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| I remember as a kid on vacation with my dad and brother discovering this comic and a few other old Treasure Chests in a bin at a second hand shop. This cover story terrified me and prompted me to show it to my friends and family. The authors were actually rather prescient in predicting the direction this country was headed. The part in the comic about occupiers destroying historical monuments and people being afraid to say certain things in public are two examples. Today, we have senators who openly advocate socialism, which is the next step toward communism. Yet students today are not taught the dangers of communism. Who would have thought that I would live to see so many of the predictions coming true? |
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| Publication | September 28, 1961 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 2 | Frequency: every two weeks during the school year |
| Notes | Wraparound cover with the title prayer appearing on back cover. |
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| Cover | A Prayer for Our Enemies |
| Featuring | This Godless Communism |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy; Religious |
| Notes | Wraparound cover with the title prayer appearing on back cover. |
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| Featuring | This Godless Communism |
| Credits | Script: J. Edgar Hoover (signed) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Advocacy |
| Notes | A letter to the readers of Treasure Chest from J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. |
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| Synopsis | A story of what a family's life would be like in a Communist United States. |
| Featuring | This Godless Communism |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Advocacy | Characters: Bill Jones; Bill's parents and sister; Vladimir Lenin; Leon Trotsky |
| Notes | Part one of a series. |
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| Synopsis | Chuck and Tony are part of a convoy of modern pioneers travelling by road to Alaska. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Chuck White; Tony Laport; Bob; Kirk |
| Notes | Serialized story continued from the previous issue and continued in the next issue.
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 |
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| Comic Story | The Story of Rafer Johnson (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Rafer overcomes injuries to win the decathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics. |
| Featuring | Sports Heroes |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography; Sports | Characters: Rafer Johnson; Mrs. Johnson; Milt Campbell; Vasily Kuznetsov |
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| Illustration | Symbol of Freedom (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Text highlights the various symbolic aspects of the Statue of Liberty. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; History |
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| Featuring | What Does Your City's Name Mean? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Five panels featuring the cities of Madison, Wisconsin; Providence, Rhode Island; Hartford, Connecticut; Denver Colorado; Altoona, Pennsylvania. |
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| Synopsis | The crew of the Resolute spend several days mired in fog and cold weather. |
| Featuring | The Champ and the Pirates |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Frumson (The Champ) Wooters; Capt. Bascome; Mr. Keelson; Jimmy; Agnes |
| Notes | Serialized story continued from the previous issue and continued in the next issue. |
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| Synopsis | Father John tells of Paris, France, from his summer trip to Europe. |
| Featuring | Talking It Over With Father John |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustrations) | Inks:? (illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Religious |
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| Comic Story | The Wonder-Worker St. Anthony of Padua (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The life of St. Anthony of Padua who lived from 1195 to 1231 AD. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography; Religious | Characters: St. Anthony of Padua [Ferdinand Bulloens]; Ferdinand's parents; Guiald; St. Francis of Assisi |
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| Featuring | Treasure Chest's Puzzle Page |
| Content | Characters: Tim O'Toole; Harry B. Hare |
| Notes | Crossword puzzle, quiz and riddle. |
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