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| Publication | October 10, 1963 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: Every two weeks during the school year. |
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| Cover | Old Abe |
| Content | Genre: Historical |
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| Activity | Columbus Day Puzzle Page (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Columbus Day crossword puzzle; Columbus jumbled word puzzle; a picture of Columbus' flagship, the Santa Maria. Can you find the 15 mistakes in the picture? |
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| Synopsis | Chuck is offered the job of managing editor of The Star when Mr. Jones forecloses on the mortgage. Judd is jealous of Hobey's success with the skating pond and after he pours a case of rock salt on the ice to weaken it, a girl skater falls through the ice. |
| Featuring | Chuck White And His Friends |
| Credits | Script: Frank Moss [as Max Pine] (signed) | Pencils: Fran Matera (signed) | Inks: Fran Matera (signed) | Letters: Fran Matera? |
| Content | Genre: Adventure | Characters: Chuck White; Judd Salter; Hobey Philips; Clarence; Mr. Jones; Ben Wilson |
| 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 | Red Victim: The Story Of Bishop Walsh (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | In 1918, a young Father Walsh tries to perform missionary work in Japan, Manchuria and Korea, but the Catholic leaders don't want his help. They feel that because he is an American, he would not be able to get used to the customs of the people. Finally, in Hong Kong, he is offered a missionary position and has to learn the Chinese way of life, their language, writing, customs, food, etc. |
| Credits | Script: Norah Smaridge (signed) | Pencils: Joe Sinnott (signed) | Inks: Joe Sinnott (signed) | Letters: Ray Holloway? |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Biography; Religious | Characters: Bishop Walsh |
| Notes | Third installment on the life of Bishop Walsh. |
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| Synopsis | Instructions for making a pizza pie from scratch. |
| Featuring | Patsy Planner |
| Credits | Pencils: Bill Haines (signed) | Inks: Bill Haines (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Domestic | Characters: Patsy Planner |
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| Text Story | The Floogles and the Flag Pole (3 pages) |
| Featuring | The Floogles |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Three pages of text with three accompanying illustrations. |
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| Comic Story | Fall Colors (2 pages) |
| Synopsis | Jack Frost explains why leaves change color in the fall and how leaves can be used to make compost. |
| Content | Genre: Nature | Characters: Jack Frost |
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| Comic Story | Carbon Dioxide Gas... (3 pages) |
| Synopsis | Two experiments using carbon dioxide (CO2). One experiment uses CO2 to extinguish a flame and the other uses CO2 to pop a cork out of a bottle. |
| Featuring | T.C. Experimental Station |
| Credits | Script: Jeanne Anderson (signed) | Pencils: Pete Hironaka (signed) | Inks: Pete Hironaka (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals; Math & Science | Characters: Gunther Mouse; Murphy |
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| Comic Story | Old Abe Famous Civil War Bird (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | True story of Old Abe, a bald eagle, who became the mascot of the 8th Regiment Volunteers of Wisconsin in 1861. He led his regiment into 25 battles and 25 skirmishes during the Civil War and never flinched under fire. In his retirement, he made personal appearance tours to raise money for retired soldier's homes and children would sell photographs of the bird to help raise money. |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Animal; Historical | Characters: Old Abe |
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| Synopsis | When a drawbridge is close, Bobbie and Ruthie drive Henrietta into the river. Mr. Giltrock follows in a small boat he bought from a fisherman and hatches a plot to catch Henrietta in a huge fishing net. |
| Featuring | The Return of the Enchanted Flivver |
| Credits | Script: Capt. Frank T. Moss (signed) | Pencils: Frank Borth (signed) | Inks: Frank Borth (signed) | Letters: Frank Borth? |
| Content | Genre: Adventure; Humor | Characters: Bobbie; Ruthie; Henrietta; Mr. Giltrock; Arthur; Mom; Frisbee; |
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| Cartoon | Offended Groundhog (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Ali peers into a groundhog's hole. The groundhog is offended, picks up his hole and leaves. |
| Featuring | Ali |
| Credits | Script: Marvin Townsend (signed) | Pencils: Marvin Townsend (signed) | Inks: Marvin Townsend (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Ali |
| Notes | On inside back cover; pantomime story. |
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| Activity | Jack Frost (1 page) |
| Content | Characters: Jack Frost |
| Notes | Cut out the figure of Jack Frost, his arms and his legs. Assemble using round-headed paper fasteners and string. Pull on the string and Jack's arms and legs move up and down. |
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