(September 1979)

Western, 1979 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1979-07-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Barcode
0335009030309
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
90303-909
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Del Connell (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1979 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

Vacation with Pay (Table of Contents)

The Beagle Boys versus Uncle Scrooge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Manning
Inks
Bill Wright
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Bill Wright; typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; adventure; crime
Characters
The Beagle Boys: 176-671; 671-176; 716-617
Uncle Scrooge

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

Chiquita Brands, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How we saved the universe with our Banana-Talkies and got back to tell about it with our Banana-Compasses.

Indexer Notes

Inside cover ad for walkie-talkies and compasses.

Vacation with Pay (Table of Contents: 2)

The Beagle Boys versus Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Jack Manning
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Job Number
BEAGLE B. vs U.S. #7-797
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; adventure; crime
Characters
The Beagle Boys: 176-671; 671-176; 716-617
Scrooge McDuck; Uncle Scrooge; Porkimer
Reprints

Casper and the Boo Keepers (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Warren Kremer
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children
Characters
Casper; Ghostlee; The Boo Keepers
Synopsis
Ghostlee has been too busy enjoying Hostess Fruit Pies to meet his boo quota, but when his bosses try to fire him he gets them to enjoy the pies too, and everyone is too busy hoo-raying to be boo-ing.

Indexer Notes

Between page 4 and 5 of previous story.

Thrown for a Loss (Table of Contents: 4)

The Beagle Boys; Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Jack Manning
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
The Beagle Boys: 176-671; 716-617
Scrooge McDuck; Ratty

Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out (Table of Contents: 5)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling Grit newspapers.
Top of page between page 2 and 3 of the previous story.

It's Easy! (Table of Contents: 6)

Super Iron-Ons / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for t-shirt iron-on designs from Photo-Lith International.
Bottom of page between page 2 and 3 of the previous story.

The Jumping Money Bag (Table of Contents: 7)

The Beagle Boys versus Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Jack Manning
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; adventure; crime
Characters
The Beagle Boys: 176-617; 176-671; 716-617
Scrooge McDuck

Be the Very First to Own...Fabulous Cartoon Scissors (Table of Contents: 8)

Snippys Cartoon Scissors / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Characters
Bugs Bunny; Daffy Duck; Porky Pig; Road Runner; Tweety; Woody Woodpecker

Indexer Notes

Ad for children's scissors with comic character designs
Between page 1 and 2 of the previous story.

Gumfighting Practice and Techniques (Table of Contents: 9)

Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Techniques to blow the biggest bubbles.
Between page 1 and 2 of the previous story.

Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Orlando (sourced)
Inks
Joe Orlando ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for Sea-Monkeys from Transcience Corporation.

The Combination Caper (Table of Contents: 11)

The Beagle Boys versus Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Jack Manning
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; adventure; crime
Characters
The Beagle Boys: 176-671; 671-176; 716-617
Scrooge McDuck; Psychic-176 (a cousin of the Beagle Boys)
Reprints

Super Gifts & Gimmicks (Table of Contents: 12)

Fun Factory Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for novelties.
Between page 5 and 6 of the previous story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Journey 5 centuries into the future...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Wilma Deering; Buck Rogers; Twiki; Princess Ardala

Indexer Notes

Promo for Gold Key's Buck Rogers in the 25th Century comic.
Between page 5 and 6 of the previous story.

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Keywords
mail order marketing; toys

Indexer Notes

Ad for plastic toy soldiers. 204 pieces for $2.50 from Lucky Products, Inc.

Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling cards and gifts.
Inside back cover.

Join the Leader...S.L.C. (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling greeting cards.
Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Vacation with Pay
    The Beagle Boys versus Uncle Scrooge
  2. 1. ["How we saved the universe with our Banana-Talkies and got back to tell about it with our Banana-Compasses."]
    Chiquita Brands, Inc.
  3. 2. Vacation with Pay
    The Beagle Boys versus Uncle Scrooge
  4. 3. Casper and the Boo Keepers
    Casper; Hostess Fruit Pies
  5. 4. Thrown for a Loss
    The Beagle Boys; Uncle Scrooge
  6. 5. Remember How Many Times You Felt Left Out
    Grit Newspaper
  7. 6. It's Easy!
    Super Iron-Ons
  8. 7. The Jumping Money Bag
    The Beagle Boys versus Uncle Scrooge
  9. 8. Be the Very First to Own...Fabulous Cartoon Scissors
    Snippys Cartoon Scissors
  10. 9. Gumfighting Practice and Techniques
    Hubba Bubba Bubble Gum
  11. 10. Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
    Sea-Monkeys
  12. 11. The Combination Caper
    The Beagle Boys versus Uncle Scrooge
  13. 12. Super Gifts & Gimmicks
    Fun Factory Novelties
  14. 13. ["Journey 5 centuries into the future..."]
    Buck Rogers
  15. 14. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  16. 15. Earn Famous Name Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  17. 16. Join the Leader...S.L.C.
    Sales Leadership Club Cards / Stationery
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Ron Sadowski
  • Jim Van Dore