(June 1967)
Western,
1963 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1967-03-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10053-706
- Printer
- Designed, produced and printed in the U.S.A. by Western Printing and Lithographing Company
- Editing
- Wally Green (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[no title indexed]
Boris Karloff / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He walked barefoot across burning coals to plunder the terrible idol of fire!
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Boris Karloff (photograph, inset)
- Reprints
-
in Mystery Comics Digest (Western, 1972 series) #14 (October 1973)
-
- Keywords
- coals; fire; idol; priestess
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
The Fire Worshippers
Boris Karloff / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
New pencils identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
The Spirits Within
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Art not by André LeBlanc, Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
[no title indexed]
Chuckle Time / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That reminds me - I have a dentist appointment next week!
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Monster Museum / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The volcano cat barbecues its own dinner.
- Genre
- humor
The Room of Madness
Boris Karloff / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Poole credit per his letter printed in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 26, No. 3, March 2015. Molno pencils per Lee Hartsfeld's blog:
http://leescomicrack.blogspot.com/2016/04/more-molno-trapani-at-gold-key-r…
Previous indexer credited Sal Trapani.
Pictures at an Execution
Boris Karloff / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- crime; fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Poole credit per his letter printed in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 26, No. 3, March 2015.
[Parachute Swing]
Quick Takes / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Three 3-panel pantomime gags.
[no title indexed]
Jest for Fun / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sam: I wonder why that stork sleeps standing on one leg?
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Page of jokes and riddles.
Boris Karloff Pin-Up
Boris Karloff / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Reprint of the front cover without photograph, logo or caption.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["He walked barefoot across burning coals to plunder the terrible idol of fire!"]
Boris Karloff -
1.
Hunter and the Hunted
-
2.
The Fire Worshippers
Boris Karloff -
3.
They Hanged Him Thrice
-
4.
The Spirits Within
-
5.
[Rain Dance]
Mini-Comics -
6.
M Moon and Tides
Picture Dictionary -
7.
["That reminds me - I have a dentist appointment next week!"]
Chuckle Time -
8.
["The volcano cat barbecues its own dinner."]
Monster Museum -
9.
The Room of Madness
Boris Karloff -
10.
Pictures at an Execution
Boris Karloff -
11.
[Parachute Swing]
Quick Takes -
12.
["Sam: I wonder why that stork sleeps standing on one leg?"]
Jest for Fun -
13.
The Phantom Driver
-
14.
Boris Karloff Pin-Up
Boris Karloff
This issue was modified by, among others
- Alberto Becattini
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- CTGarry
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Clint Maxwell
- Darrel McCann
- Jim Van Dore
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