Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #v17#10 [316]

(January 18, 1962)

Let's Make A Ballooney (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis

Directions for making a "ballooney". Cut out the face and feet and follow the instructions for making a bouncy table decoration for all kinds of parties.

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The Champ and the Pirates! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Capt. Frank T. Moss (credited)

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Frank Borth (signed)

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Frank Borth (signed)

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Viva la revolucion!

Genre

adventure; humor

Characters

General Felix Lagarto; Slim; Frumson; Jimmy

Synopsis

Using the smugglers' own signal, FBI men have captured the schooner Resolute, but now they have been attacked by General Lagarto's forces and are being driven back. Frumson and Jimmy get below deck and into the storeroom to find a box of tacks and a small salute cannon. They load the tacks into the cannon and shoot it at the barefoot pirates, who are rendered helpless with pain when they step on the tacks that are all over the deck. The FBI takes the pirates into custody and Jimmy and Frumson are made members of The Swashbuckling Brotherhood of Honorary Pirates.

Indexer Notes

Thus ends the seagoin' saga of The Champ and The Pirates.

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This Godless Communism / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Reed Crandall (signed R. Crandall)

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Reed Crandall (signed R. Crandall)

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I, Joseph Stalin, can grab Lenin's power by using the methods and thought he and Marx left behind them.

Genre

biography; historical

Characters

Joseph Stalin; Leo Kamenev; Leon Trotsky; Zinoviev; Nikita Khruschev

Synopsis

Once Lenin was dead, Zinoviev and Kamenev plotted with Trotsky to defeat Stalin, but Stalin had already grabbed power. He had Trotsky banished from Russia and in 1940 was killed by a Stalin agent in Mexico. The other two were demoted and executed. Stalin used propaganda to build himself up and his chief proponent was Khruschev, who helped him rise to power. Millions were sent to labor camps. All land was confiscated as property of The State.The peasants revolted by burning crops and cattle. Millions starved to death.He refused help from other countries, as it would admit defeat for communism.

What Holds an Airplane Up? (Table of Contents: 4)

T.C. Experimental Station / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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Pete Hironaka (signed)

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Pete Hironaka (signed)

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Pete Hironaka (signed)

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Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; math & science

Characters

Prof. Gunther Q. Mouse; Murphy

Synopsis

A look at the scientific principles involved in flight and directions for a simple experiment you can perform at home.

Television How It Works (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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non-fiction

Synopsis

A look at a TV studio and the duties of the director, cameraman and carpenters.

The Story of Wilma Rudolph (Table of Contents: 6)

Sports Heroes / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Bob Weber

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Genre

biography; sports

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Wilma Rudolph

Synopsis

Stricken with pneumonia and scarlet fever when she was 4 years old, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track in the olympics.

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

Script

Frank Moss [as Max Pine] (credited)

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Fran Matera (signed)

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Fran Matera (signed)

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You drive Chuck's truck very well, Tony!

Genre

adventure

Characters

Chuck White; Wilson Browne; Father Ekker; Dr. Black; Ed; Kurt Rowe

Synopsis

In response to Tony's distress call by ham radio, planes are landing on the river with medical supplies. The broken bridge is soon repaired and truckloads of food, equipment and fuel arrive. The swamp is heavily sprayed to kill the last of the mosquitoes and plowing begins. The valley is surveyed into homestead claims, trees are felled for lumber and used to build a small church. Ed appologizes to Wilson for questioning his leadership. Kurt Rowe from Aware magazine arrives & asks Chuck to write a story about the homesteaders. Chuck takes leave of the Copper River Valley, but vows to return.

Indexer Notes

End of current storyline.
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

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Talking It Over With Father John / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Rev. John M. Scott, S.J.

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typeset

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It was the first time I had ever walked into a room...

Genre

non-fiction; religious

Indexer Notes

Text article with three accompanying illustrations.

Old Man Winter's White Carpet (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; math & science

Characters

Old Man Winter; Miss Anne

Synopsis

Miss Anne asks Old Man Winter to tell her everything there is to know about his white carpet of snow. He starts from the beginning and tells her about all of the steps required for water vapor to become snow. All snowflakes are 6-sided and all different. A look at other aspects of snow around the world.

Reprints

• in Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact (George A. Pflaum, 1946 series) #v27#3 [491] (February 1972)

Keywords

cirrus clouds; regelation; Snowline

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Hannibal Bear / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Frank Huffman

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Frank Huffman

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Frank Huffman

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How to get in shape for skiing

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Hannibal Bear

Synopsis

Hannibal tries to get into shape for skiing, but the exercise leaves him too worn out to ski.

Indexer Notes

Pantomime gag strip told in 4 panels.
On inside back cover.