in house dollar bill thumbnail
 Total: 43,021 books
 New: 184 books




Index Card
« prev

Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact v17 12

next »
Title
Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact
Date | Number: v17 12 | Lang: English (en)
Uploaded  by movielover
Filesize 8.66mb consisting of 35 pages | Format: EBook
File nameTreasure_Chest_v17_012__Feb._15__1962_.zip
Downloads
78 and 2742 views
    To download files please Log in or Register
Rating
 9/10 (2 votes)
CommentsYou must be logged on to make a comment!
NotesThere is more information about this book at the bottom of the page
Large Thumbnail For Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact v17 12
You are WELCOME to enjoy our site & read ALL our books online. But to download & join our forum please create a FREE account or login
Prev  (320 of 363) Next
Comic Book Cover For Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact v17 12
Prev
Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact v17 12 (320 of 363)
Next
Comments
 
   By Comeekz
The feature on communism should be required reading even today! We are always hearing about the evils of Nazism but very little about communism! I’ll bet most people didn’t know that Stalin cooperated with Hitler before he joined the allies! Any totalitarian system is certain to commit atrocities!
  
Additional Information
 
PublicationFebruary 15, 1962 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 2 | Frequency: Every two weeks during the school year.
NotesWraparound cover for "Punchy O'Toole and a Puff of Wind".
 
CoverThe Windy Punch
CreditsPencils: Graham Hunter (signed) | Inks: Graham Hunter?
NotesWraparound cover for "Punchy O'Toole and a Puff of Wind".
 
SynopsisSpot the mistakes in the six drawings from history and geography.
FeaturingGeographical and Historical Quiz Page
 
SynopsisGrandpa Norris explains to Chuck how the steam engine on a locomotive works. Suddenly, a news report comes over the radio of a mine explosion that has trapped 22 men, including the mine's assistant supervisor, who happens to be the son of Mr.Borden, the railroad president. Chuck comes up with a plan to take the steam locomotive to the mine, where it will provide steam for the mine's old steam generating plant. Mr. Borden goes with them in the locomotive, in their race against time.
FeaturingChuck White and His Friends
CreditsScript: Frank Moss [as Max Pine] (credited) | Pencils: Fran Matera (signed) | Inks: Fran Matera (signed)
ContentGenre: Adventure | Characters: Chuck White; Ray Norris; Mr. Borden; Grandpa Norris; Buddy
NotesMax 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
 
Comic StoryPunchy O'Toole and a Puff of Wind (3 pages)
SynopsisA Puff of Wind explains all about air circulation and it's effect on the Earth's weather to Punchy O'Toole.
ContentGenre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Math & Science | Characters: Punchy O'Toole; a Puff of Wind
Notescover story
 
Comic StoryWhat Does Your City's Name Mean? (1 page)
SynopsisAn explanation of how different cities got their name.
 
SynopsisUnder Stalin's rule, millions were sent to forced-labor camps in Russia, where hundreds of thousands died. He began to suspect Communist Party members of plotting against him and thousands were executed on trumped-up charges. When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, Russia invaded from the East and divided Poland with Hitler. More than a million Poles were sent to Russia. Families were split and broken apart. Thousands of Polish Army officers were taken to forests and slaughtered with machine guns. In 1941, Stalin is shocked by his own type of treachery, when Hitler attacks Russia.
FeaturingThis Godless Communism
CreditsPencils: Reed Crandall (signed R. Crandall) | Inks: Reed Crandall (signed R. Crandall)
ContentGenre: Non-fiction; History | Characters: Joseph Stalin
 
Comic StoryThe Golden Gate (2 pages)
ContentGenre: Non-fiction
 
Comic StoryThe Story of Tenley Albright (3 pages)
SynopsisThe story of Tenley Albright, the first American to win the Women's World Figure-Skating Championship and she did it at the age of 17. After she retired from figure skating, she graduated from Harvard Medical School and became a doctor.
FeaturingSports Heroes
CreditsScript: Bob Weber (credited)
ContentGenre: Biography; Sports | Characters: Tenley Albright
 
Comic StorySquanto The Pilgrims' Catholic Hero Part 1 (4 pages)
SynopsisThe story of Squanto, the Indian who helped the Pilgrims survive their first perilous year in America. Few people know that he was a Catholic. When he was 14, he was kidnapped and brought to England, where he stayed for 9 years before he could return to his native land. At the end of part 1 of the story, he was just kidnapped a second time by a ship's captain.
CreditsScript: Helen Rein McCay (credited) | Pencils: Dick Giordano (signed) | Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)
ContentGenre: Biography; Historical | Characters: Squanto; Capt. John Smith
 
SynopsisText article with three accompanying illustrations.
FeaturingTalking It Over With Father John
CreditsScript: Rev. John M. Scott, S. J. | Letters: typeset
ContentGenre: Non-fiction; Religious
 
SynopsisAs Uncle Harry, Will and Jody are inspecting the train tracks with Cousin Fud, the train trestle starts to collapse and all jump clear of the wreckage, but the engine is destroyed. Evidence is found suggesting that Mr. Sharp was present at the site, but no concrete evidence to say that he was directly involved in the collapse. Uncle Harry thinks Sharp is trying to goad him into making accusations he can't prove, so that he can be set up for a lawsuit. To make matters worse, Sharp shows up with Police Chief Jones, complaining that Harry's pet owls attacked him.
FeaturingUncle Harry's Monkey's Uncle
CreditsScript: Frank Borth (credited) | Pencils: Frank Borth (credited) | Inks: Frank Borth (credited)
ContentGenre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Uncle Harry; Will; Jody; Cousin Fudley; Mr. Sharp; Mr. Wiffletree; Chief Jones; Florence; Hugo
 
Comic StoryAuction (1 page)
SynopsisHannibal sends some of his effects to an auction and instructs Brutus to buy other auction items he wants. Instead, Brutus comes back with everything Hannibal sold.
FeaturingHannibal Bear and Cousin Brutus
CreditsScript: Frank Huffman | Pencils: Frank Huffman | Inks: Frank Huffman
ContentGenre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals | Characters: Hannibal Bear; Cousin Brutus
NotesPantomime gag strip told in six panels. On inside back cover.
 
The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here
Comic Book Plus In-House Image
Mission and Disclaimer: The mission of Comic Book Plus is to present completely free of charge, and to the widest possible audience, popular cultural works of the past. These records are offered as a contribution to education and lifelong learning. They are historical documents reflecting the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different times. We at Comic Book Plus do not endorse the views expressed in these, which may contain content offensive to modern users.

We aim to house only content in the Public Domain. If you suspect that any of our material may be infringing copyright, then please use our contact page to let us know. So we can investigate further.