(March 24, 1966)

George A. Pflaum, 1946 Series
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Volume
21
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Every two weeks during the school year
On-sale Date
1966-03-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher Inc.
Editing
Bob Wischmeyer [as Robert A. Wischmeyer]; Bobbie Klosterman [as Roberta M. Klosterman] (assistant editor); Victor Keuping (art director)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

The Forsyne Clock Yields Its Secret (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Pete Hironaka (signed)
Inks
Pete Hironaka (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery

Power Amplified, Impedance Stabilizing Pencil Sharpener (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Huffman (signed as F. Huffman)
Pencils
Frank Huffman (signed as F. Huffman)
Inks
Frank Huffman (signed as F. Huffman)
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A complicated machine with which to better sharpen pencils.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Where's Henrietta? [Chapter Five] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Enchanted Flivver / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Moss (credited)
Pencils
Frank Borth (credited)
Inks
Frank Borth (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor; fantasy-supernatural

[Farm Help Wanted] (Table of Contents: 3)

Pierre / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Pierre
Synopsis
Pierre takes a job at a farm - as the scarecrow.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pantomime gag.

Blame It on the Past (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Huffman
Pencils
Frank Huffman
Inks
Frank Huffman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; nature
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Sports Chatter / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hank Annen (credited)
Pencils
Rita Matthews (signed as Rita M.) (illustration)
Inks
Rita Matthews (signed as Rita M.) (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How are big league batters chosen?
Genre
non-fiction; sports

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

Exclusively for Girls / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bobbie Klosterman (credited)
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Marthalyn Wamberg, an Iowa teenager...
Genre
non-fiction

Marians Men with a Mission (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Beetle Bailey; Peanuts / public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Charles Schulz (signed as Schulz); Mort Walker (credited)
Pencils
Charles Schulz (signed as Schulz); Mort Walker (credited)
Inks
Charles Schulz (signed as Schulz); Mort Walker (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Charles Schulz (signed as Schulz); ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We need your help
Genre
humor; children; military
Characters
Snoopy; Lucy Van Pelt; Beetle Bailey; Private Zero; Private "Killer" Diller

Indexer Notes

Public service appeal for purchase of Easter Seals.

Secret of the Forsyne Clock Conclusion (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
M. A. Crane (credited)
Pencils
Pete Hironaka (credited) (illustrations)
Inks
Pete Hironaka (credited) (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery

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

What Makes Us Do It? / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Huffman (signed)
Pencils
Frank Huffman (signed)
Inks
Frank Huffman (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why do our teeth chatter?
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Chuck White / 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
As Chuck carries Charles from the water...
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

Breathtaking San Francisco (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[Gopher Fun] (Table of Contents: 13)

Pup / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Baginski (signed as Baginski)
Pencils
Frank Baginski (signed as Baginski)
Inks
Frank Baginski (signed as Baginski)
Colors
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Pup
Synopsis
Pup meets a gopher and helps him dig up the back yard.

Indexer Notes

Pantomime gag.

Archaeology the Greatest Detective Story Part IV Ur, the City of Abraham (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frances Crandall (credited as F. E. Crandall)
Pencils
Joe Sinnott (signed as Joe Sinnott)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (signed as Joe Sinnott)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; history

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some 25,000 Chinese crossed the Pacific...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
200 years ago – March 19, 1766...
Genre
non-fiction; history

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Maryknoll Fathers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Forsyne Clock Yields Its Secret
  2. 1. Power Amplified, Impedance Stabilizing Pencil Sharpener
  3. 2. Where's Henrietta? [Chapter Five]
    The Enchanted Flivver
  4. 3. [Farm Help Wanted]
    Pierre
  5. 4. Blame It on the Past
  6. 5. ["How are big league batters chosen?"]
    Sports Chatter
  7. 6. ["Marthalyn Wamberg, an Iowa teenager..."]
    Exclusively for Girls
  8. 7. Marians Men with a Mission
  9. 8. ["We need your help"]
    Beetle Bailey; Peanuts
  10. 9. Secret of the Forsyne Clock Conclusion
  11. 10. ["Why do our teeth chatter?"]
    What Makes Us Do It?
  12. 11. ["As Chuck carries Charles from the water..."]
    Chuck White
  13. 12. Breathtaking San Francisco
  14. 13. [Gopher Fun]
    Pup
  15. 14. Archaeology the Greatest Detective Story Part IV Ur, the City of Abraham
  16. 15. ["Some 25,000 Chinese crossed the Pacific..."]
    Parents Corner
  17. 16. ["200 years ago – March 19, 1766..."]
    Pages of History
  18. 17. ["Young men... take an "imaginary trip!""]
    Maryknoll Fathers
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Michael Hoskin
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