH MUTUAL DISTRUST. BOUNDARY OUARRELS WERE SETTLED TEMPORARILY! IN 1925 WITH THE LOCARNO TREATIES, WHICH ENGLAND SIGNED. UNFORTUNATELY DISARMAMENT NEVER MATERIALIZED/ AND BY 1955 ENGLAND SAW FASCISM COME TO POWER IN ITALY AND GERMANY. THE STAGE WAS SET FOR WORLD WAR IE. fT 1 1 CONCLUDE CAVALCADE OF ENGLAND IN THE NEXT ISSUE THE STATUTE OF WESTMINSTER IN 1951 SETTLED ANOTHER IMPERIAL PROBLEM .J TH£y DQN,T EVEN HAVE TO YOU MEAN THE DOMINIONS ARE NOT OBLIGED TO ACCEPT THE LAWS OF PARLIAMENT? MEANWHILE,ONE OLD PROBLEM HAD BEEN PARTIALLY. :TTLED IN 1922 WHEN...I QwmpTons SWELL FOR \J/t SMACKS,TOO! WJ "Wheaties" and "Breakfast of Champions" are registered trade marks of General Mills, Inc. M E N u VWEATlK-^W-.o* WHEATIft-mtr (IH St 4SOS/J-1 St WHEATIES -C££4M-20< WfiEATI ES -3AMANA SPLIT- 2-5 WHEATIES 'HVT&UMH WHEAT)E^- ictf ™ AL^ Vv WAM T ,h V-C7U DON^JT!?? ASK FOR MORP / BEEN! AH AWFUL LOT OF CHAMPION ATHLETES COME FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD When writing tq, advertisers, please mention RUE COMICS. Adveriiitmtnl. BE AN AWFUL LOT OF CHAMPION EATING IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD --WHEN VOU GET WE XT TO WHEAT/ES. CHAMPION NOURISHMENT IN THOSE CRISP-TOASTED WHOLE WHEAT FLAKES. CHAMPION APPETITE WHEN YOU SAMPLE WHEATIES FAMOUS "SECOND HELPING" FLAVOR. START EATING LIKE A REAL CHAMPION — TOMORROW MORNING. SEE THAT YOUR 3REAKFAST MENU INCLUDES LOTS OF MILK, FRUIT, AND WHEATIES, "BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS." PASS'S SON, VOU'D LOOK GOOD WEARING OUR COLORS, J I'D SURE LIKE TO, JUDGE V RE ILLY . JUDGE AL tLOZIS WAS A POWERHOUSE IN THE SPORTS WORLD-A BIG GUV WITH THE IMPACT OF A HOWITZER. 'X:ve - YOUNG AL WAS AL* ALL-AROUND ATHLETE AT HIGH SCHOOL IN DICKENSON, N.J. ONE DAY ' ** ' REILLY OF THE JL NEW YORK N ATHLETIC CLUB WANTS TO SEE YOU, AL. AL BEGAN MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF IN THE 9PORTS WORLD. | ST TF~~ F THAT'LL BE ANOTHER \ U / BL02IS VICTORY. THAT J J^TCGUX <10 IS CLEANING UP J THE MEET. / THE 9P0RT5 WORLD. | < F THAT'LL BE ANOTHER [ BL02IS VICTORY. THAT JLXJI&UL KID IS CLEANING UP THE MEET. Y IN iq38f AL ENTERED GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY. AND.NOT AN OUNCE 1 OF FAT! BUT DOESN'T J . HE EVER STOP R^ PRACTICING?^' THAT'S BL02I5, A NEW MAN-b PEET6 AND 200 POUNDS! • paf THE LONG HOURS OF PRACTICE PAID OFF IN THB IC-HA MEET IN WMI. •"•I1-"" 1 """"'i 1 " V1"'" M. "' THE ONLY RECORD SET AROUND HERB WILL B6 BY THB RAIN. AL NEVER FALTERED ON THE GOOEY plgLD:.l BL02IS IS ^ - AL ALSO PLAYED TOP-NOTCH FOOTBALL.IN IQM2, HE JOINED THE NEW YORK GIANTS. HEY, BLOZIS! STOP MAULING THAT DUMMY 1 THE PRACTICE SESSION WAS OVER HOURS A REGULAR MORTAR! 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INSTEAD, HE SPENT HIS LEAVE HELPING THE GIANTS WIN THE CROWN. ntS When writing t* advertisers, please mention TRUE COMICS. APPOINTMENT IN TOKYO— This is fifty-four minutes of hard- hitting combat footage, filmed by cameramen who braved death to record history in the making. Briefing sessions (MacArthur, Halsey, Nimitz do the talking) explain the combined sea, air. land strategy which forced Japan to surrender. It's a top-notch job all around. (Warners) DAKOTAr-Vera Hruba Ralston, railroad ^magnate's daughter, in- herited her father's business ability. When she eloped with gambler John Wayne, she tricked him into going to Dakota. Her plan was to buy up land where her father expected to extend the railroad—and then sell the land to her father at a handsome profit. Unfortunately, Ward Bond and his henchmen saw through her scheme and tried to steal the land rights. (Rep.) Brief Reviews of Films You Will Want to See Robert Montgomery is the star of "They Were Expendable," the thrilling saga of the PT boats in action. (MGM) THEY WERE EXPENDABLE— This is a superlative war film. No wonder, for it was directed by Captain John Ford and stars Robert Montgomery, for- mer skipper of a PT boat. It is a thrilling saga of the PTs—the motor torpedo boats which proved invaluable back in the critical days of the war when there was a shortage of heavy craft. It took tough men to man the untried boats—and this stir- ring film is a fine salute to both men and ships. (M-G-M) A WALE IN THE SUN-Just be- . fore an American platoon hit the beach at Salerno, the lieutenant in charge was killed. The men continued going ashore, but as they scrambled forward, three non-coms were disabled in quick succession. Finally, Sergeant Dana Andrews remained highest in command. The Sergeant and his men set out on their mission and captured their objective, but not until they had overcome un- expected, heart-breaking ob- stacles. (20th-Fox) Advertisement & ' vSi.'^'-j i i WHEN THE JAPS INVADED HER HOMELAND, AMPARO BONECILL A-CHANGED FROM A PEACEFUL SCHOOLTEACHER TO A DEATH-DEALING UNDERGROUND ' FIGHTER! * IN THE DAYS BEFORE PEARL HARBOR, MRS. BOIMECILLA TAUGHT SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES. HER ONLY WORRIES WERE THE OCCASIONAL ERRORS OF HER PUPILS. BUT THEN' THE JAPS CAME, AND EACH DAY THE NEWS GREW WORSE. FINALLY,.. I' ".JWL'F* -~R CORREGIDOR YRFLIRM* HAS FALLEN! CARLO'S, I'M ) SURPRISED AT ^ YOU! YOU CAN SPELL BETTER THAN , > ^ THAT. Y THERE'S ONLY ONE THING WE CAN DO NOW- ESCAPE TO THE HILLS AND JOIN .THE GUERRILLAS. SOON HOMEMADE GUN ^ DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, BUT IT WILL SERVE ITS < PURPOSE, J / GUN AS ANY MAN IN OUR BAND! PEDRO, ARE OUR DIRECTIONS FOR LANDING GETTING V THROUGH? A * AMMUNITION, WE CAN REALLY GET THOSE JAPS. • THEY'RE COMING! GOOD , AMPARO! WELCOMED BY THE GUERRILLAS', AMPARO BEGAN LEARNING THEIR WAYS. [" FMMGFCGE LUCK .^•^"I.RR V V ^ SX^XM AS SKILLFUL WITH YOUR GENERAL MACARTHUR, RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF GUERRILLAS IN DRIVING THE JAPS FROM THE PHILIPPINES SENT SUPPLIES, mm 11 —r ••'••j • ' WHEN MACARTHUR'S INVASION FORCES HEADED FOR LEYTE... WE OWE A LOT TO VOU UNDERGROUND FIGHTERS 7 FOR YOUR HEROIC. Silk { STAND AGAINST / THE JAPS. ITS GUM AND CANDY, TOO/ ICY WHITE. LIKE ME.' / WAS THAT N TRIP „ NECESSARY ?_ ^ WHOOPS! I'M FALLING FOR FLEERS, TOO! GUM IN ITS NICEST FORM r THAT tXTRA > PEPPERMINT FLAVOR MIGHTY SWELL.'. OH BOY- 12 PIECES FOR A NICKEL! ADVANCE AMERICAN LANDINGS MEANT MORE AMMUNITION FOR AMPARO AND THE UNDERGROUND THEN, ON OCTOBER 20, 1944, THE FULL-SCALE INVASION OF LEYTE TOOK PLACE, AND PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT SERGIO OSMENA RETURNED TO HIS NATIVE SOIL WITH GENERAL MACARTHUR. LATER, AT LEYTE HEADQUARTERS... FOR HER SHARPSHOOTING ABILITIES, AMPARO WAS MADE LEADER OF A PLATOON OF GUERRILLAS. Advertisement When writing to advertisers, please mention TRUE COMICS. Advertisement WISH I HAD A SUN, PEPSI" SPOS'N A Y BEAR CAME AFTER ME!fit ,) A BEAR /WOULDN'T TOUCH YA, PETE.ACT NATURAL AN' HE'LL L THINK \ YOU'RE \ DEAD! . SOLLY, AN' ME WITHOUT V ANY CINNAMON I RUN, PETE IT'S A CINNAMON BEAR! I DON'T BOX HIM, PETE WRESTLE HIM! . GOSH. I'M STUCK! HELF» PEPSI, I CAN'T , BEAR IT! I NOTHIN' J LIKE A SNOW-BALL TO KNOCK 'EM COLD! F I'LL SHOW PETE J LITTLE SERVICE! Copyright W*6, Pepsi-Colo Compony F YEAH, AN YA BETTER GET A NICE SOFT CUSHION T'GO . WITH IT! ^ BETCHA A BIG PEPSI-COLA WOULD SIT RIGHT NOVMTT^IR EH, PETE?'J^UT^YY /FIFFI ^ TRY < > PEPSI-COLA IT'S A BEAR VFOR FLAVOR! TRUE COMICS. R OPERATIONS JUST RECEIVED A MESSAGE THAT FOUR WACS ARE VON THEIR WAV HERE.. THEV'RE ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON. HEVL Ifffifl^Mrtt; i / A. ^k"1'/ -" , X /f ^I^Jlfes. V |. ffevg IT WAS A GREAT DAV FOR THE GL3 AND OFFICERS STATIONED AT AN ISOLATED AIRFIELD IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE VISITOR. "NOW WHERE > IS THAT TIE? I SAW IT ONLV TWO WEEKS . AGO! J Wsm I'VE SEEN AN HONEST-TO-GOODNESS AMERICAN GIRL EXCEPT IN ^^^ V MAGAZINES. MA^K^M TIME BETWEEN .DATES' '"J v' v. • • * 'A IF ONLY ONE OF THEM L^I ^ WHEAT/ES IS TWO BOWLS 'HALL OF FAME. "ftrrakfon of (%irnfii\mt untt^hlrtrtl tnidr mitki of «>wwl MOIm Inf. _ CHAMP/OAJ ATHLETE Of= /94-S M M M M RECORDS SHATTERED AS NELSON BLASTED THRU THE 19^-5 SPORT -SEASON. /N OCTOBER., HE SET A NEW WORLD'S MARIC FOR 72 HOLES OF TOURNAMENT GOLF.. HIS AMAZ.ING 259 .WAS Z! STROKES UNDER. PAR "WANT TO BE A GOLF CHAMPION ?* -THAT'S THE TITLE OF TWO BOO/CS /N WHEAT/ES NEW L/BRARY OF SPORTS. WRITTEN BY CHAMPION GENE SARAZEN (FOR. BOYS) AND CHAMP/ON PATTY BERG (FOR 61/ZLS)* THESE BOO/CS HAND YOU THE R/GHT START TOWARD BE/NO A REAL CHAMPION. WHEAT/ES PACKAGE GIVES COMPLETE INFORMATION ON HOW TO GET 14 ALL'STAR. SPORTS MANUALS PRACT/CALLY /NV/NC/BLE PUR/NG /Q4-5. NELSON. WON /3 MAJOR TOUR- NAMENT CHAMPION- SHIPS—MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE /N GOLF HISTORY WHEAT/ES SURE /CNOC/C THE SPOTS OFF ANYTHING I'VE EVER TASTED IN THE- , LINE OF BREAICFAST FOODS', SAYS CHAMPION BYRON NELSON. "A BIG BOWL OF WHEAT!EG WITH LOTS. OF MLL/C AND FRUIT IS A GREAT BREAKFAST PISH --ONE YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS." .pisiii Ei&jiSiiaajr; When writing to advertisers, please mention TRUE COMICS. Advertisement GOOD OLD MONTY 1 THREE CHEERS FOR IS/VNONTYi^ mmattmm A FEW DAYS LATER, JAMES WAS TOLD TO PREPARE FOR A SPECIAL JOB* THOROUGHLY TRAINED AT IMPERSONATING MONTY, LT. JAMES WAS SENT OFF TO ALGIERS SHORTLY BEFORE JUNE 6,1944. STUDY THE GENERAL'S MANNERISMS VERY > AA CAREFULLY. FFLT R PLEASANT ^ TRIP, GENERAL MONTGOMERY. L. > .. . IN NAZI-INFESTED ALGIERS, HE WAS DELIBERATELY PLACED ON EXHIBITION, VIVE LE Tj Y MONTGOMERY'S K GENERAL 11 I UB C ARRIVAL IS IMPORTANT • NEWS! I'LL SEND IT TO GERMANY V TONIGHT Q THE GERMANS SWALLOWED THE RUSE. IF MONTGOMERY LEFT ENGLAND, THE INVASION WON'T BE ATTEMPTED FOR WEEKS. AND SO D-DAY, A FEW DAYS LATER, TOOK THE NAZIS COMPLETELY BY SURPRISE. LT. CLIFFORD JAMES OF THE BRITISH ARMY WAS AN ACTOR IN PEACE- TIMS, BUT THE WAR GAVE HIM HIS MOST IMPORTANT ROLE. IT ALL BEGAN ONE NIQHT WHEN HE WALKED ONTO THE STAGE ATA CAMP SHOW. THE LADS THINK THEY'RE SEEING GENERAL MONTGOMERY., HMM...THAT GIVES ME AN IPEA^ W ORLEANS WAS AT THE MIRCY OP THE ENEMY. ONLY ONE MAN COULD BAVS IT, AND HE WAS AN OUTLAW WITH A PRICE ON HIS HEAD- THE PIRATE JEAN LAFLTTE. AROUND 1500, SAILORS IN THE GULF OF "MEXICO LIVED IN CONSTANT FEAR OF THE LIGHTNING ATTACKS OF THE PIRATE LAFITTE AND HIS BLOODTHIRSTY CREW. LAFITTE'5 GREATEST ENEMY WAS THE GOVERNOR OR NEW ORLEANS. j GOVERNOR \ OFFER A CLAIBORNE, THE PIRATES HAVE / SSOO SET UP HEADQUARTERS JUST/ REWARD OUTSIDE THE CITYJ-- \F°R LAFITTE'S B 1 Ik CAPTURE THE NOTICE WAS POSTED, BUT THREE DAYS LATER... i 11 i rsKsianm S1500 FOR CAPTURE oP WILLIAM CLAIBORNE SOON, MEANWHILE/ CLAIBORNE HAD OTHER WORRIES. THE WAR OF 1912 WAS ON, AND ABOARD A BRITISH SHIP IN TRE GULF OF MEXICO... LAFITTE, IF YOU AND YOUR\AND IF I MEN WILL JOIN US IN OUR REFUSE? ATTACK ON NEW ORLEANSJfew^gH VWE'LL GET YOU A m(TW\\W ^COMMISSION IN THEJggM ( BRITISH NAVY —rfffl^^MMgg jMAND $150,000. J «|gfe M WE MUST CAPTURE NEW ORLEANS, AND I THINK I KNOW A MAN v WHO COULD K HELP US. |§lfl|§j| AS SOON AS THE BRITISH OFFICERS LEFT... j IF YOU REFUSE, OUR GUNS WILL BLOW YOU AND YOUR MEN OFF THE ISLAND. . ^ YOU HAVE TWO WEEKS ^ kT0 CONSIDER OUR OFFER J ^ I WANT THIS MESSAGE SENT TO CLAIBORNE. IT WARNS > HIM OF THE |L BRITISH ATTACK 111 AND TELLS HIM THAT I OFFER HIVALL MY MEN SlPAND SHIPS TO SKTHE AMERICANS. LAFITTE WAITED SEVERAL DAYS FOR AN ANSWER FRQM NEW ORLEANS. THEN WE WANT NO HELP FROM THIEVES AND BANDITS. SO THIS IS CLAIBORNE'S GRATITUDE. AND THE ENGLISH HAVE AT LEAST NINE THOUSAND MEN AND PLENTY OF AMMUNITION AND SHIPS. I ADMIT, v CLAIBORNE, I'M AFRAID. . A FEW DAYS LATER, GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON ARRIVED TO TAKE CHARGE OF THE DEFENSE OF NEW ORLEANS. ~ / THE BRITISH WILL A SOME TENNESSEE ATTACK VERY SOON. J AND KENTUCKY I f^mm [ HOW MANY MEN < SHARPSHOOTERS • W-^yfiSvCAN WE MUSTER? J ARRIVED YESTERDAY. BUT EVEN WITH THEM \T~F ^ ^ —-R^IRRN I WE HAVE LESS THAN ^fl^jL I V FIVE THOUSAND. V Emm I ACCEPT YOUR OFFER, LAFITTE, r AND THE UNITED STATES T—" -T IS GRATEFUL, y-^^ VILLI**'* LOOK! LAFITTE'S MEN HAVE EVEN TAKEN THE CANNON iv ' FROM THEIR SHIPS. JF PANIC HIT THE CITY THEN... | / I HAVE COME TO REPEAT MV ' OFFER, GENERAL. 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