(September 1973)
- Price
- 0.20 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
The Serpent's Prey
Brothers of the Spear / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- George Wilson (painting)
- Inks
- George Wilson (painting)
- Colors
- George Wilson (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Dan-El; Tavane
- Reprints
in 
100 pc. Toy Soldier Set
100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Toy plastic soldiers sold in their own pasteboard footlocker, from Lucky Products, Inc.
The Serpent's Prey
Brothers of the Spear / comic story / 25 pages
- Genre
- jungle; adventure
- Characters
- Dan-El; Tavane; Colonel Mothibi; Natongo; Zulena; Hatima (mule); Alissa (mule); Kalulu; Zim
- Synopsis
- Dan-El and Tavane are captured by a tribe whose high priset intends to sacrifice them to an ancient serpent.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- caves; giant pythons; giants; human sacrifice; rock slides; saddle antelopes; saddle mules; single combat; snake worship; tattoos
Indexer Notes
The first five pages are a new version of the "Brothers of the Spear" story in Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes (Western, 1962 series) #154.
Get these dynamite embroidered cloth patches...
Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Assortment of cloth patches for sale from Gandalf Products.
Appears between pages 4 and 5 of main story.
Sell Grit
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad to recruit salespeople for GRIT newspaper.
Top half of page. Appears between pages 10 and 11 of main story.
Order by Mail Specials
The Fun House Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for various gag gifts.
Bottom half of page. Appears between pages 10 and 11 of main story.
Wow! 88 Mini-posters only 65
Gandalf Posters / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for various pop posters from Gandalf Products.
Top half of page. Appears between pages 13 and 14 of main story.
Sea-Monkeys
Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
As for the ever-popular sea-monkeys, sold by Nature House.
Bottom half of page. Appears between pages 13 and 14 of main story.
Famous Name Prizes or Cash
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad to recruit salespeople for personalized Christmas cards.
Kids, Roach Designs are now available as Iron-On Transfers!
Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for iron-on patches featuring various designs and characters, from Gandalf Products.
Appears between pages 16 and 17 of main story.
Disneykin play charaters are here!
Disneykins / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for sets of Disney play characters, from Gandalf Products.
Appears between pages 22 and 23 of main story.
132 pc. Roman Soldiers Set
Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Russ Heath
- Inks
- Russ Heath
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
Indexer Notes
Ad for plastic Roman soldiers, chariots, horses and weapons.
Follows last page of main story.
Win a Wagonload of Wonderful Prizes or Lots of Cash
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad to recruit salespeople for greeting cards.
Inside back cover.
-
0.
The Serpent's Prey
Brothers of the Spear -
1.
100 pc. Toy Soldier Set
100 Toy Soldiers -
2.
The Serpent's Prey
Brothers of the Spear -
3.
Get these dynamite embroidered cloth patches...
Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches -
4.
Sell Grit
Grit Newspaper -
5.
Order by Mail Specials
The Fun House Novelties -
6.
Wow! 88 Mini-posters only 65
Gandalf Posters -
7.
Sea-Monkeys
Sea-Monkeys -
8.
Famous Name Prizes or Cash
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
9.
Kids, Roach Designs are now available as Iron-On Transfers!
Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers -
10.
Disneykin play charaters are here!
Disneykins -
11.
132 pc. Roman Soldiers Set
Roman War Soldiers -
12.
Win a Wagonload of Wonderful Prizes or Lots of Cash
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
13.
Do You Need Extra Money?
Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
- Nick Caputo
- Donald Dale Milne
- Nuno Miranda
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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