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Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact
Date | Number: v17 14 | Lang: English (en)
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Very interesting feature on communism. It seems a common goal of tyrannical movements is to bring the whole world under their control. Back then it was communism, today it is globalism! The last thing they want is nationalism, or the right of individual nations to determine their own destiny.
  
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NameTreasure Chest of Fun and Fact v17 14 | Published
PublicationPrice: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: every two weeks during the school year
NotesOn-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
 
CoverSt. Joseph Protector of the Universal Church / 1 page
GenreReligious
Noteswraparound cover
 
ActivityNo Title (1 page)
Synopsis2 activities and a single-panel gag. Here is the seventh Duke of Dingle with his ancestral portraits, but they are damaged. Can you restore them with a pencil?; a camper is all ready for a camping trip and has many items ready to take on the trip with him, but which item is missing?
FeatureGame Page for the Artist
First LineHere is the seventh Duke of Dingle...
 
Comic StoryNo Title (6 pages)
SynopsisReporters show up to interview Uncle Harry about the progress on the new construction. The reporters play up the angle that the new park will have a gorilla, but later in the day, a cablegram arrives saying that the gorilla escaped and they won't be getting one. Mr. Sharp goes out and purchases his own gorilla, which he bills as King Kongo. Cousin Fud bursts in the room to tell everyone that there's a woman at the door carrying a baby and was told to deliver it to Uncle Harry.
FeatureUncle Harry's Monkey's Uncle
GenreAdventure; Humor
CharactersUncle Harry Moody; Will; Jody; Cousin Fudley; Mr. Sharp; Mr. Wiffletree
Script
PencilsFrank Borth (signed)
InksFrank Borth (signed)
First LineI'm from "Scoop" magazine, Mr. Moody.
 
Comic StoryNo Title (6 pages)
SynopsisHitler's soldiers march into Russia and are greeted by many Russians. Anyone siding with the Germans is sent to Siberia. Stalin appeals to Russians to be patriotic and plays down the aspect of communism. He tells the Allies that the Comintern has been disbanded, so that they will send military supplies to Russia. Stalin promises to encourage democratic rule in eastern Europe and breaks his promise. Stalin dies in 1953 and it is rumored that Kruschev and others had poisoned him with Warfarin to make it look like he suffered a stroke. Only those closest to him know the truth.
FeatureThis Godless Communism
GenreNon-fiction; History
CharactersJoseph Stalin; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Winston Churchill
PencilsReed Crandall (signed)
InksReed Crandall (signed)
First LineWelcome to Ukrainia!
NotesThe Comintern was a communist group whose function was to spread communism throughout the world.
 
Comic StoryThe Story of Johnny Longden (3 pages)
SynopsisThe story of Johnny Longden. At the time this story was written, he was the world's top jockey with 6,000 wins.
FeatureSports Heroes
ScriptBob Weber (credited)
GenreNon-fiction; Biography
CharactersJohnny Longden
 
Comic StoryThe Origin of Chess (2 pages)
SynopsisThe history of chess, starting from terra cotta pieces discovered in Mesopotamia that are 6,000 years old. Tells how the pieces themselves have changed over the years. For example, chariots were not used in European armies, so they became castle turrets. The Indian word for chariot is "ratha", or "roka" and it became and is still known as a rook.
GenreHistorical
 
CartoonNo Title (1 page)
SynopsisFour single-panel gag cartoons.
FeatureFun Page
GenreHumor
 
StoryChuck White and His Friends (6 pages)
SynopsisOld 777, the steam locomotive, arrives at the mine. Rescuers bring out a flexible hose from the old Corliss steam-powered electric power plant and connect it to the steam engine. Power is restored to the mine, which will allow rescue operations to begin. Being a reporter, Chuck gets all the details of the mine accident and a list of the names of the trapped men. Mr. Borden is reminded that the miners will be saved thanks to old 777 arriving in time. He thinks he knows how to show his thanks...
GenreAdventure
CharactersChuck White; Ray Norris; Mr. Borden; Grandpa Norris; Buddy; Father Meyer; Mr. Lindgren
Script
PencilsFran Matera (signed)
InksFran Matera (signed)
First LineThe E. and W. is sending a steam locomotive to supply steam for the old electric power plant, Father Meyer.
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
 
Text ArticleNo Title (2 pages)
FeatureTalking It Over with Father John
Letterstypeset
GenreNon-fiction; Religious
Script
First LineFor a brief moment, I half expected to see Moses...
NotesText article with three accompanying illustrations.
 
Comic StoryCitizen of the United States and Heaven St. Francis Xavier Cabrini (6 pages)
SynopsisThe story of Mother Cabrini. She died in 1917 and was made a saint in 1946.
GenreBiography
CharactersSt. Francis Xavier Cabrini
PencilsLloyd Ostendorf (signed)
InksLloyd Ostendorf (signed)
 
Comic StoryNo Title (1 page)
SynopsisHannibal is a human cannonball but the cannon doesn't launch him when it fires.
FeatureHannibal Bear
GenreHumor; Anthropomorphic-funny Animals
CharactersHannibal Bear
Script
PencilsFrank Huffman
InksFrank Huffman
First LineThe Living Cannon Ball
NotesOn inside back cover.
 
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