Western, 1963 Series
 

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The timeline feature depends on the key date field to order issues into a timeline. Please note that if the key dates are not filled out to correspond to the publication months of the issues, then the timeline will not be accurate.

Not all issues in this series have key dates, so not all can be sorted into a timeline. The following issues can be sorted:

Key Date Pub. Date On-sale date Number Indicia Publisher Brand Pages Price Frequency Barcode
1963-04-00 April 1963 1963-01-31 3 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1963-05-00                  
1963-06-00                  
1963-07-00 July 1963 1963-04-25 4 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1963-08-00                  
1963-09-00                  
1963-10-00 October 1963 1963-07-25 5 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1963-11-00                  
1963-12-00                  
1964-01-00 January 1964 1963-10-24 6 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1964-02-00                  
1964-03-00                  
1964-04-00                  
1964-05-00                  
1964-06-00                  
1964-07-00                  
1964-08-00                  
1964-09-00 September 1964 1964-06-04 7 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD    
1964-10-00                  
1964-11-00                  
1964-12-00 December 1964 1964-09-10 8 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD    
1965-01-00                  
1965-02-00                  
1965-03-00 March 1965 1964-12-17 9 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD    
1965-04-00                  
1965-05-00                  
1965-06-00 June 1965 1965-03-11 10 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1965-07-00                  
1965-08-00                  
1965-09-00 September 1965 1965-06-03 11 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1965-10-00                  
1965-11-00                  
1965-12-00 December 1965 1965-09-02 12 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1966-01-00                  
1966-02-00                  
1966-03-00 March 1966 1965-12-02 13 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1966-04-00                  
1966-05-00                  
1966-06-00 June 1966 1966-03-10 14 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1966-07-00                  
1966-08-00                  
1966-09-00 September 1966 1966-06-02 15 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1966-10-00                  
1966-11-00                  
1966-12-00 December 1966 1966-09-01 16 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1967-01-00                  
1967-02-00                  
1967-03-00 March 1967 1966-12-01 17 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1967-04-00                  
1967-05-00                  
1967-06-00 June 1967 1967-03-02 18 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1967-07-00                  
1967-08-00                  
1967-09-00 September 1967 1967-06-01 19 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1967-10-00                  
1967-11-00                  
1967-12-00 December 1967 1967-09-07 20 K. K. Publications Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1968-01-00                  
1968-02-00                  
1968-03-00 March 1968 1967-12-07 21 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1968-04-00                  
1968-05-00                  
1968-06-00 June 1968 1968-03-07 22 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.12 USD quarterly  
1968-06-00 June 1968 1968-03-07 22 [Canadian] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 CAD quarterly  
1968-07-00                  
1968-08-00                  
1968-09-00 September 1968 1968-06-06 23 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1968-10-00                  
1968-11-00                  
1968-12-00 December 1968 1968-09-05 24 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1969-01-00                  
1969-02-00                  
1969-03-00 March 1969 1968-12-05 25 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1969-04-00                  
1969-05-00                  
1969-06-00 June 1969 1969-03-06 26 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1969-07-00                  
1969-08-00                  
1969-09-00 September 1969 1969-06-05 27 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1969-10-00                  
1969-11-00                  
1969-12-00 December 1969 1969-09-04 28 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1970-01-00                  
1970-02-00                  
1970-03-00 March 1970 1969-12-04 ? 29 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1970-04-00                  
1970-05-00                  
1970-06-00 June 1970 1970-03-05 30 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1970-07-00                  
1970-08-00 August 1970 1970-05-21 31 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1970-09-00                  
1970-10-00                  
1970-11-00 November 1970 1970-08-13 32 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1970-12-00                  
1971-01-00                  
1971-02-00 February 1971 1970-11-19 33 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD quarterly  
1971-03-00                  
1971-04-00 April 1971 1971-02-18 34 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1971-05-00                  
1971-06-00 June 1971 1971-04-22 35 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1971-07-00                  
1971-08-00 August 1971 1971-06-24 36 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1971-09-00                  
1971-10-00 October 1971 1971-08-19 37 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1971-11-00                  
1971-12-00 December 1971 1971-10-21 38 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1972-01-00                  
1972-02-00 February 1972 1971-12-16 39 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1972-03-00                  
1972-04-00 April 1972 1972-02-17 40 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1972-05-00                  
1972-06-00 June 1972 41 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1972-07-00                  
1972-08-00 August 1972 42 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1972-09-00                  
1972-10-00 October 1972 43 [20¢] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.20 USD bi-monthly  
1972-10-00 October 1972 43 [15¢] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1972-11-00                  
1972-12-00 December 1972 44 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 52 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1973-01-00                  
1973-02-00 February 1973 45 [20¢] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.20 USD bi-monthly  
1973-02-00 February 1973 45 [15¢] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD bi-monthly  
1973-03-00                  
1973-04-00 April 1973 46 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.15 USD monthly except January, March, May, September and November  
1973-04-00 April 1973 46 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.06 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September and November  
1973-05-00                  
1973-06-00 June 1973 47 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.20 USD monthly except January, March, May, September and November  
1973-06-00 June 1973 47 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.06 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September and November  
1973-07-00 July 1973 48 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.20 USD monthly except January, March, May, September and November  
1973-07-00 July 1973 48 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.06 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September and November  
1973-08-00 August 1973 49 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.20 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1973-09-00                  
1973-10-00 October 1973 50 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.20 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1973-10-00 October 1973 50 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.06 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1973-11-00                  
1973-12-00 December 1973 1973-10-25 51 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 52 0.20 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1973-12-00 December 1973 51 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 52 0.20 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1974-01-00                  
1974-02-00 February 1974 1973-12-20 52 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.20 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1974-03-00                  
1974-04-00 April 1974 1974-02-21 53 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.20 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November ?
1974-04-00 April 1974 1974 53 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.06 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1974-04-00 April 1974 53 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.20 USD   ?
1974-05-00                  
1974-06-00 June 1974 1974-04-18 54 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.20 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1974-06-00 June 1974 1974 54 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.06 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1974-06-00 June 1974 54 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.20 USD    
1974-07-00 July 1974 55 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1974-08-00 August 1974 56 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1974-08-00 [August 1974] 56 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.25 USD    
1974-08-00 August 1974 1974 56 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.07 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1974-09-00                  
1974-10-00 October 1974 1974-08-22 57 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1974-10-00 [October 1974] 57 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.25 USD    
1974-11-00                  
1974-12-00 December 1974 58 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-01-00                  
1975-02-00 February 1975 1974-12-19 59 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-02-00 February 1975 59 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September and November  
1975-02-00 February 1975 1974 59 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.07 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-03-00                  
1975-04-00 April 1975 60 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-04-00 April 1975 1975 60 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.07 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-05-00                  
1975-06-00 June 1975 61 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-06-00 June 1975 1975 61 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.07 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-07-00 July 1975 62 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-08-00 August 1975 63 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-08-00 August 1975 1975 63 [British] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.08 GBP monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-09-00                  
1975-10-00 October 1975 64 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1975-11-00                  
1975-12-00 December 1975 65 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1976-01-00                  
1976-02-00 February 1976 66 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1976-02-00 February 1976 66 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, September, and November  
1976-03-00                  
1976-04-00 April 1976 67 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November  
1976-05-00                  
1976-06-00 June 1976 68 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November  
1976-07-00                  
1976-08-00 August 1976 69 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November  
1976-08-00 August 1976 69 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.25 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November  
1976-09-00 September 1976 1976-07-15 70 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November  
1976-09-00 September 1976 70 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November  
1976-10-00 October 1976 71 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July and November  
1976-10-00 October 1976 71 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July and November  
1976-11-00                  
1976-12-00 December 1976 72 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July and November  
1977-01-00                  
1977-02-10 February 1977 73 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November  
1977-03-00                  
1977-04-00 April 1977 74 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July and November  
1977-05-00                  
1977-06-00 June 1977 75 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July and November 0335009005306
1977-06-00 June 1977 75 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July and November 0335009005306
1977-07-00                  
1977-08-00 August 1977 76 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November 0335009005308
1977-09-00 September 1977 77 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November 0335009005309
1977-10-00 October 1977 1977-08-04 78 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November 0335009005310
1977-10-00 October 1977 78 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.30 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November 0335009005310
1977-11-00                  
1977-12-00 December 1977 79 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.35 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November 0335009005312
1978-01-00                  
1978-02-00 February 1978 80 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 52 0.50 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November 0335009005302
1978-03-00                  
1978-04-00 April 1978 81 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 52 0.50 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November 0335009005304
1978-05-00                  
1978-06-00 June 1978 82 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 52 0.50 USD monthly except January, March, May, July, and November 0335009005306
1978-07-00                  
1978-08-00 August 1978 83 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 52 0.50 USD monthly except March, May, and July 0335009005308
1978-09-00 September 1978 84 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 52 0.50 USD monthly 0335009005309
1978-10-00 October 1978 85 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 52 0.50 USD monthly 0335009005310
1978-11-00 November 1978 86 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 52 0.50 USD monthly 0335009005311
1978-12-00 December 1978 87 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.35 USD monthly 0335009005312
1978-12-00 December 1978 87 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.35 USD monthly 0335009005312
1979-01-00 January 1979 1978-11-09 88 [Gold Key] Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.35 USD monthly 0335009005301
1979-02-00 February 1979 89 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.35 USD monthly 0335009005302
1979-03-00 March 1979 90 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.35 USD monthly except January, April, June, and December 0335009005303
1979-04-00                  
1979-05-00 May 1979 91 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.40 USD monthly except January, April, June, and December 0335009005305
1979-06-00                  
1979-07-00 July 1979 1979-05-31 92 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.40 USD monthly except January, April, June, and December 0335009005307
1979-08-00 August 1979 1979-06-28 93 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.40 USD monthly except January, April, June, and December 0335009005308
1979-09-00 September 1979 94 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.40 USD monthly except January, April, June, and December 0335009005309
1979-10-00 October 1979 1979-08-23 95 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.40 USD monthly except January, April, June, and December 0335009005310
1979-11-00 November 1979 96 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.40 USD monthly except January, April, June, and December 0335009005311
1979-12-00                  
1980-01-00                  
1980-02-00 February 1980 97 Western Publishing Company Inc. Gold Key 36 0.40 USD monthly except January, April, June, and December 0335009005302

These issues have no key date and cannot be placed in a timeline:

Key Date Pub. Date On-sale date Number Indicia Publisher Brand Pages Price Frequency Barcode
41 [20¢] ? ? 36 ? ?
42 [20¢] ? ? 36 ? ?
44 [20¢] ? ? 52 ? ?
46 [20¢] ? ? 36 ? ?
55 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.25 USD ?  
58 [British] ? ? 36 ? ?
62 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.25 USD ?  
63 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.25 USD ?  
64 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.25 USD ?  
65 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.25 USD ?  
74 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.30 USD ?  
76 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.30 USD ? 0335009005308
77 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.30 USD ? 0335009005309
88 [Whitman] Western Publishing Company Inc. Whitman W [with Face] 36 0.35 USD ? 0335009005301