Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #v1#1 [1]

(March 12, 1946)

Debunking the Animals (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

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Pencils:

Strathmann (signed)

Inks:

Strathmann (signed)

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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:

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Letters:

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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:

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Letters:

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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:

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Letters:

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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)

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Script:

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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:

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Letters:

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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:

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Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Lower half of back cover