(September 1977)

Western, 1977 Series
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Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Four times a year in February, May, September, and November
On-sale Date
1977-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Barcode
0335009029909
Editing
Del Connell (editor)

Issue Notes

On Front Cover of Gold Key edition: GOLD KEY 90299-709 On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (776).

First issue with a barcode. Barcodes would continue until issue #19 (June 1980), at which time Western's comics were primarily sold in plastic-bagged three-packs and no longer required individual UPC codes.
This issue has variants:

[The Ol' Swimming Hole] (Table of Contents)

Winnie-the-Pooh / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-The-Pooh; Tigger; Piglet; Kanga; Roo; Eeyore
Synopsis
Pooh and his pals have a wonderful time at the ol' swimming hole.
Reprints
Keywords
forest setting; having fun; swimming

Indexer Notes

Cover states "Based on characters created by A.A. Milne".

Caboose on the Loose (Table of Contents: 1)

Winnie-the-Pooh / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Bill Wright
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Bill Wright

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Christopher Robin is reading a very fascinating book to Winnie-The-Pooh...
Feature Logo
Winnie-the-Pooh [Gold Key / Whitman logo]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-The-Pooh; Christopher Robin; Tigger; Owl; Piglet; Eeyore; Rabbit; Kanga; Roo; squirrel; caterpillar; raccoon; Mrs. Swan; Swen Swan
Synopsis
When Christopher Robin reads aloud from a book that tells of a caboose, "It follows and peeks up over the end of the train. And has a red light behind it.", Pooh, Tigger, and Owl each misinterpret a different part of that description, sparking a "caboose-panic" in the Hundred Acre Wood.
Reprints
Keywords
caboose; forest setting; getting carried away; panic; wrong impression

Indexer Notes

In his frightened state, Pooh imagines a caboose as something akin to a giant version of Mickey Mouse's black-cloaked foe The Phantom Blot - page 4, panel 7.

A Hairy Problem (Table of Contents: 2)

Winnie-the-Pooh / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Bill Wright
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Bill Wright

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This morning Pooh is awakened by something much more alarming than his alarm clock...
Feature Logo
Winnie-the-Pooh [Gold Key / Whitman logo]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-The-Pooh; Tigger; Owl; Kanga; Roo; mail-bird
Synopsis
Owl has suddenly and inexplicably gone bald. Pooh and Tigger try to reverse his condition, but is the cure worth the punishment?
Reprints
Keywords
baldness; best of intentions; cure; forest setting

The Gollywhopper Egg (Table of Contents: 3)

Winnie-the-Pooh / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Bill Wright
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Bill Wright

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pooh would love to crusade for a worthy cause... but the Hundred Acre Wood seems causeless...
Feature Logo
Winnie-the-Pooh [Gold Key / Whitman logo]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-The-Pooh; Tigger; cougar cub; mama cougar; Owl; Eeyore
Synopsis
Looking to do good, Pooh helps relieve Tigger's sadness over being an orphan (and having an empty baby photo album as a result) and vows to aid (presumed, but not exactly) orphaned animals.
Reprints
Keywords
baby pictures; best of intentions; doing good; forest setting; orphans; wrong impression

The Flip-Flop Float (Table of Contents: 4)

Winnie-the-Pooh / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Bill Wright
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Bill Wright

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pooh is intrigued with Christopher Robin's photo album...
Feature Logo
Winnie-the-Pooh [Gold Key / Whitman logo]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-The-Pooh; Christopher Robin; Tigger; Piglet; Eeyore; Rabbit; Kanga; Roo; flotilla of turtles
Synopsis
Inspired once again by one of Christopher Robin's books, Pooh decides to organize a parade of floats in the Hundred Acre Wood. Piglet takes the concept a bit too literally.
Reprints
Keywords
floats; forest setting; parade; series of mishaps
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Ol' Swimming Hole]
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  2. 1. Caboose on the Loose
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  3. 2. A Hairy Problem
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  4. 3. The Gollywhopper Egg
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  5. 4. The Flip-Flop Float
    Winnie-the-Pooh
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • George Olshevsky (R.I.P.)
  • Per Sandell
  • Evan Shad
  • Jim Stangas
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore