(February 1970)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1969-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10058-002.

Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (002) = February, 1970). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (6912 = December, 1969).

[Mice on Ice] (Table of Contents)

Tom and Jerry / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis
Tuffy steers a hockey puck around goal-keeper Tom’s stick, and into the net.
Reprints
Keywords
hockey

How the Gang Caught Spiromania (Table of Contents: 1)

Kenner Spirograph / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wow! Look at Billy!
Characters
Billy; another boy; girl
Synopsis
Kids get "Spiromania" from drawing with a Kenner Spirograph, the primary symptom of which is having your eyes replaced by swirling Spirograph designs.
Keywords
art; drawing; toys

Indexer Notes

Color ad on inside front cover.

[Rain, Snow, and Hail] (Table of Contents: 2)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Harvey Eisenberg (see notes)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In this kind of weather, all I do is swab the deck!
Feature Logo
Tom and Jerry [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo 1]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis
Tom, Jerry and Tuffy conduct their ongoing pranks and battles amid different winter weather conditions.
Reprints
Keywords
battle of wits; changing weather; escalating events; heckling; winter setting

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand"

Some lettering on page one (panels 1-2) and page three (panel 7) looks slightly different (slanted) from Eisenberg’s norm. It looks very much like Vic Lockman's lettering. Perhaps Lockman was pressed into service for some last-minute dialogue changes.

[Breakfast Motivation] (Table of Contents: 3)

Jerry and Tuffy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Champin
Inks
Ken Champin
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Ken Champin

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Uh-oh! Snowin' again!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis
To get Tuffy to shovel snow, Jerry uses a hot breakfast as motivation, in a most unusual way.
Reprints
Keywords
breakfast; motivation; snow shoveling; winter setting

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand"

[Umbrella Boat] (Table of Contents: 4)

Jerry and Tuffy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Champin
Inks
Ken Champin
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Ken Champin

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Jerry! Who's afraid of the Big Bad Fish!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Jerry; Tuffy; swordfish
Synopsis
Jerry and Tuffy use an overturned clear-plastic umbrella as a glass-bottomed boat, and narrowly escape a swordfish.
Reprints
Keywords
alternative uses; swordfish; umbrella

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand"

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

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

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

Characters
Huckleberry Hound; Moby Duck; Dimwitty
Keywords
issue previews

Indexer Notes

A list of all Gold Key Comics on sale in January 1970, with focus blurbs on Walt Disney Comics Digest, Golden Comics Digest, Huckleberry Hound, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Family Affair, The Hardy Boys, and Moby Duck. No issue numbers are given.

Doodles (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Indexer Notes

Reader-submitted "doodles", made from various letters of the alphabet and numbers.

Inventions (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Indexer Notes

Reader-submitted wacky inventions.

Military Men - Your Credit Is Good! (Table of Contents: 8)

Military Diamond Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Any item on this page only $10 twice monthly or $20 per month
Keywords
credit; mail order marketing; military; rings

Indexer Notes

Ad for various diamond rings, sold on credit terms to members of the military.

[Pincushion Pal] (Table of Contents: 9)

Big Spike and Little Tyke / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lynn Karp
Inks
Lynn Karp
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Pop, it snowed last night!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Spike; Tyke; dogcatcher; Pork the Porcupine
Synopsis
Pork the Porcupine can’t make friends because of his prickly sharp quills – until he saves Spike and Tyke from a dogcatcher.
Reprints
Keywords
dogcatcher; dogs; porcupine; snow; snowball; snowman; winter setting

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand"

Busy as a Beehive (Table of Contents: 10)

Bertie Bird / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Harvey Eisenberg (title lettering only); typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bertie Bird; Mother Bird; Billie Bird; Buzzy Bee; Buzzy's family; Tabby Cat
Synopsis
Bertie and Billie Bird do a good deed for Buzzy Bee, and are repaid in kind.
Reprints
Keywords
bee; birds; cat

The Indoor Joggers (Table of Contents: 11)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Massimo Fecchi
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
…And it’s getting even colder, during this, our worst winter ever!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis
Snowed in, Jerry and Tuffy put Tom’s new “hypnotically tape recorded teacher and tester” device to good use… on Tom.
Keywords
hypnosis; skis; snow; tape recorder; winter setting

Indexer Notes

New story.

[Figuring Eights] (Table of Contents: 12)

Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club Mini-Comics
Genre
humor
Characters
two competing skaters
Synopsis
Two competing skaters demonstrate increasingly difficult ways to make “figure eights”.
Keywords
ice skating

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Top half of page.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 13)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Richard Eiger
Letters
typeset

Keywords
government reporting; regulations

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for September 30, 1969. Prepared by Richard W. Eiger. Reported total distribution: 260,752 (12 month average), 271,359 (nearest issue). Lower half of page.

Tell Mom and Dad About This Wonderful Gift Idea (Table of Contents: 14)

Western Publishing; Golden Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Golden Magazine for boys and girls says "Merry Christmas" 12 times a year
Keywords
mail subscriptions

Indexer Notes

Western Publishing house ad. Subscription offer for Golden Magazine. One-year, two-year, and three-year subscriptions are offered. On final interior page of the comic.

The Real One Is Here! "Matchbox" Superfast (Table of Contents: 15)

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the one the experts have been waiting for!
Keywords
model cars

Indexer Notes

Ad for Matchbox "Superfast" miniature cars. Color ad on inside back cover.

Challenge Dad to a Race in the Hot Wheels Grand Prix (Table of Contents: 16)

Hot Wheels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You take the McLaren and give Dad the Chaparral.
Genre
car
Keywords
model cars

Indexer Notes

Ad for Hot Wheels Grand Prix racing sets. Color ad on back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Mice on Ice]
    Tom and Jerry
  2. 1. How the Gang Caught Spiromania
    Kenner Spirograph
  3. 2. [Rain, Snow, and Hail]
    Tom and Jerry
  4. 3. [Breakfast Motivation]
    Jerry and Tuffy
  5. 4. [Umbrella Boat]
    Jerry and Tuffy
  6. 5. Gold Key Comics Club News
    Gold Key Comics Club
  7. 6. Doodles
    Gold Key Comics Club
  8. 7. Inventions
    Gold Key Comics Club
  9. 8. Military Men - Your Credit Is Good!
    Military Diamond Sales
  10. 9. [Pincushion Pal]
    Big Spike and Little Tyke
  11. 10. Busy as a Beehive
    Bertie Bird
  12. 11. The Indoor Joggers
    Tom and Jerry
  13. 12. [Figuring Eights]
    Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics
  14. 13. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  15. 14. Tell Mom and Dad About This Wonderful Gift Idea
    Western Publishing; Golden Magazine
  16. 15. The Real One Is Here! "Matchbox" Superfast
    Matchbox Models
  17. 16. Challenge Dad to a Race in the Hot Wheels Grand Prix
    Hot Wheels
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Joe Torcivia