(December 1968)
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1968-09-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Silver Age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- one-shot
Issue Notes
Based on the 1968-1969 live-action/animated television series The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which was based on characters from the 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (and other related Twain novels).
On-sale date from 1968 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
The Curse of Thut
Huck Finn / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
On the inside front cover.
This sequence does not appear in all copies, some copies contain an ad for Matchbox cars.
The Curse of Thut
Huck Finn / comic story / 26 pages
- Feature Logo
The New Adventures of Huck Finn- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Huck Finn; Tom Sawyer; Becky Thatcher
- Synopsis
- Huck, Tom and Becky are mysteriously transported to Egypt where they help a mummy find his lost love.
- Keywords
- curse; Egypt; mummy
Indexer Notes
Based on the TV episode of the same name.
The Moon Bear
Keys of Knowledge / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Keys of Knowledge- Genre
- non-fiction; animal
- Keywords
- bears
Indexer Notes
This and the three following sequences appear between pages 14 and 15 of the main story.
Gaylord Du Bois script credit for The Moon Bear as per page 202, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Gaylord Du Bois script identification by David Porta, April 2016.
Pitch
Picture Dictionary / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Three definitions of the term 'pitch'.
[no title indexed]
Jest for Fun / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Riddle: Where is the City of Happiness?
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
This sequence does not appear in all copies, this is replaced with an add for Cheerios in some copies.
Pteranodon
Dinosauria / text article / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Dinosauria without Gold Key Comics Club Emblem- Genre
- non-fiction; animal; math & science
- Synopsis
- Information about pteranodons.
- Keywords
- pteranodon
Indexer Notes
Gaylord Du Bois script credit for Pteranodon as per page 174, "Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott." Gaylord Du Bois script identification confirmed by David Porta, April, 2016.
[Cat Meowing]
Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club Mini-Comics - No Gold Key Comics Club Emblem- Genre
- humor
[Not Fishing for a Whale]
Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page
- Feature Logo
- Gold Key Comics Club Mini-Comics - No Gold Key Comics Club Emblem
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Chuckle Time / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You look awful...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Four cartoons.
Injun Joe!
Huck Finn / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
On the inside back cover.
This sequence does not appear in all copies, some copies contain an ad for Junior Sales Club of America.
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0.
The Curse of Thut
Huck Finn -
1.
The Curse of Thut
Huck Finn -
2.
The Curse of Thut
Huck Finn -
3.
The Moon Bear
Keys of Knowledge -
4.
Pitch
Picture Dictionary -
5.
["Riddle: Where is the City of Happiness?"]
Jest for Fun -
6.
Pteranodon
Dinosauria -
7.
[Cat Meowing]
Mini-Comics -
8.
[Not Fishing for a Whale]
Mini-Comics -
9.
["You look awful..."]
Chuckle Time -
10.
Injun Joe!
Huck Finn -
11.
The Adventures of Huck Finn Pin-Up
Huck Finn
- Katie
- Steve Coates
- Gregory Fischer
- Glenn MacKay
- Clint Maxwell
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Dave Porta
- Tanya Schuehle
- Jim Van Dore
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