(March 25, 1965)

George A. Pflaum, 1946 Series
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Volume
20
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
published every two weeks during the school year
On-sale Date
1965-03-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher Inc.
Editing
Bob Wischmeyer (editor); Bobbie Klosterman (assistant editor); Victor Keuping (art director)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

The First Fighter Planes (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed)
Inks
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
non-fiction; aviation
Characters
Jesus
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South American Puzzle Page (Table of Contents: 1)

Puzzle Page / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

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

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

Script
Frank Moss (credited as Max Pine)
Pencils
Fran Matera (credited)
Inks
Fran Matera (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Inside the huge airplane hanger...
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

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

Golf (Table of Contents: 3)

How-To-Do-It / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The First Fighter Planes (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Ray Steiber (credited)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[Bringing in Laundry] (Table of Contents: 5)

Pierre / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Pierre
Synopsis
Pierre brings his laundry in off the clothesline but his sock is full of water.

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

Would You Like to Be a Priest? (Table of Contents: 6)

Msgr. Conroy Asks / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
James Conroy
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

[Greeting Cards] (Table of Contents: 7)

Ali / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marvin Townsend (signed)
Inks
Marvin Townsend (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Characters
Ali
Synopsis
While driving his soapbox racer Ali shows off to a woman passerby and crashes the vehicle.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Ellie's Elephant / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Borth (signed)
Inks
Frank Borth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ellie and Googie have accidentally discovered two poachers...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Etiquette Kids / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sadie Costa (credited)
Pencils
Frank Johnson (credited)
Inks
Frank Johnson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eddie, I want you to remember to eat...
Genre
humor

Part 8: The Story of David (Table of Contents: 10)

Heroes of the Old Testament / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Norah Smaridge (credited)
Pencils
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed)
Inks
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
religious

[Marbles] (Table of Contents: 11)

Randy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Hill (signed)
Pencils
Frank Hill (signed)
Inks
Frank Hill (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Randy
Synopsis
Randy is playing marbles when a gopher deflects one of his moves.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Pages of History / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
200 years ago – March, 1765...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Parents Corner / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our cover this week shows some World War I airplanes...
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

What's in a Word? / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sadie Costa (credited)
Pencils
Frank Johnson (credited)
Inks
Frank Johnson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jest
Genre
humor
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The First Fighter Planes
  2. 1. South American Puzzle Page
    Puzzle Page
  3. 2. ["Inside the huge airplane hanger..."]
    Chuck White and His Friends
  4. 3. Golf
    How-To-Do-It
  5. 4. The First Fighter Planes
  6. 5. [Bringing in Laundry]
    Pierre
  7. 6. Would You Like to Be a Priest?
    Msgr. Conroy Asks
  8. 7. [Greeting Cards]
    Ali
  9. 8. ["Ellie and Googie have accidentally discovered two poachers..."]
    Ellie's Elephant
  10. 9. ["Eddie, I want you to remember to eat..."]
    The Etiquette Kids
  11. 10. Part 8: The Story of David
    Heroes of the Old Testament
  12. 11. [Marbles]
    Randy
  13. 12. ["200 years ago – March, 1765..."]
    Pages of History
  14. 13. ["Our cover this week shows some World War I airplanes..."]
    Parents Corner
  15. 14. ["Jest"]
    What's in a Word?
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