(March 26, 1946)

George A. Pflaum, 1946 Series
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Volume
1
Price
[None]
Pages
32
Indicia Frequency
every two weeks during the school year, except during the holidays
On-sale Date
1946-03-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher Inc.
Brand
A Comic Magazine Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher, Inc.
Editing
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Issue Notes

Indicia title: TREASURE CHEST of FUN and FACTS. On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1946-1947, page 394, registration number B23773.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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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Indexer Notes

Cover is a collage of panels from this issue.

Cover Thumbnail for Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact (George A. Pflaum, 1946 series) #v1#2 [2]
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April Fish (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Violet Higgins (signed)
Pencils
Violet Higgins (signed)
Inks
Violet Higgins (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
The origins of the April Fool tradition.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Part 2 (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Jay Griffin
Pencils
Earl Lonsbury
Inks
Earl Lonsbury
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Chuck White; Mr. White; Father Burke; Father Carroll; Joe Kelly; Mr. Carmody
Synopsis
Chuck starts school at St. John's.

Indexer Notes

Script credit suggested by Jerry Bails's Who's Who in American Comic Books 1928 -- 1999 (www.bailsprojects.com)

Part Two (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Chester Marsh
Pencils
Clara Peck (signed)
Inks
Clara Peck (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
teen
Characters
Rita Robinson; Robbie Robinson; Jim; Mrs. Robinson; Mr. Robinson
Synopsis
The kids paint the basement.
Keywords
activity; how-to

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

All Aboard: The Story of Railroads / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Laurence Wing ?
Pencils
Harry Fisk (signed as H. T. Fisk)
Inks
Harry Fisk (signed as H. T. Fisk)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
The origins of the steam locomotive.

Joan of Arc -- The Maid of France (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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?
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Colors
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Letters
?
Genre
biography
Characters
Joan of Arc
Synopsis
A biography of Joan of Arc.

Part II The Rebel Islands (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Earl Lonsbury (signed)
Inks
Earl Lonsbury (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; history
Synopsis
Frontiersmen trade with the Indians and rebel against colonial rule.

Part II (Table of Contents: 7)

Skee Barry Salvage Diver U.S.N. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Earl Lonsbury (signed)
Inks
Earl Lonsbury (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Skee Barry; Laffy
Synopsis
Skee undergoes decompression.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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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First Line of Dialogue or Text
The What If Fairy lives back of the book shelves...
Genre
children
Characters
Mary; Billy
Synopsis
An enchanted pepper shaker tells Mary and Billy the story of raising and processing pepper.

Mystery of the Limping Man Part II (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Jay Griffin (credited as Griffin Jay)
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

The third page is the inside back cover and includes the answers to the previous issue's puzzles.

Preview of the Next Treasure Chest (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

It's Different (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. April Fish
  3. 2. Part 2
    Chuck White
  4. 3. Part Two
    The Robinsons' Rumpus Room
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    All Aboard: The Story of Railroads
  6. 5. Joan of Arc -- The Maid of France
  7. 6. Part II The Rebel Islands
    Founding of Maryland
  8. 7. Part II
    Skee Barry Salvage Diver U.S.N.
  9. 8. ["The What If Fairy lives back of the book shelves..."]
    The What If Fairy
  10. 9. Mystery of the Limping Man Part II
  11. 10. Preview of the Next Treasure Chest
  12. 11. It's Different
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  • Lou Mazzella
  • Darrel McCann
  • Tony R. Rose
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