Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker #69

(October-November 1961)

Yogi Bear Milk Mug and Huck Hound Cereal Bowl (Table of Contents: 1)

Kellogg's Cereals; OKs; Yogi Bear / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Kids! Have your Kellogg's OKs in Huck's bowl and your milk in my mug! It's a treat you can't beat!

Characters

Yogi Bear

Keywords

cereal; Hanna-Barbera character merchandise; mail order marketing

Indexer Notes

Ad for Kellogg's OKs cereal, featuring Yogi Bear. A Yogi Bear milk mug and Huckleberry Hound cereal bowl are offered for 50-cents and one box top from Kellogg's OKs cereal. Color ad on inside front cover.

The Fouled-Up Fox Hunt (Table of Contents: 2)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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It's in the news, Woody!

Feature Logo

Woody Woodpecker [Dell/Western Straight Lettering Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter

Reprints

• in Hakke Hakkespett (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1963 series) #5/1964 ([august] 1964)

Color This Picture and You Can Win (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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The cash ($1,000,00) and the car, too!

Keywords

publisher’s contest promotion

Indexer Notes

Contest run by Dell Comics, for which readers must color-in a provided picture of "two kids and a convertible car filled with money". Clip the finished picture, and submit with two top strips of current Dell Comics. The "Dell Comics 15-cent seal" and the title logo of the comic must be seen on the strip. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.

Balloon Tycoon (Table of Contents: 4)

Oswald the Rabbit / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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Vic Lockman

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Al Hubbard

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Al Hubbard

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And your job, Oswald, is selling balloons!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Oswald the Rabbit; Floyd; Lloyd; circus boss; peanut vendor; Durky the Dip (pickpocket); sandwich-board man on stilts; old constable; little girl; circus goers

Synopsis

Balloon vendor Oswald naps a pickpocket while floating above the crowd.

Keywords

balloons; circus; pickpocket; unlikely hero

Dell Trading Post (Table of Contents: 5)

Dell Trading Post / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

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Only Dell Comics offer these outstanding premium values!

Keywords

publisher’s-house-ads-not-for-comic-books

Indexer Notes

Dell Comics promotion for various prizes in exchange for a combination of money and the top cover strips from Dell Comics. The combinations vary by the nature and value of the prizes. Quote: "Cut off the top strip of each Dell Comic cover. Be sure the strip includes the name of the comic and the new Dell Comics seal. When you have enough cover strips for the item(s) you want, put them in an envelope together with the required amount of money and the coupon at the right."

Prizes displayed in the ad are: "Regulation Football", "Sensational Gum Bank", "Kodak Brownie Bullet Camera", "Shaggy Dog" (stuffed animal - not the Disney film version), "Three Way Desk Set", "Magic Puzzle Kit", "Giant Space Map", "Secret Seal Ring", and "Initialed Slave Bracelet".

Dell Comics top cover strips with the logos of "Walt Disney's Comics and Stories" and "Huckleberry Hound" are pictured in the ad, as being cut off and deposited into a wide-open waiting envelope. The ad covers both middle pages of the centerfold.

The Adult Sitter (Table of Contents: 6)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Me? A job? Tonight?

Feature Logo

Woody Woodpecker [Dell/Western Straight Lettering Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Winnie Woodpecker

Reprints

• in Hakke Hakkespett (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1963 series) #5/1964 ([august] 1964)
• in Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Western, 1962 series) #116 (March 1971)
which is reprinted
• in Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Magazine Management, 1968 ? series) #R1385 ([1983])

Penguin Private Eye (Table of Contents: 7)

Chilly Willy / text story / 1 page (report information)

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"Peter Pistol, world-famous detective, closes another case," Chilly Willy read from the morning newspaper.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Chilly Willy

Reprints

• in Hakke Hakkespett (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1963 series) #5/1964 ([august] 1964)

The Seller Feller (Table of Contents: 8)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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We have a chance to earn some extra money if we can sell some of the items listed in the catalogue!

Feature Logo

Woody Woodpecker [Dell/Western Straight Lettering Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter

Reprints

• in Hakke Hakkespett album (Romanforlaget, 1972 series) #1 (1972) [?]

Bird's-Eye View (Table of Contents: 9)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Phooey! I can't see the movie from behind that car!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Woody Woodpecker

Synopsis

Woody jacks up his car for a better view at the drive-in movie.

Reprints

• in Hakke Hakkespett (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1963 series) #5/1964 ([august] 1964)

Keywords

alternative uses; car; drive-in movie; jack

Boys like a shoe that's tough and strong like me! (Table of Contents: 10)

Jumping-Jacks Shoes / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Girls like a shoe that's soft and pretty like me!

Characters

young male cat; young female cat; comic-book-reading rabbit

Keywords

March of Comics; shoes

Indexer Notes

Ad for Jumping-Jacks children's shoes. Quote: "And there are more Jumping-Jacks styles than there are animals in the zoo! See them at your favorite store and you'll get a FREE COMIC BOOKLET!" This clearly refers to the "March of Comics" series of giveaway-premium comic books, produced by Western Publishing specifically for businesses such as this.

If You Know Just 20 People… (Table of Contents: 11)

Wallace Brown, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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You can make at least $50.00 - more likely $100.00 to $200.00 in your spare time!

Keywords

Christmas cards; sales

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling Christmas cards for Wallace Brown, Inc. Color ad on inside back cover.

Brand New from Schwinn... (Table of Contents: 12)

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Every part American made!

Keywords

bicycles; free catalog

Indexer Notes

Illustrated ad for Schwinn bicycles. Schwinn "American" bicycle is pictured, for $49.95. A free Schwinn Bike catalog is offered by mail. Arnold, Schwinn, & Co., 1716 North Kildare Ave., Chicago 39, Ill. Color ad on back cover.