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Issue: Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker #129
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Publisher: FlagWestern
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Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/1973
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chase Craig; Del Connell
Disclose Notes: First 20-cent issue. New cover and all new stories. First issue of this title to be fully made up of new stories, after a long series of issues largely presenting reprint material with only an average of six pages of new content per issue. For the Woody Woodpecker title, reprints predominated from issue #83 (Cover Date: March 1965) until this issue - #129 (Cover Date: May 1973).
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Fishing Trophy - Ready Made

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
Knothead and Splinter hook an already-mounted fish to Woody's line.
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Miscellaneous
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Do You Need Extra Money?

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Cheerful House
It costs you nothing to try
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Ad for selling all-occasion cards for Cheerful House. "Cheerful House" appears to have been formerly known as the "Cheerful Card Company" - ads are virtually the same copy. Color ad on inside front cover.
The Supercycle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Boris Voodpeckah; Steaming Devils; race crew; starter; judge
I can't imagine why Cousin Boris would be calling me so early in the morning!
Woody tests Boris' multi-gadget-equipped "Sypercycle" in an anything-goes cross-country race against the motorcycle gang "The Steaming Devils".
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W. W. #129-733
"Wacky Races" type and other cartoony motor racing gags point toward Michael Maltese as this story's writer. This would coincide with his finishing-up at Hanna-Barbera and returning to Western Publishing to write comic book stories in the early 1970s.
Over One Hundred FREE! Gifts

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Gandalf Products Co.
Unbelievable, but true!
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Ad offering a $1.00 catalog called “The Consumer Gazette” that is good for “over 100 free gifts”. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Order by Mail Specials

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The Fun House
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Ad for various novelty items from The Fun House. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Top half of page.
Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

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Nature House; Sea-Monkeys
Own a bowl full of happiness – Instant pets!
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Ad for Sea-Monkeys. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Lower half of page.
A Bearable Problem

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Chilly Willy; Grandpa Penguin; Grandma Penguin; Uncle Peter; Aunt Henny; baby bear
As Grandpa Penguin made his way through the village, he stopped to watch some youngsters having a happy time sliding down the icy hills.
Despite staying with various relatives, in warmer quarters, Chilly Willy remains cold - until he finds a solution back at his igloo home.
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Cracky Has a New Job!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Western Publishing Company; Gold Key Comics; Wacky Adventures of Cracky
Cracky
Now he's the star of a brand new Gold Key Comic Book
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Gold Key Comics house ad for "Wacky Adventures of Cracky". The cover of issue #3 is pictured in the ad, with an on-sale date of March 29, 1973. Middle left page of centerfold.
Wow! 88 Posters only 65 cents

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Gandalf Products Co.
All in full color all different
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Various psychedelic images and sixties counterculture symbols offered as mini-posters. Middle right page of centerfold. Top half of page.
12 Animal Stick-Ons

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Mirobar Sales Corp.
Amazing offer $3.00 value for only $1.00
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Add offering 3 1/2 x 5 animal photo stick-ons. A set of 12 for $1.00 plus 35-cents for postage and handling. Middle right page of centerfold. Lower half of page.
Radio-Active

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Subject Matter
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Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Buzz Buzzard; contest judge, other contestants
Gee, this radio-controlled model plane is the nicest present we ever had, Woody!
Buzz Buzzard competes with (and cheats against) the Woodpeckers at a "Model Airplane Stunt Contest".
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It's Magic!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Western Publishing; Gold Key Comics; Walt Disney Comics Digest
Mickey Mouse (in full figure as the Sorcerer's Apprentice); Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Goofy; Pluto; Doc (of the Seven Dwarfs); Chip 'n' Dale; Jiminy Cricket (floating heads only)
All your Disney favorites in a pocketful of fun!
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Gold Key Comics house ad for Walt Disney Comics Digest. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
Big Feet

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter; Big Feet
Well, kids, we must be almost there! That's Papoose Lake up ahead!
The mysterious "Big Feet" is scaring vacationers away from a popular campsite.
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Jest for Fun

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Joke and riddle page similar in style and format to the Gold Key Comics Club feature “Jokes on You”, but without the Gold Key Comics Club feature logo or the character of the "Gold Key Kid" as the page's nominal host. No contributors are named. © 1973, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
132 pc. Roman Soldiers Set Only $1.98

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Roman War Soldiers
2 Complete Roman Armies!
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Ad offering two complete armies of molded plastic Roman soldiers – one in blue, one in yellow. On final interior page of the comic.
Famous Name Prizes or Cash...The Easy Olympic Way

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Subject Matter
Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
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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.
3 Complete Fishing Outfits

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Niresk Discount Sales
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Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1973 models). Color ad on back cover.

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