Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #v1#4 [4]

(April 23, 1946)

["No one believes that it really rains cats and dogs..."] (Table of Contents)

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

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Pencils:

Strothmann (signed)

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Strothmann (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

animal; fact

Synopsis:

Debunking old wives' tales about animals

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover

A Legend for Easter (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Violet Higgins

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Violet Higgins (signed)

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Violet Higgins (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

religious

Characters:

Rosalind; Arno; Edmund; Blanda; Hanno; Zelda

Synopsis:

A legend of the origins of Easter egg coloring

["Now we come to one of the most important developments."] (Table of Contents)

All Aboard The Story of Railroads / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

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Pencils:

Laurence Wing (signed)

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Laurence Wing (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

The development of pneumatic breaks

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

passenger train accomodations

["What's that mess?"] (Table of Contents)

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

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Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Some facts abouts kites

Part 4 (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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Pencils:

Earl Lonsbury (signed)

Inks:

Earl Lonsbury (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Skee Barry; Laffy

Synopsis:

Laffy stows away.

["Is this the right size for table tennis?"] (Table of Contents)

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

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Script:

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Clara Peck (signed)

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Clara Peck (signed)

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Genre:

how-to

Characters:

Rita Robinson; Robbie Robinson; Jim; Mrs. Robinson; Mr. Robinson

Synopsis:

The girls make stencils to paint the curtains

Part 4 (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jay Griffin

Pencils:

Earl Lonsbury

Inks:

Earl Lonsbury

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Content Information

Genre:

teen

Characters:

Chuck White; Bill Rankin; Mrs. Blake

Synopsis:

The Rankin gang breaks into Mrs. Blake's grocery

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Jerry Bails's Who's Who in American Comic Books 1928 -- 1999 (www.bailsprojects.com)

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

[States of the Union] / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Strothmann (signed)

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Strothmann (signed)

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Content Information

Genre:

fact; geography

Synopsis:

Facts about Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, and California

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

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

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Synopsis:

A crossword puzzle, a brain teaser, and a math magic trick

Part IV (Table of Contents)

Mystery of the Limping Man / text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jay Griffin [as Griffin Jay]

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Genre:

mystery

Indexer Notes

Page 3 is the inside back cover

["In the next Treasure Chest we honor Mary, the Queen of May."] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis:

Previews for the next issue and the answers to the crossword puzzle