(December 1978)

Western, 1977 Series
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Price
0.35 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1978-10
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Barcode
0335009029912
Editing
Del Connell (editor)

Issue Notes

On Front Cover of Gold Key edition: WINNIE THE-POOH GOLD KEY 90299-812.

No interior ads in this issue. Ads are limited to inside and back covers. All 32 interior pages are comics or comics-related text material.
This issue has variants:

[The Hundred Acre Hootenanny] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Pete Alvarado
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-the-Pooh; Tigger; Owl; Piglet; bird; Mickey Mouse (inset logo)
Synopsis
Making music in the Hundred Acre Wood.
Reprints
Keywords
forest setting; happiness; having fun; Mickey Mouse 50th birthday cover; music

Indexer Notes

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

"Happy Birthday Mickey" logo on cover.

Super Pocket Toy Values (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Toy Values / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Grumpalump Contest (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
John Carey
Inks
John Carey
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A great debate is going on in the Hundred Acre Wood...
Feature Logo
Winnie-the-Pooh [Gold Key / Whitman logo]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-the-Pooh; Owl; Tigger; Rabbit; Piglet; Christopher Robin; Roo; Kanga
Synopsis
No one can agree on what a Grumpalump looks like, so everyone draws a picture of how they think one might look.
Reprints
Keywords
art; contest; forest setting; individual interpretations; monster

The Great Moth Chase (Table of Contents: 3)

Winnie-the-Pooh / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
John Carey
Inks
John Carey
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jumpin' pumpkins! Pooh has grown a green beard!
Feature Logo
Winnie-the-Pooh [Gold Key / Whitman logo]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-the-Pooh; Piglet; Eeyore; Rabbit; Owl; hive of bees; family of birds; family of raccoons; butterfly
Synopsis
When Pooh finds a hole in his favorite blanket, Piglet volunteers to become the "Official Moth Catcher of the Hundred Acre Wood". Piglet wreaks so much accidental havoc that Pooh is forced to become the "Official Piglet Catcher" and, in order to stop Pooh, Tigger must become the "Official Pooh Catcher".
Reprints
Keywords
best of intentions; chase; escalating events; forest setting; leave-well-enough-alone; moth; wreaking havoc

Map Happy (Table of Contents: 4)

Winnie-the-Pooh / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Larry Mayer

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Boo-hoo-hoo... Roo is lost!
Feature Logo
Winnie-the-Pooh [Gold Key / Whitman logo]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-the-Pooh; Kanga; Tigger; Roo; Owl; Rabbit; Hal E. Gator
Synopsis
Pooh sets out to officially map the Hundred Acre Wood. In an uncharted swamp, he finds himself trapped on a floating island and enslaved by a hostile alligator.
Reprints
Keywords
exploring; floating island; forest setting; getting lost; mapping

The Cake Caper (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
Pete Alvarado
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Hundred Acre Wood annual fair is now in progress...
Feature Logo
Winnie-the-Pooh [Gold Key / Whitman logo]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-the-Pooh; Tigger; Piglet; Eeyore; Kanga; Roo; Rabbit
Synopsis
The cakes entered in the annual fair's cake baking competition are mysteriously disappearing. Can Pooh discover who (literally) "takes the cake"?
Reprints
Keywords
annual fair; cake baking contest; disappearances; forest setting; mystery

The Golumph Battle (Table of Contents: 6)

Winnie-the-Pooh / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
John Carey
Inks
John Carey
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pooh has just beaten Owl for the umpteenth time at Tic-Tac-Toe...
Feature Logo
Winnie-the-Pooh [Gold Key / Whitman logo]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Winnie-the-Pooh; Owl; Roo
Synopsis
Pooh's tales of monsters inspire Roo to become a monster hunter.
Reprints
Keywords
forest setting; kids-at-play; monster; tales

Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Arrowheads / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Hundred Acre Hootenanny]
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  2. 1. Super Pocket Toy Values
    Toy Values
  3. 2. The Grumpalump Contest
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  4. 3. The Great Moth Chase
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  5. 4. Map Happy
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  6. 5. The Cake Caper
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  7. 6. The Golumph Battle
    Winnie-the-Pooh
  8. 7. Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads
    Arrowheads
  9. 8. Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkeys
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore