(December 1968)
Western,
1963 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-09-05
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10053-812
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Wally Green (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
The Demon Masks!
Boris Karloff / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Boris Karloff (photograph, inset)
- Keywords
- alligator; bandolier; revolver; tribal mask
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
The Demon Masks
Boris Karloff / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- 24-689
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Boris Karloff (host); Red Shane; Kuai; Kagan
- Synopsis
- After trying to steal death masks from a witch doctor and accidentally killing him, Red Shane is haunted by death masks in the jungle.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- South Pacific; witch doctor
in Indexer Notes
Cover story.
Death Laughs Last
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Calvin Sloan; Otto; Max (dog)
- Synopsis
- Calvin schemes to kill his rich uncle, but his uncle's ghost returns for vengeance.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- ghost
in Gold Key to Hold Surprise Party for Mickey Mouse
Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Reader's Page: Airplanes
illustration / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Reader submitted artwork featuring airplanes.
Jokes on You
Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Reader submitted jokes.
- Keywords
- Gold Key Comics Club News
The Guardians
comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Walt Byron; Norbert Winston; Professor Ramadi; Dr. Stroller; Devlin
- Synopsis
- A reporter discovers three famous scientists, all with amnesia and living on skid row.
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Molno pencils per Lee Hartsfeld:
http://leescomicrack.blogspot.com/2016/03/bill-molno-and-sal-trapani-at-go…
Previous indexer credited Sal Trapani.
Both the opening narration by Uncle Boris and the closing narration contain the words "The Twilight Zone". This story was probably intended for that title and then switched to this one. But though images of Karloff were added to the splash panel and the final panel, no one edited out the words identifying where the story was clearly meant to run when it was commissioned.
[Wrong Cat]
Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Half-page mini-comics.
[Sure Shot]
Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Fisher Man
Indexer Notes
Half page of mini-comics.
Pteranodon
Dinosauria; Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal; math & science
- Synopsis
- Information on Dinosaurs.
Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois script credit for Pteranodon as per page 174, "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott." Gaylord Du Bois script identification confirmed by David Porta, April, 2016.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Demon Masks!
Boris Karloff -
1.
["Now you're old enough for "Matchbox". Here’s your driver’s license."]
Matchbox Models -
2.
The Demon Masks
Boris Karloff -
3.
Melody of Death
-
4.
Death Laughs Last
-
5.
Gold Key to Hold Surprise Party for Mickey Mouse
Gold Key Comics Club -
6.
Reader's Page: Airplanes
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7.
World's Fastest Train
General Mills; Cheerios; Cheerios Kid -
8.
Jokes on You
Gold Key Comics Club -
9.
The Guardians
-
10.
[Wrong Cat]
Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics -
11.
[Sure Shot]
Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics -
12.
Pteranodon
Dinosauria; Gold Key Comics Club -
13.
["Win $1,000.00 college scholarship..."]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
14.
["Make money get prizes with fast selling 75c Christmas packs"]
American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- CTGarry
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Dave Porta
- Ron Sadowski
- Jim Van Dore
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