(January 13, 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
1966-01-05
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.

What Great Force Propels This Canoe? (Table of Contents)

Frumson Wooters / cover / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; humor; children
Characters
Frumson Wooters

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

Shoe Stringer Tier (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Huffman
Pencils
Frank Huffman
Inks
Frank Huffman
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A professor demonstrates his new device which will automatically tie people's shoes.

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

The Cross and the Tomahawk: The Story of the North American Martyrs Chapter Ten (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Walsh (credited)
Pencils
Bill Walsh (credited)
Inks
Bill Walsh (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography; religious; western-frontier

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

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
Randy... your mother is on the hot line...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Randy
Synopsis
Randy's clubhouse receives a tin can-phone call from his mother.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jump, Murphy!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; math & science

The Best Noise (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Virginia Heron (credited)
Pencils
Bob Eismann (illustrations)
Inks
Bob Eismann (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
drama

Fascinating Facts... About Pets and Domesticated Animals (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; nature

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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
Chuck and Al Rossi, the detective...
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: 8)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Did you ever wonder than an Olympic swimming star does...
Genre
non-fiction

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

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
Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings...
Genre
non-fiction; sports

[Avoiding Snowballs] (Table of Contents: 10)

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
Ali is afraid children will try to knock the turban off his head with snowballs, so he unravels the turban.

Indexer Notes

Pantomime gag.

Rouge Bouquet (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
war

[Fetching a Tree] (Table of Contents: 12)

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 is sent to fetch a twig but fetches a tree instead.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pantomime gag.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

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
Dandelion
Genre
non-fiction

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

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
Gee, he sure is messy when he eats!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Eddie
Synopsis
A baby reminds Eddie's mother of Eddie.

The Champ at Camp [Chapter Ten] (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure; humor

[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 – January 21, 1766...
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
? (illustrations)
Inks
? (illustrations)
Letters
typeset

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

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. What Great Force Propels This Canoe?
    Frumson Wooters
  2. 1. Shoe Stringer Tier
  3. 2. The Cross and the Tomahawk: The Story of the North American Martyrs Chapter Ten
  4. 3. ["Randy... your mother is on the hot line..."]
    Randy
  5. 4. ["Jump, Murphy!"]
    Science Marches On with Gunther Q. Mouse and Murphy
  6. 5. The Best Noise
  7. 6. Fascinating Facts... About Pets and Domesticated Animals
    Fascinating Facts
  8. 7. ["Chuck and Al Rossi, the detective..."]
    Chuck White
  9. 8. ["Did you ever wonder than an Olympic swimming star does..."]
    Exclusively for Girls
  10. 9. ["Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings..."]
    Sports Chatter
  11. 10. [Avoiding Snowballs]
    Ali
  12. 11. Rouge Bouquet
  13. 12. [Fetching a Tree]
    Pup
  14. 13. ["Dandelion"]
    What's in a Word?
  15. 14. ["Gee, he sure is messy when he eats!"]
    The Etiquette Kids
  16. 15. The Champ at Camp [Chapter Ten]
  17. 16. ["200 years ago – January 21, 1766..."]
    Pages of History
  18. 17. ["The last of five Joyce Kilmer poems..."]
    Parents Corner
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Warren Zeigler