| Additional Information |
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| Publication | October 10, 1957 | Pages: 1 | Frequency: published every two weeks during the school year |
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| Content | Genre: Drama |
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| Featuring | Treasure Chest's Fun Page |
| Notes | inside front cover |
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| Synopsis | Torchy decides to tell Father Carroll about Nails and Spud, but before he can, Nails and Spud pull a jewelry store heist and frame him for the job. At the police station, Chuck comes up with a plan to catch them before they can fence the jewels. |
| Content | Genre: Drama | Characters: Chuck White; Father Carroll; Wilbur "Torchy" Torchino; Nails; Spud Kane; Sam Torchino |
| Notes | 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 Disconcerting Dodger (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Giants were playing the Dodgers one day, back in 1917. The batter hit the ball fair, but he thought it was foul and rather than running the bases, he started arguing with the umpire, complaining he called the play incorrectly! While arguing, they tagged him out at first base. He argued himself into being out. |
| Featuring | Those Were the Days! |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports | Characters: Ollie O'Mara |
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| Comic Story | Indulgences (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | A look at the history of Plenary and Partial Indulgences and how they can best be put to good use. |
| Featuring | Traveling First-Class |
| Credits | Pencils:? [as PK] | Inks:? [as PK] |
| Content | Genre: Religious | Characters: Jesus; Pope Pius XII |
| Notes | artist is Paul Karch or Patty Karch |
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| Text Story | Danger! Curious Bear! (2 pages) |
| Featuring | Let's Face It! |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Drama |
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| Featuring | What Does Your State's Name Mean? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction | Characters: Lord De La Warr; King George II; General James Oglethorpe; Sir George Calvert |
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| Featuring | No Peace for Bears |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Featuring | Patsy Manners Personality Workshop |
| Content | Genre: Advocacy; Teen |
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| Comic Story | The Swiss Guards (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The history of the Swiss Guards, the Pope's personal guards, from their founding in 1505 to the present day. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
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| Comic Story | Litter-bearers (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Pierre rides through the jungle beheld by four litter-bearers - until he sees a snake. After that, Pierre carries his bearers. |
| Featuring | Pierre |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | inside back cover |
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| Credits | Script:? (as I. M. Evil) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Religious | Characters: Satan |
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