(January 31, 1963)

George A. Pflaum, 1946 Series
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Volume
18
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Every two weeks during the school year
On-sale Date
1963-01-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher Inc.
Editing
Richard J. Voelkel

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

And the Band Played On (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Reed Crandall
Inks
Reed Crandall
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover; caricatures of Treasure Chest artists Reed Crandall, Fran Matera, Frank Borth, Pete Hironaka, Frank Huffman, Paul Eismann, Joe Sinnott, Paul Karch, Lloyd Ostendorf, Bill Haines, Dick Giordano, art director Vic Keuping, designer Sharon Evans, and editor Richard J. Voelkel.

Cover Thumbnail for Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact (George A. Pflaum, 1946 series) #v18#11 [337]
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Can You Match 'Em? (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 1.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
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 with info on Treasure Chest creators.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Ruth Geller (credited as Ruth Burton); Burton Geller (credited as Ruth Burton)
Pencils
Reed Crandall (signed as R. Crandall)
Inks
Reed Crandall (signed as R. Crandall)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nothing ever happens in Shady Falls...
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: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed)
Inks
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
biography; religious
Synopsis
Biography of St. John Bosco of Turin, founder of the Salesian Society.

Draw-Along with Frank Borth (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Frank Borth (signed)
Pencils
Frank Borth (signed)
Inks
Frank Borth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Frank Borth
Synopsis
Illustrator Frank Borth introduces his drawing lessons, starting with simple shapes and the head.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lesson 1

America: The Melting Pot... Part 6 (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marian Pehowski (credited)
Pencils
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed)
Inks
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Indians, the first Americans...
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Facts about Native Americans (referred to as Indians).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Chuck White / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Moss (credited as Max Pine)
Pencils
Fran Matera (signed)
Inks
Fran Matera (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
At a southern California airport a few days after Chuck's rescue...
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
Max Pine was an alias of Frank Moss, per 2006 interview with Frank Borth: "You can find out in reading your things he also uses the word Max Pine as a substitute for him because he didn't want them to think he was writing everything in the place..." http://cuislandora.wrlc.org/islandora/object/cuislandora%3A40849

The Pulley (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Pete Hironaka (signed as P. Hironaka)
Pencils
Pete Hironaka (signed as P. Hironaka)
Inks
Pete Hironaka (signed as P. Hironaka)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; anthropomorphic-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: 8)

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

Script
Father John
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
religious
Synopsis
Reflections on Christianity and good sportsmanship.

Man in Space (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Sinnott (signed)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
A scientist explains research being done to prepare astronauts for space travel.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Dick Voelkel (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
How well can you draw?

Indexer Notes

Message from editor Dick Voelkel announcing a "Frank Borth Honor Certificate" for children whose drawing improves through Draw-Along series.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. And the Band Played On
  2. 1. Can You Match 'Em?
  3. 2. ["Nothing ever happens in Shady Falls..."]
    The Mystery of Shady Falls
  4. 3. Father of Many Boys
  5. 4. Draw-Along with Frank Borth
    Draw-Along with Frank Borth
  6. 5. America: The Melting Pot... Part 6
  7. 6. ["At a southern California airport a few days after Chuck's rescue..."]
    Chuck White
  8. 7. The Pulley
    Treasure Chest Experimental Station
  9. 8. [I glanced up at the steep sides of Rome's mighty Colosseum.]
    Talking it over... with Father John
  10. 9. Man in Space
  11. 10. ["How well can you draw?"]
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Dan Kocher
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Jim Van Dore
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