(July 1969)
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except January, March, May and November
- On-sale Date
- 1969-05-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10012-907
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Chase Craig (editor)
Issue Notes
[Tarzan Triumphant, Part 2:] Attack of the Shiftas
Tarzan / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan; Shifta raiders
- Reprints
-
in Tarzan (BSV - Williams, 1965 series) #64 -
in طرزان [Tarazan / Tarzan] (المطبوعات المصورة [Al-Matbouat Al-Mousawwara / Illustrated Publications], 1967 series) #49 -
in Tarzan Classics (Classics/Williams, 1965 series) #1264 (1970) -
in Tarzan [Jungelserien] (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1965 series) #64 ([mars] 1970)
-
- Keywords
- Desert; horse
A Sunday Drive to Watertap Falls
Matchbox Diecast Cars / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- car
- Synopsis
- Matchbox cars drive from the front porch to the outside watertap sillcock, dodging such trouble as cow tracks and fallen leaves along the way.
- Keywords
- Toy car
Indexer Notes
Inside cover ad for Matchbox toy cars from Fred Bonner Corporation.
[Tarzan Triumphant, Part 2:] Attack of the Shiftas
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
- 185-695
- Feature Logo
Tarzan of the Apes- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Tarzan; Muviro; Danny Patrick; Lafayette Smith; Ogonyo; Barbara Collis; Jezebel; Abraham; Leon Stabutch
- Synopsis
- Tarzan and his friends are captured by the Shiftas. Tarzan and Danny make separate escapes, fight off the Shiftas, and free the rest of the party. Danny decides to go straight and move to California with Jezebel.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Africa
in Indexer Notes
Adapted from Edgar Rice Burroughs's novel Tarzan Triumphant. Part 2 (conclusion) of a story begun in the previous issue.
What's Your Reading Choice for June - Cartoon, Mystery, Adventure?
Gold Key Club News / in-house column / 1 page
- Characters
- Captain Hook; Peter Pan; Thackray Yeams
Indexer Notes
First page between page 14 and 15 of previous story.
Monsters
Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Reader submitted monsters fan art by Lori Jo Motschenbacher, Greg Nelson, Terry Stubbs, Jonathan Bagg, and Susan Damer.
Second page between page 14 and 15 of previous story.
[no title indexed]
Military Diamond Sales Rings / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Military men -- your credit is good!
- Characters
- Pretty girl
- Keywords
- Diamond; jewellery; jewelry; ring
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for rings from Military Diamond Sales.
Third page between page 14 and 15 of previous story.
Jokes on You
Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gold Key Kid (advertising character or promotional character)
Indexer Notes
Reader submitted jokes from fans Bill Tredway, Francisco Garnica, Curt Glaze, Linda Sybert, Linda Fritz, Kathy Anderson, Wilma Koersen, Bruce Iones [Bruce Jones ?], Connie Rasmussen, Valerie Hunter, Lynda Lee Bard, Sarah Mullett, William Iames [William James ?], Amy Zimmerschied, Dale Campo, Harold Pattalino, Robin Elsea, Megan Carter, John Baker, and Martin Boisvenue.
Final page between page 14 and 15 of previous story.
Why the Chameleon Is Accursed
Mabu / text story / 1 page
Meru Returns
Leopard Girl / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Gaylord Du Bois
- Pencils
- Nat Edson
- Inks
- Nat Edson
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
[no title indexed]
Vista Banana / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Vista Banana has H.P.P.*
- Characters
- Cyclist
- Keywords
- Bicycle
Indexer Notes
Ad for bicycles from N.I.D.A.
[Plumbing Repair]
Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Lady; Al the Plumber
- Synopsis
- Al uses a deep-sea diving suit to fix a leaky pipe. The lady of the house is startled when she sees that he patched it with bubble gum.
- Keywords
- Deep-sea diver; pantomime; plumber; wordless
Indexer Notes
Pantomime strip.
[no title indexed]
Colonial Studios Wall Art / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amazing $1 art offer
- Characters
- Drummer boys
- Keywords
- Army; art; drummer boy; soldier
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for art prints of drummer boys from four different armies.
[no title indexed]
Footsee Stakes / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Big, big, big
- Keywords
- Lottery; sweepstakes
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover ad, with response coupon, for Footsee Stakes sweepstakes.
Daisy Buffalo Bill Scout
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Back cover ad, with response coupon, for Daisy B.B gun from Daisy/Heddon. Four western art prints also offered.
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0.
[Tarzan Triumphant, Part 2:] Attack of the Shiftas
Tarzan -
1.
A Sunday Drive to Watertap Falls
Matchbox Diecast Cars -
2.
[Tarzan Triumphant, Part 2:] Attack of the Shiftas
Tarzan -
3.
What's Your Reading Choice for June - Cartoon, Mystery, Adventure?
Gold Key Club News -
4.
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.
Why the Chameleon Is Accursed
Mabu -
8.
Meru Returns
Leopard Girl -
9.
["The Vista Banana has H.P.P.*"]
Vista Banana -
10.
[Plumbing Repair]
Mini-Comics -
11.
["Amazing $1 art offer"]
Colonial Studios Wall Art -
12.
["Big, big, big"]
Footsee Stakes -
13.
Daisy Buffalo Bill Scout
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
- Steve Coates
- Steve Dasinger
- Kirk House
- Mike Nielsen
- Ron Sadowski
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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