(May 1964)

Western, 1962 Series
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Volume
24
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-03-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10011-405
Editing
Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig ? (story editor); Del Connell ? (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

The What-Zit Bird; The Return of the Phantom Blot (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl; Paul Murry
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Larry Mayer; typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Mickey Mouse; The Phantom Blot
Synopsis
1. Uncle Scrooge and Donald carry a giant golden egg.
2. Mickey reads a message left for him by the Phantom Blot.
Reprints

The What-Zit Bird (Table of Contents: 1)

Donald Duck / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Donald and Uncle Scrooge visit an island in search for a large bird that lays golden eggs.
Reprints

Have Crust - Will Bake (Table of Contents: 2)

Li'l Bad Wolf / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Guillermo Cardoso ?
Inks
John Liggera ?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf; Three Little Pigs [Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]
Synopsis
The Big Bad Wolf tries to bake cake with Fiddler Pig and Fifer Pig.
Reprints

Minnie's Surprise (Table of Contents: 3)

Minnie Mouse / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Minnie Mouse; Chip; Dale
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Minnie Mouse in text only.

[The Scooter Ride] (Table of Contents: 4)

Daisy Duck's Diary / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Gregory ?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Daisy Duck; Donald Duck
Synopsis
Donald takes Daisy for a ride on his motor scooter.

Innocently Guilty (Table of Contents: 5)

Madam Mim / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Steve Steere
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Madam Mim; Beagle Boys; Spitfire
Synopsis
The Beagle Boys want Madam Mim's lottery ticket.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Goofy Jokes / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy; Mickey Mouse
Reprints

The Return of the Phantom Blot (Table of Contents: 7)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Paul Murry

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; The Phantom Blot; Chief O'Hara; Detective Casey
Synopsis
Mickey investigates various crimes being committed by another Phantom Blot.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 4.

Beware of Watchdog (Table of Contents: 8)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
Uncle scrooge builds a dog kennel with a sign nearby saying "Beware of Watchdog". To save money buying a real dog, he draws a dog on a canvas and places it inside the dog kennel entrance.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The What-Zit Bird; The Return of the Phantom Blot
    Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse
  2. 1. The What-Zit Bird
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. Have Crust - Will Bake
    Li'l Bad Wolf
  4. 3. Minnie's Surprise
    Minnie Mouse
  5. 4. [The Scooter Ride]
    Daisy Duck's Diary
  6. 5. Innocently Guilty
    Madam Mim
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Goofy Jokes
  8. 7. The Return of the Phantom Blot
    Mickey Mouse
  9. 8. Beware of Watchdog
    Uncle Scrooge
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  • Alberto Becattini
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert Copeman
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Jim Van Dore