(October 7, 1965)

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
1965-10-01
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 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[The Cross and the Tomahawk: The Story of the North American Martyrs] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bill Walsh
Inks
Bill Walsh
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; biography; religious; western-frontier
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Puzzle Page / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Bill Berry (signed as Bill Berry)
Pencils
Bill Berry (signed as Bill Berry)
Inks
Bill Berry (signed as Bill Berry)
Letters
Bill Berry
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look carefully – is the black triangle on the bottom...

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

[Little Train on the Tracks] (Table of Contents: 2)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Signed but indecipherable.

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

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
After working all summer on a construction job...
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

Artist of the Capitol (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Helen Gillum (credited as Helen L. Gillum)
Pencils
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed as Lloyd Ostendorf)
Inks
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed as Lloyd Ostendorf)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; biography

The Cross and the Tomahawk: The Story of the North American Martyrs [Chapter Three] (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Walsh (credited)
Pencils
Bill Walsh (credited)
Inks
Bill Walsh (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; biography; religious; western-frontier

Fire (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fran Matera (signed as Fran Matera)
Inks
Fran Matera (signed as Fran Matera)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
Facts about fire for National Fire Prevention Week.

Chicago City of the Reversed River (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

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

Lotsa Laughs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Al Johns (signed as AL JOHNS); Art Winburg (signed as Art Winburg); ?
Pencils
Al Johns (signed as AL JOHNS); Art Winburg (signed as Art Winburg); ?
Inks
Al Johns (signed as AL JOHNS); Art Winburg (signed as Art Winburg); ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nanook! Wake Up!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

All cartoons signed but two with signatures indecipherable.

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

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

Script
Hank Annen (credited)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Few eighth-grade boys know what they want to be.
Genre
non-fiction; sports

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

Exclusively for Girls / text article / 0.8 page (report information)

Script
Bobbie Klosterman (credited)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Because friends are among our dearest possessions...
Genre
non-fiction

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

cartoon / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, fancy that...
Genre
humor

The Champ at Camp [Chapter Three] (Table of Contents: 12)

Frumson Wooters / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frank Moss (credited as Frank T. Moss)
Pencils
Frank Borth (credited)
Inks
Frank Borth (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure; humor; children

The Long Trail Back Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lucy Parr (credited)
Pencils
Reed Crandall (credited) (illustrations)
Inks
Reed Crandall (credited) (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier

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

What's in a Word? / 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
Exhibition
Genre
non-fiction

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

Randy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Hill (signed)
Pencils
Frank Hill (signed)
Inks
Frank Hill (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good morning, Mr. Jefferson.
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Randy; Mr. Jefferson
Synopsis
Randy's team gets ready to play baseball near Mr. Jefferson's house. Mr. Jefferson offers to play right field to keep his window from being hit.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
200 years ago – October 19, 1765...
Genre
non-fiction; history

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In gathering material for the article about Chicago...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

The Republic P-47D-25-RE "Thunderbolt" (Table of Contents: 18)

World War 2 Fighters / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
aviation

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Cross and the Tomahawk: The Story of the North American Martyrs]
  2. 1. ["Look carefully – is the black triangle on the bottom..."]
    Puzzle Page
  3. 2. [Little Train on the Tracks]
  4. 3. ["After working all summer on a construction job..."]
    Chuck White
  5. 4. Artist of the Capitol
  6. 5. The Cross and the Tomahawk: The Story of the North American Martyrs [Chapter Three]
  7. 6. Fire
  8. 7. Chicago City of the Reversed River
  9. 8. ["Nanook! Wake Up!"]
    Lotsa Laughs
  10. 9. ["Few eighth-grade boys know what they want to be."]
    Sports Chatter
  11. 10. ["Because friends are among our dearest possessions..."]
    Exclusively for Girls
  12. 11. ["Well, fancy that..."]
  13. 12. The Champ at Camp [Chapter Three]
    Frumson Wooters
  14. 13. The Long Trail Back Chapter 3
  15. 14. ["Exhibition"]
    What's in a Word?
  16. 15. ["Good morning, Mr. Jefferson."]
    Randy
  17. 16. ["200 years ago – October 19, 1765..."]
    Pages of History
  18. 17. ["In gathering material for the article about Chicago..."]
    Parents Corner
  19. 18. The Republic P-47D-25-RE "Thunderbolt"
    World War 2 Fighters
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Warren Zeigler
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