(November 1968)

Western, 1962 Series
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Volume
29
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-09-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10011-811
Printer
Western Publishing Company, Inc.
Editing
Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10011-811. On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[Finding a Fly in Your Soup Could Always be Worse!] (Table of Contents)

Donald Duck / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis
The boys swat a fly in Donald's soup, leaving a great big mess in their wake.
Reprints
Keywords
best of intentions; fly; fly swatter; mess; soup

Now you're old enough for "Matchbox". Here’s your driver’s license. (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Rigged Robot (Table of Contents: 2)

Donald Duck / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Steve Steere
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As my office flunky, you've done great, nephew!
Feature Logo
Donald Duck [Western Logo 1]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Mr. QED (robot); Gyro Gearloose; Emil Eagle
Synopsis
Uncle Scrooge installs "Robot Computer Model XZ54" (also known as "Mr. QED") as his new office efficiency expert, and eventually turns all operations over to it in a move to cut costs by eliminating staff.
Reprints
Keywords
cost-cutting; efficiency; overreliance; robot

The Pup House (Table of Contents: 3)

Scamp / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Al Hubbard
Inks
Al Hubbard
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ow! Get your foot off my stomach!
Feature Logo
Walt Disney's Scamp [serifs]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Scamp; Lady; Tramp; jealous bulldog; two safe-stealers; police officers
Synopsis
When their doghouse gets too small for three to bed down, Tramp pulls a wagon containing a tiny pup-house out of the garage for Scamp to sleep in. As Tramp is too tired to remove the pup-house from the wagon, he leaves it atop the wagon for Scamp's first night. A bulldog, jealous of the pampered Scamp, rolls the wagon down the steep and treacherous "Suicide Hill"... pup-house, Scamp and all.
Reprints
Keywords
dogs; jealousy; pup-house; sleep problems; tight quarters; unexpected intrusion; wagon

Indexer Notes

If the doghouse was too small for just Lady, Tramp, and Scamp... what about Scamp's three siblings, who are conveniently absent from this story?

Gold Key Comics Club News (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Reader's Page Airplanes (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our readers (that's you) are proving every day what talented artists they are.
Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club
Keywords
airplanes; drawings

Indexer Notes

Drawings of various airplanes submitted by readers.

World's Fastest Train (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

General Mills; Cheerios; Cheerios Kid / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jokes on You (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where are the largest diamonds in the world kept?
Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club
Characters
Gold Key Kid
Keywords
jokes; riddles

Indexer Notes

Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.

A Little Help Goes a Wrong Way (Table of Contents: 8)

April, May and June / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
John Carey
Inks
John Carey
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Shoo fly, you awful hawk!
Feature Logo
Walt Disney's April, May and June
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
April; May; June; Chip; Dale; contest judge
Synopsis
When April, May, and June save Chip and Dale from a hungry hawk, the chipmunks resolve to return the favor by "...doin' lots o' little good deeds for April, May, an' Junie!"
Reprints
Keywords
best of intentions; chipmunks; contest; forest setting; good deeds; hawk; knitting

Stumble Foot (Table of Contents: 9)

Little Hiawatha / text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children; western-frontier
Characters
Little Hiawatha; Sunflower

The River Pirates, Part 3 (Table of Contents: 10)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mickey's Keelboat loaded with a valuable cargo of furs has been hijacked by river pirates.
Feature Logo
Walt Disney Mickey Mouse [Dell/Western Modern Logo - Single Line]
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Black Pete; Li'l Pete; Maw Pete; Smurch (river pirate keelboat rudderman); steamboat builder
Synopsis
Mickey and Goofy take back their keelboat loaded with furs from the "Pete Clan" of river pirates. Now they must outrun the pirates on a winding river course in order to get to safety. Some unexpected help comes from an old friend.
Reprints
Keywords
"Fantastic Time Machine" sub-series; 1830’s; cannon; furs; historical setting; keelboat; river pirates; steam engine; time travel

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of 3. Story runs from #336 (November 1968) thru this issue, #338 (November 1968).

Part of the "Fantastic Time Machine" sub-series of Mickey Mouse stories of 1967-68. This sub-series, by creators Carl Fallberg and Paul Murry, allowed Mickey and Goofy to have adventures in various time and historical periods via said time machine.

Other entries in the "Fantastic Time Machine" sub-series included the Mickey Mouse serial in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (Western, 1962 series) #333-335 (1968), as well as Mickey Mouse (Western, 1962 series) issues #114 (1967) and 116 (1968).

In 2015, translator and American English dialogue provider Jonathan Gray would link the Italian-produced lead story of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (IDW, 2015 series) #721 to the "Fantastic Time Machine" sub-series.

[Cat on Canvas] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Meoow!
Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club Mini-Comics
Genre
humor
Characters
yowling cat
Synopsis
A night-yowling cat on a fence shields himself from thrown shoes, books, and alarm clocks by safely hiding behind a canvas painting of a yowling cat.
Keywords
canvas; cat; ingenuity; night; painting

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Top half of page.

[Sure Shot Fish Lure] (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 - No Gold Key Comics Club Emblem
Genre
humor
Characters
fisherman
Synopsis
An impatient fisherman drops a whole bottle of a miracle fish lure into the water, when only one drop is recommended.
Keywords
be-careful-what-you-wish-for; fishing

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Lower half of page.

Dinosauria Pteranodon (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Gaylord Du Bois
Pencils
Rex Maxon
Inks
Rex Maxon
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Before the evolution of birds, reptiles flew in the sky.
Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club Dinosauria with Gold Key Comics Club Emblem
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Keywords
dinosaurs; educational feature; Pteranodon

Indexer Notes

Illustrated text article on the Pteranodon. Copyright 1968 by Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Gaylord Du Bois script credit for Pteranodon as per page 174, "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott." Gaylord Du Bois script identification confirmed by David Porta, April, 2016.

Win $1,000.00 College Scholarship (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Make Money Get Prizes (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Finding a Fly in Your Soup Could Always be Worse!]
    Donald Duck
  2. 1. Now you're old enough for "Matchbox". Here’s your driver’s license.
    Matchbox Models
  3. 2. The Rigged Robot
    Donald Duck
  4. 3. The Pup House
    Scamp
  5. 4. Gold Key Comics Club News
    Gold Key Comics Club
  6. 5. Reader's Page Airplanes
    Gold Key Comics Club
  7. 6. World's Fastest Train
    General Mills; Cheerios; Cheerios Kid
  8. 7. Jokes on You
    Gold Key Comics Club
  9. 8. A Little Help Goes a Wrong Way
    April, May and June
  10. 9. Stumble Foot
    Little Hiawatha
  11. 10. The River Pirates, Part 3
    Mickey Mouse
  12. 11. [Cat on Canvas]
    Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics
  13. 12. [Sure Shot Fish Lure]
    Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics
  14. 13. Dinosauria Pteranodon
    Dinosauria; Gold Key Comics Club
  15. 14. Win $1,000.00 College Scholarship
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  16. 15. Make Money Get Prizes
    American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Dave Porta
  • Jim Stangas
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore