(April 1971)

Western, 1963 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1971-02-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10053-104
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Wally Green ? (editor); Himilce Novas ? (sourced) (editor)

Issue Notes

According to Robin Snyder, Novas replaced Green as editor sometime in 1971. On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Dragondoom (Table of Contents)

Boris Karloff / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Wilson (painting)
Inks
George Wilson (painting)
Colors
George Wilson (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Boris Karloff (photograph, inset)
Reprints
Keywords
dragon; flamebreath; flying; lightning; motorcycle; rifle; wings

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

"Josie and the Pussy Cats" Cut 4 Records for Kellogg's (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Cry "Monster!" (Table of Contents: 2)

Boris Karloff / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
José Delbo
Inks
José Delbo
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Monster Worms (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints

A Sore Point! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Stamp and Coin Collector's Corner / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Allard
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Austrian stamp recalls the ae of operetta
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Placed between page 1 and 2 of previous story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Dragondoom (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
John Celardo
Inks
John Celardo
Colors
?
Letters
John Celardo

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Script: Credit from interview with Len Wein (2002-12-06) via Rodrigo Baeza (Per Sandell ed.)

Cracky's Got the Answer! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Cracky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Your Future (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Graphic artist; printing craftsman
Keywords
Educational; fact; vocational

Indexer Notes

Two half-page features: Your Future in the Graphic Arts, and Your Future as a Printing Craftsman.
Placed between page 9 and 10 of the previous story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Peanuts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

American Seed Co / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Dragondoom
    Boris Karloff
  2. 1. "Josie and the Pussy Cats" Cut 4 Records for Kellogg's
    Josie
  3. 2. Cry "Monster!"
    Boris Karloff
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Gold Key Comics Club
  5. 4. The Monster Worms
  6. 5. A Sore Point!
  7. 6. ["Austrian stamp recalls the ae of operetta"]
    Stamp and Coin Collector's Corner
  8. 7. ["Now...save almost 50% on the hit records you want!"]
    Columbia Record Club
  9. 8. Dragondoom
  10. 9. Cracky's Got the Answer!
    Cracky
  11. 10. Your Future
    Gold Key Comics Club
  12. 11. ["Here at last!"]
    Peanuts
  13. 12. ["Win 2 ways with J.S.C.A."]
    Junior Sales Club of America
  14. 13. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
    American Seed Co
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • CTGarry
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore