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Issue: Golden Comics Digest #5
Publication Date: September 1969
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Issues: #5 of 48 Issues (54 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 164
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 32 (20 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 92401-909
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color
Dimensions: 4.75 in. x 6.5 in. digest
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cardboard cover
Binding: perfect-bound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Beep Beep; Bugs Bunny; Woody Woodpecker; Tom; Jerry; Cuddles
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Pages: 1
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There's More Fun with Buddy L Trucks

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Buddy L
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for Buddy L brand toy trucks and Turtledove brand toy kitchen appliances.
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Golden Comics Digest Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Woody Woodpecker (cameo); Bugs Bunny (cameo); Tom (cameo)
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Table of Contents and indicia.
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The Radio Ruckus

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tom and Jerry
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Dr. Weirdo
Synopsis: Disturbed by the noise from Jerry and Tuffy's radio, Tom moves into what-appears to be a deserted castle. He finds it occupied by Dr. Weirdo, whose mechanical monsters cause Tom to decide home was better.
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From Content Item: FlagBoys' and Girls' March of Comics #281 [unnamed variant] published November 1965
was The Radio Ruckus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
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The Built-in Diving Board

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Flip 'n' Dip
Character(s): Flip; Dip; Pop; Mom; Trader Dan
Synopsis: Flip and Dip buy an elephant with hay fever.
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From Content Item: FlagM-G-M's Tom & Jerry's Summer Fun #2 published July 1955
was The Built-In Diving Board [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Photo Finish

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Skrewy the Screwball Squirrel
Character(s): Skrewy
Synopsis: Skrewy pesters a photographer to take pictures of him instead of birds.
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Pages: 6
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The Hot Flier

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Al Hubbard
Inker(s): Al Hubbard ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Bertie Bird
Character(s): Bertie Bird; Red Robin; Squilly Squirrel; Hugo Hummingbird; Tim Turtle
Synopsis: Annoyed by Bertie's bragging, the forest animals challenge Bertie to a race with Hugo Hummingbird.
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From Content Item: FlagM-G-M's Tom & Jerry's Summer Fun #4 [unnamed variant] published July 1957
was The Hot Flyer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Tom's Lock Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Tom
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A word puzzle.
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The Dragon Dilemma

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, historical
Feature(s): Mouse Musketeers
Character(s): Mouse Musketeers [Jerry; Tuffy]; M'sieur Poosycat [Tom]; The King
Synopsis: The King finds he needs Tom and his lousy trumpet playing to keep a dragon away from the castle.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Two vertical panels per page. New material.
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The Downhearted Duckling

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harvey Eisenberg ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Little Quacker
Character(s): Little Quacker; Tom; Jerry
Synopsis: Little Quacker is depressed because he thinks he's an ugly duckling.
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From Content Item: FlagM.G.M.'s Tom and Jerry's Winter Fun #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1955
was The Downhearted Duckling [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Pharaoh's Curse

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): Howard Carter; King Tutankhamen
Synopsis: The opening of King Tut's tomb and the curse that was supposed to affect those involved.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Text with three illustrations. Copyright 1964.
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Topknot of the Big Top

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Woody Woodpecker
Character(s): Woody Woodpecker; Winnie Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
Synopsis: Winnie inherits a circus and Woody becomes a star performer, despite disrupting the other acts.
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Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: New material. Mention of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the story.
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To Sea and Back

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Chilly Willy
Character(s): Chilly Willy; Bully Bear
Synopsis: Unhappy with the competition for fishing, Bully Bear decides to remove Chilly Willy from the fishing spot.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: New material.
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Taxi Help

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Charlie Chicken - A Golden Giggle
Character(s): Charlie Chicken
Synopsis: Charlie uses a taxi to cross water flowing in a street.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime story.
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Cuddles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Cuddles (dog); Johnny Pennyweather; Mr. Pennyweather
Synopsis: A small puppy grows into a huge dog with an obsession with burying things.
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From Content Item: FlagWalter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Back to School #4 [25¢ Cover Price] published January 1955
was Cuddles [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Based on the 1954 Walter Lantz cartoon "Dig That Dog."
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Chuckle Chest

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Knothead and Splinter
Character(s): Knothead; Splinter
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A page of text jokes.
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The Rare Egg Scramble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Andy Panda
Character(s): Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken; Colonel Simpleton
Synopsis: While flying in a balloon over a desert, Andy and Charlie rescue a archeologist. He takes them to a hidden valley where they hatch a dragon's egg.
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From Content Item: FlagWalter Lantz Woody Woodpecker's Back to School #6 published October 1957
was The Rare Egg Scramble [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 15
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The Fame Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Winnie
Character(s): Winnie Woodpecker; Henrietta Hippo
Synopsis: Winnie tries to open a gourmet restaurant, but her customers all want plain food.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: New material.
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Woody Just for Fun Story

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Woody Woodpecker
Character(s): Woody Woodpecker
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A text story with blanks to be filled in from a list at the bottom of the page.
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Raptures of the Deep

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Cap'n Larkin
Synopsis: Cap'n Larkin finds ghostly pirates when he makes a deep dive.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Copyright 1964. Text story with three illustrations.
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The Big Game Hunters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Bugs Bunny
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis: Bugs and Elmer go to Africa to capture animals for the zoo.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: New material.
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Who's in the Zoo?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bugs and Elmer
Character(s): Bugs Bunny (cameo); Elmer Fudd (cameo)
Synopsis: Silhouettes of animals with the names scrambled.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A follow-up to the preceding story.
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The Rain Game

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Cool Cat
Character(s): Cool Cat; Hunter
Synopsis: The Hunter tries to take advantage of Cool Cat's dislike of rain.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: New material. Four horizontal panels per page.
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A Case of Tweets

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tweety and Sylvester
Character(s): Tweety; Sylvester
Synopsis: Tweety's constant tweeting is driving Sylvester crazy.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Fun Figures

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Petunia Pig (cameo)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Drawings made up of numbers. Object is to add all the numbers together to get a total.
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The Scarey-Crow

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gil Turner ?
Penciller(s): Gil Turner
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Little Pancho Vanilla
Character(s): Little Pancho Vanilla; Papacita
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagBugs Bunny's Vacation Funnies #3 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1953
was The Scarey-Crow [Story on Interior Page(s)]under the title: "The Scarey-Crow"
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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In a Spin

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Beep Beep the Road Runner
Character(s): Beep Beep; Wile E. Coyote; Beep Beep's sons
Synopsis: Wile E. invents a "dust-devil machine" to make cyclones.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: New material
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The Snorkel

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Porky Pig - A Golden Giggle
Character(s): Porky Pig
Synopsis: Porky annoys a man while snorkeling.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime story.
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The Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Phil De Lara
Inker(s): Phil De Lara
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Daffy Duck
Character(s): Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd
Synopsis: Daffy tries to make a hero out of Elmer, but everything goes wrong.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Treasure Trouble

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Yosemite Sam
Character(s): Yosemite Sam
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A connect-the-dots puzzle.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Golden Magazine
Character(s): Cracky
First Line: Hi, I'm Cracky...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Promo for subscriptions to "Golden Magazine." One year for $5.00. (Same promo as inside back cover of Walt Disney Comics Digest #15.)
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Enter the Golden Magazine "TV Star" Sweepstakes

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Golden Magazine
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Promo for contest in September issues of Golden Magazine and Gold Key comics. Grand prize is a Hollywood vacation for four and a personal appearance on the CBS "Family Affair" TV show. (Same promo as back cover of Walt Disney Comics Digest #15.)

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