(February 1970)

Western, 1966 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Brand
Gold Key
Editing
Richard W. Eiger

Issue Notes

GOLD KEY cover code: 10189-002

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Beep Beep the Road Runner / cover / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Down With Roadrunners
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Wile E. Coyote (villain); Beep Beep the Road Runner

Indexer Notes

[Wile, carrying a protest sign, about to fall into a manhole that Beep Beep has uncovered]

Watch the Birdies (Table of Contents: 1)

Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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I can't find them anywhere
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep the Road Runner's three sons; Wile E. Coyote (villain)
Synopsis
The roadrunners are contributing to a new book called "Who's Who in the Desert," which puts them in conflict with Wile E.'s desire for privacy.

How to Compute a Pursuit (Table of Contents: 2)

Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh! What are those awful sounds? Wile E. must be sick!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Beep Beep the Road Runner; Beep Beep the Road Runner's three sons; Wile E. Coyote (villain)
Synopsis
Wile E. has obtained a computer to help him catch the roadrunners.
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The Gym-Dandy Idea (Table of Contents: 3)

Bugs Bunny / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Bugs Bunny was hurrying down the street one day when suddenly he skidded to a stop in front of Elmer Fudd;s house.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis
Elmer has opened a gym in his house but is getting no business, so Bugs decides to help him out.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Doodles (Table of Contents: 5)

Reader's Page / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Drawings sent in by readers.
The first doodle is the Letter B from Susan Slama.

Inventions (Table of Contents: 6)

Reader's Page / illustration / 1 page (report information)

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Drawings of inventions sent in by readers.
The first invention is the Electronic Secretary from Chris Barker.

Vine Villain (Table of Contents: 7)

Cool Cat / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Any second now I should come upon Cool Cat and then...pow!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; jungle
Characters
Cool Cat; the Hunter
Synopsis
After Cool Cat uses vines to elude him, the Hunter tries to use them against him.
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Flowered Power (Table of Contents: 8)

Beep Beep the Road Runner / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aha! Those approaching radar blips are road runners!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Beep Beep the Road Runner; Wile E. Coyote (villain); Beep Beep the Road Runner's three sons
Synopsis
The young road runners' teacher sends them looking for a water lily, while coincidentally Wile E. is trying to sell paper water lilies.

[Very Fancy Figure Skating] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
humor
Synopsis
A figure skating duel between two boys progresses from figure 8s to ever more complicated patterns.

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No dialogue

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation...September 30, 1969...Beep Beep the Road Runner (Table of Contents: 10)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Reported circulation: 401,543 (average), 425,511 (nearest issue)

Richard W. Eiger; Chase Craig
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Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Down With Roadrunners"]
    Beep Beep the Road Runner
  2. 1. Watch the Birdies
    Beep Beep the Road Runner
  3. 2. How to Compute a Pursuit
    Beep Beep the Road Runner
  4. 3. The Gym-Dandy Idea
    Bugs Bunny
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Gold Key Comics Club News
  6. 5. Doodles
    Reader's Page
  7. 6. Inventions
    Reader's Page
  8. 7. Vine Villain
    Cool Cat
  9. 8. Flowered Power
    Beep Beep the Road Runner
  10. 9. [Very Fancy Figure Skating]
    Mini-Comics
  11. 10. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation...September 30, 1969...Beep Beep the Road Runner
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Joey Beretta
  • Peter Croome
  • Darrel McCann
  • Jim Van Dore