Treasure Chest of Fun and Fact #1 [307]
In "The Big Game," newly appointed boatswain Frumson Wooters makes a chaotic entrance aboard the Yacht Club's The Resolute, setting off a chain of misadventures with a prank-filled cannon blast and a leaking toolbag spilling tacks across the deck. Written by Frank Moss and brought to life with sharp, expressive art by Frank Borth—both on interior pages and the cover—this 1961 issue captures a delightfully silly sea shanty of mishaps, all unfolding under the watchful eyes of a crew in pirate garb.
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Frumson Wooters, the new boatswain for The Resolute, arrives today at the Yacht Club. The ship's crew is dressed in pirate garb and will be sailing from Long Island, NY to Pirate's Cove, Florida. One of the crew welcomes Frumson aboard with a salute from a small cannon, not knowing that Frumson had filled it with cherry pits, bannan peels and a turkey leg bone, which makes a mess of a longboat under repair. Jimmy and Frumson walk the deck with a toolbag, not realizing tacks are spilling out from a hole in the bag. The barefoot deckhands scream out in pain after stepping on the tacks.
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