(May 1970)
Western,
1965 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1970-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor)
Issue Notes
Cover code: 10160-005.
Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (005 = May, 1970). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (702 = February, 1970).
Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (005 = May, 1970). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (702 = February, 1970).
The Missing Pyramid
Super Goof / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now you see it... Now you don't! Where is The Missing Pyramid?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Super Goof; parachutist (off in the distance)
- Synopsis
- Super Goof searches for the titular “missing pyramid”, floating down from the sky using the flap of his long-johns as a parachute.
- Reprints
-
in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #165 (Settembre 1970) [changed] -
in Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #9/1971 (2. marts 1971) -
in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #10/1971 (2. mars 1971) which is reprinted
-
- Keywords
- alternative uses; jungle; long-johns; parachute; pyramid
The Missing Pyramid
Super Goof / comic story / 14 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Kay Wright
- Inks
- Kay Wright
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Larry Mayer
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It is midnight, and Goofy tosses restlessly in bed...
- Feature Logo
Super Goof [Western Logo 1 Single Line of Letters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Super Goof [Goofy]; sheep; jet pilots; Pedro; Maria; Pedro and Maria's son; two thieves; monkeys; tourists
- Synopsis
- Two thieves begin stealing art treasures from a family's pyramid. When Super Goof stops them, the pyramid itself vanishes.
- Reprints
- in Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #9/1971 (2. marts 1971) [pages 1-7]
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #10/1971 (2. mars 1971) [pages 1-7] which is reprinted
- in Anders And & Co. (Egmont, 1949 series) #10/1971 (9. marts 1971) [pages 8-14]
- in Donald Duck & Co (Hjemmet / Egmont, 1948 series) #11/1971 (9. mars 1971) [pages 8-14]
-
- Keywords
- art; monkeys; pyramid; thieves
Reader's Page Monsters
Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our readers (that's you) are proving every day what talented artists they are.
- Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club- Keywords
- drawings; monsters
Indexer Notes
Drawings of various monsters, submitted by readers.
[Alien Out of Gas]
Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club Mini-Comics- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- alien
- Synopsis
- A traveler is stranded on a country road with no gas, but he’s an alien.
- Keywords
- alien; flying saucer
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. Top half of page.
These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You!
North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page
Jokes on You
Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What has four legs but only one foot?
- Feature Logo
- Gold Key Comics Club
- Characters
- Gold Key Kid
- Keywords
- jokes; riddles
Indexer Notes
Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
The Giant Goober Plant
Super Goof / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Kay Wright
- Inks
- Kay Wright
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Super Goof has made crime so unprofitable in the community that he now has time on his hands…
- Feature Logo
- Super Goof [Western Logo 1 Single Line of Letters]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Super Goof [Goofy]; Super Gilly [Gilbert]; neighborhood kids; gangster boss; gangster flunky; various police and criminals
- Synopsis
- A gangster psychologically saps Super Goof of his strength with an elaborate hoax that leaves our hero believing himself to be the prisoner of a giant who is many times more powerful than he is.
- Reprints
- in Almanacco Topolino (Mondadori, 1957 series) #165 (Settembre 1970)
-
- Keywords
- crime wave; giant; hoax; intimidation; psych-out
Indexer Notes
Western’s standard closing logo “the phrase ‘The End’ in script, embedded in a somewhat circular design” is absent from the final panel of this story, as a closing caption runs for the full width of the bottom of the panel.
[Bullet-Proof Goof]
Super Goof / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Super Goof [Western Logo 2 Double Line of Letters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
- Characters
- Super Goof; Huey
- Synopsis
- Huey shoots Super Goof with a water pistol causing Super Goof to sneeze.
- Reprints
-
from Walt Disney Super Goof (Western, 1965 series) #1 (October 1965)
-
- Keywords
- water pistol
Indexer Notes
Pantomime, except for Super Goof's sneezes. First USA printing of this story in color. Original printing was black and white on the issue's inside front cover.
Reader's Page Doodles
Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our readers (that's you) are proving every day what talented artists they are.
- Feature Logo
- Gold Key Comics Club
- Keywords
- doodles
Indexer Notes
Reader-submitted "doodles", made from various letters of the alphabet and numbers.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Missing Pyramid
Super Goof -
1.
Dick Dastardly Wants You
Kellogg's cereals -
2.
The Missing Pyramid
Super Goof -
3.
Gold Key Comics Club News
Gold Key Comics Club -
4.
Reader's Page Monsters
Gold Key Comics Club -
5.
[Alien Out of Gas]
Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics -
6.
These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You!
North American School of Drafting -
7.
Jokes on You
Gold Key Comics Club -
8.
The Giant Goober Plant
Super Goof -
9.
[Bullet-Proof Goof]
Super Goof -
10.
Reader's Page Doodles
Gold Key Comics Club -
11.
No joke...Here's the happiest new happening of the season!! Golden's Jokes by Cracky
Western Publishing; Golden Magazine Jokes by Cracky -
12.
Win 2 Ways Without Cost
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
13.
Make Money Get Prizes
American Seeds
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- Darrel McCann
- Joe Torcivia
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