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Issue Details

Issue V1#5
Published May 7, 1946
Frequency every 2 week during the school year, except during the holidays
Cover Price [no price]
Pages 32
Editing ?

Cover Details

1 page story "What Time is It? Telling Time Through the Ages"

Synopsis A look at different historical timepieces.
Genre fact
Notes inside front cover

5 page story "Our Lady Everywhere at Home"

Characters Anne; Rick
Synopsis Anne and Rick, in the military, are being rotated home from Europe and elect to see the famous shrines of Mary before they return to the US.
Genre religion; fact

1 page activity

Synopsis Two word puzzles and one magic square.
Script Jules Leopold
Letters typeset

7 page Chuck White story Part 5 "Officer Brophy, tipped off by Spook..."

Characters Chuck White; Officer Brophy; Mr. White; Bill Rankin; Gil Murdoch; Father Burke; Jules Johnson; Carl Adams; Lt. J.J. Ellsworth
Synopsis The Rankin gang jumps Officer Brophy; the gang and Chuck are subsequently arrested.
Genre teen
Script Jay Griffin
Pencils Earl Lonsbury
Inks Earl Lonsbury
Notes Writer credit from Jerry Bails's Who's Who in American Comic Books 1928 -- 1999 (www.bailsprojects.com)

8 page story "The Story of Tin"

Synopsis The story of the development of tin for industrial use.
Genre fact
Script Iris Vinton
Pencils Addison Burbank
Inks Addison Burbank

3 page Skee Barry Salvage Diver -- USN story Part 5 "What's wrong, Skee?"

Characters Skee Barry; Laffy
Synopsis Skee is tranferred to Europe; en route, his troop ship is hit by a torpedo.
Genre war
Pencils Earl Lonsbury
Inks Earl Lonsbury

Half page story "Colorado -- the Centennial State"

Synopsis Facts about Colorado.
Genre fact
Notes upper half of page

Half page story "Delaware -- the Diamond State"

Synopsis Facts about Delaware.
Genre fact
Notes lower half of page

3 page text story "Mystery of the Limping Man, Part 5"

Script Jay Griffin [as Griffin Jay]
Letters typeset

1 page text article "Dear Mr. Pfaum..."

Synopsis A letter from the National Catholic Welfare Conference Director of Education, Frederick Hockwalt, congratulating publisher Pfaum on the success of Treasure Chest.
Script Frederick Hockwalt
Letters typeset
Notes back cover