World Famous Heroes #2 Mile High Pedigree (Centaur, 1941) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages....

Auction amount: $1,200.00

Sold: Sep 23, 2018

World Famous Heroes Magazine #2 Values

Publisher: Centaur, 1941

About World Famous Heroes Magazine #2

The story of Lou Gehrig.

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COVER DETAILS

Characters: Lou Gehrig; Sir Frederick Banting; Andrew Jackson; Charles Dickinson

Pencils: Myron Strauss [as M. S.]

Inks: Myron Strauss [as M. S.]

STORY DETAILS

(11 Stories)

Title: "Boss" Kettering

Characters: Charles Kettering; Bill Christ; Bill Anderson; Henry M. Leland

Synopsis: Biography of Charles Kettering, who went from being a poor student as a child to eventual vice-president of General Motors and holder of dozens of patents for his inventions.

Pages: 10.000

Pencils: Sam Gilman

Inks: Sam Gilman

Title: Canada's Hero of Science (Sir Frederick Banting)

Characters: Sir Frederick Banting; Dr. Charles Best; Joe Gilchrist

Synopsis: Biography of Sir Frederick Banting, the Canadian physician who invented insulin. While developing ideas on treating aviation blackouts caused by low oxygen levels, Banting dies when his plane crashes.

Pages: 8.000

Title: General Billy Mitchell

Characters: General Billy Mitchell; General John J. Pershing; General Ferdinand Foch; Elizabeth Turnbull Miller; Emilio Aguinaldo

Synopsis: Biography of General Billy Mitchell, recounting his participation in many turn-of-the-century conflicts and his belief in aviation as a determining factor in how to wage World War I. Mitchell became the first US flier to fly over Germany and was made chief of the US Air Force. He also proved planes could easily sink battleships. Mitchell's career ended postwar when he charged the Air Force with incompetence in the crash of the Shenandoah, causing the Air Force to court martial him out of the service.

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: Bob Lubbers

Title: The Grudge Fight Between Andrew Jackson and C. Dickinson

Characters: Andrew Jackson; Charles Dickinson

Synopsis: In the early 19th century, Dickinson insulted Jackson's wife and the two men dueled. Dickinson had a reputation as a deadly shooter and had first shot, but while his bullet remained lodged inside Jackson until the end of the man's life, Jackson survived; Jackson's returning shot killed Dickinson.

Pages: 3.000

Script: Robert Turner (signed)

Pencils: Sam Glanzman (signed)

Inks: Sam Glanzman (signed)

Title: Simon Bolivar the Washington of South America

Characters: Simon Bolivar; General Francisco de Miranda; General Juan Domingo de Monteverde

Synopsis: Recounts how Bolivar joined the struggle for independence from the Spanish in Venezuela, ultimately succeeding both there and in Peru and Bolivia.

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Leo Morey

Inks: Leo Morey

Title: Grant and Lee the Greatest Heroes of the Civil War

Characters: General Ulysses S. Grant; General Robert E. Lee; President Abraham Lincoln; Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee; Mary Custis; Julia Dent

Synopsis: Traces the lives of Grant and Lee, including their few encounters with each other early in their military careers until they finally faced each other on the battlefield as enemies in the US Civil War and finally met when Lee surrendered to Grant to end the war.

Pages: 8.000

Title: The Patient Heroine

Characters: Hetty Ogle; John Park; Daniel Pelton

Synopsis: Leading up to the 1889 Johnstown flood, Western Union telegrapher Hetty Ogle refused to abandon her station, remaining at the telegraph as long as possible so that she could warn others to get to higher ground. When the flood came, Hetty was drowned.

Pages: 4.000

Pencils: Ralph Mayo (signed)

Inks: Ralph Mayo (signed)

Title: Haym Salomon

Characters: Haym Salomon; Alexander MacDougall; Robert Morris

Synopsis: Jewish immigrant Haym Salomon opposes British rule in America and becomes an ally of the Revolutionary forces, helping them obtain the finances they need to wage war against the British.

Pages: 4.000

Pencils: Frank Frollo (signed)

Inks: Frank Frollo (signed)

Title: The True Story of Lou Gehrig Baseball's "Iron Horse"

Characters: Lou Gehrig; Ted Lyons; Joey Dugan; Mark Koenig; Babe Ruth; Tony Lazzeri; Eleanor Gehrig

Synopsis: Recounts the sports career of Lou Gehrig as he eventually became baseball's MVP and top-earner, but died relatively young from ALS.

Pages: 8.000

Pencils: George Wilson (signed)

Inks: George Wilson (signed)

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

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