(April 1963)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1963-01-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Gold Key

Issue Notes

(c) 1963 by Norman Maurer Productions, Inc. On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Larry, Moe, and Curly-Joe invade Stone Age Valley as the KOOKY KAVEMEN! (Table of Contents)

Three Stooges / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
Typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]

Indexer Notes

Usually it's Curly Joe (no hyphen).

Hammy Helpers (Table of Contents: 1)

Three Stooges / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]
Synopsis
Curly Joe and Larry spoil the old "saw a man in half" magic trick.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover, black and white

Kooky Kavemen (Table of Contents: 2)

Three Stooges / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]; boss; cavemen
Synopsis
As salesmen for Handy Home Products, the Stooges can't find a territory. Their boss drops them into Messovania, a prehistoric valley with dinosaurs and cavemen. One tribe is friendly, but Gort's Gang are thieves and bullies. The Stooges use their home product samples to knock Gort's gang silly, then fly out in an old plane.

The Dragon Tale (Table of Contents: 3)

Barney Barnacle / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Barny Barnacle; Pete the Parrot
Synopsis
After a storm, Barny and Pete find a baby dragon washed up on their ferry.

The Too-Willing Worker (Table of Contents: 4)

Professor Putter / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Putter; Herman the Robot; neighbor
Synopsis
Herman the Robot is too enthusiastic about work, until Professor Putter makes him build a tower - that reaches space!

The Rock-A-Bye Gangster (Table of Contents: 5)

Three Stooges / comic story / 8.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Messerli
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]; Little Louie; citizens; cops
Synopsis
Little Louie, the midget bank robber, hides out as an abandoned baby with the Stooges.

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912... (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
"Average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed... during the 12 months preceding... 207." Signed by Howard L. Anderson. Sealed by Harry E. Johnson.

Indexer Notes

"207" is an odd number to report, seeing as how previous Statements reported over 500,000 copies sold.

Just for Fun - Look for These Gold Key Comics (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Gold Key Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Three Stooges Pin-Up No. 4 (Table of Contents: 8)

Three Stooges / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
Typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]
Synopsis
Back cover pin-up, same as the cover without text.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Larry, Moe, and Curly-Joe invade Stone Age Valley as the KOOKY KAVEMEN!
    Three Stooges
  2. 1. Hammy Helpers
    Three Stooges
  3. 2. Kooky Kavemen
    Three Stooges
  4. 3. The Dragon Tale
    Barney Barnacle
  5. 4. The Too-Willing Worker
    Professor Putter
  6. 5. The Rock-A-Bye Gangster
    Three Stooges
  7. 6. Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912...
  8. 7. Just for Fun - Look for These Gold Key Comics
    Gold Key Comics
  9. 8. The Three Stooges Pin-Up No. 4
    Three Stooges
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Steve Coates
  • Clayton Emery
  • Jim Van Dore