Huckleberry Hound #31

(October 1967)

Dumbfounded Hound (Table of Contents: 1)

Huckleberry Hound / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Kay Wright

Inks

Kay Wright

Feature Logo

Huckleberry Hound [Dell Western Logo 2 Single Line of Slanted Letters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Huckleberry Hound

Synopsis

Huck is frustrated by an uncooperative folding lounge chair.

Reprints

• from Huckleberry Hound (Dell, 1960 series) #13 (September-October 1961)

Keywords

frustration; lounge chair

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Black and white on inside front cover.

Reckless Ranger (Table of Contents: 2)

Huckleberry Hound / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Kay Wright

Inks

Kay Wright

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now there's an outdoor-type job that should be right up my alley!

Feature Logo

Huckleberry Hound [Dell Western Logo 2 Single Line of Slanted Letters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Huckleberry Hound; Ranger Smith; bear; two bank robbers

Synopsis

First day on the job as an assistant ranger, Huck runs afoul of two bank robbers and a pesky bear with a fondness for Huck's ranger hat.

Reprints

• from Huckleberry Hound (Dell, 1960 series) #13 (September-October 1961)

Keywords

bank robbers; bear; cluelessness; forest setting; ranger

The Out-Foxed Wolf (Table of Contents: 3)

Huckleberry Hound / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Pete Alvarado

Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

A hound dog howdy to y'all! I'm a sheep dog!

Feature Logo

Huckleberry Hound [Dell Western Logo 2 Single Line of Slanted Letters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Huckleberry Hound; sheep; wolf

Synopsis

Huck foils a sheep-stealing wolf.

Reprints

• from Huckleberry Hound (Dell, 1960 series) #13 (September-October 1961)

Keywords

battle of wits; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; sheep; shepherd's crook; wolf

Befuddled Fixer (Table of Contents: 4)

Huckleberry Hound / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

But, Ma'am...

Feature Logo

Huckleberry Hound [Dell Western Logo 2 Single Line of Slanted Letters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Huckleberry Hound; Mrs. Washburn; Col. Washburn

Synopsis

Huck is tasked with repairing a statue of Col. Washburn, who continually breaks his own statue out of frustration.

Reprints

• from Huckleberry Hound (Dell, 1960 series) #13 (September-October 1961)

Keywords

fix-it shop; frustration; satisfied customer; statue; the-customer-is-always-right

Monster Museum (Table of Contents: 5)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon (letterer for illustrations only - not opening text); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Our Monster Museum is a pretty busy place these days, what with one monster after another claiming recognition and trying to out-scare each other. We hope you enjoy this collection.

Characters

The Lead-Toed Micro-Monster; Shoecritter; The Caboose-Papooser; The Track Monster; The Cow-Catcher-Catcher

Keywords

editorial feature

Indexer Notes

For reasons unknown, Gold Key Comics (like Huckleberry Hound in 1967) that were not offered on a subscription basis did not contain the same six pages of “Gold Key Comics Club” editorial content seen in other titles – but instead offered six pages of material in a similar vein to occupy those same pages (the four pages of the centerfold, as well the last two interior pages). This material was produced editorially, as opposed to “reader contributions”. So, where readers contributed their own drawings of monsters to a Gold Key Comics Club feature titled “Reader’s Page: Monsters”, we have an editorially-produced page of five illustrations of monsters, each with their own unique characteristics described in accompanying text. As this was somehow tied to mail subscriptions, perhaps it resulted from another of those “arcane postal regulations”. © 1967, Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Jest for Fun (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

Keywords

editorial feature; jokes; riddles

Indexer Notes

Similar in style and format to the Gold Key Comics Club feature “Jokes on You”, but without the Gold Key Comics Club feature logo or the character of the "Gold Key Kid" as the page's nominal host. But does attribute the printed jokes to readers. See Indexer Notes on “Monster Museum” above. © 1967, Western Publishing Company, Inc.

[Not So Eagle-Eyed Eagle] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

?

Genre

humor

Characters

eagle

Synopsis

After several unsuccessful attempts at swooping-down and snatching its prey, a frustrated eagle decides to visit an oculist.

Keywords

eagle; editorial feature; frustration; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; vision problems

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Similar in style and format to the Gold Key Comics Club feature “Mini-Comics”, but without the Gold Key Comics Club feature logo. See Indexer Notes on “Monster Museum” above. © 1967, Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Chuckle Time (Table of Contents: 8)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Fore!"

Genre

humor

Keywords

editorial feature

Indexer Notes

Four separate panel cartoons with accompanying dialogue captions. © 1967, Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Itty Bitty Bodyguard (Table of Contents: 9)

Yakky Doodle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman

Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, goody! There's my favorite bulldog buddy, Chopper!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Yakky Doodle; Chopper; Fibber Fox; two window-glass installers; Biter the Bulldog; tough human bodyguard

Synopsis

Yakky decides that he needs to be Chopper's bodyguard. He keeps getting Chopper into mayhem, but insists that he's actually saving the day. Chopper finally hires a bodyguard to protect himself from the bodyguard.

Reprints

• from Yogi Bear (Dell, 1961 series) #4 (August-September 1961)

Indexer Notes

pest; bodyguard; need-for-peace-and-quiet; unwanted help; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal

Hero-Type Heel (Table of Contents: 10)

Huckleberry Hound / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Now you folks take cover for a minute, 'cause I'm about to be shot clean off the face of the Earth! (Chuckle!)

Feature Logo

Huckleberry Hound [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo 2 Single Line of Letters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Huckleberry Hound; Migs (elder of Marbleland); various multi-colored marble-headed citizens of Marbleland; members of military brass; reporters

Synopsis

Huck is an astronaut whose flight path misses the Moon, and lands in a strange place called Marbleland.

Reprints

• from Huckleberry Hound (Dell, 1960 series) #6 (July-August 1960)

Keywords

astronaut; fourth-wall-breaking; outer space setting; rocket ship; strange land

Indexer Notes

At various points in the story, Huck directly addresses the readers.

Quick Takes (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Keywords

editorial feature

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Four separate and unrelated comic strips. © 1967, Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Picture Dictionary “G” Gaur (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The GAUR, of India is the largest of the world's wild oxen and standing 6 feet 4 inches tall... He ranges to Viet Nam."

Genre

non-fiction; nature

Synopsis

Illustrated text feature on the gaur.

Keywords

editorial feature; educational feature; gaur

Indexer Notes

Five illustrations of the gaur with accompanying text. Similar in style and format to the Western Publishing educational feature “Keys of Knowledge”, but without the Gold Key “Keys of Knowledge” feature logo. See Indexer Notes on “Monster Museum” above. © 1967, Western Publishing Company, Inc.

First line is transcribed above exactly as it appears in the comic - punctuation, capitalization, and all.

Fixer-Upper (Table of Contents: 13)

Huckleberry Hound / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Kay Wright

Inks

Kay Wright

Feature Logo

Huckleberry Hound [Dell Western Logo 1 Slanted Letters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Huckleberry Hound

Synopsis

Huck alters the road in order to accommodate a mis-painted stripe down its middle.

Reprints

• from Huckleberry Hound (Dell, 1960 series) #12 (July-August 1961)

Keywords

best of intentions; doing-something-their-own-way; paint; repair; road; stripe

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Black and white on inside back cover.

Huckleberry Hound Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 14)

Huckleberry Hound / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Huckleberry Hound; Pixie; Dixie

Synopsis

Huck paints a fence with a paint-roller while on roller-skates pushed by Pixie and Dixie.

Reprints

• from Huckleberry Hound (Dell, 1960 series) #13 (September-October 1961)
• in Top Comics Huckleberry Hound (Western, 1967 series) #1 (July 1967)

Keywords

alternative uses; doing-something-their-own-way; fence; ingenuity; paint; paint-roller; pin-up; roller-skates

Indexer Notes

Color on back cover. Pin-up. The front cover image is repeated on the back cover, sans logo and all cover copy.