(April 1971)
Western,
1963 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1971-02-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10053-104
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Wally Green ? (editor); Himilce Novas ? (sourced) (editor)
Issue Notes
According to Robin Snyder, Novas replaced Green as editor sometime in 1971. On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
Dragondoom
Boris Karloff / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Boris Karloff (photograph, inset)
- Reprints
-
in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (Western, 1963 series) #97 (February 1980) - in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #6 (August 2011)
-
- Keywords
- dragon; flamebreath; flying; lightning; motorcycle; rifle; wings
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Alberto Becattini (January 2011).
"Josie and the Pussy Cats" Cut 4 Records for Kellogg's
Josie / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Josie; the Pussy Cats
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Comic strip ad for the "Josie and the Pussy Cats" record mailed to whoever sent in 35 cents and two Kellogg's cereal box tops.
Cry "Monster!"
Boris Karloff / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; fantasy-supernatural
- Reprints
-
in Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1974 series) #100 -
in Boris Karloffs midnattsrysare (Semic, 1972 series) #5/1972 ([22 september] 1972) - in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (Western, 1963 series) #97 (February 1980)
- in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #6 (August 2011)
-
[no title indexed]
Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Smokey Bear
Indexer Notes
Page contains a March Comics Guide, an article titled "Whooping Cranes Besiege Smokey Bear When Benny's Rock Group Whoops It Up."
Placed between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
The Monster Worms
text story / 1 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Reprints
- in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (Western, 1963 series) #97 (February 1980)
- in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #6 (August 2011)
-
A Sore Point!
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Reprints
- in Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1974 series) #100
- in Boris Karloffs midnattsrysare (Semic, 1972 series) #2/1972 (21 april 1972) ["A Sore Point"]
- in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery (Western, 1963 series) #97 (February 1980)
- in Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery Archives (Dark Horse, 2009 series) #6 (August 2011)
-
[no title indexed]
Stamp and Coin Collector's Corner / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Austrian stamp recalls the ae of operetta
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Placed between page 1 and 2 of previous story.
[no title indexed]
Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages
- Job Number
- N12-I/6Z
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now...save almost 50% on the hit records you want!
Dragondoom
comic story / 12 pages
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Script: Credit from interview with Len Wein (2002-12-06) via Rodrigo Baeza (Per Sandell ed.)
Cracky's Got the Answer!
Cracky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Characters
- Cracky
- Synopsis
- Promo for Jokes By Cracky #4.
Indexer Notes
Located between page 3 and 4 of the previous story.
Your Future
Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Graphic artist; printing craftsman
- Keywords
- Educational; fact; vocational
Indexer Notes
Two half-page features: Your Future in the Graphic Arts, and Your Future as a Printing Craftsman.
Placed between page 9 and 10 of the previous story.
[no title indexed]
Peanuts / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here at last!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Charlie Brown; Sally; Shermy; Violet; Linus; Schroeder; Snoopy
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for book versions of the first six Peanuts/Charlie Brown television specials.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Dragondoom
Boris Karloff -
1.
"Josie and the Pussy Cats" Cut 4 Records for Kellogg's
Josie -
2.
Cry "Monster!"
Boris Karloff -
3.
[no title indexed]
Gold Key Comics Club -
4.
The Monster Worms
-
5.
A Sore Point!
-
6.
["Austrian stamp recalls the ae of operetta"]
Stamp and Coin Collector's Corner -
7.
["Now...save almost 50% on the hit records you want!"]
Columbia Record Club -
8.
Dragondoom
-
9.
Cracky's Got the Answer!
Cracky -
10.
Your Future
Gold Key Comics Club -
11.
["Here at last!"]
Peanuts -
12.
["Win 2 ways with J.S.C.A."]
Junior Sales Club of America -
13.
["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
American Seed Co
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