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Issue: Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #5 [493] Public Domain
Publication Date: April 1972
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Issues: #5 [493] of 496 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagGeorge A. Pflaum
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Indicia Publisher: Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact
On Sale Date: 1972
Volume: 27
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.35 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): James Langdon
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Full Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S., Later Standard Silver Age U.S., Later Still Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing
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The Mystery of Forrest Hall

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Tony Tallarico
Inker(s): Tony Tallarico
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery
Character(s): Ted Forrest; Jill Forrest; Jim Carter
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Pages: 1
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): James Langdon (editor)
Penciller(s): ? (logo)
Inker(s): ? (logo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Backtalk
First Line: Dear Backtalk: My mom doesn't know
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Stephen Latimer; Bonnie Woerpel; Becky B.; Mary Ryan; M.R.; Sandy Kremer; Julie Stigler; David M.; M.K.; Janet Ruest. Inside front cover.
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The Mystery of Forrest Hall

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frances Crandall [as F. E. Crandall]
Penciller(s): Tony Tallarico
Inker(s): Tony Tallarico
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, mystery
Character(s): Ted Forrest; Jill Forrest; Mrs. Forrest (mother); Mr. Forrest (father); Harrison Peabody; Jim Carter; Jason Oakes; Dr. Wilson; Mrs. Carter; Ned Walsh; Mrs. Blair; Mary Blair
Synopsis: The Forrest family inherits a plantation in Virginia, with a mystery going back to the civil war.
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Pages: 30
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (joke idea)
Penciller(s): Art Winburg; Ali; ?
Inker(s): Art Winburg; Ali; ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Four one-panel gag cartoons without dialogue. Two are signed, one not signed and one with an illegible signature.
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Miniature Monster

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Thomas R. Lane
Penciller(s): ? [as Middlestetter] (signed)
Inker(s): ? [as Middlestetter] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: nature, non-fiction
Synopsis: Article on the tarsier.
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Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mario Demarco
Penciller(s): Mario Demarco (signed)
Inker(s): Mario Demarco (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mario Demarco ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction, sports
Feature(s): Did You Know?
Character(s): Len Dawson; Bob Beamon; Vasiliy Akhtayew; Anton J. Geesink
First Line: I feel like I pitched a game of baseball!
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Pages: 1
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Sails Against the Wind

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Helen L. Gillum
Penciller(s): Joe Sinnott
Inker(s): Joe Sinnott
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, non-fiction
Synopsis: The history of sails and sailing ships.
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Pages: 6
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The Runner

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (joke idea)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Pierre
Character(s): Pierre
Synopsis: Pierre competes in a track meet.
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Pages: 1
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Carl Akeley: The Man Who Brought Africa to America

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Rita G. Brady
Penciller(s): Lloyd Ostendorf (signed)
Inker(s): Lloyd Ostendorf (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: biography, non-fiction
Character(s): Carl Akeley; Dr. Elliot; Mary Akeley; Jumbo (P.T. Barnum's elephant); Theodore Roosevelt
Synopsis: The story of Akeley's life, first as a taxidermist and then as an explorer and creator of museum exhibits of African wildlife.
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Pages: 6
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Company

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Sadie Costa
Penciller(s): Frank Johnson
Inker(s): Frank Johnson
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, non-fiction
Feature(s): What's in a Word?
Synopsis: The origins of three words: company, postman and calculate.
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Pages: 1
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The Gift of the Major

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Barbara Snider
Penciller(s): Reed Crandall (signed)
Inker(s): Reed Crandall (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: historical, war
Character(s): Major John; the Major's family; Colonel John Glover; unnamed soldiers of the Marblehead Regiment; Hessian troops
Synopsis: A fictionalized account of the crossing of the Delaware and the Battle of Trenton by a "Major John" who had hoped to be home for Christmas.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The regiment from Marblehead, Massachusetts is incorrectly mentioned as being from Marblehead, Vermont.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Hill (signed)
Penciller(s): Frank Hill (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Hill (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, sports
Feature(s): Randy
Character(s): Randy; Randy's father
First Line: How did the little league game go today, Randy?
Synopsis: Randy's team loses 46 to 0; Randy thinks his team was overconfident.
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mario Demarco
Penciller(s): Mario Demarco (signed)
Inker(s): Mario Demarco (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Mario Demarco ?
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): It's a Fact!
Character(s): Alvin Horne Parker
First Line: Mom, if this fact is true
Synopsis: Facts on the dollar bill; tallest horse; Macrozamia tree; glider flight
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Pages: 1
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The Compass Points the Way

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature, non-fiction, science and technology
Synopsis: The story of how the compass improved navigation through out history.
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Pages: 6
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The Doorway

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Frank Baginski ?
Penciller(s): Frank Baginski [as Baginski] (signed)
Inker(s): Frank Baginski [as Baginski] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, nature
Feature(s): Pup
Character(s): Pup (a dog)
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Pages: 1
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): James Langdon (editor)
Penciller(s): ? (logo)
Inker(s): ? (logo)
Colorist(s): ? (logo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Backtalk
First Line: Once there was this little man who went into
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Marcus Covert; Bruce Alexander; David S.; Michael Hagg; M.M.; Tom Kain; D. Walsh; Dave Alban; Patrick Oblander; Nancy Kraft; Mary Beth Miller
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Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Reed Crandall (signed)
Inker(s): Reed Crandall (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Riddle Page
First Line: What is the worst month for soldiers?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Six one-panel riddles.
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Soap Box Derby

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Marvin Townsend (signed)
Penciller(s): Marvin Townsend (signed)
Inker(s): Marvin Townsend (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Ali
Character(s): Ali; little girl; store clerk
Synopsis: Ali is showing off in his race car.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. No dialogue.

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