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Issue: Daffy Duck #42
Publication Date: September 1965
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Issues: #42 of 113 Issues (160 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/10/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

All Daffy Duck stories in this issue, whether "new" or "reprinted", are drawn by Phil De Lara and lettered by Rome Siemon, offering the opportunity to compare their respective art and lettering styles of 1965 with those of 1957-1958.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S. (#31-60); standard Modern Age U.S. (#61-145)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Fastest Cone in the West

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daffy Duck
First Line: Daffy meets A Wolf in Cheap Clothing
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDaffy Duck #19 published October 1959
was Fastest Cone in the West [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Daffy packs four ice cream cones as six-shooters.
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There are giants at your comics dealer

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Shown in black and white are Front Covers of Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck (1965 Series), #1 (June 1965); Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig (1965 Series), #1 (September 1965); The Flintstones With Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm (1965 Series), #30028-511 (November 1965); Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle (1965 Series), #1 (September 1965)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside Front Cover; black and white
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There Are Giants at Your Comics Dealer

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig; Fred Flintstone; Wilma Flintstone; Pebbles Flintstone; Bamm-Bamm Rubble; sea turtle; Tarzan; leopard
First Line: The Biggest Comics you can buy! 96 pages for just 25 cents
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white ad on inside front cover. Shown are front covers of Gold Key Giants: Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig, The Flintstones with Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm, and Tarzan Lord of the Jungle. The Carl Barks cover for Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck is reprinted from Four Color (Dell, 1942 Series) #386.
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Film Fun

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; annoyed newspaper reader; two circus truck drivers; gorilla
First Line: Wow! Look at those headlines!
Synopsis: With Elmer's movie camera, Daffy decides to become a motion picture producer, with Elmer as his reluctant star. Complications ensue when an escaped circus gorilla horns in on the picture.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDaffy #14 published July 1958
was Film Fun [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Pond-erous Problems

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daffy Duck; Yosemite Sam; city pool maintenance worker; mama woodpecker; baby woodpecker; golf course worker
First Line: Woo! Woo! There's nothing like a plunge in the pond when you crave a little water!
Synopsis: Desperate for a dip in some cool water when his marsh runs dry, Daffy resorts to pond-parking in a golf course's water hazard just as Yosemite Sam tries to play through.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDaffy #9 published April 1957
was Pond-erous Problems [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Ring Around a Rose

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Character(s): Little Pancho Vanilla; Señora Vanilla; Señor Vanilla; Burrito (a burro); Manuel (groom); Rosita (bride)
First Line: "Mamacita! Papacito! I have exciting news to tell you," Little Pancho called to his parents. "We are invited to a wedding."
Synopsis: At the wedding of Manuel and Rosita, at which Pancho is the ring-bearer, Manuel loses the wedding ring and Pancho's burro eats the flowers.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: New story. Middle left page of centerfold.
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Lumberjack Bullwinkle

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Rocky the Flying Squirrel; Bullwinkle J. Moose; squirrel
First Line: Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
Synopsis: Lumberjack Bullwinkle eats Cheerios for “muscle-makin’ protein” and chops down a tree that falls on him.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: One of a series of Cheerios ads featuring Rocky and Bullwinkle. Middle right page of centerfold.

Nice Little Touch: A cute, tiny squirrel gleefully and enthusiastically shouts "Timberrrrr!" as Bullwinkle's tree begins to fall. In the final panel, the squirrel (not of the "Rocky the Flying" variety) looks at the moose and thinks of a nut.

Middle right page of centerfold.
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The Catproof Cage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Pete Parakeet; bird cage maker; Fang (a bulldog)
First Line: Whew! I get tired of playing dodge-cat all the time!
Synopsis: Tweety needs a larger cage that Sylvester cannot reach into with his long arms. He finds a remedy while beachcombing.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: New story.

GOOD BIT: While beachcombing and searching for lost valuables, Tweety uncovers an object buried in the sand... which turns out to be a comb: TWEETY: "Well, I suppose I weally shouldn't be surpwised!"
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How's Trix?

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Trix Rabbit; miner kid
First Line: Well worth digging for...
Synopsis: The Trix Rabbit digs a mine shaft to find a box of Trix, only to have them taken away by a miner kid.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
Disclose Notes: Top 3/4 of page.
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All your favorites are at their best in Gold Key Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Western Publishing Company; Gold Key Comics
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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: No characters or comic book covers pictured. Only the Gold Key Comics logo with ad copy on either side. Lower 1/4 of page.
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A Wolf in Cheap Clothing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Daffy Duck; Porky Pig; wolf
First Line: Eep! A wolf!
Synopsis: Daffy and Porky's plans to go to a masquerade party as Little Red Riding Hood and a wolf are complicated by a real - and hungry - wolf.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDaffy #9 published April 1957
was A Wolf in Cheap Clothing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Let a Smile (and a Duck) be Your Umbrella

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd
First Line: Lovely!
Synopsis: During a downpour, Elmer grabs a smugly waterproof Daffy to use as an umbrella.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagDaffy #9 published April 1957
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Cuckoo Bird Yuks It Up!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): The Cuckoo Bird; Gramps
First Line: Hi, Gramps! What did the bald man say when he received a comb for a present?
Synopsis: The Cuckoo Bird tells a joke to Gramps, then goes “cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs”.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On final interior page of the comic. Top half of page.
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Gold Key Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: 24 different Gold Key Comics titles are listed, with the Gold Key Comics logo at the upper left. Yellow background. No characters or comic book covers are pictured. Lower half of page. On final interior page of the comic.
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To Each His Own Clock

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, humorous
Character(s): Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd
First Line: Cuckoo! Cuckoo!
Synopsis: Daffy is driven "daffy" by Elmer's cuckoo clock but is perfectly comfortable with his own "quack-quack" clock.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside back cover. In the final panel, Daffy reads a comic book that looks to be in the Gold Key and Dell format with a four-tier-panel story on its back cover. The comic book is not a meta reference gag.
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Do You Need Extra Money?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: It costs you nothing to try
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for selling Christmas cards and stationery for the Cheerful Card Company. Color ad on back cover.

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