Yogi Bear #36
(April 1969)

Western, 1962 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
quarterly
On-sale Date
1969-01
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company, Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor)

Issue Notes

Cover code: 10066-904.

[Hijacked Honey] (Table of Contents)

Yogi Bear / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Yogi Bear; Boo Boo Bear
Synopsis
Boo Boo benefits from Yogi's leaking beehive.
Reprints
Keywords
bears; beehive; honey

Amazing $1 Art Offer (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios Wall Art / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Misguided Guides (Table of Contents: 2)

Yogi Bear / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who needs a guide?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Yogi Bear; Boo Boo Bear; Ranger Smith; Grady Grizzly; various tourists
Synopsis
Yogi tries acting as a park guide, for food.
Reprints
Keywords
enterprise; guide; natural attractions; park

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Jam and Honey (Table of Contents: 3)

Biddy Buddy / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Harvey Eisenberg
Inks
Harvey Eisenberg
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Harvey Eisenberg (title lettering only); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
“Wak!” Biddy Buddy awoke with a start one sunny morning to discover that the water in his pond was slowly receding.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Biddy Buddy; sleepy frog; family of big brown bears
Synopsis
The water source to Biddy Buddy’s pond is cut off by some fallen trees. He finds a way to get help in clearing the obstruction.
Reprints
Keywords
enterprise; fallen trees; forest setting; ingenuity; pond; water source

Yogi's Riddle Rhyming Game (Table of Contents: 4)

Yogi Bear / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, you winter sportsters, give this one a whirl.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Yogi Bear; Boo Boo Bear
Synopsis
Yogi presents five riddles that can be solved by phonetic word-association.
Reprints
Keywords
riddles

Reporter Ruckus (Table of Contents: 5)

Quick Draw McGraw / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kay Wright
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Howdy, feller! You look like one of them Eastern-type people!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; western-frontier
Characters
Quick Draw McGraw; Baba Looey; reporter; various townspeople
Synopsis
A newspaper reporter from back-east is assigned to a “day in the life” story on a western sheriff. Quick Draw is selected as the subject.
Reprints
Keywords
reporter; unexpected intrusion; western setting

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Gold Key Comics Club News (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Gold Key Comics Club / preview (from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Reader's Page Doodles (Table of Contents: 7)

Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club

Indexer Notes

Reader-submitted "doodles", made from squiggles, various letters of the alphabet, and numbers.

Gold Key Comics Club Holiday Offer (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Jokes on You (Table of Contents: 9)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why do we seem to always find things in the last place we look?
Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club
Characters
Gold Key Kid
Keywords
jokes; riddles

Indexer Notes

Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.

Mysterious Tin Box (Table of Contents: 10)

Yogi Bear / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Pete Alvarado
Inks
?
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yogi likes to receive visitors… but not on his tummy, and not at midnight…
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Yogi Bear; Boo Boo Bear; inventor; various tourists
Synopsis
A mysterious stranger buries a tin box in Yogi’s cave. Opening it could lead to disaster.
Keywords
inventor; science-out-of-control

Indexer Notes

New story.

Bedded and Belted (Table of Contents: 11)

Yogi Bear / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yogi! Somebody’s sleeping in my bed!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Yogi Bear; Boo Boo Bear; Thuggy O’Toole (escaped convict); Mountie; the O’Crook Brothers (convict's pals)
Synopsis
An escaped convict and his Mounted Police pursuer take over Yogi and Boo Boo's beds for naps after a long pursuit. They leave their snowplanes (a cross between an airplane and a sled) outside. Yogi and Boo Boo go for a ride and meet up with the convict's pals.
Reprints
Keywords
Mountie; pursuit; sleep problems; unexpected intrusion; winter setting

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini. "Reprinted by popular demand".

[Car Wash] (Table of Contents: 12)

Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Characters
husband; wife; two kids; car wash attendant
Synopsis
When the line for the morning shower is too long, the husband skates through a car wash to save time.
Keywords
alternative uses; car wash; long wait; shower

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Top half of page.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 13)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Richard Eiger (credited as Richard W. Eiger)
Letters
typeset

Keywords
government reporting; regulations

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for September 27, 1968. Prepared by Richard W. Eiger. Reported total distribution: 223,087 (12 month average), 216,891 (nearest issue). Lower half of page.

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Win $1,000 College Scholarship (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Hijacked Honey]
    Yogi Bear
  2. 1. Amazing $1 Art Offer
    Colonial Studios Wall Art
  3. 2. The Misguided Guides
    Yogi Bear
  4. 3. Jam and Honey
    Biddy Buddy
  5. 4. Yogi's Riddle Rhyming Game
    Yogi Bear
  6. 5. Reporter Ruckus
    Quick Draw McGraw
  7. 6. Gold Key Comics Club News
    Gold Key Comics Club
  8. 7. Reader's Page Doodles
    Gold Key Comics Club
  9. 8. Gold Key Comics Club Holiday Offer
    Gold Key Comics Club
  10. 9. Jokes on You
    Gold Key Comics Club
  11. 10. Mysterious Tin Box
    Yogi Bear
  12. 11. Bedded and Belted
    Yogi Bear
  13. 12. [Car Wash]
    Gold Key Comics Club; Mini-Comics
  14. 13. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  15. 14. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  16. 15. Win $1,000 College Scholarship
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  17. 16. Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore