September 1968 Comic Appraisal

Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact, Vol. 24, No. 2 (Sept. 1968)

This is an original specimen of the comic magazine 'Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact', specifically Volume 24, Number 2, published on September 26, 1968. The cover art features a dynamic, mid-action illustration of a young man in a red shirt and blue jeans attempting to mount or stay atop a bucking black horse against a vibrant, streaked orange and yellow background. Text on the cover includes the title logo, the 'troublemaker' story teaser, and the original 10-cent retail price. The publication was a Catholic-oriented comic distributed primarily through parochial schools. In terms of condition, the comic shows signs of mid-grade wear consistent with its age. There is visible color breaking and creasing along the spine, rounded corners, and edges. A small pinkish stain or mark is present near the character's midsection, and several small white 'pitting' marks or paper losses are scattered across the orange background. The paper quality of the interior pages seen at the edges appears slightly off-white to yellowish, typical of the newsprint used during the late Silver Age of comics. The cover retains good color saturation despite the surface abrasions. No major tears are visible in this view, though the spine is significantly stressed.