Golden Comics Digest
#44
[Gold Key]
(July 1975)
Western,
1969 Series
- Price
- 0.69 USD
- Pages
- 132
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1975-05-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 92401-507
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1975 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Woody Woodpecker Family Fun Fest
Woody Woodpecker / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Chilly Willy; Splinter; Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Charlie Chicken; Andy Panda; Buzz Buzzard; Homer Pigeon; Red Cardinal; Carrie; Windy Bear; Breezy Bear
- Reprints
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976]), #12 ([1976])
-
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On Target for Fun
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- The Beagle Boys; Porky Pig; Baby Snoots; Pink Panther; Wacky Witch
Invitation to Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun Fest!
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Red Cardinal; Carrie; Homer Pigeon; Buzz Buzzard; Wally Walrus; Chilly Willy; Oswald The Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd; Windy Bear; Breezy Bear; Charlie Chicken; Andy Panda; Woody Woodpecker; Splinter; Knothead
- Synopsis
- Woody has invited a bunch of people to his house.
- Reprints
-
from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959) - in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Frame story.
[no title indexed]
activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Carey
- Inks
- John Carey
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Lead the gang through Woody's house without touching a line or a piece of furniture.
- Reprints
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Maze.
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At last! Here's the back door!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Charlie Chicken; Woody Woodpecker; Wally Walrus; Andy Panda; Splinter; Knothead; Windy Bear; Breezy Bear; Red Cardinal; Carrie; Homer Pigeon; Oswald The Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd; Chilly Willy
- Synopsis
- Woody leads the gang onto a hay wagon and a storytelling contest.
- Reprints
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Frame story.
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 24 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It began one day after Knothead and Splinter came home from school...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Sam Scupper; Loggerhead Woodpecker; Muk; Uk
- Synopsis
- Woody becomes a lucky symbol to a tribe of south sea islanders.
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Road Block
Woody Woodpecker / activity / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Woody Woodpecker
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Connect the dots.
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Chilly Willy! Your turn to hop under the storytelling hat!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Chilly Willy; Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Wally Walrus; Homer Pigeon; Oswald The Rabbit; Carrie; Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Breezy Bear; Floyd; Lloyd
- Synopsis
- Chilly Willy begins to tell his story.
- Reprints
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Frame story.
[no title indexed]
Chilly Willy / comic story / 14 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One day each week, the zoo is closed to the public! The animals would get stare-crazy if they had no rest from all those gawking humans...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Chilly Willy; Mr. Coyote; Charlotta Chimp
- Synopsis
- A polar bear at the zoo wants Chilly Willy to spread gossip.
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken... are you ready to tell your story?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
- Synopsis
- Andy and Charlie are ready to tell their story.
- Reprints
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Frame story.
[no title indexed]
Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken / comic story / 17 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Charlie and I entered ghost town... a safe enough place to play sheriff and deputy... or so we thought...
- Feature Logo
Andy and Charlie- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Buckshot; Lash
- Synopsis
- Andy and Charlie go to a ghost town to pretend to be a sheriff and deputy.
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Buzz Buzzard and Wally Walrus... start yakking!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Frame story.
[no title indexed]
Buzz Buzzard; Wally Walrus / comic story / 14 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When we volunteered to help the scientists conquer space travel ...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Buzz Buzzard; Wally Walrus; Director; Chief; M.D. Man
- Synopsis
- Buzz and Wally go to Nomopango to learn the secret of their energy-packed pills.
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Feature logo: Buzz and Wally.
Making Straw Pictures
Woody Woodpecker / activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Carey
- Inks
- John Carey
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Breezy Bear; Charlie Chicken; Wally Walrus; Andy Panda; Knothead; Splinter; Woody Woodpecker
- Synopsis
- Make pictures with straw, paste and paper.
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who's next on the storytelling line-up, Woody?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Splinter; Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Breezy Bear; Windy Bear; Oswald The Rabbit
- Synopsis
- Breezy tries to find his pop as he prepares to tell his story.
- Reprints
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Frame story.
[no title indexed]
Windy and Breezy / comic story / 14 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, it all started one morning when I was busy cutting and pasting...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Windy Bear; Breezy Bear; Spencer
- Synopsis
- Windy and Breezy go after a sea serpent.
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Which Way?
activity / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Carey
- Inks
- John Carey
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Breezy Bear; Splinter; Woody Woodpecker; Charlie Chicken; Wally Walrus; Homer Pigeon; Andy Panda; Oswald The Rabbit; Knothead
- Synopsis
- Fill-in puzzle.
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
-
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Homer, I believe you have a story involving yourself, Carrie, and Red Cardinal!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Buzz Buzzard; Wally Walrus; Homer Pigeon; Carrie; Red Cardinal; Woody Woodpecker; Splinter; Knothead; Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Windy Bear; Breezy Bear; Oswald The Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd
- Synopsis
- Homer prepares to tell his story.
- Reprints
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Frame story.
[no title indexed]
Homer Pigeon / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was Red Cardinal's birthday, and I had made the mistake of sending him one of those comic birthday cards...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Red Cardinal; Homer Pigeon; Carrie
- Synopsis
- It's Red's birthday and he wants to go on the lake with Carrie.
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Humor in the Hay
activity / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Wally Walrus; Homer Pigeon
Indexer Notes
Unflip the letters.
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oswald Rabbit! Are you ready to unravel a tale next?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Oswald The Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd; Woody Woodpecker; Chilly Willy
- Synopsis
- Oswald prepares to tell his story.
- Reprints
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Frame story.
[no title indexed]
Oswald the Rabbit / comic story / 18 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It all started when I became associated with an important painter...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Oswald The Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd; Grandpa Rosey; Black Bascomb
- Synopsis
- Oswald is the business manager of the artist Grandpa Rosey.
- Reprints
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
[no title indexed]
Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, here we are at Jamboree Lake, and everybody's told their story!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Carrie; Red Cardinal; Homer Pigeon; Buzz Buzzard; Wally Walrus; Charlie Chicken; Splinter; Knothead; Floyd; Lloyd; Chilly Willy; Oswald The Rabbit; Andy Panda; Breezy Bear; Windy Bear; Woody Woodpecker
- Synopsis
- A winner for the best story is chosen and everyone has fun at the lake.
- Reprints
- from Dell Giant (Dell, 1959 series) #24 - Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun (November 1959)
- in Serie-pocket (Nordisk Forlag, 1975 series) #12 ([1976])
-
Indexer Notes
Frame story.
Wanted for Merriment Every Month!!!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Uncle Scrooge McDuck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Orrible Orvie; Awful Annie; Fat Albert; The Cosby Kids; Heckle; Jeckle; Silly Sidney; Chip; Dale; Andy Panda; Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Cracky; Underdog; Little Lulu Moppet; Daffy Duck
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Woody Woodpecker Family Fun Fest
Woody Woodpecker -
1.
On Target for Fun
-
2.
Contents
-
3.
Invitation to Woody Woodpecker's Family Fun Fest!
Woody Woodpecker -
4.
["Lead the gang through Woody's house without touching a line or a piece of furniture."]
-
5.
["At last! Here's the back door!"]
Woody Woodpecker -
6.
["It began one day after Knothead and Splinter came home from school..."]
Woody Woodpecker -
7.
Road Block
Woody Woodpecker -
8.
["Chilly Willy! Your turn to hop under the storytelling hat!"]
Woody Woodpecker -
9.
["One day each week, the zoo is closed to the public! The animals would get stare-crazy if they had no rest from all those gawking humans..."]
Chilly Willy -
10.
["Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken... are you ready to tell your story?"]
Woody Woodpecker -
11.
["Charlie and I entered ghost town... a safe enough place to play sheriff and deputy... or so we thought..."]
Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken -
12.
["Buzz Buzzard and Wally Walrus... start yakking!"]
Woody Woodpecker -
13.
["When we volunteered to help the scientists conquer space travel ..."]
Buzz Buzzard; Wally Walrus -
14.
Making Straw Pictures
Woody Woodpecker -
15.
["Who's next on the storytelling line-up, Woody?"]
Woody Woodpecker -
16.
["Well, it all started one morning when I was busy cutting and pasting..."]
Windy and Breezy -
17.
Which Way?
-
18.
["Homer, I believe you have a story involving yourself, Carrie, and Red Cardinal!"]
Woody Woodpecker -
19.
["It was Red Cardinal's birthday, and I had made the mistake of sending him one of those comic birthday cards..."]
Homer Pigeon -
20.
Humor in the Hay
-
21.
["Oswald Rabbit! Are you ready to unravel a tale next?"]
Woody Woodpecker -
22.
["It all started when I became associated with an important painter..."]
Oswald the Rabbit -
23.
["Well, here we are at Jamboree Lake, and everybody's told their story!"]
Woody Woodpecker -
24.
Wanted for Merriment Every Month!!!
-
25.
It's Magic!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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