Daffy Duck #62

(March 1970)

Amazing $1 Art Offer (Table of Contents: 1)

Colonial Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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4 Irresistible Wide-eyed Puppies in Full Color for Your Home.

Characters

Muffin'; Godfrey; Happy; Coquette (painted drawings of puppies)

Keywords

decorative items; dogs; mail order marketing; paintings; pictures; puppies

Indexer Notes

Ad offering four prints of cute puppies for one dollar. Color ad on inside front cover.

The Charming Chump (Table of Contents: 2)

Daffy Duck and Pepé Le Pew / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Maltese

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Phil De Lara

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Rome Siemon

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Yoo-hoo! Daffy! Daffy!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Daffy Duck; Pepé Le Pew; Debbie Duck

Synopsis

Debbie Duck is interested in Daffy, but sends him on his way, once she realizes that hungry Daffy is more interested in the contents of her father’s grocery store than in her. Undaunted, Daffy turns to Pepé Le Pew, self-described “Champion of Charm”, to win back Debbie – and receive carte blanche at the grocery store.

Reprints

• from Daffy Duck (Dell, 1959 series) #27 (October-December 1961)

Keywords

charm school; courting; manners; relationships; ulterior motives

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand". Michael Maltese wrote the vast majority of Pepé Le Pew theatrical shorts for famed animation director Chuck Jones. At "Pepé's Charm Farm" a sign reads "We teach you to be charming for $10. Just nice for $5."

Foes in Fairyland (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Michael Maltese

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Phil De Lara

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Rome Siemon

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And stay out, you misewable mooching mallard!

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Daffy Duck [Dell/Western Interior 1]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; Good Fairy Fudd

Synopsis

Daffy’s good fairy magically fixes things so that Daffy is the homeowner with the stocked refrigerator, and Elmer is the starving, homeless moocher. However, it is soon revealed that “Daffy’s good fairy” is, in actuality, Elmer’s good fairy – who encourages Elmer to do his tricky and annoying worst to continually harass Daffy, and give the duck a taste of his own mooching medicine.

Reprints

• from Daffy Duck (Dell, 1959 series) #27 (October-December 1961)

Keywords

be-careful-what-you-wish-for; fourth-wall-breaking; good fairy; mooching; reversal of fortunes; trading places; trick

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand". Fourth-wall-breaking: Page two, panels 5-6: The good fairy reveals his true identity directly to the readers, before letting Elmer in on the gag.

The Penpoint Puzzle (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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Fred Abranz

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“Papacito,” Little Pancho Vanilla called with excitement, “I cannot find a pen or a pencil. We must write a letter to my reech Onkle Jose before the mail ees picked up een the village this afternoon.”

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Little Pancho Vanilla; Señor Vanilla; Mamacita Vanilla; geese; bull

Synopsis

The Vanillas cannot find a writing implement, when an important letter must get into the mail.

Reprints

• from Daffy Duck (Dell, 1959 series) #27 (October-December 1961)

Keywords

desperate search; ink; letter; pen; pencil

Gold Key Comics Club News (Table of Contents: 5)

Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Gold Key unlocks the door to the best in comics

Characters

Barnabas Collins

Keywords

issue previews

Indexer Notes

A list of all Gold Key Comics on sale in February 1970, with focus blurbs on Walt Disney Comics Digest, The Governor and J.J., Mickey Mouse; Judge Colt, Hanna-Barbera Fun-In, Dark Shadows, and Ripley's Believe It or Not. No issue numbers are given.

Reader's Page Airplanes (Table of Contents: 6)

Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Drawings of various airplanes submitted by readers.

These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You! (Table of Contents: 7)

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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...When you train at home with NASD for a high pay job in Drafting!

Keywords

careers by mail; correspondence course; drafting

Indexer Notes

Ad offering a home-study course in drafting. Includes testimonies from two persons whose head-shot photographs appear in the ad. Top half of page.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Richard Eiger

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Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

government reporting; regulations

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for September 30, 1969. Prepared by Richard W. Eiger. Reported total distribution: 218,800 (12 month average), 217,816 (nearest issue). Lower half of page.

Jokes on You (Table of Contents: 9)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

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Why is a river rich?

Characters

Gold Key Kid

Keywords

jokes; riddles

Indexer Notes

Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.

The Castle Snatch (Table of Contents: 10)

Merlin the Magic Mouse / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

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Pete Alvarado

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Larry Mayer

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Merlin! That mysterious man has been following me all the way back from the candy store!

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Merlin the Magic Mouse Story Logo

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Merlin the Magic Mouse; Second Banana; Vic the Ventriloquist; Vic’s agent; theatre manager

Synopsis

Merlin's assistant Second Banana is kidnapped by rival performer Vic the Ventriloquist.

Reprints

• in Schweinchen Dick (Willms Verlag, 1972 series) #6

Keywords

kidnapping; magic act; professional jealousy

Indexer Notes

New story.

Dog Days (Table of Contents: 11)

Daffy Duck / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Maltese

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Say! Looks like some kind of meeting or demonstration up there!

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Daffy Duck [Dell/Western Interior 1]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; crowd of voters; cranky woman; puppy; mayor

Synopsis

Daffy helps Elmer get elected dogcatcher and, just as quickly, helps get him fired.

Reprints

• from Daffy Duck (Dell, 1959 series) #26 (July-September 1961)

Keywords

dogcatcher; election

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Pesky Passenger (Table of Contents: 12)

Daffy and Elmer / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Fred Abranz

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Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd

Synopsis

Daffy smuggles himself into a drive-in movie, under the hood of Elmer’s car.

Reprints

• from Daffy Duck (Dell, 1959 series) #26 (July-September 1961)

Keywords

drive-in movie; unexpected intrusion

Indexer Notes

Pantomime.

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

R.M.S. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Portable folding game top table - multi-colored game surface.

Keywords

games; mail order marketing

Indexer Notes

Ad offering a “Game Top Table” upon which “43 fun games” can be played. Also offered are “Personalized Matching Colorful Fun-Time Chairs”.

Mighty Miniatures by Corgi (Table of Contents: 14)

Corgi Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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miniature model cars

Indexer Notes

Ad for Corgi miniature model cars and "Concorde Supersonic Transport" airplane.

Win 2 Ways Without Cost (Table of Contents: 15)

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Be eligible for grand prize bonus awards $1,000 college scholarship or other bonus awards

Keywords

greeting cards; prizes; sales; scholarship

Indexer Notes

Sell greeting cards for Junior Sales Club of America in exchange for prizes or cash, and be eligible for a $1,000 college scholarship. Color ad on inside back cover.

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Table of Contents: 16)

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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prizes; sales; seeds

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money. Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos. Color ad on back cover.