(December 1962)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-09-20
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 30002-212
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 30002-212
- Editing
- Chase Craig (managing editor); Del Connell (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Gem of an Island; The Egg Planet Plot
Space Mouse; Woody Woodpecker / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Hannibal; Space Mouse
Indexer Notes
Title reads Woody Woodpecker Adventure Comics
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Buzz, look! A box is drifting this way!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Buzz Buzzard
- Synopsis
- A box washes up on the tropical island on which Woody and Buzz are stranded.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- W.W (ADV. COMICS) #74-629
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In far off Afhgandia...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Rajah Sandu; Ali Baba; Baba Ali
- Synopsis
- While visiting their old friend Rajah Sandu in Afhgandia, Woody and the kids become interested in large, buoyant, indestructible bubbles being produced by reclusive inventor Ali Baba. But when they invite Ali Baba to come to America to show his invention at the Space Research Center, his rascally twin brother Baba Ali takes his place.
- Reprints
in The High Trail to Treasure
Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- WOODY W. #74-629(17)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Professor Boneseek; Fido
- Synopsis
- A professor hires Andy and Charlie as drivers for his expedition to the top of Mount Bulgey to look for tyrosaurus bones.
- Reprints
The Breath of Life
text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- How to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Indexer Notes
Copyright 1962 Western Publishing Company, Inc.
Arctic Adventure
Oswald the Rabbit; Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 15 pages
- Job Number
- W.W.(A.D.V.COMICS)629-(32
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Knothead; Oswald the Rabbit; Splinter; Woody Woodpecker; Floyd; Lloyd
- Synopsis
- Oswald finds his great-great-grandfather's map to an untapped Arctic oil field, and asks Woody, Knothead, and Splinter to accompany him and Floyd and Lloyd on a hunt for the oil.
- Reprints
-
in Golden Comics Digest (Western, 1969 series) #16 (March 1971)
-
Sugar Cake Success
Windy and Breezy / text story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Windy; Breezy
- Synopsis
- Breezy wants to get a cake from the bakery, but Windy says he can bake a better one.
The Canyon Capture
Inspector Willoughby / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Inspector Willoughby; Running Bull; Chief Friendly Fox; Zingo Kid; Buttonnose Billy
- Synopsis
- Outlaws are trying to turn Chief Friendly Fox against Inspector Willoughby in hopes of making it easier to rob Fells-Bargo stagecoaches.
- Reprints
- in Golden Comics Digest (Western, 1969 series) #16 (March 1971)
-
Surprise Prize
Homer Pigeon / text story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Veve Risto
- Inks
- Veve Risto
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Homer Pigeon; Carrie Pigeon; Sally Sparrow; Ruby Robin; Phoebe Finch
- Synopsis
- Homer helps Carrie sell her raffle tickets for the Birdland Ladies' Club bazaar.
Camp Counselor
Winnie Woodpecker; Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- WOODY W.#74-629-(49)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Winnie Woodpecker; Woody Woodpecker
- Synopsis
- Winnie has a summer job as a secretary at Camp Wah-Wah-Hoo, and she gets Woody a two-week job as a fill-in counselor.
- Reprints
A Cool Deal
Chilly Willy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Chilly Willy; Wendell Walrus; Peter Pemmingway; Bully Bear; Otter
- Synopsis
- Real estate agent Chilly is given the job of selling an igloo to famous writer Peter Pemmingway, but Bully Bear and his sidekick Otter are out to stop the sale.
The Egg Planet Plot
Space Mouse / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Space Mouse; King Size; Oopoo; Kooky; King Kolo; Zaba; Zilk; Eegee
- Synopsis
- Space Mouse and King Size visit a planet newly discovered by the Rodentia Observatory. The natives are egg-shaped and all look exactly alike except for their hats, which causes serious problems.
Gem of an Island
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 16 pages
- Job Number
- W.W. #74-629 (65)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Hannibal the Elephant; Flug
- Synopsis
- Woody is sent by the Flitsom Flotsam Circus to the Malay Archipelago to bring back the elephant they have purchased, but while there he, the kids, and the elephant get involved with jewel thieves.
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Water!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker
- Synopsis
- Lost in the desert, Woody seeks water but finds oil instead.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Woody Woodpecker Pin-Up No. 2
Space Mouse; Woody Woodpecker / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Hannibal; Space Mouse
Indexer Notes
Back cover. Same illustration as front cover, without logo and story titles.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Gem of an Island; The Egg Planet Plot
Space Mouse; Woody Woodpecker -
1.
["Buzz, look! A box is drifting this way!"]
Woody Woodpecker -
2.
["In far off Afhgandia..."]
Woody Woodpecker -
3.
The High Trail to Treasure
Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken -
4.
The Breath of Life
-
5.
Arctic Adventure
Oswald the Rabbit; Woody Woodpecker -
6.
Sugar Cake Success
Windy and Breezy -
7.
The Canyon Capture
Inspector Willoughby -
8.
Surprise Prize
Homer Pigeon -
9.
Camp Counselor
Winnie Woodpecker; Woody Woodpecker -
10.
A Cool Deal
Chilly Willy -
11.
The Egg Planet Plot
Space Mouse -
12.
Gem of an Island
Woody Woodpecker -
13.
["Water!"]
Woody Woodpecker -
14.
Woody Woodpecker Pin-Up No. 2
Space Mouse; Woody Woodpecker
This issue was modified by, among others
- Alberto Becattini
- Joey Beretta
- Steve Coates
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Thomson
- Jim Van Dore
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