(October 21, 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
1965-10-15
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 calculated from on-sale dates of preceding and succeeding issues.

Murphy Meets His Match! (Table of Contents)

Science Marches On with Gunther Q. Mouse and Murphy / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Wanda Witch's Halloween Examination (Table of Contents: 1)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Keywords
Halloween

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

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

Science Marches On with Gunther Q. Mouse and Murphy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look at this ignorant octopus, Gunther!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; math & science

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

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
Have you ever dreamed of being a nurse?
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Hank Annen (credited)
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The University of California at Los Angeles...
Genre
non-fiction; sports

The Champ at Camp [Chapter Four] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Frank Moss (credited as Frank T. Moss)
Pencils
Frank Borth (signed as Frank Borth)
Inks
Frank Borth (signed as Frank Borth)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; humor; children

Fascinating Facts... About Human Beings (Table of Contents: 6)

Fascinating Facts / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed as Lloyd Ostendorf)
Inks
Lloyd Ostendorf (signed as Lloyd Ostendorf)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

The House with Nobody in It (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joyce Kilmer (credited)
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[Halloween Night] (Table of Contents: 8)

Ali / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Marvin Townsend (signed as Marvin Townsend)
Pencils
Marvin Townsend (signed as Marvin Townsend)
Inks
Marvin Townsend (signed as Marvin Townsend)
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Ali
Synopsis
On Halloween night, Ali is frightened by trick or treaters; a real witch is frightened by Ali.
Keywords
broomstick; Halloween; witch

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

[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
Mom, Eddie took my library book again!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Kit; Eddie
Synopsis
Kit is frustrated at how Eddie keeps taking things her room so she takes his football.

Texas Horse Flesh (Table of Contents: 10)

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; nature

The Cross and the Tomahawk: The Story of the North American Martyrs Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 11)

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

The Long Trail Back Chapter 4 (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Lucy Parr (credited)
Pencils
Reed Crandall (illustrations)
Inks
Reed Crandall (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
western-frontier

[Bed of Nails] (Table of Contents: 13)

Pierre / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Pierre
Synopsis
Pierre gets his foot caught on a Hindu's bed of nails.

Indexer Notes

Pantomime story.

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

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
Ricky has to appear in court.
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

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

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 – November 1, 1765...
Genre
non-fiction; history

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The second of five Joyce Kilmer poems...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

#2 (Table of Contents: 17)

Sketch-Its / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Murphy Meets His Match!
    Science Marches On with Gunther Q. Mouse and Murphy
  2. 1. Wanda Witch's Halloween Examination
  3. 2. ["Look at this ignorant octopus, Gunther!"]
    Science Marches On with Gunther Q. Mouse and Murphy
  4. 3. ["Have you ever dreamed of being a nurse?"]
    Exclusively for Girls
  5. 4. ["The University of California at Los Angeles..."]
    Sports Chatter
  6. 5. The Champ at Camp [Chapter Four]
    Frumson Wooters
  7. 6. Fascinating Facts... About Human Beings
    Fascinating Facts
  8. 7. The House with Nobody in It
  9. 8. [Halloween Night]
    Ali
  10. 9. ["Mom, Eddie took my library book again!"]
    The Etiquette Kids
  11. 10. Texas Horse Flesh
  12. 11. The Cross and the Tomahawk: The Story of the North American Martyrs Chapter Four
  13. 12. The Long Trail Back Chapter 4
  14. 13. [Bed of Nails]
    Pierre
  15. 14. ["Ricky has to appear in court."]
    Chuck White
  16. 15. ["200 years ago – November 1, 1765..."]
    Pages of History
  17. 16. ["The second of five Joyce Kilmer poems..."]
    Parents Corner
  18. 17. #2
    Sketch-Its
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Warren Zeigler