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Cover code: 10140-806. This 15¢ variant purchased in Queens, New York City. On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Ad for the first issue of Walt Disney Comics Digest. The cover of the issue is reproduced. "On sale May 21 wherever fine magazines are sold... Only 50-cents" The “all new” issue of Walt Disney Comics Digest, led off with a reprint of Carl Barks' "Secret of Atlantis" (title created for this issue), and had reprints of "Mickey and the Beanstalk" and "Babes in Toyland". But there was more "new" material than would be in future issues, with Tony Strobl carrying much of the load aided by Pete Alvarado - and with Pluto and Super Goof by Paul Murry.
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"Reprinted by popular demand".
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Requests for reader-submitted jokes and drawings. “Gold Key Comics Club Membership Card” to sign, cut out, and carry. There are four consecutive Gold Key Comics Club pages, comprising the centerfold.
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Reader-submitted drawings of animals.
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Reader-submitted drawings of airplanes.
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"Reprinted by popular demand". Meta-moment: At the story’s opening, Tweety hides from Sylvester by assuming a still-pose in front of the cover of an issue of Tweety Comics, at a conveniently-placed open-air newsstand! There is also a comic book with Bugs Bunny on the cover, as well as “The Rocketeers” with an approximation of “The Rocketing Radish” – the titular spacecraft that Tony Strobl drew for the lead story of Bugs Bunny (Dell, 1952 Series) #31 June-July 1953. The scientist, on a newspaper front page, who declares there to be no life on the Moon is named “Prof. Crag”. A “one-less-letter reference” to longtime Western Publishing editor Chase Craig? The story takes place entirely at night, adding to the faux-foreboding atmosphere.
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New story. Contains a number of similar elements seen in stories that Cecil Beard is credited with writing for Mickey Mouse, making Beard the likely author.
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Pantomime. Top half of page.
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Pantomime. Lower half of page.
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Illustrated text article on the iguanodon. © 1968, Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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Black and white ad on inside back cover, with piano sheet music and lyrics. The characters of Woody Woodpecker, Daffy Duck, and Bugs Bunny are repurposed from existing comic stories or covers. 1968 publisher’s ad promoting Gold Key’s funny animal / humor comics. Pictured are the covers of Donald Duck (Western, 1962 Series) #88 June 1963, The Flintstones (Western, 1962 Series) #44 February 1968, Walt Disney Presents The Jungle Book (Western, 1968 Series) #1 March 1968, Yogi Bear (Western, 1962 Series) #20 April 1965, and Marge’s Little Lulu (Western, 1962 Series) #187 March 1968. Sixteen additional Gold Key titles are listed in the ad – including FIVE that did not publish a single issue in 1968: Secret Squirrel, Quick Draw McGraw, Ruff 'n Reddy [sic], Milton the Monster, and Laurel and Hardy.
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Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1968 models). Color ad on back cover.
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