Yosemite Sam
#68
(September 1980)
- Price
- 0.40 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1980-07
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
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Whitman W [with Face]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
No American reprints of the cover and interior comic stories exist. This scarce issue is the only place this content appears in the USA.
Publication date is derived from the cover code. On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one.
Edited out of Western Publishing's New York offices.
[You Go, 'Rilla]
Yosemite Sam / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Yosemite Sam; Bugs Bunny; gorilla
- Synopsis
- Spurred-on by Bugs and a banana, a gorilla charges Sam.
- Keywords
- banana; chase; gorilla; intimidation
The Winning Combination
Hostess Fruit Pies; Richie Rich / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I must say, Master Richie, our team is moving verry verry slowly
- Characters
- Richie Rich; Cadbury; Gloria; Richie's basketball team
- Synopsis
- Richie's basketball team is moving lethargically, until he motivates them with Hostess Fruit Pies.
- Keywords
- Hostess ad; product-spawned heroics; snack cakes
Indexer Notes
Color ad on inside front cover.
King Tott
Yosemite Sam / comic story / 22 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What luck! We've been fishing all day long, without even a nibble!
- Feature Logo
Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny [Western Logo]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Yosemite Sam; Bugs Bunny; Jason (Sam's nephew); Jenny (Sam's niece); King Tott (boy-king); subjects of Tott's Island (children); Marcel (hermit French flute player); Gunther Frimp (ice cream smuggler and gorilla impersonator); Marcel's unnamed wife (also a pilot); Cynthia (female gorilla)
- Synopsis
- An ice cream-exporting island populated by children and ruled by a benevolent boy-king, a brawny ice cream smuggler dressed as a gorilla, and an estranged French husband and wife with decidedly different skill-sets are all brought together with Yosemite Sam, Bugs Bunny, Jason, and Jenny for the last original book-length story featuring Warner Bros. characters to be produced by Western Publishing.
- Keywords
- abounding oddities; boy-king; comic absurdity; fishing; flute; gorilla; ice cream; sea or island setting; sea-plane; ship; smuggling; strange land
Indexer Notes
Great Bit: One of Sam's prized possessions, locked safely in his ship's cabin, is "...an authentic photo of [Sam] shaking hands with Captain Hook... talk about painful experiences!"
Villain Gunther Frimp steals the photo, remarking: "It'll be worth TWO BITS at the next Pirates' Convention in Atlantic City!"
Super Gifts & Gimmicks
Fun Factory / advertisement / 1 page
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; novelty items
Indexer Notes
Ad for various novelty items. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
We are Looking for a few Good Boys and Girls Who would like to -
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Earn their own spending money
- Feature Logo
Grit- Keywords
- newspaper; prizes; sales
Indexer Notes
Ad inviting boys and girls to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Top half of page.
Mystery, Adventure, Science Fiction Much, Much More
Original Radio Broadcasts / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Shudder, thrill, explore with the great heroes of fact and fiction.
- Characters
- Popeye; Superman; The Lone Ranger; Flash Gordon (sets pictured in ad)
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; old-time radio
Indexer Notes
Ad offering records or cassette tapes of old-time radio program broadcasts for $4.98 each. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Lower half of page.
Denim Embroidered Iron-On Sta-Ons
Sta-Ons / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get these groovy embroidered iron ons
- Keywords
- iron ons; mail order marketing
Indexer Notes
Ad offering various pop-art designs as iron on decorations from Unique Products Co. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story.
The Exciting New! Flipit
Flipit / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Collect them all
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; toys
Indexer Notes
Ad offering Flipit balloon-toys-with-weighted-feet of Frankenstein, Spider-Man, Hulk, Super Chick, Underdog, and Woody Woodpecker. Between pages 12 and 13 of previous story. Middle left page of centerfold.
Woody Woodpecker
Whitman Comics; Woody Woodpecker / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Woody is always good for a laugh!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
- Keywords
- comic book house ads
Indexer Notes
Whitman house ad for Woody Woodpecker. Unlike other such Whitman ads, this ad does not reproduce the cover illustration of a prior issue. It is either an illustration produced especially for this ad, or repurposed existing interior story art.
There is no mention of a publisher's brand in this ad - neither "Gold Key" nor "Whitman" - indicating it may have been produced during a period of uncertainty over the discontinuance of the "Gold Key" brand, which occurred in early 1980.
Between pages 12 and 13 of previous story. Middle right page of centerfold.
Super Pocket Toy Values
Toy Values / advertisement / 1 page
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; toys
Indexer Notes
Ad offering toy paratroopers, race cars, dinosaurs, bubble-makers, gliders, and wriggling insects, as well as toy science kits. Between pages 14 and 15 of previous story.
Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads
Arrowheads / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Rare-Authentic
- Keywords
- arrowheads; jewelry; mail order marketing; stones
Indexer Notes
Ad for arrowheads and "catalog of other Indian Heritage collector items". Between pages 14 and 15 of previous story.
Snippys
Snippys / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be The Very First To Own...Fabulous Cartoon Scissors
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; scissors; toys
Indexer Notes
Ad for children's scissors with comic character designs of Tweety, Woody Woodpecker, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, and Daffy Duck, from Unique Products Co. Between pages 20 and 21 of previous story.
Little Lulu
Whitman Comics; Little Lulu / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hail Hail the Gang's all Here! A Whitman Fun Comic
- Characters
- Little Lulu; Tubby; Annie; Iggy; Rollo; Gloria; Alvin; Witch Hazel
- Keywords
- comic book house ads
Indexer Notes
Whitman house ad for Little Lulu. Illustration is not a cover reproduction, as is usually the case in such ads. Original illustration created for this ad? Between pages 20 and 21 of previous story.
204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set Only 2.98
Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 2 complete armies
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; toy soldiers; toys
Indexer Notes
Lucky Products ad offering Revolutionary War plastic toy soldiers. 204 pieces for $2.98. "The British in solid red and the Americans in solid blue." On final interior page of the comic.
Earn Famous Name Prizes or Earn $1.00 a Box Cash
Olympic Sales Club, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sell cards & gifts from free sample book!
- Keywords
- Christmas cards; greeting cards; prizes; sales; stationery
Indexer Notes
Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc., offering prizes or money for the sales of Christmas cards, "all-occasion" cards, personalized stationery, and gifts. Color ad on inside back cover.
Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The real live fun-pets you grow yourself.
- Keywords
- mail order marketing; Sea-Monkeys
Indexer Notes
Ad for Sea-Monkeys. Ad runs vertically on full page. Color ad on back cover.
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[You Go, 'Rilla]
Yosemite Sam -
1.
The Winning Combination
Hostess Fruit Pies; Richie Rich -
2.
King Tott
Yosemite Sam -
3.
Super Gifts & Gimmicks
Fun Factory -
4.
We are Looking for a few Good Boys and Girls Who would like to -
Grit Newspaper -
5.
Mystery, Adventure, Science Fiction Much, Much More
Original Radio Broadcasts -
6.
Denim Embroidered Iron-On Sta-Ons
Sta-Ons -
7.
The Exciting New! Flipit
Flipit -
8.
Woody Woodpecker
Whitman Comics; Woody Woodpecker -
9.
Super Pocket Toy Values
Toy Values -
10.
Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads
Arrowheads -
11.
Snippys
Snippys -
12.
Little Lulu
Whitman Comics; Little Lulu -
13.
204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set Only 2.98
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
14.
Earn Famous Name Prizes or Earn $1.00 a Box Cash
Olympic Sales Club, Inc. -
15.
Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys
Sea-Monkeys
- Peter Croome
- Douglas Sederberg
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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