Gold Key (Brand Emblem)

1962 - 1980
Number of Issues:
4562
Notes:
Gold Key was the brand Western used for its newsstand/returnable comics.
Gold Key brand may or may not included a ®.
Brand Emblem:

Brand emblem belongs to the brand group:

Brand Group Publisher Issues Year Began Year Ended Notes
Gold Key Western 4572 1962 1980 Gold Key was the brand Western used for its newsstand/returnable comics.

Brand emblem is in use at the following publishers:

Publisher Year Began Year Ended Notes
Western 1962 1980
Alemar's Bookstore 1979
Number Publication Date On-sale Date Indicia Publisher
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #33 December 1972 1972-10 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #34 February 1973 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #35 [Gold Key] April 1973 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #36 May 1973 — ?
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #37 [Gold Key] August 1973 1973-06 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #38 [Gold Key] September 1973 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #39 [Gold Key] October 1973 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #40 [Gold Key] December 1973 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #41 February 1974 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #42 [Gold Key] April 1974 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #43 [Gold Key] June 1974 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #44 [Gold Key] August 1974 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #45 [Gold Key] September 1974 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #46 [Gold Key] October 1974 1974-08-08 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #47 [Gold Key] December 1974 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #48 February 1975 1974-12-12 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #49 [Gold Key] April 1975 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #50 June 1975 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #51 [Gold Key] July 1975 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #52 [Gold Key] August 1975 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #53 [Gold Key] September 1975 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #54 [Gold Key] October 1975 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #55 [Gold Key] December 1975 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #56 — — ?
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #57 [Gold Key] May 1976 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #58 [Gold Key] July 1976 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #59 September 1976 1976-07-15 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #60 [Gold Key] October 1976 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #61 December 1976 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #62 February 1977 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #63 [Gold Key] March 1977 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #64 [Gold Key] May 1977 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #65 [Gold Key] July 1977 1977-05-19 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #66 [Gold Key] September 1977 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #67 [Gold Key] October 1977 1977-08-18 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #68 [Gold Key] November 1977 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #69 [Gold Key] January 1978 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #70 [Gold Key] March 1978 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #71 [Gold Key] May 1978 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #72 [Gold Key] July 1978 1978-05-25 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #73 [Gold Key] September 1978 1978-07-27 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #74 [Gold Key] October 1978 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #75 [Gold Key] November 1978 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #76 [Gold Key] January 1979 1978-11-30 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #77 [Gold Key] March 1979 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #78 [Gold Key] April 1979 1979-02-01 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #79 [Gold Key] May 1979 1979-03 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #80 [Gold Key] June 1979 1979-04 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #81 [Gold Key] July 1979 1979-05-10 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #82 [Gold Key] August 1979 1979-06-07 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #83 [Gold Key] September 1979 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #84 [Gold Key] October 1979 1979-08-02 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #85 [Gold Key] November 1979 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #86 [Gold Key] December 1979 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #87 [Gold Key] January 1980 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beep Beep the Road Runner (1966 series) #88 [Gold Key] February 1980 1979 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #120 [Gold Key] April 1978 1978 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #121 June 1978 1978 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #122 [Gold Key] August 1978 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #123 [Gold Key] October 1978 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #124 [Gold Key] December 1978 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #125 [Gold Key] February 1979 1978 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #126 [Gold Key] April 1979 1979-02-22 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #127 [Gold Key] June 1979 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #128 [Gold Key] August 1979 1979-06-28 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #129 October 1979 1979-08-23 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #130 [Gold Key] December 1979 1979-10-25 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1978 series) #131 [Gold Key] February 1980 1979 Western Publishing Company Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #39 November 1962 1962-08-30 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #40 February 1963 1962-11-29 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #41 May 1963 1963-02-28 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #42 August 1963 1963-05-29 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #43 November 1963 1963-08-22 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #44 February 1964 1963-11-21 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #45 May 1964 1964-02-20 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #46 August 1964 1964-05-21 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #47 November 1964 1964-08-13 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #48 February 1965 1964-11-19 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #49 May 1965 1965-02-18 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #50 August 1965 1965-05-20 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #51 November 1965 1965-08-19 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #52 February 1966 1965-11-18 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beetle Bailey (1962 series) #53 May 1966 1966-02-17 K. K. Publications Inc.
Ben Casey Film Stories (1962 series) #1 November 1962 1962-08-30 K. K. Publications Inc.
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970 series) [December] 1970 1970-09-24 Western Publishing Company Inc.
The Best of Bugs Bunny (1967 series) #1 January 1967 — K. K. Publications Inc.
The Best of Bugs Bunny (1967 series) #2 November 1968 — Western Publishing Company Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #1 December 1962 1962-09-27 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #2 March 1963 1962-12-27 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #3 June 1963 1963-03-28 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #4 September 1963 1963-06-27 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #5 December 1963 1963-09-26 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #6 February 1964 1963-12-26 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #7 April 1964 1964-02-20 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #8 June 1964 1964-04-16 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #9 August 1964 1964-06-18 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #10 October 1964 1964-08-13 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #11 December 1964 1964-10-08 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #12 February 1965 1964-12-10 K. K. Publications Inc.
Bonanza (1962 series) #13 April 1965 1965-02-18 K. K. Publications Inc.

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