(October 1975)

Western, 1965 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except January, March, May, and November
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
90208-510
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Wilson ? (painting)
Inks
George Wilson ? (painting)
Colors
George Wilson ? (painting)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The stones of death arose and walked the silent night!
Cover Thumbnail for Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Western, 1965 series) #58 [Gold Key] Cover Thumbnail for Ripley's Believe It or Not! (1965 series) #58 [Whitman]
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Gwanny's Vacation (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Tweety and Sylvester / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Golden-Haired Ghost (Table of Contents: 2)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Bolle
Inks
Frank Bolle
Colors
?
Letters
Frank Bolle
Job Number
90208-510
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The day before the hunt on Lord Lytton's estate in England, 1822.
Feature Logo
Ripley's Believe It or Not! True Ghost Stories [Western Logo 1]
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; non-fiction
Characters
James Rawley; Lord Lytton; Lord Castlereagh
Synopsis
The ghost of a gold-haired boy appears to presage the death of Lord Castlereagh. Based on a supposedly true story.
Reprints

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

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Searcher (Table of Contents: 4)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
? (identified as 'Willi let.')
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In 1859, construction of a lighthouse on a solitary cay in the Bahamas is completed.
Feature Logo
Ripley's Believe It or Not! True Ghost Stories [Western Logo 1]
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; non-fiction
Synopsis
A ghost searching for her missing child haunts a lighthouse in the Bahamas. Based on the story of the Great Isaac Lighthouse wailing ghost.
Reprints

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

The Fun House Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Stone Dead (Table of Contents: 9)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
? (identified as 'Willi let.')
First Line of Dialogue or Text
All Souls' Day in 1901, Douglas and Mary Bowen call upon the vicar.
Feature Logo
Ripley's Believe It or Not! True Ghost Stories [Western Logo 1]
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; non-fiction
Characters
Douglas Bowen; Mary Bowen
Synopsis
Statues at the grave of two reputed murderers come to life to threaten the neighbours of the nearby vicarage where they are buried.
Reprints

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

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Intruder (Table of Contents: 11)

Ripley's Believe It or Not! / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos ?
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In 1791, as Mozart and his wife lie asleep in their home in Vienna, strange musical notes from the piano downstairs awaken the composer...
Feature Logo
Ripley's Believe It or Not! True Ghost Stories [Western Logo 1]
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; non-fiction
Characters
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Constanze Mozart
Synopsis
A ghost appears to Mozart to commission a requiem to be played at Mozart's own funeral. Based on the supposedly true story of Mozart's final requiem.
Reprints

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

American Circle Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Best of Walt Disney Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Gandalf Posters / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The stones of death arose and walked the silent night!"]
  2. 1. Gwanny's Vacation
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Tweety and Sylvester
  3. 2. The Golden-Haired Ghost
    Ripley's Believe It or Not!
  4. 3. ["Fun tricks free things!"]
    Gandalf Products
  5. 4. The Searcher
    Ripley's Believe It or Not!
  6. 5. ["Order by mail specials"]
    The Fun House Novelties
  7. 6. ["Hey friend! Which would you rather have... neat prizes... or extra spending money?"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. ["Kids, Roach Designs are now available as iron-on transfers!"]
    Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers
  9. 8. ["Get these dynamite embroidered cloth patches that tell it like it is!"]
    Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches
  10. 9. Stone Dead
    Ripley's Believe It or Not!
  11. 10. ["Get your favorite cartoon characters in these brilliant embroidered cloth patches"]
    Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches
  12. 11. The Intruder
    Ripley's Believe It or Not!
  13. 12. ["'Black Cat' survival knife"]
    American Circle Products
  14. 13. ["A treasury of Collectors' Classics from the Golden Age of Comics!"]
    The Best of Walt Disney Comics
  15. 14. ["132 pc. Roman soldiers set"]
    Roman War Soldiers
  16. 15. ["Personality posters"]
    Gandalf Posters
  17. 16. ["The name of the game is winning prizes or cash"]
    Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Karsten S.
  • Joey Sayer
  • Jim Van Dore
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