(February 1971)

Western, 1968 Series
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Price
0.50 USD
Pages
164
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1970-12-21 ?
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Del Connell ?

Issue Notes

Cover code: 92301-102. On sale date from a date stamp on a copy.

[Playing with Ball of Yarn] (Table of Contents)

The Aristocats / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Aristocats [Duchess; Toulouse; Marie; Berlioz]

1971 Golden Storybook Calendar (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Golden Storybook Calendar / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Donald Duck (cameo); Mickey Mouse (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Table of Contents and indicia.

Movie Mad (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Huey, Dewey and Louie; April, May and June
Reprints

Old Ironsides with Johnny Tremain (Table of Contents: 4)

Old Ironsides / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
? (movie adaption)
Pencils
Dan Spiegle
Inks
Dan Spiegle
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
historical
Characters
Johnny Tremain
Reprints

Indexer Notes

page 15-26, 71-80 + 153-162.

Wary Winks (Table of Contents: 5)

True Life Adventures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Huemer
Pencils
George Wheeler
Inks
George Wheeler
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Reprints
  • from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963.00.00

Gingerbread House Hoax (Table of Contents: 6)

The Three Little Pigs / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig]; Big Bad Wolf; Brer Bear
Reprints

Indian Necklace (Table of Contents: 7)

Morty and Ferdie / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Characters
Morty and Ferdie

The Inside Hideout (Table of Contents: 8)

The Seven Dwarfs / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Characters
The Seven Dwarfs [Doc; Sneezy; Sleepy; Grumpy; Dopey; Bashful; Happy]; Brer Bear; Wicked Witch; Thumper; Bambi; Flower; Friend Owl
Reprints

Antiques on Wheels (Table of Contents: 9)

Minnie Mouse in Hollywood / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Bucky's Buggy (Table of Contents: 10)

Bucky Bug / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Tony Strobl
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bucky Bug; June Bug; Bo; June's nephew
Reprints

The Aristocats (Table of Contents: 11)

The Aristocats / text story / 14 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Aristocats [Duchess; Toulouse; Marie; Berlioz]

Indexer Notes

Art credits and story title correction from Karl Wilcox, February 2008: originally indexed as "The Aristokittens."

Share and Share Alike (Table of Contents: 12)

Daisy's Nieces / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Gregory
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
April, May and June; Daisy Duck
Reprints

Indexer Notes

4 horizontal panels per page.
Script credit confirmed from Bob Gregory's collection of payment request invoices from Western Publishing Company, Inc., invoice dated June 24, 1970.

Mammal Mumbo (Table of Contents: 13)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Lost and Foundling (Table of Contents: 14)

Chip 'n' Dale / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Bradbury
Inks
Jack Bradbury
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Chip 'n' Dale; Brer Owl
Reprints

Birdhouses and Feeding Stations (Table of Contents: 15)

activity / 1 page (report information)

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

The Rare Coin (Table of Contents: 16)

Huey, Dewey and Louie / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Huey, Dewey and Louie; Gladstone Gander; Beagle Boys
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Rearranged to three panels per page. No panels missing, but intro panel enlarged to a full page and remaining panels vertically enlarged and horizontally cut.

The Evasive Oasis (Table of Contents: 17)

Tinker Bell and Super Goof / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Tinker Bell; Super Goof; Black Pete

Indexer Notes

Two vertical panels per page.

Across Word Puzzler (Table of Contents: 18)

Donald Duck / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Characters
Donald Duck; Huey

The Invisible Intruder (Table of Contents: 19)

Uncle Scrooge / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Carl Barks
Inks
Carl Barks
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Garé Barks

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge
Reprints

Test Your First Aid (Table of Contents: 20)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Characters
Minnie Mouse

The Double Rescue (Table of Contents: 21)

Scamp / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Scamp; Scamp's siblings [Ruffy, Fluffy and Scooter]; Pedro; Trusty
Reprints

Indexer Notes

New layout, original pagecount 8.

The Shetland Pony (Table of Contents: 22)

The World of Horses / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Frontier Fiesta (Table of Contents: 23)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Black Pete
Reprints

Donald's Treat (Table of Contents: 24)

Donald Duck / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Characters
Donald Duck; Huey and Dewey; Morty

Unpopular Puss (Table of Contents: 25)

Figaro and Thumper / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Figaro; Thumper
Reprints

Tame Terror (Table of Contents: 26)

True Life Adventures / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Dick Huemer
Pencils
George Wheeler
Inks
George Wheeler
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

Reprints
  • from True Life Adventures (King Features Syndicate) 1963.00.00

Golden's Bringing Christmas Fun to You Now... (Table of Contents: 27) (Expand) /

Golden Christmas Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Fun in Winter (Table of Contents: 28) (Expand) /

Winter Fun / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Playing with Ball of Yarn]
    The Aristocats
  2. 1. 1971 Golden Storybook Calendar
    Golden Storybook Calendar
  3. 2. Walt Disney Comics Digest Contents
  4. 3. Movie Mad
    Donald Duck
  5. 4. Old Ironsides with Johnny Tremain
    Old Ironsides
  6. 5. Wary Winks
    True Life Adventures
  7. 6. Gingerbread House Hoax
    The Three Little Pigs
  8. 7. Indian Necklace
    Morty and Ferdie
  9. 8. The Inside Hideout
    The Seven Dwarfs
  10. 9. Antiques on Wheels
    Minnie Mouse in Hollywood
  11. 10. Bucky's Buggy
    Bucky Bug
  12. 11. The Aristocats
    The Aristocats
  13. 12. Share and Share Alike
    Daisy's Nieces
  14. 13. Mammal Mumbo
  15. 14. Lost and Foundling
    Chip 'n' Dale
  16. 15. Birdhouses and Feeding Stations
  17. 16. The Rare Coin
    Huey, Dewey and Louie
  18. 17. The Evasive Oasis
    Tinker Bell and Super Goof
  19. 18. Across Word Puzzler
    Donald Duck
  20. 19. The Invisible Intruder
    Uncle Scrooge
  21. 20. Test Your First Aid
  22. 21. The Double Rescue
    Scamp
  23. 22. The Shetland Pony
    The World of Horses
  24. 23. Frontier Fiesta
    Mickey Mouse
  25. 24. Donald's Treat
    Donald Duck
  26. 25. Unpopular Puss
    Figaro and Thumper
  27. 26. Tame Terror
    True Life Adventures
  28. 27. Golden's Bringing Christmas Fun to You Now...
    Golden Christmas Annual
  29. 28. Fun in Winter
    Winter Fun
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Van Dore