(December 1979)

Western, 1965 Series
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Price
0.40 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1979-10-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Barcode
0335009016012
Editing
Del Connell (editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 90160-912
On sale date from Comic Reader #173

[Hedgehopping Buildings] (Table of Contents)

Super Goof / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Kay Wright
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset
Editing
Chase Craig (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two of his Goofiest
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Super Goof [Goofy]
Synopsis
Super Goof leaps tall buildings in several bounds.
Reprints
Keywords
buildings; games; sheer joy

The Terrible Time-Trap (Table of Contents: 1)

Super Goof / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Kay Wright
Inks
Kay Wright
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Bill Spicer
Editing
Chase Craig (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eek! I mustn't let it rain on me!
Feature Logo
Super Goof [Western Logo 1 Single Line of Letters]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Super Goof [Goofy]; Super Gilly [Gilbert]; neighborhood kids; prison guard; Mr. Bigg (villain); see-through pedestrian; Dr. Kronos (villain); driver of old-time car; Mr. Bigg (as a boy); cat; butterfly; modern-day passerby; Martha (old-time lady); Hilda (old-time lady); modern-day crime victims; robot robbers; Super Goof robots; Mighty Man (on TV)
Synopsis
Super Goof is conned by Dr. Kronos into taking a time trip to the past to prevent present-day criminal Mr. Bigg from growing up bad. He finds that time is absolutely unalterable, and that he is stranded with no way back to the present.
Reprints
Keywords
art or lettering modification or omission; comic book reference; meta humor; reforming a criminal; robots; time travel

Indexer Notes

Three references to the year being 1971 in the original printing have been altered to be non-specific in this reprint.

META MOMENT: On a stakeout, Super Goof hides his face (but not his cape and red undies uniform) behind a copy of "Super Goof Comics" that he pretends to read. Page 3, panel 4.

Main Street Jungle (Table of Contents: 2)

Super Goof / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Larry Mayer
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Larry Mayer
Editing
Chase Craig (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gawrsh! We must be havin' an earthquake!
Feature Logo
Super Goof [Western Logo 1 Single Line of Letters]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Super Goof [Goofy]; various motorists; nature-loving scientist
Synopsis
A nature-loving scientist develops a strain of seed that grows jungle plant life over city streets.
Reprints
Keywords
jungle; plants; science-out-of-control; wreaking havoc

Indexer Notes

Art and lettering credits by Alberto Becattini.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Hedgehopping Buildings]
    Super Goof
  2. 1. The Terrible Time-Trap
    Super Goof
  3. 2. Main Street Jungle
    Super Goof
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore