(April 1966)

Western, 1964 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1966-01-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10126-604. On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

No ads in this issue. All 36 pages are comics or comics-related text material.

The Crown of Tasbah (Table of Contents)

The Phantom Blot / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's snickery trickery as the Blot pits wits with Mickey and Donald for The Crown of Tasbah!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse; The Phantom Blot
Synopsis
In the land of Tasbah, the Phantom Blot menaces Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck with a rogue elephant.
Reprints
Keywords
elephant; far-off land; palace

Tough Old Bird (Table of Contents: 1)

The Phantom Blot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Letters
Paul Murry

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gimme that purse, Duckie!
Feature Logo
The Phantom Blot [Western Logo 2 Multi-Tiered]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Grandma Duck; The Phantom Blot
Synopsis
The Blot picks the wrong victim in feisty Grandma Duck.
Reprints
Keywords
alley; best-laid-plans; purse-snatching

Indexer Notes

Title given to this story in 2021 reprint. Black and white on inside front cover.

The Crown of Tasbah (Table of Contents: 2)

The Phantom Blot / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Ogle
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mickey and Donald, vacationing in a far-off land, are unaware that another "tourist" is plotting their destruction...
Feature Logo
The Phantom Blot [Western Logo 1 Single Line Across]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse; The Phantom Blot; police chief of Tasbah; The Maharaja of Tasbah; Maharaja's guards
Synopsis
The Phantom Blot schemes to take over the tiny but wealthy land of Tasbah.
Reprints
Keywords
Disney character crossover; dungeon; elephants; far-off land; imposter; maharaja; mystery; policework; usurper-of-a-throne

Indexer Notes

An all too rare opportunity for Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck to interact one-on-one, with Mickey as the stalwart detective, and Donald well-cast as comedy relief.

Dogged Pursuit (Table of Contents: 3)

The Phantom Blot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Letters
Paul Murry

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good boy, Pluto! You've picked up the Blot's trail, eh?
Feature Logo
The Phantom Blot [Western Logo 2 Multi-Tiered]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Chief O'Hara; The Phantom Blot; Pluto
Synopsis
On the trail of the Phantom Blot, bloodhound Pluto is momentarily distracted.
Reprints
Keywords
bloodhound; hollow tree; jail-break; squirrel

Indexer Notes

Title given to this story in 2021 reprint. Black and white on inside back cover.

Phantom Blot Pin-Up: The Crown of Tasbah (Table of Contents: 4)

The Phantom Blot / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Mickey Mouse; The Phantom Blot
Synopsis
In the land of Tasbah, the Phantom Blot menaces Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck with a rogue elephant.
Keywords
elephant; far-off land; palace; pin-up

Indexer Notes

Color on back cover. The front cover image is repeated on the back cover, sans logo and all cover copy.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Crown of Tasbah
    The Phantom Blot
  2. 1. Tough Old Bird
    The Phantom Blot
  3. 2. The Crown of Tasbah
    The Phantom Blot
  4. 3. Dogged Pursuit
    The Phantom Blot
  5. 4. Phantom Blot Pin-Up: The Crown of Tasbah
    The Phantom Blot
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Valmiki Annamanthadoo
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore