(April 1969)

Western, 1962 Series
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Volume
29
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1969-02-27
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10011-904
Editing
Chase Craig ?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[Mustard] (Table of Contents)

Goofy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Larry Mayer ?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Goofy; Mickey Mouse
Reprints

[Spending Money] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Carl Barks
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Carl Barks

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; Uncle Scrooge; Clerk
Synopsis
When Scrooge's money will no longer fit in his money bin, he hires Donald to spend the excess.
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Pup Minus Sup (Table of Contents: 2)

Scamp / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Scamp; Lady; Tramp; Scamp's siblings [Ruffy, Fluffy and Scooter]; Old Trusty; Cheeko the monkey
Synopsis
Somebody is preventing Scamp from getting anything to eat.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Animals (Table of Contents: 4)

Reader's Page / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
animal

Indexer Notes

Pictures of animals sent in by readers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Jokes on You / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Gold Key Kid

Indexer Notes

Jokes sent in by readers.

Date Bait (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Bob Gregory ?
Pencils
John Carey
Inks
Steve Steere
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
April, May and June; Daisy Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie
Synopsis
April, May and June trick Huey, Dewey and Louie into being their escorts for a dance.
Reprints

Too Exciting! (Table of Contents: 7)

Thumper / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Larry Mayer
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Thumper; Bambi
Synopsis
Thumper can't wait for the blizzard to be over so he can go outside and find some excitement. But once he does get outside he finds too much excitement.

The Secret of Shipnappers' Cove (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Captain Nathaniel Churchmouse; Goofy; Minnie Mouse; Mickey Mouse; Black Pete [Peg-leg Pete]; Captain Slug; Dirk
Synopsis
Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Captain Churchmouse in an adventure against smugglers because of a ming teapot.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 3.

[The Postman and the Dog] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
humor
Synopsis
A postman tries to avoid an aggressive dog.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Mustard]
    Goofy
  2. 1. [Spending Money]
    Donald Duck
  3. 2. Pup Minus Sup
    Scamp
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Gold Key Comics Club News
  5. 4. Animals
    Reader's Page
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Jokes on You
  7. 6. Date Bait
    April, May and June
  8. 7. Too Exciting!
    Thumper
  9. 8. The Secret of Shipnappers' Cove
    Mickey Mouse
  10. 9. [The Postman and the Dog]
    Mini-Comics
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Joey Beretta
  • Chris Boyko
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert Copeman
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore