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43 |
43 |
| Variant Name |
Gold Key |
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| Indicia Publisher |
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Western Publishing Company Inc. |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed |
Printed |
Printed |
| Brand |
 Gold Key |
Gold Key |
| No Brand |
No |
No |
| Publication Date |
April 1978 |
April 1978 |
| Year On Sale |
None |
None |
| Month On Sale |
None |
None |
| Day On Sale |
None |
None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1978-04-00 |
1978-04-00 |
| Indicia Frequency |
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bi-monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.35 USD |
0.35 USD |
| Page Count |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 27) |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 27) |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Editing |
Del Connell |
Del Connell |
| No Editing |
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| Indicia Printer |
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| No Indicia Printer |
No |
No |
| Barcode |
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0335009025804 (note: invalid UPC/EAN part or non-standard) |
| No Barcode |
No |
No |
| Rating |
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| No Rating |
False |
False |
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| 0. Pete's Dragon (Pete's Dragon) cover, 1p |
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| Title |
Pete's Dragon |
Pete's Dragon |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
No |
| First Line |
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| Type |
cover |
cover |
| Feature |
Pete's Dragon |
Pete's Dragon |
| Feature Object |
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| Feature Logo |
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| Genre |
fantasy |
fantasy |
| Job Number |
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| Page Count |
1 |
1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
? |
? |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
?; ? (movie still photos) |
?; ? (movie still photos) |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
?; ? (movie still photos) |
?; ? (movie still photos) |
| No Inks |
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| Colors |
?; ? (movie still photos) |
?; ? (movie still photos) |
| No Colors |
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| Letters |
typeset |
typeset |
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X |
X |
| Characters |
Pete; Elliott; Nora; Lampie |
Pete; Elliott; Nora; Lampie |
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| Notes |
Only Elliott is drawn, all other images are movie still photos. |
Only Elliott is drawn, all other images are movie still photos. |
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| 1. Spider-Man vs The Chairman! (Spider-Man) advertisement, 1p |
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| Title |
Spider-Man vs The Chairman! |
Spider-Man vs The Chairman! |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
No |
| First Line |
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| Type |
advertisement |
advertisement |
| Feature |
Spider-Man |
Spider-Man |
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| Genre |
Super-hero |
Super-hero |
| Job Number |
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| Page Count |
1 |
1 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
? |
? |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Sal Buscema |
Sal Buscema |
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| Inks |
Joe Sinnott ? |
Joe Sinnott ? |
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| Colors |
? |
? |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Chairman; police officer; two children |
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Chairman; police officer; two children |
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The Chairman is about to turn Spider-Man into a chair when the children distract him with Hostess Twinkies, causing his chair gun to misfire and turning him into a chair instead. |
The Chairman is about to turn Spider-Man into a chair when the children distract him with Hostess Twinkies, causing his chair gun to misfire and turning him into a chair instead. |
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Ad for Hostess Twinkies. Printed on inside front cover. Buscema and Sinnott (attributed) credits from auction of original art on Heritage Auction Galleries in January 2006. |
Ad for Hostess Twinkies. Printed on inside front cover. Buscema and Sinnott (attributed) credits from auction of original art on Heritage Auction Galleries in January 2006. |
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| 2. Pete's Dragon (Pete's Dragon) comic story, 25p |
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| Title |
Pete's Dragon |
Pete's Dragon |
| Unofficial Title? |
No |
No |
| First Line |
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| Type |
comic story |
comic story |
| Feature |
Pete's Dragon |
Pete's Dragon |
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| Feature Logo |
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| Genre |
fantasy |
fantasy |
| Job Number |
90258-804, Showcase 43-78 |
90258-804, Showcase 43-78 |
| Page Count |
25 |
25 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
Mary Carey |
Mary Carey |
| No Script |
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| Pencils |
Dan Spiegle; Larry Mayer (drew Elliott the Dragon) |
Dan Spiegle; Larry Mayer (drew Elliott the Dragon) |
| No Pencils |
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| Inks |
Dan Spiegle; Larry Mayer (drew Elliott the Dragon) |
Dan Spiegle; Larry Mayer (drew Elliott the Dragon) |
| No Inks |
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? |
? |
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? |
? |
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X |
| Characters |
Lena Gogan; Mr. Gogan; 2 Gogan sons; Pete; Elliott; Lampie; Nora; Doctor Terminus; Hoagy; Miss Taylor; Paul; unnamed townsfolk |
Lena Gogan; Mr. Gogan; 2 Gogan sons; Pete; Elliott; Lampie; Nora; Doctor Terminus; Hoagy; Miss Taylor; Paul; unnamed townsfolk |
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| Synopsis |
An orphan named Pete is running from the wicked Gogan family that bought the rights to look after him. Elliott, Pete's guardian dragon, defeats a plan by Doctor Terminus to trap and kill him, and everyone lives happily ever after, when Elliot reunites Nora and Paul, who take in Pete. |
An orphan named Pete is running from the wicked Gogan family that bought the rights to look after him. Elliott, Pete's guardian dragon, defeats a plan by Doctor Terminus to trap and kill him, and everyone lives happily ever after, when Elliot reunites Nora and Paul, who take in Pete. |
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Movie adaptation. |
Movie adaptation. |
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