(December 1967)

Western, 1963 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1967-09-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10053-712
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.

The Sleeping Dragon (Table of Contents)

Boris Karloff / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Wilson (painting)
Inks
George Wilson (painting)
Colors
George Wilson (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Boris Karloff (photograph, inset)
Reprints
Keywords
bell; dragon; fire; genie

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

The Model (Table of Contents: 1)

Boris Karloff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Reprints

The Medium (Table of Contents: 2)

Boris Karloff / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Paul S. Newman
Pencils
Bill Molno
Inks
Sal Trapani
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy

Genre
horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover story. Newman script per biblio in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol. 31, No. 5, May 2020. Molno pencils per Lee Hartsfeld's blog:

http://leescomicrack.blogspot.com/2017/04/molno-trapani-medium-boris-karlo…

Previous indexer credited Sal Trapani.

Death and Napoleon's Marshal (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; historical
Reprints

Mysteries Beyond the Grave (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art not by André LeBlanc, Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Monster Museum / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our Monster Museum is a pretty busy place these days...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Jest for Fun / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Chuckle Time / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who keeps going 'yeah, yeah, yeah'?
Genre
humor
Reprints

[Build It Yourself Doghouse Kit] (Table of Contents: 8)

Mini-Comics / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Reprints

The Death Bell (Table of Contents: 9)

Boris Karloff / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Luis Dominguez
Inks
Luis Dominguez
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

The Sleeping Dragon (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

[The Solution to Ants] (Table of Contents: 11)

Quick Takes / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ants!
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Four 3-panel comic strips.

C Chimpanzee (Table of Contents: 12)

Picture Dictionary / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Reprints

The Immoveable Mirror (Table of Contents: 13)

Boris Karloff / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Letters
Ben Oda (story logo)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
Reprints

Boris Karloff Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 14)

Boris Karloff / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Wilson (painting)
Inks
George Wilson (painting)
Colors
George Wilson (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Same illustration as front cover, sans logo ad titles.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Sleeping Dragon
    Boris Karloff
  2. 1. The Model
    Boris Karloff
  3. 2. The Medium
    Boris Karloff
  4. 3. Death and Napoleon's Marshal
  5. 4. Mysteries Beyond the Grave
  6. 5. ["Our Monster Museum is a pretty busy place these days..."]
    Monster Museum
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Jest for Fun
  8. 7. ["Who keeps going 'yeah, yeah, yeah'?"]
    Chuckle Time
  9. 8. [Build It Yourself Doghouse Kit]
    Mini-Comics
  10. 9. The Death Bell
    Boris Karloff
  11. 10. The Sleeping Dragon
  12. 11. [The Solution to Ants]
    Quick Takes
  13. 12. C Chimpanzee
    Picture Dictionary
  14. 13. The Immoveable Mirror
    Boris Karloff
  15. 14. Boris Karloff Pin-Up
    Boris Karloff
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • CTGarry
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Darrel McCann
  • Karsten S.
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore