| 0 | Period of Internal Struggle, Reconstruction and Expansion | cover | 1 | pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 1 | Foreword | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Picture Stories from American History Contents Page | table of contents | 1 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 3 | A Country at the Crossroads | comic story | 7 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 4 | 1861 The Union Divided | illustration | 1 | pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 5 | The War Between the States | comic story | 5 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 6 | The Union Preserved | comic story | 4 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 7 | Reconstruction | comic story | 2 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 8 | The Dawn of a New Era | comic story | 2 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 9 | Politics Gone Wild | comic story | 5 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 10 | The Passing of the Frontiers | comic story | 3 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 11 | Big Business | comic story | 2 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 12 | The American Bill of Rights | text article | 1 | pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 13 | The Story of Labor Organizations | text article | 2 | script: David I. Gaines | |
| 14 | Problems in the Pacific | comic story | 2 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 15 | Putting Money on a Sound Basis | comic story | 3 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 16 | The Spanish American War | comic story | 4 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 17 | United States as a World Power at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century | illustration | 1 | pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 18 | - | text article | 1 | script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |
| 19 | Alphabetical Index to Number Four of Picture Stories from American History | text article | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 20 | Picture Stories from American History | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 21 | The Early Life of Benjamin Franklin | comic story | 1 | letters: typeset | |
| 22 | Announcing Two New Series of Educational Comics You Can't Afford to Miss! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Allen Simon; inks: Allen Simon | |