(May 7, 1946)

George A. Pflaum, Catholic Guild imprint, 1946 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
[no price]
Pages:
32
Indicia frequency:
every 2 week during the school year, except during the holidays
Indicia Publisher:
Geo. A Pflaum, Publisher, Inc.
Brand:
A Comic Magazine Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher, Inc.
Editing:
?
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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
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What Time is It? Telling Time Through the Ages (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
A look at different historical timepieces.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover


Our Lady Everywhere at Home (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
religion; fact
Characters:
Anne; Rick
Synopsis:
Anne and Rick, in the military, are being rotated home from Europe and elect to see the famous shrines of Mary before they return to the US.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jules Leopold
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Two word puzzles and one magic square.

Part 5 "Officer Brophy, tipped off by Spook..." (Table of Contents)

Chuck White / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jay Griffin
Pencils:
Earl Lonsbury
Inks:
Earl Lonsbury
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
teen
Characters:
Chuck White; Officer Brophy; Mr. White; Bill Rankin; Gil Murdoch; Father Burke; Jules Johnson; Carl Adams; Lt. J.J. Ellsworth
Synopsis:
The Rankin gang jumps Officer Brophy; the gang and Chuck are subsequently arrested.

Indexer Notes

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


The Story of Tin (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Iris Vinton
Pencils:
Addison Burbank
Inks:
Addison Burbank
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
The story of the development of tin for industrial use.

Part 5 "What's wrong, Skee?" (Table of Contents)

Skee Barry Salvage Diver -- USN / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Earl Lonsbury
Inks:
Earl Lonsbury
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war
Characters:
Skee Barry; Laffy
Synopsis:
Skee is tranferred to Europe; en route, his troop ship is hit by a torpedo.

Colorado -- the Centennial State (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
?
Colors:
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Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Facts about Colorado.

Indexer Notes

upper half of page


Delaware -- the Diamond State (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Facts about Delaware.

Indexer Notes

lower half of page


Mystery of the Limping Man, Part 5 (Table of Contents)

text story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

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

["Dear Mr. Pfaum..."] (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Frederick Hockwalt
Pencils:
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
A letter from the National Catholic Welfare Conference Director of Education, Frederick Hockwalt, congratulating publisher Pfaum on the success of Treasure Chest.

Indexer Notes

back cover


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. What Time is It? Telling Time Through the Ages
  2. 2. Our Lady Everywhere at Home
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
  4. 4. Part 5 "Officer Brophy, tipped off by Spook..."
    Chuck White
  5. 5. The Story of Tin
  6. 6. Part 5 "What's wrong, Skee?"
    Skee Barry Salvage Diver -- USN
  7. 7. Colorado -- the Centennial State
  8. 8. Delaware -- the Diamond State
  9. 9. Mystery of the Limping Man, Part 5
  10. 10. ["Dear Mr. Pfaum..."]
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  • Tony R. Rose
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