Daffy Duck #130
(October 1980)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1980-08
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Whitman W [with Face]
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
90029-010
Editing
Del Connell (editor); Larry Mayer (art director)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 90029-010. One of several scarce Whitman bagged issues of later 1980. The entire contents of this issue, sans cover, is reprinted in Daffy Duck (Western, 1962 Series) #138 (January 1982).

No cover date appears on cover or in indicia. Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (010 = October, 1980). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (808 = August, 1980).

["Cut" Rate Water Beds] (Table of Contents)

Daffy Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
Joe Messerli
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis
Daffy cuts a duck-size hole in the mattress of a store's floor-model water bed to make an ersatz duck-pond.
Keywords
alternative uses; duck-pond; floor-model; mattress; retailing; scissors; water bed

Indexer Notes

While the interior comics content of this scarce issue were later reprinted, this is the only instance of the issue's cover art.

Spider-Man Meets The Bikers! (Table of Contents: 1)

Hostess; Twinkies; Spider-Man / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Haw! Haw! The Spider-Man got hisself trapped!
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Bikers
Synopsis
Spider-Man distracts a pair of threatening bikers with Hostess Twinkies.
Keywords
Hostess ad; product-spawned heroics; snack cakes

Indexer Notes

Color ad on inside front cover.

Overguarded (Table of Contents: 2)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
Joe Messerli
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Larry Mayer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Woo Woo! Am I in a terrific mood today!
Feature Logo
Daffy Duck [Dell/Western Interior Logo 1 Two Tier]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; security guard; window-bars installer; duck-feeding lady at pond.
Synopsis
Elmer hires a security guard to keep Daffy away from his house.
Reprints
Keywords
best-laid-plans; security guard

The Exciting New! Flipit (Table of Contents: 3)

Flipits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Collect them all
Keywords
mail order marketing; toys

Indexer Notes

Ad offering Flipit balloon-toys-with-weighted-feet of Frankenstein, Spider-Man, Hulk, Super Chick, Underdog, and Woody Woodpecker. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.

Four Wheel Heel (Table of Contents: 4)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
Joe Messerli
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Larry Mayer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't ever try that "Father Time" routine on me again, Bub!
Feature Logo
Daffy Duck [Dell/Western Interior Logo 1 Two Tier]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; bus driver; high-end car dealer; low-end car dealer
Synopsis
Daffy pushes Elmer to trade-in his old jalopy for a better automobile.
Reprints
Keywords
cars; trade-in; unwanted help

Looney Tunes (Table of Contents: 5)

Whitman Comics; Looney Tunes / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Pete Alvarado
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You’ll never have a complaint if you read Looney Tunes in Whitman Comics
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig; Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
Keywords
comic book house ads

Indexer Notes

Whitman house ad for Looney Tunes. Reproduces the cover illustration for Looney Tunes (Western, 1975 series) #18 February 1978. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Top half of page.

Mystery, Adventure, Science Fiction Much, Much More (Table of Contents: 6)

Original Radio Broadcasts / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Shudder, thrill, explore with the great heroes of fact and fiction.
Characters
Popeye; Superman; The Lone Ranger; Flash Gordon (sets pictured in ad)
Keywords
mail order marketing; old-time radio

Indexer Notes

Ad offering records or cassette tapes of old-time radio program broadcasts for $4.98 each. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Lower half of page.

The Pink Panther (Table of Contents: 7)

Whitman Comics; The Pink Panther / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Tufts
Inks
Warren Tufts
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Has the Inspector Framed the Pink Panther? Find out in Whitman Comics
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Pink Panther; Little Big-Nose Guy
Keywords
comic book house ads; misnamed character

Indexer Notes

Whitman house ad for The Pink Panther. Reproduces the cover illustration for The Pink Panther (Western, 1971 series) #69 October 1979. The Inspector is not on this cover reproduction, and is not in this ad. The nameless character unofficially called "Little Big-Nose Guy" is mistakenly identified as The Inspector in the ad copy. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.

Super Pocket Toy Values (Table of Contents: 8)

Super Pocket Toy Values / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Keywords
mail order marketing; toys

Indexer Notes

Ad offering toy paratroopers, race cars, dinosaurs, bubble-makers, gliders, and wriggling insects, as well as toy science kits. Middle left page of centerfold.

Denim Embroidered Iron-On Sta-Ons (Table of Contents: 9)

Sta-Ons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get these groovy embroidered iron ons
Keywords
iron ons; mail order marketing

Indexer Notes

Ad offering various pop-art designs as iron on decorations from Unique Products Co. Middle right page of centerfold.

Flip Switch (Table of Contents: 10)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
Joe Messerli
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Larry Mayer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You dwatted duck! How dare you...
Feature Logo
Daffy Duck [Dell/Western Interior Logo 1 Two Tier]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; Elliott (a duck); Michael (a duck); Bugs Bunny
Synopsis
Daffy and Elmer trade lifestyles based on the result of a coin-flip.
Reprints
Keywords
be-careful-what-you-wish-for; coin-flip; impulsiveness; role reversal; trading lifestyles; uncharacteristic situation

Woody Woodpecker (Table of Contents: 11)

Whitman Comics; Woody Woodpecker / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
Joe Messerli
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get into the swing with Woody and the gang! In Whitman Comics
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
Keywords
comic book house ads

Indexer Notes

Whitman house ad for Woody Woodpecker. Reproduces the cover illustration for Woody Woodpecker (Western, 1962 series) #179 June 1979. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.

Snippys (Table of Contents: 12)

Snippys Cartoon Scissors / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be The Very First To Own...Fabulous Cartoon Scissors
Keywords
mail order marketing; scissors; toys

Indexer Notes

Ad for children's scissors with comic character designs of Tweety, Woody Woodpecker, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, and Daffy Duck, from Unique Products Co. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.

Panning Out (Table of Contents: 13)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
Joe Messerli
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Larry Mayer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tin Pan Daffy, peddler of tin pans in the wild west, has a special pan to deliver...
Feature Logo
Daffy Duck [Dell/Western Interior Logo 1 Two Tier]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck (as Tin Pan Daffy); pan manufacturer; mayor of Sleepy Gulch, Texas; bandit
Synopsis
Tin Pan Daffy delivers an impossibly huge tin pan to the small town of Sleepy Gulch, Texas.
Reprints
Keywords
delivery; satisfied customer; small town; Texas; tin pan; Tin Pan Daffy; western setting

Indexer Notes

Part of the "Tin Pan Daffy" western series.

Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge (Table of Contents: 14)

Whitman Comics; Uncle Scrooge / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Larry Mayer
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He’s more fun than a barrel of money! A Whitman Comic
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Keywords
comic book house ads

Indexer Notes

Whitman house ad for Uncle Scrooge. Reproduces the cover illustration for Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #165 June 1979, which is a redrawn version of the cover for Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #43, originally drawn by Carl Barks. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.

I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat! (Table of Contents: 15)

Whitman Comics; Tweety and Sylvester / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
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Pencils
John Costanza
Inks
John Costanza
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tweety certainly did! And that’s where all the fun comes in as Sylvester is about to pounce on your funny bone! Tweety and Sylvester a Whitman Comics!
Characters
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
Keywords
comic book house ads

Indexer Notes

Whitman house ad for Tweety and Sylvester. Illustration is not a cover reproduction, as is usually the case in such ads. Original illustration created for this ad? Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.

Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads (Table of Contents: 16)

Perfect Arrowheads / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rare-Authentic
Keywords
arrowheads; jewelry; mail order marketing; stones

Indexer Notes

Ad for arrowheads and "catalog of other Indian Heritage collector items". On final interior page of the comic.

Buy Direct And Save! (Table of Contents: 17)

United Mail Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset
Editing
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Childrens 12" LP Record Classics
Keywords
children's records; mail order marketing

Indexer Notes

Ad offering children's records featuring various animated characters. Includes: The Three Little Pigs, Bugs Bunny, Tweety Pie, Bozo the Clown, The Grasshopper and the Ants, Uncle Remus (Brer Rabbit); Little Toot (tugboat), and Woody Woodpecker. 12 records in all. Color ad on inside back cover.

Super Posters by R&R Associates (Table of Contents: 18)

R&R Associates / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Poster size 23 x 35 $ 2.50 Ea.
Keywords
mail order marketing; posters; seventies celebrities

Indexer Notes

Ad offering posters of then-contemporary rock stars and other seventies cultural icons. Includes photos of the merchandise. Color ad on back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Cut" Rate Water Beds]
    Daffy Duck
  2. 1. Spider-Man Meets The Bikers!
    Hostess; Twinkies; Spider-Man
  3. 2. Overguarded
    Daffy Duck
  4. 3. The Exciting New! Flipit
    Flipits
  5. 4. Four Wheel Heel
    Daffy Duck
  6. 5. Looney Tunes
    Whitman Comics; Looney Tunes
  7. 6. Mystery, Adventure, Science Fiction Much, Much More
    Original Radio Broadcasts
  8. 7. The Pink Panther
    Whitman Comics; The Pink Panther
  9. 8. Super Pocket Toy Values
    Super Pocket Toy Values
  10. 9. Denim Embroidered Iron-On Sta-Ons
    Sta-Ons
  11. 10. Flip Switch
    Daffy Duck
  12. 11. Woody Woodpecker
    Whitman Comics; Woody Woodpecker
  13. 12. Snippys
    Snippys Cartoon Scissors
  14. 13. Panning Out
    Daffy Duck
  15. 14. Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge
    Whitman Comics; Uncle Scrooge
  16. 15. I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat!
    Whitman Comics; Tweety and Sylvester
  17. 16. Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads
    Perfect Arrowheads
  18. 17. Buy Direct And Save!
    United Mail Mart
  19. 18. Super Posters by R&R Associates
    R&R Associates
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore