(September 25, 1969)

George A. Pflaum, 1946 Series
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Volume
25
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month during the school year
On-sale Date
1969-09-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Geo. A. Pflaum, Publisher Inc.
Editing
James J. Langdon

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Play the Mystery of Showboat Cavern (Table of Contents)

cover / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Frank Borth (signed)
Inks
Frank Borth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Borth ?

Indexer Notes

Wraparound cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Backtalk / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

The Mystery of Showboat Cavern Part 2 (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Frances Crandall [as F. E. Crandall]
Pencils
Frank Borth (signed)
Inks
Frank Borth (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

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

Did You Know? / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mario De Marco (signed)
Pencils
Mario De Marco (signed)
Inks
Mario De Marco (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who says men are better than women!
Genre
non-fiction; sports

The Story of Chocolate (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Norah Smaridge
Pencils
Tony Tallarico
Inks
Tony Tallarico
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; history

[Flying Engine] (Table of Contents: 5)

Pierre / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Pierre
Synopsis
Pierre has car trouble; when he opens the car hood, the engine flies out.

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

Lotsa Laughs / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tomee (signed)
Pencils
Henry Martin (signed as H. Martin); Tomee (signed)
Inks
Henry Martin (signed as H. Martin); Tomee (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look at the swell beach ball I found, Joey!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
First cartoon: Child mistakes the round top of an octopus head for a beach ball. Second cartoon: Caption is "Waiter! There's a hare in my soup!", showing an animal sitting there, rather than "a hair". Third cartoon: Has no text. It shows a bear picking up litter with a spear and litter bag.

Indexer Notes

This page is 3 single panel cartoons. Two of them are signed Tomee. The textless cartoon is signed by Henry Martin.

The Treasure of Sanibel Island (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Thomas Lane [as Thomas R. Lane]
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Veterinary Medicine - A Modern Science (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Helen Gillum [as Helen L. Gillum]
Pencils
Pete Hironaka
Inks
Pete Hironaka
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

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

Ali / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't be a litter-bug
Genre
humor
Characters
Ali
Synopsis
People mistake Ali's turban for a trash can; when Ali shakes out the trash he is arrested for littering.

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

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

Script
Matt Christopher
Pencils
Fran Matera
Inks
Fran Matera
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Miles and Quill overhear the story of buried treasure...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Chuck White; Charlie White; Ann White
Synopsis
Chuck's uncle Charlie, the original Chuck White, is married in England.

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

Randy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Frank Hill
Pencils
Frank Hill
Inks
Frank Hill
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gee Dad, that was great.
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Randy; Jimmy
Synopsis
Randy's father slips on Randy's skateboard; Randy thinks it looks like a great trick.

What's Our Thing? It's Treasure Chest! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Play the Mystery of Showboat Cavern
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Backtalk
  3. 2. The Mystery of Showboat Cavern Part 2
  4. 3. ["Who says men are better than women!"]
    Did You Know?
  5. 4. The Story of Chocolate
  6. 5. [Flying Engine]
    Pierre
  7. 6. ["Look at the swell beach ball I found, Joey!"]
    Lotsa Laughs
  8. 7. The Treasure of Sanibel Island
  9. 8. Veterinary Medicine - A Modern Science
  10. 9. ["Don't be a litter-bug"]
    Ali
  11. 10. ["Miles and Quill overhear the story of buried treasure..."]
    Chuck White and His Friends
  12. 11. ["Gee Dad, that was great."]
    Randy
  13. 12. What's Our Thing? It's Treasure Chest!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Pat Conolly
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Warren Zeigler