(June 1969)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except January, March, May and November
- On-sale Date
- 1969-04-03
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10012-906
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Chase Craig (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Tarzan Triumphant [Part 1]
Tarzan / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan; Danny Patrick
- Reprints
- Keywords
- lions; machine guns
in 
in 
Mighty "Matchbox"
Matchbox Diecast Cars / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
A comic strip advertisement.
Tarzan Triumphant [Part 1]
Tarzan / comic story / 21 pages
- Script
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (original novel); Gaylord Du Bois (adaptation)
- Pencils
- Doug Wildey
- Inks
- Doug Wildey
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 184-694
- Feature Logo
Tarzan of the Apes- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan; Danny Patrick; Lafayette Smith; Ogonyo; Barbara Collis; Jezebel; Abraham; Dominic Capietro; Leon Stabutch
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel Tarzan Triumphant.
Barnabas Returns to Old Haunts in New 'Dark Shadows' Thriller
Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Barnabas Collins; Samson
Indexer Notes
Short promotional articles for current and upcoming Gold Key Comics.
First page between page 14 and 15 of the previous story.
Reader's Page Monsters
Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Drawings of various monsters, submitted by readers.
Second page between page 14 and 15 of the previous story.
Military Men - Your Credit Is Good!
Military Diamond Sales Rings / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Any Item on this page only $10 twice monthly or $20 per month
- Keywords
- credit; mail order marketing; military; rings
Indexer Notes
Ad for various diamond rings, sold on credit terms to members of the military.
Third page between page 14 and 15 of the previous story.
Jokes on You
Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why is money like a secret?
- Characters
- Gold Key Kid
- Keywords
- jokes; riddles
Indexer Notes
Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
Last page between page 14 and 15 of the previous story.
A Kikuyu Dance
Mabu / text story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Nat Edson (illustration)
- Inks
- Nat Edson (illustration)
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- jungle
- Characters
- Mabu; Kaino; Hamasai; Kobero
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Alberto Becattini.
Fiery Secret
Leopard Girl / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils
- Nat Edson
- Inks
- Nat Edson
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop; ?
- Letters
- ?
Neanderthal Man
Prehistoria / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; history
- Reprints
-
in Korak (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1966 series) #28 ([september] 1969)
-
["Two Bells", But is All Well?]
Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- bell-ringer; female friend
- Synopsis
- A tower bell-ringer zips in and out of sight, to the dismay of a female friend.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bells; puzzlement; tower
in Indexer Notes
Pantomime. Top half of page.
[Flower's Fleeting Fame]
Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sign: "Win a Flower Club prize for most exotic plant"
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- huge flowering plant; contestant; judge; photographer
- Synopsis
- A would-be trophy winner enters a huge flowering plant in a flower show.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- exotic plant; fame-is-fleeting; flower show; trophy; unwelcome surprise
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. Lower half of page.
Large - Fluorescent Colored Posters
Artko Studios, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your Favorite Comic Character as big as 23" x 35'
- Characters
- Yogi Bear; Bugs Bunny; Wile E. Coyote; Fred Flintstone; Huckleberry Hound; Road Runner
- Keywords
- Hanna-Barbera character merchandise; Looney Tunes character merchandise; posters
Indexer Notes
Ad offering large color posters of Fred Flintstone, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Huckleberry Hound, Bugs Bunny, and Yogi Bear. Only $2.00 each. from Artko Studios, Inc.
Color ad on inside back cover.
3 Complete Fishing Outfits
Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nationally advertised 1969 models
- Keywords
- fishing; mail order marketing
Indexer Notes
Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1969 models). Color ad on back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Tarzan Triumphant [Part 1]
Tarzan -
1.
Mighty "Matchbox"
Matchbox Diecast Cars -
2.
Tarzan Triumphant [Part 1]
Tarzan -
3.
Barnabas Returns to Old Haunts in New 'Dark Shadows' Thriller
Gold Key Comics Club -
4.
Reader's Page Monsters
Gold Key Comics Club -
5.
Military Men - Your Credit Is Good!
Military Diamond Sales Rings -
6.
Jokes on You
Gold Key Comics Club -
7.
A Kikuyu Dance
Mabu -
8.
Fiery Secret
Leopard Girl -
9.
Neanderthal Man
Prehistoria -
10.
["Two Bells", But is All Well?]
Mini-Comics -
11.
[Flower's Fleeting Fame]
Mini-Comics -
12.
Large - Fluorescent Colored Posters
Artko Studios, Inc. -
13.
3 Complete Fishing Outfits
Niresk Fishing Outfits
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Steve Dasinger
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Ron Sadowski
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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