| Additional Information |
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| Publication | September 12, 1957 | Pages: 1 | Frequency: published every two weeks during the school year |
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| Featuring | The Sacramentals |
| Content | Genre: Religious |
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| Activity | Flying Saucer Race! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | inside front cover |
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| Comic Story | Traveling First-class (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | While reading this issue of Treasure Chest, Nancy bumps into a priest in school, which leads to a discussion of the Sacramentals and how they compare with the Sacraments. |
| Featuring | The Sacramentals |
| Content | Genre: Religious | Characters: Nancy; Father; Sam |
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| Comic Story | No Peace for Bears (6 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
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| Text Story | Myrtle Calls the Pitch (3 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Synopsis | Torchy gets roughed up after he finds out that Nails and Spud are forcing kids to rob from local stores. The police arrest Torchy after Nails and Spud throw a brick through a storefront window and make it look like he was one of the gang members. |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Chuck White; Father Carroll; Wilbur "Torchy" Torchino; Sally; Nails; Spud Kane; Timmy Jones |
| Notes | First installment of new storyline.
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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| Featuring | Patsy Manners Personality Workshop |
| Content | Genre: Advocacy; Teen |
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| Comic Story | Earth Apples (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | The story of how the potato was introduced to France from England in the 18th century. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Historical | Characters: King Louis; Parmentier |
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| Comic Story | Cornering Cobb (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | NY Yankee catcher Paul Krichell tries his hand at preventing one of the best base runners ever to play the game from stealing second base. |
| Featuring | Those Were the Days! |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Sports | Characters: Ty Cobb; Paul Krichell |
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| Comic Story | Pierre the Bandleader (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Pierre tries to lead a band, but falls down a manhole. |
| Featuring | Pierre |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
| Notes | inside back cover |
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| Publisher advertisement | Now in Four Colors (1 page) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Promo for Our Little Messenger; back cover |
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