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Issue: Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #8 (356) [Giant Poster Edition]
Publication Date: May 1970
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Issues: #8 (356) [Giant Poster Edition] of 257 Issues (332 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 30
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
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Content Items: 20 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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At Least it Wasn't a Power Mower!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Goofy; Huey; Dewey; Louie
Synopsis: Goofy gets his pants tangled-up in a lawnmower.
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Pages: 1
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Giant Play Zoo Animal Collection

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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First Line: 20 loveable animals to delight the heart of every child!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering 20 figures of zoo animals, made of "rubbery washable plastic", for one dollar. Color ad on inside front cover.
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Rival Beachcombers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Donald Duck; Gladstone Gander; Huey; Dewey; Louie; police officer; judge
First Line: That storm last night really churned up the sand along the beach!
Synopsis: Beachcombers Donald and Gladstone compete to find a lost ruby.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: For this story's Donald Duck logo, Carl Barks added a nesting seagull inside the capital "D" of "Donald".
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Underdog Pup

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Scamp; Sir Cur; imperiled pup; big bully dog; daddy dog; daddy's kid dog; two hostile cats
First Line: Scamp's hero is a big fellow whom Scamp affectionately calls "Sir Cur"...
Synopsis: Scamp assists his hero, Sir Cur, a "defender of underdogs".
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Pages: 3
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Uncle Scrooge's Jog-a-Lot

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge; Donald Duck; Bill the foreman; old lady; joggers
First Line: Uncle Scrooge stood on the sidewalk and watched with satisfaction as an old building came tumbling down.
Synopsis: Refusing to pay the high cost of a construction crew to tamp down an empty lot to be turned into a parking area, Uncle Scrooge opens the lot as an area for dedicated joggers who will eventually tamp down the ground with their repetitive footfalls.
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Pages: 1
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Gold Key Comics Club News

Preview (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Turok; Andar
First Line: Spring comics line-up features merry mix of fun and adventure
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A list of all Gold Key Comics on sale in April 1970, with focus blurbs on Zody the Mod Rob, Family Affair, Tarzan of the Apes, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Turok Son of Stone, and Goodbye, Mr. Chips (movie adaptation). An interior panel illustration from Turok Son of Stone (Western, 1962 Series) #70 (July 1970) is reproduced.
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Reader's Page Animals

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Our readers (that's you) are proving every day what talented artists they are.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Drawings of various animals submitted by readers.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
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Pages: 0
Disclose Notes: Pull-out poster, stapled in the centerfold, that unfolds to 4 times the standard page size.
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Bean

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mini-Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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"As Boone staggered toward the river, a gigantic Indian rushed upon him, tomahawk in hand..."

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Daniel Boone (in reproduction of book illustration)
First Line: Now you can share the adventures of Daniel Boone as he scouts Indians and pioneers the west.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for membership in a young readers book club, with an introductory offer of any three listed books for ten-cents... "Your only obligation is to accept four books during the year at the very low price of $1.69 plus shipping and handling. Enter the new world of reading adventure. Choose any three of the books listed above. Fill out the coupon now. Have one of your parents sign it and mail it with 10¢ today."

Black and white ad on middle right page of centerfold.
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Stars

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Mini-Comics
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Pages: 0.5
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Jokes on You

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Gold Key Kid
First Line: The more we give away, the more we have! What is it?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
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Litter-Bugged

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Chip; Dale; Officer Riley; two Beagle Boys
First Line: We almost finished with our spring cleaning!
Synopsis: Two Beagle Boys hide their stolen loot in Chip and Dale's tree.
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Pages: 3
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Chief Bigfoot and the Ghost Warriors, Part III

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Minnie Mouse; Goofy; ghost warriors (bandits); stagecoach driver; Chief Bigfoot; members of Chief Bigfoot's tribe; Colonel Custard; Colonel Custard's soldiers; Monk (traitorous soldier); Butch (traitorous soldier); Sheriff Jake; Dink McGoof
First Line: A band of toughs posing as ghost warriors attack the stage to prevent Mickey and his friends from reaching the fort and reporting their secret to Colonel Custard...
Synopsis: Corrupt Sheriff Jake and his bandit gang of "ghost warriors" plan to frame Chief Bigfoot's tribe for an attack on Colonel Custard's fort, so that he can claim the gold on the Indians' reservation. Mickey and his allies find a way to stop him and restore the good name of the tribe.
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Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Part 3 of 3.
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The Perfect Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Li'l Bad Wolf; Missus Bear; Four Bear Children; Dachshund
First Line: I heard you were shopping for a dog, Missus Bear!
Synopsis: Li'l Wolf helps Missus Bear find a dog for her four bear children.
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Pages: 1
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Opening a Can of Beans, the Hard Way

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): archer; son
Synopsis: A William Tell-type and his son open a can of beans the hard way.
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Pages: 0.5
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Seeing Stars, the Hard Way

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): astronomer
Synopsis: A disappointed astronomer finally gets to see stars - the hard way.
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Pages: 0.5
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No joke... Here's the happiest new happening of the season!! Golden's Jokes by Cracky

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Feature(s): Western Publishing; Golden Magazine Jokes by Cracky
Character(s): Cracky
First Line: More than one thousand of the funniest, laughingest jokes by Cracky
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Western Publishing house ad for "Jokes by Cracky" magazine. On final interior page of the comic.
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Famous Name Prizes or Cash...from Olympic

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Free sales kit Earn $1.05 a box
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc., offering prizes or money for the sales of personalized "all-occasion" cards and stationery. Color ad on inside back cover.
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3 Complete Fishing Outfits

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Nationally Advertised 1970 Models
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Disclose Notes: Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1970 models). Color ad on back cover.

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