(March 12, 1946)

George A. Pflaum, Catholic Guild imprint, 1946 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
None Shown
Pages:
32
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Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S., Later Standard Silver Age U.S., Later Still Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Not Published During Summer Months; Bi-Weekly, Later Monthly, Quarterly At End

[none] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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Script:
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Indexer Notes

Cover art is a collage of panels from stories in this issue.


Debunking the Animals (Table of Contents)

Debunking the Animals / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Strathmann (signed)
Inks:
Strathmann (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
animals; fact
Synopsis:
Debunking of old wives' tales regarding animals.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover.


God's Gift is Lent (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Wilfred Diamond
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Content Information

Genre:
children; religious
Synopsis:
A discussion of the appropriate sacrifices for Lent.

Legend of Pancake Tuesday (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Violet Moore Higgins
Pencils:
Violet Moore Higgins (signed)
Inks:
Violet Moore Higgins (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
children; fact
Synopsis:
A history of Shrove Tuesday traditions.

[none] (Table of Contents)

Chuck White / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jay Griffin [as Griffin Jay]
Pencils:
Earl Lansbury (signed)
Inks:
Earl Lansbury (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
teen
Characters:
Chuck White; Mr. White; Mr. Kelly; Bill Rankin; Spook; Officer Brophy
Synopsis:
Chuck and his dad move to Steeltown where Chuck unknowingly helps Bill and his gang steal a car.

Part I The Ark and the Dove (Table of Contents)

Founding of Maryland / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Iris Vinton
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Content Information

Genre:
fact; period
Synopsis:
Lord Calvert gives money to help establish a Catholic colony in the New World

[none] (Table of Contents)

Skee Barry Salvage Diver U.S.N. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Iris Vinton
Pencils:
Earl Lansbury (signed)
Inks:
Earl Lansbury (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Skee Barry; Laffy
Synopsis:
Salvaging material from a sunken ship, Skee's air lines become tangled.

[none] (Table of Contents)

The What If Fairy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
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Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
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Letters:
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Content Information

Genre:
fact
Characters:
What If Fairy; Mary; Billy
Synopsis:
An enchanted salt shaker takes Mary and Billy to Louisiana to show them how salt is mined and prepared for marketing.

[none] (Table of Contents)

The Robinsons' Rumpus Room / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Chester Marsh
Pencils:
Clara Peck (signed)
Inks:
Clara Peck (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
teen; how-to
Characters:
Jim; Ronny Robinson; Mrs. Robinson; Mr. Robinson
Synopsis:
The Robinson kids and their friend Jim prepare to create a rumpus room in the Robinsons' basement.

The Mystery of the Limping Man (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jay Griffin [as Griffin Jay]
Letters:
typeset

[none] (Table of Contents)

Puzzle and Game Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jules Leopold
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
word and number puzzles

Indexer Notes

inside back cover


Coming in the Next Issue! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Content Information

Synopsis:
A house ad for Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #2

Indexer Notes

Upper half of back cover


Presenting Treasure Chest (Table of Contents)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Lower half of back cover


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Debunking the Animals
    Debunking the Animals
  2. 2. God's Gift is Lent
  3. 3. Legend of Pancake Tuesday
  4. 4. [none]
    Chuck White
  5. 5. Part I The Ark and the Dove
    Founding of Maryland
  6. 6. [none]
    Skee Barry Salvage Diver U.S.N.
  7. 7. [none]
    The What If Fairy
  8. 8. [none]
    The Robinsons' Rumpus Room
  9. 9. The Mystery of the Limping Man
  10. 10. [none]
    Puzzle and Game Page
  11. 11. Coming in the Next Issue!
  12. 12. Presenting Treasure Chest
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