Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker #127

(January 1973)

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

Sears Free Spirit Bicycle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Phantom Trail (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Don R. Christensen

Pencils

John Carey

Inks

Steve Steere

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Woody! Woody! Help!

Feature Logo

Woody Woodpecker [Dell/Western Straight Lettering Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Hardtack Huncher (TV actor); Huncher's agent; crow; bear

Synopsis

Woody tries to teach Knothead and Splinter to be more resourceful, and less dependent on him, while camping in the woods. A typecast actor’s publicity stunt, a thieving crow, a trained bear, and a mysterious woodland phantom all conspire against his efforts.

Reprints

• from Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Dell, 1952 series) #63 (October-November 1960)

Keywords

abounding oddities; actor; bear; best of intentions; camping; crow; forest setting; phantom; publicity stunt; resourcefulness

Indexer Notes

Christensen’s original title “Random Phantoms” – from his notes.

Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Wow! 88 Posters only 65 cents (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Gandalf Posters / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Scary, Life Size Monster Ghost (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Monster Ghost / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Terrific Ten (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

NBC Saturday Cartoons / comics-form advertising / 2 pages (report information)

Peck Up and Leave! (Table of Contents: 7)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Maltese

Pencils

John Carey

Inks

John Carey

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Knothead! You're going in the wrong direction! The schoolhouse is that-a-way!

Feature Logo

Woody Woodpecker [Western Straight Lettering Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Wilma (little girl woodpecker)

Synopsis

Knothead runs away from home and school to seek adventure. In various costumes and guises, Woody tries to dissuade him, to no avail. What will it take to bring the wayward boy back?

Keywords

costumes; lesson learned; parenting; quest for excitement; reused story; runaway; there’s-no-place-like-home

Indexer Notes

This story is a remake of the Michael Maltese-written Augie Doggie cartoon “Growing, Growing, Gone” (1961), with Knothead in the “Augie Doggie” role, and Woody in the “Doggie Daddy” role, complete with Woody in supposedly-scary costumes, Woody being bashed by Knothead’s bindle as well as routed by his slingshot, and a pivotal role for a little girl woodpecker (or doggie) – but with a different kicker at the end. It is also a rare Woody Woodpecker story where Knothead appears without Splinter.

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Red-Headed Blue Bird (Table of Contents: 9)

Homer Pigeon / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Hi, Homer, are you all set for the winter sports carnival?" Red Cardinal called out breezily as he stopped by Homer's tree house one snowy day.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Homer Pigeon; Carrie Pigeon; Red Cardinal; winter sports carnival judge

Synopsis

Red's heedlessness accidently wins him the winter sports carnival's figure skating trophy.

Reprints

• from Walter Lantz Andy Panda (Dell, 1952 series) #50 (May-July 1960)

Keywords

contest; exaggerating one’s importance; ice skating; inattentiveness; winter setting

The Freeze Breeze (Table of Contents: 10)

Chilly Willy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Veve Risto

Inks

Veve Risto

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Veve Risto

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, Waldo! That last freezing wind left enough icicles for me to make a nice picket fence!

Feature Logo

Chilly Willy [Dell Western Logo 1 Straight Letters Single Line]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Chilly Willy; Waldo Whale; Jokester (a toucan-like bird)

Synopsis

A visiting bird mistakes Chilly's frozen geyser garden for palm trees. After finding he's not in Hawaii, the bird's complaining drives Chilly to distraction.

Reprints

• from Four Color (Dell, 1942 series) #1212 - Walter Lantz Chilly Willy (September-November 1961)

Keywords

annoying visitor; cold; ice; ice sculptures; penguin; south pole; whale; wind; wrong impression

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Alberto Becattini.

Sally Visits the Easy-Bake Oven Toy Factory (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Kenner Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

100 pc. Toy Soldier Set $1.25 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

In Marksmanship Competition, a Boy Learns to Act Like a Man. (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Blythe by Kenner (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Kenner Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)