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Issue: Lassie #59
Publication Date: October 1962
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Issues: #59 of 12 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/12/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: First Gold Key issue. On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (color photo, black and white spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (color photo, black and white spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (color photo, black and white spot illustration)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, nature
Feature(s): Lassie
Character(s): Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost]
First Line: In the African jungle, Lassie and Timmy encounter deadly superstition, triggered by a toy balloon!
Synopsis: Full-page color photo depicts Lassie and Timmy positioned on boulders. Spot illustration depicts Lassie and Timmy being threatened by an African.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: front cover
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Nigeria: Modern ... and Primitive

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Inker(s): ? (spot illustrations)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Synopsis: Article about Nigeria with five black and white illustrations.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside front cover

Script credit as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott.
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Flames of Decision

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, nature
Feature(s): Lassie
Character(s): Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Sam Warren (Paul's college friend); Henry Kano (agricultural school graduate); Bulldozer Operator; Doctor; Nurse; Firefighters
Synopsis: Nigerian Henry Kano is extensively burned protecting Timmy from a forest fire. His recovery will require months of hospitalization in the States. His plans to teach his people modern farming methods will be delayed a full year, but the grateful Martins travel to Nigeria through the United States Farm Assistance Program to assume his teaching responsibilities.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: LASSIE #59-628
Disclose Notes: Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Account Books entry states: "Flames of Decision. 13p. For Lassie, stock. Sent March 17, 1962."
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Po Yin Rebels

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, nature
Feature(s): The Elephant Boy
Character(s): Po Yin; Kyan Zit (elephant); Ma Kyaw (Po Yin's aunt); Thakin; Crocodile; Panther
Synopsis: Fourteen-year-old Burmese boy Po Yin runs away with his elephant calf Kyan Zit after his aunt sells the animal to the Thakin. In the jungle, Kyan Zit saves the boy from a hungry panther.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Script credit as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott.
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A Splendid Breed

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (header illustration)
Inker(s): ? (header illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (header illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, nature
Character(s): Max Gilbreth; Loren (safari guide); M'tano (native guide); Basenjis; Lion
Synopsis: Gilbreth hunts a man-killing lion with a breed of dog called the Basenji, but doubts their efficacy until he witnesses otherwise.
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Tornado

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, nature
Feature(s): Lassie
Character(s): Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Guide; Iseh (headman); Mosheh; Lila Iwo; Lila's husband; Onya; Ogbo Children
Synopsis: When the Martins visit an African village to assess the native farming methods, they are viewed with suspicion that only deepens when a native woman is injured in a tornado. Paul, Timmy, and Lassie are held hostage while Ruth takes the injured woman to a distant hospital for treatment. When the woman returns to the village with her injuries mended, the Martins are accepted and a celebration is held.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 14
Disclose Notes: Gaylord Du Bois script credit as per page 41, Gaylord Du Bois's Account Books, Sorted by Title, compiled from the original account books by Randall W. Scott. Account Books entry states: "Tornado. 14p. For Lassie, stock. Sent March 24, 1962."
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Gold Key Titles List

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photos and spot illustration)
Inker(s): ? (photos and spot illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: List of currently available Gold Key titles with photos depicting front covers of six issues including "Gunsmoke", "Ben Casey", and "Rocky and His Fiendish Friends". Spot illustration depicts a child dressed as an astronaut carrying Gold Key comics with the caption, "Wherever you go this summmer".
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: inside back cover
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Lassie Pin-Up No. 1

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (color photo)
Inker(s): ? (color photo)
Colorist(s): ? (color photo)
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, childrens, nature
Feature(s): Lassie
Character(s): Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost]
Synopsis: Full-page color photo of Lassie and Timmy rock climbing. Same photo as front cover but without the spot illustration and typography.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: back cover

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