(March 14, 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
1963-03-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher Inc.
Editing
Richard J. Voelkel; Barbara A. Snider (associate editor); Victor Keuping (art director); Carl Beacham (copy editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Bear and the Wicked Wainwright / cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Paul Eismann
Inks
Paul Eismann
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Bear

Indexer Notes

wraparound cover

Treasure Chest's Puzzle Page (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Puzzles; optical illusion

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

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

Script
Frank Moss [as Max Pine]
Pencils
Fran Matera
Inks
Fran Matera
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Returning to camp, Gene finds his pack open...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Chuck White
Synopsis
Lured away from camp while his father and Chuck investigate the Indian cliff village, Gene encounters a sidewinder.

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Patsy Planner / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Haines
Inks
Bill Haines
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's make a 'mobile' out of construction paper.
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Patsy Planner
Synopsis
Patsy shows how to make a mobile.

[The bear was ordered by Thos, the wicked wainwright, to guard his wains.] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Bear and the Wicked Wainwright / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Eric St. Clair
Pencils
Paul Eismann
Inks
Paul Eismann
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Bear
Synopsis
Realizing he has been deceived into guarding bear-hating Prince Rassendale, the bear attacks Thos, the wicked wainwright.

Body Building (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Frank Borth
Pencils
Frank Borth
Inks
Frank Borth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Frank Borth
Synopsis
How to draw the human body.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lesson 4

The Comeback (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Jim Zofkie
Pencils
Dick Giordano?
Inks
Dick Giordano?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
biography; sports
Synopsis
How golfing legend Ben Hogan came back after a near-fatal car accident.

Treasure Jests (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor

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

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

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
A few hours after Maureen makes her debut as a "singer"...
Genre
adventure
Synopsis
While Police Chief Murphy recuperates from being slugged, Ted and Maureen observe odd behavior by a new patron of Kohler's skating rink.

Indexer Notes

Part 4 of "The Mystery of Shady Falls"

Let's Play Treasure Chest Baseball (Table of Contents: 9)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Huffman
Inks
Frank Huffman
Letters
?

Synopsis
A "baseball" game involving cut-out targets at which to shoot pennies with a rubber band.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Bear and the Wicked Wainwright
  2. 1. Treasure Chest's Puzzle Page
  3. 2. ["Returning to camp, Gene finds his pack open..."]
    Chuck White and His Friends
  4. 3. ["Let's make a 'mobile' out of construction paper."]
    Patsy Planner
  5. 4. [The bear was ordered by Thos, the wicked wainwright, to guard his wains.]
    The Bear and the Wicked Wainwright
  6. 5. Body Building
    Draw-Along with Frank Borth
  7. 6. The Comeback
    Sports Spectacular
  8. 7. Treasure Jests
  9. 8. ["A few hours after Maureen makes her debut as a "singer"..."]
    The Mystery of Shady Falls
  10. 9. Let's Play Treasure Chest Baseball
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