The Flintstones
#22
(October 1964)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1964-08-20
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor)
Issue Notes
Cover code: 10006-410. On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[Along Came a Spider]
The Flintstones / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Fred Flintstone; Barney Rubble; Pebbles Flintstone; spider
- Synopsis
- A large spider sets itself, not on a tuffet, but on Fred's in-play golf ball. Does Fred dare play the ball where it lies, or opt for a multi-legged penalty?
- Reprints
- Keywords
- golf; intimidation; spider; unwelcome surprise
in 
[no title indexed]
Western Publishing Company, Inc.; Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Money Matters...A Lot
The Flintstones / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm sorry we let the girls talk us into taking them shopping!
- Feature Logo
The Flintstones [Western Interior Logo 1]- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Barney Rubble; Betty Rubble; thin cop; bulky cop; desk sergeant
- Synopsis
- A bag of money falls from an armored car, landing at Fred and Barney’s feet. Their own excitability complicates their turning it over to the police.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- armored car; best of intentions; disguises; escalating events; moneybag; paranoia; wrong impression
Indexer Notes
Reads just like an early episode of the TV show.
The Hobby Habit
The Flintstones / comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Pete Alvarado
- Inks
- Pete Alvarado
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Pick a card... any card!
- Feature Logo
The Flintstones [Western Interior Logo 2]- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Pebbles Flintstone; Barney Rubble; Betty Rubble; Bamm-Bamm Rubble; hypnotist
- Synopsis
- Wilma turns to a hypnotist to break Fred of his annoying obsession with hobbies.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- comic obsession; getting carried away; hobbies; hypnotism; magic tricks
Flying by Scareplane
Mr. and Mrs. J. Evil Scientist / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, J. Evil, Isn't this exciting?
- Feature Logo
Mr. and Mrs. J. Evil Scientist- Genre
- humor; horror-suspense
- Characters
- J. Evil Scientist; Goonda; witch; resort hotel owner; resort guests
- Synopsis
- Stranded while on the way to their second honeymoon, J. Evil Scientist and Goonda take gardener and housekeeping jobs at a short-staffed resort hotel. Guests, beware...
- Reprints
- Keywords
- doing-something-their-own-way; hotel; second honeymoon; series of mishaps; stranded; traveling
Indexer Notes
This story has rectangular dialogue balloons, in accordance with the “Early Gold Key style”.
Who Has the Clue?
Perry Gunnite / text story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Pete Alvarado
- Inks
- Pete Alvarado
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Perry Gunnite had never had such a busy day!
- Genre
- humor; detective-mystery
- Characters
- Perry Gunnite; Mr. Lava; Mr. Marble; Mrs. Rockface; Mrs. Gemstone; Mr. Stonewall; Mrs. Soapstone; six small boys
- Synopsis
- Perry must juggle six clients at once, all of whom are reporting missing objects. He arrives at the solution by gleaning clues from each client’s description of their missing items.
- Reprints
-
in The Flintstones Television Story Book (P.B.S. Limited, 1965 series) (1966) -
in The Flintstones (Western, 1962 series) #56 (February 1970)
-
- Keywords
- clues; detective; missing objects
Indexer Notes
An unusual addendum appears at the end of the story... "Editor's Note: Test your detective ability. See if you can find the clues that helped Perry solve all six problems."
The Strange Case of the Sprained Toe
The Flintstones / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Pete Alvarado
- Inks
- Pete Alvarado
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, boy! Lunchtime!
- Feature Logo
- The Flintstones [Western Interior Logo 1]
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Barney Rubble; Dr. Stoney Quirk (real doctor) Dr. Ben Cagey (TV doctor), TV director; orderly
- Synopsis
- Fred sprains his big toe in a work accident and is taken to the hospital for treatment on a day the “Ben Cagey” TV doctor show happens to be filming there!
- Reprints
- Keywords
- character roles; doctors; hospital; TV shows; wreaking havoc
Indexer Notes
"Ben Cagey" is a parody of 1960s TV doctor “Ben Casey”, played by actor Vince Edwards. "Stoney Quirk" is a parody of 1960s TV character "Stoney Burke", played by actor Jack Lord. Oddly, the character of "Stoney Burke" was not a doctor but a rodeo rider.
All your favorites are at their best in Gold Key Comics
Western Publishing Company; Gold Key Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page
The Explorers
The Flintstones / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Pete Alvarado
- Inks
- Pete Alvarado
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boy oh boy... a picnic! My favorite kind of outdoor sport!
- Feature Logo
- The Flintstones [Western Interior Logo 2]
- Genre
- humor; domestic
- Characters
- Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Pebbles Flintstone; Barney Rubble; Betty Rubble; Pre-Stone-Age people
- Synopsis
- While exploring a deep cave, our stone age explorers Fred and Barney discover an underground civilization of shaggy-haired, bearded “Pre-Stone-Age people”. All goes well until Fred decides to bring “modern-stone-age” progress to the Pre-Stone-Age. ...Is it even possible to "set-back" the Pre-Stone-Age? Just watch Fred!
- Reprints
- Keywords
- ancient civilization; best of intentions; caves; leave-well-enough-alone; unwanted help
Indexer Notes
Good dialogue exchange:
BARNEY: "These are pre-stone age people, and this is a pre-stone age civilization! They live underground!"
PRE-STONE AGER: You two must be men of the future... We read about you in our science fiction books!
FRED: You've got us wrong! We live in the present... in a modern city outside these caves!
PRE-STONE AGER: But that's impossible! The world hasn't COOLED-OFF enough yet to have a city outside!
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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Along Came a Spider]
The Flintstones -
1.
["It's the swingin'-est thing yet! The Golden Magazine for boys and girls"]
Western Publishing Company, Inc.; Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls -
2.
Money Matters...A Lot
The Flintstones -
3.
The Hobby Habit
The Flintstones -
4.
Flying by Scareplane
Mr. and Mrs. J. Evil Scientist -
5.
["'Tis luck to catch a leprechaun!"]
L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms -
6.
Who Has the Clue?
Perry Gunnite -
7.
The Strange Case of the Sprained Toe
The Flintstones -
8.
["How's Trix? Worth rounding up..."]
Trix; Trix Rabbit -
9.
All your favorites are at their best in Gold Key Comics
Western Publishing Company; Gold Key Comics -
10.
The Explorers
The Flintstones -
11.
[Rowboat Bullwinkle]
Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle -
12.
[132 pc. Roman Soldier Set Only $1.98]
Roman War Soldiers -
13.
Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You!
Junior Sales Club of America Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Stangas
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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