(August 1967)

Western, 1967 Series
Price
?
Pages
36
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
K. K. Publications Inc.
Brand
Top Comics
Printer
Designed, produced and printed in the U.S.A. by Western Printing and Lithographing Company
Editing
Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

Issue Notes

Contains the exact interior content of Mickey Mouse (Western, 1962 Series) #115 (November 1967), including non-character related editorial features and ads. Cover is modified to present the "Top Comics" logo, rather than the "Gold Key" brand and the typical "Mickey Mouse" series title logos. Beyond that, the cover illustration is also the same.

No cover price is displayed on the issue, leaving some flexibility in the cover price charged. Merchants have been known to place "19¢" (or other price) stickers on the covers of such books, which normally sold for 12¢.

Lost Atlantis! (Table of Contents)

Mickey Mouse / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A whirlpool plunges Mickey and Goofy to the watery depths of Lost Atlantis!
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy
Synopsis
Trapped in a whirlpool, Mickey and Goofy sight the lost city of Atlantis.
Reprints
Keywords
Atlantis; whirlpool

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lost Atlantis (Table of Contents: 2)

Mickey Mouse / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script
Cecil Beard
Pencils
Paul Murry
Inks
Paul Murry
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mickey and Goofy have received an urgent call from their friend, J.P. Green, manager of the Gigantic Savings and Loan Company…
Feature Logo
Mickey Mouse Dell / Western Logo Tilting Letters
Genre
adventure; anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Mickey Mouse; Goofy; J.P. Green; Chief O'Hara; two pilots; Joe; Black Pete's herald; Black Pete; various citizens of Atlantis; Daphne; Chief Physician; Black Pete's guard
Synopsis
Mickey and Goofy investigate a gang of crooks, who have been looting firms in the city. During the investigation, they discover the lost city of Atlantis under the sea... presided over by an old enemy.
Reprints
Keywords
addiction; Atlantis; robberies; undercover mission; usurper of the throne

Indexer Notes

Story is interrupted between pages 14 and 15, for two pages of “Gold Key Comics Club” material and a two-page ad for the CBS Television Network, comprising the four pages of the centerfold.

Though soft-pedaled, it is clear that Black Pete has quickly and efficiently subjugated the citizens of Atlantis through addiction! Page 17, panel 4: “Daily he passes out these magic pills and the citizens could not bear to be without them!” The “magic pills” turn out to be sweet candies, and not anything objectionably harmful – but even sweet candies can actually become an addiction unto themselves. There is also a “flying submarine” – named as such in this story, a name and concept most likely borrowed from the then-popular TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

Can You Create a Monster? (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Help? Can you do it?
Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club
Keywords
drawings; monsters; reader participation

Indexer Notes

Readers are invited to submit drawings of monsters for possible publication. Six reader-contributed drawings of monsters are printed.

Monster drawings sent in by Steven Ozzano, George Kopec, Michael Brown, Cary Brown, James R. Johnson, Peter Ash.

See All the New Saturday’s Super Heroes (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

CBS Saturday Cartoons / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Joke's on You (Table of Contents: 5)

Gold Key Comics Club; Joke's On You / text story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What has two feet and hangs on a shakey [sic] tale?
Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club
Genre
humor
Characters
Gold Key Kid
Keywords
jokes; reader participation; riddles

Indexer Notes

Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.

Gold Key Kid comic strip; jokes sent in by Linda Preilozny, Carl Garrison, Pamela Moore, Jane Morgan, Joel Lorentz, Susan Clairman, Gregory Patarini, Renee L. Smith, Tim Blacklock, Valerie Helman, Butch Harrison, John Frosolone, Lonnie Adell, Fred Krepps, Dean Wendlandt, Kenton Hudgens.

A Real Gumshoe (Table of Contents: 6)

Chip 'n' Dale / text story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
“Looky-look what I find!” Dale called excitedly to Chip one morning.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Chip; Dale; robin; Thumper; Mr. Owl; blue jay; tourists
Synopsis
Dale finds a magnifying glass and decides to become a detective. Only problem is, no one in the forest needs a detective. Stepping onto a wad of gum that holds him fast, Dale finally becomes a real “gumshoe”.
Reprints
Keywords
chipmunks; detective; forest setting; gum; magnifying glass; unwanted help

The Plot That Plopped (Table of Contents: 7)

Junior Woodchucks / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Vic Lockman
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Steve Steere
Colors
Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters
Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Rats! Fooey! I’m caught on this dumb branch!
Feature Logo
Junior Woodchucks Western Logo 1
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Junior Woodchucks [Huey, Dewey, and Louie]; The Beagle Boys; The Beagle Brats; park worker
Synopsis
The Junior Woodchucks get to do good deeds for both the Beagle Brats and the Beagle Boys, resulting in the capture of the elder Beagles.
Reprints
Keywords
bank robbery; good deeds; park; unwanted help; waterfall

Readers Complete the Comic (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We knew you could do it!
Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club
Keywords
cartooning; reader participation

Indexer Notes

Readers provide the third and final panel illustration to a three-panel cartoon. Six reader submissions are included.

What's Your Line? (Table of Contents: 9)

Gold Key Comics Club / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Try your Humor I.Q.
Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club
Keywords
captions; reader participation

Indexer Notes

Readers are invited to submit gag captions for a series of provided single-panel cartoon illustrations. One finished examples is provided.

Joke’s on You (Table of Contents: 10)

Gold Key Comics Club; Joke's On You / text article / 0.17 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
Gold Key Comics Club
Genre
humor
Keywords
ad coupon; cover art preservation; jokes; riddles; unusual use of page space

Indexer Notes

A true oddity on interior page 32. A little more than half of this space contains additional reader-submitted riddles and jokes from “The Joke’s on You” Gold Key Comics Club feature – but with no feature title or heading whatsoever. Just three reader-submitted riddles and jokes on the left side of the page space as a non-sequitur. A little less than half of this space, on the right side, contains the cut-out coupon for the “Cheerful Card Company” ad seen on the inside front cover – but completely separated from the main ad itself. Placing the coupon here ensures that the cover would remain intact, even if the coupon was clipped. The flip side of this unusually-placed coupon contained a “Gold Key Comics Club” submissions page that could be seen in other such comics.

Fill Out and Mail This Handy Coupon (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 0.16 page (report information)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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