Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact
#v18#16 [342]
(April 11, 1963)
George A. Pflaum,
1946 Series
- Volume
- 18
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Every two weeks during the school year
- On-sale Date
- 1963-04-02
- 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.
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Game Page
activity / 1 page
Indexer Notes
inside cover; puzzles; description and background of "The Descent from the Cross" by Rembrandt, reproduced on cover
[no title indexed]
The Mystery of Shady Falls / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Ruth Geller [as Ruth Burton]; Burton Geller [as Ruth Burton]
- Pencils
- Reed Crandall
- Inks
- Reed Crandall
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ted finds the mysterious antique ads...
- Genre
- adventure
- Synopsis
- After catching Maureen trying to take copies of Kohler's songs, Woody reveals to her that he is an ex-convict.
Indexer Notes
Part 6 of "The Mystery of Shady Falls"
[Like streams spilling into a mighty river...]
Talking it over...with Father John / text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- religious
- Synopsis
- Father John attends the Oberammergau Passion Play and reflects on the Passion of Christ.
The Mighty Maz
Sports Spectacular / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; sports
- Synopsis
- In the seventh game of the 1960 World Series, Bill Mazeroski's ninth-inning homer gives the Pittsburgh Pirates victory over the Yankees.
Perspective
Draw-Along with Frank Borth / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Frank Borth
- Synopsis
- How to use perspective to add depth to drawings.
- Reprints
-
in Draw-Along With Frank Borth (George A. Pflaum, 1965 series) (1965) which is reprinted
-
in Indexer Notes
Lesson 6
Down the Ol' Miss
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- A history of boats on the Mississippi River, from birchbark canoes to diesel towboats.
[Here's a headband and purse you can make...]
Patsy Planner / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Patsy Planner
- Synopsis
- Patsy shows how to make a headband out of gingham and pique.
[no title indexed]
Chuck White and His Friends / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gene has found Don Cage, the missing ranch boy...
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Chuck White
- Synopsis
- Don Cage reveals how he found an underwater passageway into the hidden valley while escaping Grundy.
Indexer Notes
Part 6 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
[Treason in the castle of Good King Bong!]
The Bear and the Wicked Wainwright / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; historical
- Characters
- The bear
- Synopsis
- Aided by the bear and some bats and rats, King Bong defeats Prince Rassendale, and Thos the wicked wainwright reforms.
Indexer Notes
Part 4 and conclusion
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Game Page
-
2.
["Ted finds the mysterious antique ads..."]
The Mystery of Shady Falls -
3.
[Like streams spilling into a mighty river...]
Talking it over...with Father John -
4.
The Mighty Maz
Sports Spectacular -
5.
Perspective
Draw-Along with Frank Borth -
6.
Down the Ol' Miss
-
7.
[Here's a headband and purse you can make...]
Patsy Planner -
8.
["Gene has found Don Cage, the missing ranch boy..."]
Chuck White and His Friends -
9.
[Treason in the castle of Good King Bong!]
The Bear and the Wicked Wainwright -
10.
["Dog catcher"]
Ali -
11.
[Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory...]
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Michael Hoskin
- Dan Kocher
- Lou Mazzella
- Jim Van Dore
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