(August 1970)

Western, 1963 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1970-05-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
10053-008
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Wally Green (editor)

Issue Notes

First issue to state the copyright as "...Estate of Boris Karloff.", as he had passed away several months earlier. On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Boris Karloff / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
George Wilson (painting)
Inks
George Wilson (painting)
Colors
George Wilson (painting)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
His best friend -- a killer monster!
Genre
horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Boris Karloff (photograph, inset)
Reprints
Keywords
cliff; fang; horn; monster; throw

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).

My Monster's Keeper (Table of Contents: 1)

Boris Karloff / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Wood
Pencils
John Celardo
Inks
John Celardo
Colors
?
Letters
John Celardo

Genre
horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

The Tombstone (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
horror-suspense

Mr. Fife's Lively Sketch (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Wood
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

Strange Music (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Wood
Pencils
Luis Dominguez
Inks
Luis Dominguez
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["His best friend -- a killer monster!"]
    Boris Karloff
  2. 1. My Monster's Keeper
    Boris Karloff
  3. 2. The Tombstone
  4. 3. Mr. Fife's Lively Sketch
  5. 4. Strange Music
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • CTGarry
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Clint Maxwell
  • Darrel McCann
  • Jim Van Dore