Picture News #4

Picture News #4 is an anthology publication combining news-oriented educational comics with fiction stories. Featured stories include "Smash Inflation! by Chester Bowles, OPA Administrator," which warns about the dangers of post-war price inflation and its potential to devastate the American economy; "Claude Rains and Vivian Leigh in 'Caesar and Cleopatra' by George Bernard Shaw," a dramatic adaptation depicting political intrigue in ancient Egypt; and "The Amazing Marine Who Became King of 10,000 Voodoos," along with features on inventor John Clymer and Bob Crawford's wartime songwriting. The issue also includes lighter entertainment content such as a college contest determining the ten most beautiful words in English.