| Additional Information |
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| Publication | September 7,1948 | Pages: 1 | Frequency: every two weeks during the school year |
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| Cover | Blondel the Bard of Benevent |
| Synopsis | King Richard is captured by soldiers of Duke Leopold of Austria. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: King Richard the Lionhearted |
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| Comic Story | Wind and House-Cleaning (1 page) |
| Synopsis | After cleaning a room, Otto opens the window, only to have a breeze scatter all the papers on a table. |
| Featuring | Otto |
| Credits | Script: Bill Berry (signed) | Pencils: Bill Berry (signed) | Inks: Bill Berry (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Otto |
| Notes | Inside front cover. Pantomime story. |
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| Synopsis | Chuck reviews his experiences acting in Hollywood during the summer, then meets two new boys who want his spot on the football team. |
| Featuring | Chuck White |
| Credits | Script: Jay Griffin | Pencils: Earl Lonsbury | Inks: Earl Lonsbury |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Teen | Characters: Chuck White; Father Carroll; Janie; Joe; Mike; Ross Norton; Jim Durand |
| Notes | continued in next issue. Mention is made of Chuck meeting Roy Rogers, but he does not appear.
Script & art credits from Jerry Bails. |
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| Comic Story | Coach Jim Wolfe and His Holy Trinity Champions (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Tips on playing football intermixed with their applications on the field during a team's winning season. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports | Characters: Jim Wolfe |
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| Text Story | Concert Howl (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Charmaine tries to get her tomboy little sister dressed up for a concert. |
| Credits | Script: Henry G. Felsen (credited) | Pencils:? (spot illustration) | Inks:? (spot illustration) | Colors:? (spot illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Teen |
| Notes | Text story with three spot illustrations. |
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| Text Article | The Word Detective (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Origins of four words: buccaneer, maroon, cardinal, and ramp. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Double-spread across the centerfold. Text and illustrations. |
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| Comic Story | The Story of Ruth (4 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Religious | Characters: Ruth; Naomi; Booz; Jesse (cameo) |
| Notes | A retelling of the Biblical book of Ruth. |
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| Comic Story | Blondel the Bard of Benevent [Part One] (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Returning from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionhearted and his men are shipwrecked off the coast of Aquileia. After wandering for months, Richard and his men find themselves in Tyrol, the territory of his enemy Duke Leopold. The King is captured by the Duke. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Historical | Characters: King Richard the Lionhearted; Sir Baldwin; Count Meinhard; Kenneth; Duke Leopold |
| Notes | continued in the next issue. |
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| Comic Story | Origin of Oratorio and Opera, the Musical Twins (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The history of oratorio and opera, ending with a sequence about Handel's "Messiah." |
| Featuring | Milestones in Music |
| Credits | Script: Silvio A. Bendini (credited) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Father Philip Neri; Count Bardi; Peri; Claudio Monteverdi (cameo); Alessandro Scarlatti (cameo); Jean Lully (cameo); Jean Rameau (cameo); Georg Friedrich Handel |
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| Text Article | The Mass (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Religious |
| Notes | Facts about the Catholic "Mass." Illustrations and text. |
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| Activity | Don't Believe All You See! (1 page) |
| Notes | Inside back cover. Optical illusions including Magic Arcs, Watch the Circles; and the Jumping "X." |
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| Advertisement | Real-Life Action..Electric Football (1 page) |
| Featuring | Electric Game Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Back cover. Illustrated ad for Jim Prentice Electric Football Game, with mail-in coupon. $2.50 from Electric Game Co., Inc., 850 Front St., Holyoke, Mass. |
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