(September 1966)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1966-06-02
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Chase Craig; Del Connell

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10029-609. On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[Keep Off the Grass] (Table of Contents)

Daffy Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck
Synopsis
Daffy hanging by his feet from a tree limb to post a "Keep Off the Grass" sign.
Reprints
Keywords
grass; ingenuity; regulations; signs

[Sweet Sur-prize] (Table of Contents: 1)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I gotta complaint to make!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck; candy store proprietor
Synopsis
Daffy’s box of “Krax-Jax” candy yields an impossible amount of prizes, yet he complains that the candy itself was too sweet.
Reprints
Keywords
candy; never satisfied; prizes

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white

The Hunting Hassle (Table of Contents: 2)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Maltese
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! What Luck! There’s Yosemite Sam on a camping trip and he’s fixing lunch!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck; Yosemite Sam; Native American hunter
Synopsis
Daffy sets a Native American hunter, who cannot see clearly due to his long, over-the-eyes hair, against Yosemite Sam – convincing the brave that Sam is a bunny.
Reprints
Keywords
camping; forest setting; hunting; Native Americans; vision problems; wrong impression

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

The Eyes Have It (Table of Contents: 3)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Maltese
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oops! Here comes that dratted mutt who’s always picking on me just because I accidently conked him with my baseball!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; dog
Synopsis
To rid himself of an angry, grudge-holding dog, Daffy hypnotizes Elmer into becoming a fierce lion.
Reprints
Keywords
hypnosis; outsmarting one’s-self; series of mishaps

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

[Worthless Watchdog] (Table of Contents: 4)

Elmer Fudd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Elmer Fudd; burglar; watchdog
Synopsis
After being robbed, Elmer gets a watchdog, but finds it isn't much help.
Reprints
Keywords
best-laid-plans; burglar; buyer beware; watchdog

Indexer Notes

Pantomime.

[Defiant Ducks] (Table of Contents: 5)

Elmer Fudd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Elmer Fudd; flying ducks
Synopsis
Elmer fires at flocks of flying ducks, who change formation to mock him.
Reprints
Keywords
bad aim; ducks; forest setting; hunting; mocking

Indexer Notes

Pantomime.

The Gift (Table of Contents: 6)

Little Pancho Vanilla / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Little Pancho Vanilla turned away from the marketplace.
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pancho Vanilla; Señora Vanilla; señorita in marketplace
Synopsis
Little Pancho can't afford a comb as a gift for his mother, but finds a valuable comb set with jewels while kicking-up sand.
Keywords
comb; gift; valuable lesson

Indexer Notes

New story.

Trash Mish Mash (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What’s all that twash for, Puddy Tat?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; art gallery curator; police officer
Synopsis
Sylvester ventures into “Pop-Art”, by gluing various discarded objects to a canvas. An intrigued Tweety tries to help, but only makes things more difficult for the puddy tat.
Keywords
best of intentions; pop-art; sixties culture; trash; unwanted help

Indexer Notes

New story.

The Frightful Flight (Table of Contents: 8)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Michael Maltese
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I’ve been racking my brains to think of some kind of odd job I can do to pick up a little extra cash!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis
Daffy helps Elmer construct a homemade airplane, then gives poor Fudd some flying lessons. What could possibly go wrong?
Reprints
Keywords
airplane; best of intentions; flying lessons; odd jobs; unwanted help; wreaking havoc

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

[Broom Before Vroom!] (Table of Contents: 9)

Elmer Fudd / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, gwacious! I got a puncture!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Elmer Fudd
Synopsis
After a series of flat tires, Elmer attaches two brooms to his front bumper to brush aside puncture-causing street debris.
Reprints
Keywords
alternative uses; brooms; car; flat tires

Boys, Girls, Men, Women (Table of Contents: 10)

Wallace Brown, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If you need extra money & you know just 10 people…
Keywords
Christmas cards; sales

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling Christmas cards for Wallace Brown, Inc. Color ad on inside back cover.

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 11)

Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It costs you nothing to try
Keywords
Christmas cards; sales; stationery

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling Christmas cards and stationery for the Cheerful Card Company. Color ad on back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Keep Off the Grass]
    Daffy Duck
  2. 1. [Sweet Sur-prize]
    Daffy Duck
  3. 2. The Hunting Hassle
    Daffy Duck
  4. 3. The Eyes Have It
    Daffy Duck
  5. 4. [Worthless Watchdog]
    Elmer Fudd
  6. 5. [Defiant Ducks]
    Elmer Fudd
  7. 6. The Gift
    Little Pancho Vanilla
  8. 7. Trash Mish Mash
    Tweety and Sylvester
  9. 8. The Frightful Flight
    Daffy Duck
  10. 9. [Broom Before Vroom!]
    Elmer Fudd
  11. 10. Boys, Girls, Men, Women
    Wallace Brown, Inc.
  12. 11. Do You Need Extra Money?
    Cheerful Card Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Mike Nielsen
  • George Olshevsky (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Stangas
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore