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Issue: UFO Flying Saucers #9
Publication Date: January 1976
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Issues: #9 of 13 Issues (20 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Gold Key
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/30/1975
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: On sale date from the Comic Reader #123.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Is Earth Their Laboratory?

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The previous indexer tentatively listed Luis Dominguez as the painter of this cover. Richard Gagnon confirmed this is the work of George Wilson (May 11, 2023). A summary explanation of difference in technique in Wilson and Dominguez's painting: Wilson uses colour washes extensively, while Dominguez paints from dark to light, starting out with a dark background and building lighter areas on top, often using fine brushstrokes, almost like stippling.
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The Great Carrot Famine!

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Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig
Synopsis: During a carrot shortage, Bugs Bunny snacks on Hostess Cup Cakes.
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Target: Earthlings

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: More than once in history the hunter has become the hunted, and what if that "souvenir" for the aliens was you?
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Signed underneath the wrist of the character on the right of the page.
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Instant Replay

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Synopsis: 13" Action Figure with bionic eye and power arm.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: An advertisement for Kenner Bionic Action toys.
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Do You Believe in Flying Saucers?

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Genres: science fiction
Feature(s): The Hoaxmaster
Character(s): Hoaxmaster
Synopsis: What some flying saucers might be.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Same art as the other Hoaxmaster stories in this series, all by Bolle.
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Fire in the Rain

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Raymond Romand; Janine
Synopsis: Fire in the sky in an Alpine village.
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Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Jack Sparling is easy to spot by his cute baby faced girls, and big eyes, snub noses and round lips.
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Get These Dynamite Embriodered Cloth Patches...

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Disclose Notes: An advertisement from Gandalf Products Co for patches of many cartoon characters, from Batman to Felix the Cat.
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available As Iron-On Transfers!

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Disclose Notes: An advertisement from Gandalf Products Co. for iron-on transfers and free fun tricks by mail order.
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Messages from the Past

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Aliens astronauts may have left their mark on our planet during prehistoric periods.
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Order by Mail Specials

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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: The Fun House decals, magic tricks, pennants, and more by mail order.
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Sell Grit

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Disclose Notes: An advertisement from Grit Publishing Co. to sell Grit and get cash or prizes.
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Kids Roach Designs Are Now Available As Iron-On Transfers!

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Disclose Notes: An advertisement for iron-on transfers from Roach Studios via Gandalf Products Co.
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The Red Rain

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Thousands of birds tumble from the sky in 1846.
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Disclose Notes: Cute baby faced females is a sure sign of Sparling.
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A Story That Could Be True

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Not everyone has actually seen a UFO, but almost all of us have imagined what it would be like.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: The faces of the aliens are identical to aliens in Certa's signed story in #10. They even look like his villains in Durango Kid Comics.
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Ghost Lights

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: In recent years, scientists have become interested in the Spirit Lights seen by Quapaw Indians hundred years ago.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The inklines in faces and the noses points to John Celardo.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Black Cat Survival Knife
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Disclose Notes: An advertisement from American Circle Corp. for the Black Cat Survival Knife, itching powder, combat grenade and hundreds of magic tricks by mail order.
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Things People See!

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Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Glenn J. St. Etienne; Rick Joachim; Steve Tingley
Synopsis: Reports from the readers of UFO sightings.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The faces are similar to Celardo's drawings in other Gold Key magazines.
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The Monster on the Beach!!!

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Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: The aftermath of a storm in Tasmania produced a memorable thing found on a beach.
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Disclose Notes: The inking and the staring eyes of people are by Dominguez.
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Fun Tricks Free Things!

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Disclose Notes: An advertisement from Gandalf Products Co. for card tricks, sneezing powder, sling shot, giant balloon, and many other things by mail order.
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Wild Rider Competition Set

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Synopsis: My Tee-Tee Power toy motorcycle rider did a headstand leap you'll never repeat.
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Disclose Notes: An advertisement for Kenner's My Tee-Tee Power toy motorcycle.
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The Six Million Dollar Man

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Synopsis: All the excitement of the Bionic Action Man.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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