(April 1971)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except January, March, May and November
On-sale Date
1971-02-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10012-104
Editing
Chase Craig (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Keywords
Africa

Tarzan and the King Vulture (Table of Contents)

Tarzan / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan
Reprints
Keywords
Africa; bow and arrow; vulture

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Josie and the Pussy Cats / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Josie and the Pussy Cats' cut 4 records for Kellog's
Characters
The Pussy Cats [Josie; Valerie; Melody]; Alex; Fred Jones (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for music records from Josie Records, sponsored by Kellog's Cereal.

The King Vulture (Table of Contents: 2)

Tarzan / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Paul Norris
Inks
Mike Royer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
199-712
Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan [John Clayton]; John Bolling; Mrs. Bolling; Sandra Bolling; King Mosapa; Watunis; nameless medicine man
Synopsis
King Mosapa of the Watunis has been blinded by snake venom and kidnaps the missionaries Bolling in order to force their daughter, Dr. Sandra Bolling, into curing him. Tarzan tries to free the family, but is captured by the Watunis and condemned to die. However, Mosapa agrees to give Tarzan a chance of curing him, provided that Tarzan first kills the king vulture with a single arrow. Tarzan succeeds and cures Mosapa with jungle herbs. The Bollings are accepted into the tribe.
Reprints
Keywords
Africa; blindness; bow and arrow; doctor; medicine man; missionary; vulture; witch doctor

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

Gold Key Comics Club News / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gold Key unlocks the door to the best in comics.
Characters
Smokey Bear

Austrian Stamp Recalls the Age of Operetta (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
George Allard
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Characters
The Bird Catcher [Der Vogelhondler]; Hans Strom; Johan Ernst Gennerus; General Curtis E. LeMay
Keywords
Coin collecting; educational; fact; numismatics; philately; stamp collecting

Indexer Notes

Information on new issues, and list of rare coins.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now... save almost 50% on the hit records you want!
Characters
Mark Lindsay; James Taylor; Bobby Sherman
Keywords
Music

Indexer Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for records from Columbia Record Club.

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

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

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cracky's got the answer!
Characters
Cracky (advertising character or promotional character)
Keywords
Mascot; parrot

Indexer Notes

Promo for Jokes by Cracky # 4 from Western Publishing Company.

[Episode 97] Natongo's New Homeland (Table of Contents: 7)

Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Russ Manning
Inks
Russ Manning
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
jungle; adventure
Characters
Dan-El; Natongo; Queen Tavane; Queen Zulena
Synopsis
Dan-El and Natongo slip into the wilderness to range far and live wild, just as they did in former days. They scout out a new homeland for Natongo's people and discover a secret passage, which will need to be guarded, into Aba-Zulu.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Africa; lost city

Your Future (Table of Contents: 8)

Gold Key Club Comics / 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 featurettes: Your Future in the Graphic Arts, and Your Future as a Printing Craftsman.

The Night of the Dance (Table of Contents: 9)

Mabu / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
jungle
Characters
Mabu; Hamasai; Maoka; Menya
Synopsis
After a dance celebrating an elephant kill, Mabu and his far-distant father experience each other's mental presence.
Keywords
Africa; dance

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Peanuts / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here at last!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Charlie Brown; Sally; Shermy; Violet; Linus; Schroeder; Snoopy

Indexer Notes

Ad, with order coupon, for book versions of the first six Peanuts/Charlie Brown television specials.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Win 2 ways with J.S.C.A.

Indexer Notes

Ad, with response coupon, for Junior Sales Club of America.

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Make Money Get Prizes With Fast Selling American Seeds

Indexer Notes

Ad, with response coupon, for selling seeds from American Seed Co.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Tarzan and the King Vulture
    Tarzan
  2. 1. ["'Josie and the Pussy Cats' cut 4 records for Kellog's"]
    Josie and the Pussy Cats
  3. 2. The King Vulture
    Tarzan
  4. 3. ["Gold Key unlocks the door to the best in comics."]
    Gold Key Comics Club News
  5. 4. Austrian Stamp Recalls the Age of Operetta
    Stamp and Coin Collector's Corner
  6. 5. ["Now... save almost 50% on the hit records you want!"]
  7. 6. ["Cracky's got the answer!"]
  8. 7. [Episode 97] Natongo's New Homeland
    Brothers of the Spear
  9. 8. Your Future
    Gold Key Club Comics
  10. 9. The Night of the Dance
    Mabu
  11. 10. ["Here at last!"]
    Peanuts
  12. 11. ["Win 2 ways with J.S.C.A."]
  13. 12. ["Make Money Get Prizes With Fast Selling American Seeds"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
  • David Haglund
  • Kirk House
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore