(July 1965)

Western, 1964 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1965-04-29
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10126-507. On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

No ads in this issue. All 36 pages are comics or comics-related text material.

The Phantom Blot title achieves a quarterly frequency with this issue.

The Phantom Blot Meets The Beagle Boys Culprits Inc. (Table of Contents)

The Phantom Blot / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Job Number
PB 3-00
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Phantom Blot; The Beagle Boys; Uncle Scrooge (hanging wall portrait)
Synopsis
The Phantom Blot piles moneybags on a Beagle Boy serving as a wheelbarrow.
Reprints
Keywords
alternative uses; moneybags; portrait cameo; robbery; wall safe; wheelbarrow

Cast of Shady Characters (Table of Contents: 1)

The Phantom Blot / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Letters
typeset

Job Number
PB 3-01
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Phantom Blot... a sneaky, dastardly crook - slippery as an eel.
Feature Logo
The Phantom Blot [Western Logo 4]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Phantom Blot; The Beagle Boys
Synopsis
Introductions to The Phantom Blot and The Beagle Boys.
Reprints
  • Reprinted as an interior illustration to the Paul Murry biography appearing in Disney Masters #15 - Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse The New Adventures of The Phantom Blot (2021) page 243.
Keywords
character introductions

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside front cover.

The Phantom Blot Meets The Beagle Boys Culprits Inc. (Table of Contents: 2)

The Phantom Blot / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Ogle
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

Job Number
PB 3-02
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heh, heh, heh! Now to send this off to the newspapers!
Feature Logo
The Phantom Blot [Western Logo 1 Single Line Across]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Phantom Blot; The Beagle Boys; Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Gyro Gearloose; prison guards; The Black Knight; Chief O'Hara
Synopsis
Via a newspaper ad, the Phantom Blot enlists the Beagle Boys to spring him from prison and assist him in his criminal schemes. Together, they succeed in taking Uncle Scrooge’s money bin, but abandon it upon learning that Scrooge is focused on protecting a preposterously greater treasure. A treasure that leads Scrooge, the Phantom Blot, and the Beagle Boys to medieval times, and a confrontation with the dreaded Black Knight.
Reprints
Keywords
Disney character crossover; medieval setting; Money Bin; prison break; time travel

Safe Surprise (Table of Contents: 3)

The Phantom Blot / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry

Job Number
PB 3-03
Feature Logo
The Phantom Blot [Western Logo 2 Multi-Tiered]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Phantom Blot; Uncle Scrooge
Synopsis
The Phantom Blot gets more than he bargained for when he cracks Uncle Scrooge's wall safe.
Reprints
Keywords
caught-in-the-act; robbery; unwelcome surprise; wall safe

Indexer Notes

Title given to this story in 2021 reprint. Pantomime. Black and white on inside back cover.

Phantom Blot Pin-Up: The Phantom Blot Meets The Beagle Boys Culprits Inc. (Table of Contents: 4)

The Phantom Blot / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Job Number
PB 3-00
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Phantom Blot; The Beagle Boys; Uncle Scrooge (hanging wall portrait)
Synopsis
The Phantom Blot piles moneybags on a Beagle Boy serving as a wheelbarrow.
Keywords
alternative uses; moneybags; pin-up; portrait cameo; robbery; wall safe; wheelbarrow

Indexer Notes

Color on back cover. The front cover image is repeated on the back cover, sans logo and all cover copy.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Phantom Blot Meets The Beagle Boys Culprits Inc.
    The Phantom Blot
  2. 1. Cast of Shady Characters
    The Phantom Blot
  3. 2. The Phantom Blot Meets The Beagle Boys Culprits Inc.
    The Phantom Blot
  4. 3. Safe Surprise
    The Phantom Blot
  5. 4. Phantom Blot Pin-Up: The Phantom Blot Meets The Beagle Boys Culprits Inc.
    The Phantom Blot
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore