(June 1968)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1968-03-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Chase Craig (Managing Editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10005-806. © 1968, 1962, 1959 by Norman Maurer Productions. Starting with this issue, the comics contained a mix of reprint and original stories. Some covers were reprinted, some were new. On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Three Stooges / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
You'll howl with laughter at the riotous antics...
Genre
humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]
Reprints

To Gobble or Not to Gobble (Table of Contents: 1)

The Three Stooges / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Tony DiPaola
Letters
Tony DiPaola

Genre
humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Canine Capers (Table of Contents: 2)

The Three Stooges / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Cecil Beard ?
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Tony DiPaola
Colors
Tony DiPaola
Letters
Tony DiPaola

Job Number
T. STOOGES #39-683
Genre
humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]
Reprints
Keywords
barber

[Miss Dee and Fifi] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Three Stooges / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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?
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Sparky Moore
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Sparky Moore
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?
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?

Genre
humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]; Miss Dee; Fifi (dog)
Synopsis
The boys wait for a star at the Stage Door.

3 Stooges Racing Rampage (Table of Contents: 4)

The Three Stooges / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Tony DiPaola
Colors
Tony DiPaola
Letters
Tony DiPaola

Genre
humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]
Reprints

[Monsters] (Table of Contents: 5)

Gold Key Club Reader's Page / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

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various (see notes)
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various (see notes)
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various (see notes)
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?
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Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Drawing sent in by readers Julie L. Becker (Monster Man), Bobby Jackson III (Xam-Us No. 19235), Ian MacRae (Centennial Monster), Mark Lederer (The Melter), Vincent Pillari (Laser Beam Monster), David Slattum (The Green Devil), Bruce Lindsay (Good Little Boy Monster), William Hayes (The Mad Wrecker), Rosemary Sweany (Giant-Eye Monstrosity) and Gary Laabs (The Blob Beast).

Jokes on You (Table of Contents: 6)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

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various (see notes)
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Indexer Notes

Jokes and riddles from readers Tom Pankake, Danny Stout, Rochelle Piebes, Mike Cook, Danette Fletcher, Yvonne Comstock, Ann Huston, Maggie Wurtz, Jimmy Henry, Arlene Davis, Joel Woodcock, Rajiv Sachdeva, Aaron Salter, Kim Robertson, Cheryl DeBruine, Bunny Knoell, Michelle Baumann, Beth Teibel and Patricia Carnall.

Hero Herman (Table of Contents: 7)

Professor Putter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
Joe Messerli
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Messerli

Genre
humor
Characters
Prof. Putter; Herman the robot
Reprints

The Bleached Bird (Table of Contents: 8)

Barney Barnacle / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
Joe Messerli
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Barney Barnacle; Pete the Parrot
Reprints

A Roc-ky Road to Riches (Table of Contents: 9)

The Three Stooges / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
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Sparky Moore
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Sparky Moore
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?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
The Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]
Synopsis
As sailors, the Stooges read about Sinbad the Sailor's adventures with the roc, a giant bird on an island of diamonds. And they find the island and the bird!

Indexer Notes

Original story, not a reprint.

[Umbrella] (Table of Contents: 10)

Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Synopsis
A boy has to use the birthday present he is bringing when it begins to rain.

Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

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Synopsis
Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months = 435,747

Brachiosaurus (Table of Contents: 12)

Dinosaria / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis
Educational piece on the Brachiosaurus.

Hi Kids! I'm "Cracky" (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

The Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You'll howl with laughter at the riotous antics..."]
    The Three Stooges
  2. 1. To Gobble or Not to Gobble
    The Three Stooges
  3. 2. Canine Capers
    The Three Stooges
  4. 3. [Miss Dee and Fifi]
    The Three Stooges
  5. 4. 3 Stooges Racing Rampage
    The Three Stooges
  6. 5. [Monsters]
    Gold Key Club Reader's Page
  7. 6. Jokes on You
    Gold Key Comics Club
  8. 7. Hero Herman
    Professor Putter
  9. 8. The Bleached Bird
    Barney Barnacle
  10. 9. A Roc-ky Road to Riches
    The Three Stooges
  11. 10. [Umbrella]
    Mini-Comics
  12. 11. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation
  13. 12. Brachiosaurus
    Dinosaria
  14. 13. Hi Kids! I'm "Cracky"
    The Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Steve Coates
  • Clayton Emery
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore