Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas March 7

Balancing Balls

Storyline: Otto balances three balls on his nose by gluing them there.

Credits:

• Script: Bill Berry
• Pencils: Bill Berry
• Inks: Bill Berry
• Letters: Bill Berry

Johann Sebastian Bach

Storyline: The story of Bach, the most powerful influence in the music of the western world. He was born in Eisenach, Germany in 1685. Bach lived to see his music become considered old-fashioned. Even his sons scorned his work. After his death, his music became even more unpopular and his son Philipp Emanuel's work was considered more exciting. Today, the music of Bach's sons is considered old-fashioned and Bach's is considered among the greatest in the world. In the 1780s, some of Bach's work fell into the hands of Mozart, who loved it.

Credits:

• Script: Sydney Walter
• Pencils: Syl Sowinski
• Inks: Syl Sowinski

Alexander Wanted Asia

Credits:

• Script: Eric St. Clair

Part 3 People, or....?

Storyline: Space travelers land on the planet. Their instruments tell them that the atmosphere is similar to the earth's, so they won't need spacesuits. There are futuristic cities on the planet, but they are all deserted. The plants and trees on the planet look like they are dead and scorched. They make their way to a theater, where they see a film showing their actions from when they landed on the planet. It shows them watching the film in the theater and then going up to the roof where they see a flying saucer. They go up to the roof, where a flying saucer lands and they wonder what's inside.

Credits:

• Script: Mikko Karjalainen

St. Stanislaus of Cracow

Storyline: The story of St. Stanislaus, who was born to noble Polish parents in 1030. He became Bishop of Czenborg and fought with Boleslaw II, the King of Poland at the time. The King was a great warrior, but a cruel and dishonest man who stole land from The Church and would arrange to have homes pillaged, while nobles were away guarding the frontiers. Boleslaw was warned to change his way and refused. When St. Stanislaus had him excommunicated from The Church, he personally killed him.

Credits:

• Script: Catherine Beebe
• Pencils: Paul Karch
• Inks: Paul Karch

Untitled Story

Storyline: Stuart can no longer work on the Physics Club's model rockets because basketball is taking up all his time. The coach wants the team to feed Flagpole the ball so that he can make the shot. The other players are unhappy and they start to shun him. Flagpole accidentally elbows an opposing player in the head. The other players think it was deliberate, so they stomp on his feet and pull his raccoon cap off. His teammates come to his rescue and a fight breaks out on both sides. Fr. Carroll stops the game and concedes the loss. The other coach felt equal to blame and won't accept their loss.

Credits:

• Script: 堀川雅光
• Pencils: Frank Borth
• Inks: Frank Borth

Track –Part I–

Storyline: Terry Brennan tells you everything you ever wanted to know about track. This issue looks at sprinting, long distance, hurdles and relay races.

Credits:

• Script: Benes Attila
• Pencils: Fran Matera
• Inks: Fran Matera

Untitled Story

Storyline: Four activities. Find the one out of five keys that is different from the other to open the door to Puzzleland. To see what the owner of Puzzleland looks like, plot the following points on the grid below. Follow Patty and Pete through the Puzzleland maze. To leave Puzzleland, shoot the scissors across the chasm to cut the rope holding the ladder.

Terry Brennan's Tips on Track

Credits:

• Pencils: Fran Matera
• Inks: Fran Matera