Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker #124

(July 1972)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Mark Jewelers Standard & Military Rings and Jewelry / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Cuckoo Clock Mystery (Table of Contents: 2)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Don R. Christensen

Pencils

John Carey

Inks

John Carey

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Woody, look at the electric cuckoo clocks they’re selling down at Bimbel’s Department Store.

Feature Logo

Woody Woodpecker [Dell/Western Straight Lettering Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Wally Walrus; department store staff; department store customers; Timtuk villagers; Kuru the Clockmaker; Winki Woodpecker; Breck (thief); Mulch (thief)

Synopsis

A novelty cuckoo clock, with a cuckoo that looks just like Woody, leads the Woodpeckers to adventure in Timtuk, Tavaria, the cuckoo clock capital of the world.

Reprints

• from Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Dell, 1952 series) #64 (December 1960-January 1961)

Keywords

battle of wits; cuckoo clock; doppelgangers; mistaken identity; strange land; strange mechanical properties

Indexer Notes

Trapped on the high window ledge of a castle, Woody makes reference to the fact that he can fly (an aspect of his character that irregularly comes up in the comics), but decides to not resort to said ability as a means of escape. “It’s so long since I’ve done any flying… (Gulp!)… I don’t seem to have the urge to try my wings again from here!” Christensen's original title "Cookoo Cookoo [sic] Clocks", from his notes.

Collections (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Saunders Archery Co.; Falcon II Hunting Sling / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Bargain Boutique (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Disneykin Play Characters Are Here! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Man of His Word (Table of Contents: 8)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Maltese

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Strike three! You're out!

Feature Logo

Woody Woodpecker [Western Straight Lettering Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Itty-Bitty League baseball players; big bruiser; piano mover; nurse

Synopsis

After umpire Woody calls Knothead out on strikes to lose the Itty-Bitty League Series, Knothead refuses to speak to Woody for 24-hours... no matter what!

Keywords

escalating events; parenting; reused story; series of mishaps; silence

Indexer Notes

New story. This story is a virtual scene-by-scene remake of the 1959 Augie Doggie cartoon "Talk It Up Pup", written by Michael Maltese - up to and including the "Itty-Bitty League" being named as such, in both cartoon and comic.

Wow! 88 Posters only 65 cents (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Incense Magic (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Charlie Chicken / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Carey

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ha Ha Hee Hee Ho Ho Har Har Hoo Hoo Yuk Yuk

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Charlie Chicken's Chuckle Chest

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Charlie Chicken

Keywords

jokes; riddles

Indexer Notes

Various jokes and riddles with no reader submission credits. A product of editorial? One illustration of Charlie Chicken tickling his foot with a feather, resulting in the "first line" of laughing sounds indexed above.

Clothes Woes (Table of Contents: 12)

Chilly Willy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Veve Risto

Inks

Veve Risto

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Veve Risto

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Golly! Every book I read about penguins always points out one thing… “Due to their distinctive coloring the penguin always seems to be wearing a tuxedo!”

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Chilly Willy; Patty Penguin; penguin postman; Mrs. Pengly (penguin mother); various penguin villagers

Synopsis

Chilly decides to become a fashion trend-setter with some mail-order clothes, only to find that styles change rapidly.

Reprints

• from Walter Lantz Andy Panda (Dell, 1952 series) #52 (November 1960-January 1961)

Keywords

alternative uses; buyer beware; clothing; doing-something-their-own-way; exaggerating one’s importance; fame-is-fleeting; fashion; getting carried away; mail-order; trend-setter

Get This Original Spiro Agnew Watch from the Dirty Time Co. (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Keeping Fit (Table of Contents: 14)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Carey

Inks

John Carey

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset; logo

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Woody Woodpecker

Synopsis

Woody's exercise equipment "pulls back".

Reprints

• from Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Dell, 1952 series) #64 (December 1960-January 1961)

Keywords

exercise; exercise equipment; unintended slapstick consequences

Indexer Notes

Pantomime

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Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dig These! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys; Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

3 Complete Fishing Outfits (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)