Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #v18#11 [337]

(January 31, 1963)

Can You Match 'Em? (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Photos of Treasure Chest staff caricatured on cover; reader is challenged to match photos to caricatures; answers on inside back cover

[Nothing ever happens in Shady Falls...] (Table of Contents)

The Mystery of Shady Falls / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Ruth Burton

Pencils:

Reed Crandall

Inks:

Reed Crandall

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Synopsis:

Ted and his sister Maureen, summer reporters for the Shady Falls Review, investigate the roller-skating rink the Great Kohler is bringing to town.

Indexer Notes

Chapter 1 of "The Mystery of Shady Falls"

Father of Many Boys (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Lloyd Ostendorf

Inks:

Lloyd Ostendorf

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

bio; religious

Synopsis:

Biography of St. John Bosco of Turin, founder of the Salesian Society.

Draw-Along with Frank Borth (Table of Contents)

Draw-Along with Frank Borth / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Frank Borth

Pencils:

Frank Borth

Inks:

Frank Borth

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

Fact

Characters:

Frank Borth

Synopsis:

Illustrator Frank Borth introduces his drawing lessons, starting with simple shapes and the head.

Indexer Notes

Lesson 1

Part 6 [Indians, the first AmericansÉ] (Table of Contents)

America: The Melting Pot / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Marian Pehowski

Pencils:

Lloyd Ostendorf

Inks:

Lloyd Ostendorf

Colors:

?

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Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

Facts about Native Americans (referred to as Indians).

[At a Southern California airport a few days after Chuck's rescue...] (Table of Contents)

Chuck White and His Friends / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Max Pine

Pencils:

Fran Matera

Inks:

Fran Matera

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Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Chuck White

Synopsis:

Joining a hunt for the Lost Treasure of Santa Fe, Chuck encounters Bart Grundy, a crude rancher who claims his missing helper Don drowned in the Lost River sinkhole.

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of the Lost Treasure of Santa Fe saga

The Pulley (Table of Contents)

Treasure Chest Experimental Station / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Pete Hironaka

Pencils:

Pete Hironaka

Inks:

Pete Hironaka

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Content Information

Genre:

fact; funny animals

Characters:

Dr. Gunther Q. Mouse, Murphy

Synopsis:

Dr. Gunther Q. Mouse and his assistant, Murphy the dog, teach about pulleys and how to build a simple elevator.

[I glanced up at the steep sides of Rome's mighty Colosseum.] (Table of Contents)

Talking it over... with Father John / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Script:

Father John

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Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

religious

Synopsis:

Reflections on Christianity and good sportsmanship.

Man in Space (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Sinnott

Inks:

Joe Sinnott

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

fact

Synopsis:

A scientist explains research being done to prepare astronauts for space travel.

[The sketch above shows the answers to our page-two puzzle.] (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Reed Crandall

Inks:

Reed Crandall

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Answers to "Can You Match 'Em?" puzzle on page 2 with info on Treasure Chest creators; message from editor Dick Voelkel announcing a "Frank Borth Honor Certificate" for children whose drawing improves through Draw-Along series.