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True Comics #78 (1949)

Parents' Magazine Press · 1949 · 36 pages

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Contains 7 stories
Second Place!
2 pp · non-fiction; sports

In 1912 at the legendary Indianapolis 500, driver Ralph De Palma dominated the race for 495 miles, only to face an unexpected turn of fate in the final lap of America's most thrilling automobile classic. This true sports story captures the split-second drama that can separate victory from heartbreak on the track.

At Bat: Stan Musial
6 pp · non-fiction; biography; sports

Stan Musial was told he'd never make it—a shoulder injury in the minors left him unable to throw, and scouts wrote him off as a washed-up pitcher. But under manager Dickie Kerr's guidance, the kid from Pennsylvania transformed himself into a hitter, clawing his way back through the farm system with a bat that couldn't be ignored. From "never-was" to major league regular in a single season, Musial's journey is the story of grit, adaptability, and the power of believing in yourself when everyone else has given up.

The FBI's First Bank Robbery Case!
7 pp · non-fiction; crime

When bank robbers strike just seventeen days after the FBI gains jurisdiction over such crimes, federal agents must piece together a trail of evidence—from a garage tip to a toy company connection—that winds through multiple states and even into South America. Based on the OCR-transcribed text, this true-crime account follows the Bureau's methodical investigation of Big Bill Betz, Dutch Nimid, and their accomplices as they track stolen traveler's checks, abandoned weapons, and family connections to locate the fugitives. It's a procedural showcase of how the FBI's first federal bank robbery case tested the Bureau's new investigative muscles against a gang with a long history of crimes.

Cagliostro Master Rogue
8 pp · non-fiction; biography

The notorious swindler Cagliostro builds his fortune on false claims of mystical powers, dazzling credulous marks across Italy and Paris with elaborate schemes—until he sets his sights on a far grander prize: winning the heart of a powerful French nobleman by exploiting his secret obsession. With the help of an unwitting accomplice and an ordinary girl transformed by costume and shadow, Cagliostro weaves an audacious deception that trades on love itself, raising the stakes of his criminal ambitions to dangerous new heights.

Anna Carroll
1 pp · non-fiction

Anna Carroll was a woman whose brilliant military mind shaped Civil War strategy from the shadows of the war cabinet itself, earning her place among the finest strategists of her era—yet recognition eluded her during her own lifetime. This story reveals how a young woman's clear strategic thinking influenced Union planning, challenging the era's expectations of what women could accomplish.

Napoleon I
1 pp · non-fiction
Gen. Lucius D. Clay Watchdog of Berlin
5 pp · non-fiction; biography; military

Gen. Lucius D. Clay rose from a mathematically gifted cadet at West Point to become the U.S. Army's master troubleshooter—first managing critical engineering projects from Panama to the Philippines, then coordinating vital production and supply efforts during World War II. When the Russians blockade Berlin after the war, Clay faces his greatest test yet: keeping thousands of Americans and Germans alive in the besieged city using only the skies. This biographical story traces how an officer with an unwavering "it's got to be done" philosophy met an impossible challenge head-on.

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