(September 1980)

Western, 1963 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1980-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Whitman W [with Face]
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
90094-009
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Michael Teitelbaum (editor)

Issue Notes

One of several scarce Whitman bagged issues of later 1980.

No American reprints of the cover and interior comic stories exist. This scarce issue is the only place this content appears in the USA. (See "Notes" on the cover index entry for a partial exception.)

Publication date is derived from the cover code. On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one.

Edited out of Western Publishing's New York offices.

[Lookout Below... And Above] (Table of Contents)

Tweety and Sylvester / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Costanza
Inks
John Costanza
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
Synopsis
Tweety and Sylvester as opposite-facing balloon lookouts.
Keywords
balloon; lookouts

Indexer Notes

Cover image later used in a Whitman Comics house ad.

The Winning Combination (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Hostess Fruit Pies; Richie Rich / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Puppy Love! (Table of Contents: 2)

Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Costanza
Inks
John Costanza
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Doodness! Puddy Tat, you wook wike you've seen a ghost!
Feature Logo
Tweety and Sylvester Western Logo 2
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Bulldog; Bulldog's puppy nephew; bear
Synopsis
Sylvester does everything he can to avoid Bulldog's affectionate puppy nephew. When he can't ditch the little tyke, he tries to win the pup over - to great pain and agony.
Keywords
affection; avoidance; bears; best of intentions; birds; cats; dogs; forest setting; series of mishaps; you can’t win

Indexer Notes

Bulldog and his nephew come across like a Warner Bros. version of MGM's Spike and Tyke.

Super Gifts & Gimmicks (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Fun Factory / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Up a Tree! (Table of Contents: 4)

Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Costanza
Inks
John Costanza
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh my, doodness!
Feature Logo
Tweety and Sylvester Western Logo 2
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; woodpecker; Granny; tree surgeon
Synopsis
Sylvester tries to silence a noisy woodpecker to the expected slapstick sufferings.
Keywords
battle of wits; escalating events; need-for-peace-and-quiet; tree; woodpecker

We are Looking for a few Good Boys and Girls Who would like to - (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Mystery, Adventure, Science Fiction Much, Much More (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Original Radio Broadcasts / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Denim Embroidered Iron-On Sta-Ons (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Sta-Ons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Exciting New! Flipit (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Flipit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Woody Woodpecker (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Whitman Comics; Woody Woodpecker / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

A Trapped Cat! (Table of Contents: 10)

Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Costanza
Inks
John Costanza
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ahoy, Matey! Man those cannons -- Enemy ship on the port side!
Feature Logo
Tweety and Sylvester Western Logo 2
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; pet shop clerk; pet shop customer; small white hairy dog; helicopter pilot
Synopsis
Sylvester draws up a phony treasure map to lure pirate-playing Tweety into a trap.
Keywords
best-laid-plans; outsmarting one’s-self; treasure map

Super Pocket Toy Values (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Toy Values / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Arrowheads / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Big Fisherman! (Table of Contents: 13)

Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Costanza
Inks
John Costanza
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Going fishing, Puddy Tat?
Feature Logo
Tweety and Sylvester Western Logo 2
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; fish; other fisherman; helicopter pilot; shark (only fin seen)
Synopsis
A wily fish thwarts Sylvester's efforts at fishing.
Keywords
battle of wits; escalating events; fishing; turning the tables

Snippys (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Snippys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Little Lulu (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Whitman Comics; Little Lulu / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set Only 2.98 (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Earn Famous Name Prizes or Earn $1.00 a Box Cash (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Lookout Below... And Above]
    Tweety and Sylvester
  2. 1. The Winning Combination
    Hostess Fruit Pies; Richie Rich
  3. 2. Puppy Love!
    Tweety and Sylvester
  4. 3. Super Gifts & Gimmicks
    Fun Factory
  5. 4. Up a Tree!
    Tweety and Sylvester
  6. 5. We are Looking for a few Good Boys and Girls Who would like to -
    Grit Newspaper
  7. 6. Mystery, Adventure, Science Fiction Much, Much More
    Original Radio Broadcasts
  8. 7. Denim Embroidered Iron-On Sta-Ons
    Sta-Ons
  9. 8. The Exciting New! Flipit
    Flipit
  10. 9. Woody Woodpecker
    Whitman Comics; Woody Woodpecker
  11. 10. A Trapped Cat!
    Tweety and Sylvester
  12. 11. Super Pocket Toy Values
    Toy Values
  13. 12. Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads
    Arrowheads
  14. 13. Big Fisherman!
    Tweety and Sylvester
  15. 14. Snippys
    Snippys
  16. 15. Little Lulu
    Whitman Comics; Little Lulu
  17. 16. 204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set Only 2.98
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  18. 17. Earn Famous Name Prizes or Earn $1.00 a Box Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  19. 18. Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkeys
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore