(1975)

Western, 1975 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
16
On-sale Date
1975
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Editing
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Color
color
Dimensions
6.75 inches tall x 5 inches wide
Paper Stock
newsprint cover; newsprint Interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Published with various utility company logos on cover.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ben Franklin / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Ben Franklin
Synopsis
Ben Franklin and a boy and girl fly U.S. Bicentennial-themed kites.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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History tells us Benjamin Franklin was not only one of the most important of our country's founding fathers but also a versatile man of many skills.
Genre
children
Characters
Miss Brown; Tommy; Ben Franklin
Synopsis
While working on his bicentennial school project, Tommy falls asleep and dreams Ben Franklin helps him build a kite.

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

Reddy Kilowatt / activity / 2 pages (report information)

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Minute Men were citizens ready to defend America on a minute's notice during the Revolutionary War.
Characters
Reddy Kilowatt
Synopsis
Reddy teaches children how to build different types of kites.

Indexer Notes

Feature appears between pages 6 and 7 of the story.

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

activity / 1 page (report information)

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America begins with "A".
Synopsis
Puzzle challenges children to find at least 25 objects beginning with "A".

Indexer Notes

Feature appears between pages 7 and 8 of the story.

Secret Codes (Table of Contents: 4)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Ben Franklin
Synopsis
code puzzle

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Feature appears between pages 7 and 8 of the story.

Yankee Doodle Trail (Table of Contents: 5)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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George Washington; Daniel Boone; Paul Revere
Synopsis
Puzzle features a maze with American history themes.

Indexer Notes

Feature appears between pages 7 and 8 of the story.

The Minute Man and The Redcoat (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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Coloring activity

Indexer Notes

Feature appears between pages 7 and 8 of the story.

Reddy's Safe Kite-Flying Rules (Table of Contents: 7)

Reddy Kilowatt / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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Reddy Kilowatt; Ben Franklin
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Ben Franklin
  2. 1. ["History tells us Benjamin Franklin was not only one of the most important of our country's founding fathers but also a versatile man of many skills."]
  3. 2. ["Minute Men were citizens ready to defend America on a minute's notice during the Revolutionary War."]
    Reddy Kilowatt
  4. 3. ["America begins with "A"."]
  5. 4. Secret Codes
  6. 5. Yankee Doodle Trail
  7. 6. The Minute Man and The Redcoat
  8. 7. Reddy's Safe Kite-Flying Rules
    Reddy Kilowatt
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Charles Yeaman
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