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Issue: The Pink Panther #76
Publication Date: October 1980
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Issues: #76 of 87 Issues (161 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: WhitmanView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/1980
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 18 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90266-010. One of several scarce Whitman bagged issues of later 1980.

No American reprints of the cover and interior comic stories exist. This scarce issue is the only place this content appears in the USA.

Publication date is derived from the cover code. On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.; Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Some/all of Issue reprinted as 2 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagPink Panter #6/1982 published January 1982 as Croquet [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagPink Panter #8/1982 published January 1982 as Rosa vedhogger [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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A Bit of a Pinky Wicket

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): The Pink Panther; Little Big Nose Guy
Synopsis: Little Big Nose Guy's croquet shot passes through an extra wicket, formed by the Pink Panther's tail.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Spider-Man Meets The Bikers!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hostess; Twinkies; Spider-Man
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Bikers
First Line: Haw! Haw! The Spider-Man got hisself trapped!
Synopsis: Spider-Man distracts a pair of threatening bikers with Hostess Twinkies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Color ad on inside front cover.
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Pink Woodchopper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): The Pink Panther (as the Pink Woodchopper); Little Big Nose Guy (as the Rich Woodchopper); various people in marketplace
First Line: There once lived a poor pink woodchopper next door to a rich woodchopper...
Synopsis: In a medieval land of both forest and Middle-Eastern desert, the Pink Woodchopper discovers the secret of the Rich Woodchopper's wealth.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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The Exciting New! Flipit

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flipit
First Line: Collect them all
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering Flipit balloon-toys-with-weighted-feet of Frankenstein, Spider-Man, Hulk, Super Chick, Underdog, and Woody Woodpecker. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Pink Mop-Locks

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): The Pink Panther; Papa Bear; Mama Bear; Baby Bear
First Line: The Pink Panther, in his love for picking wild flowers, wandered deep into the woods and became lost...
Synopsis: Lost in the woods, the Pink Panther stumbles across the home of the Three Bears. Realizing the situation, the Panther puts a mop head on his pink head and assumes the role of Goldilocks as best he can.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
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Looney Tunes

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; Looney Tunes
Character(s): Bugs Bunny; Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig; Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
First Line: You’ll never have a complaint if you read Looney Tunes in Whitman Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Whitman house ad for Looney Tunes. Reproduces the cover illustration for Looney Tunes (Western, 1975 series) #18 February 1978. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Mystery, Adventure, Science Fiction Much, Much More

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Original Radio Broadcasts
Character(s): Popeye; Superman; The Lone Ranger; Flash Gordon (sets pictured in ad)
First Line: Shudder, thrill, explore with the great heroes of fact and fiction.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad offering records or cassette tapes of old-time radio program broadcasts for $4.98 each. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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The Pink Panther

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; The Pink Panther
Character(s): The Pink Panther; Little Big-Nose Guy
First Line: Has the Inspector Framed the Pink Panther? Find out in Whitman Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Whitman house ad for The Pink Panther. Reproduces the cover illustration for The Pink Panther (Western, 1971 series) #69 October 1979. The Inspector is not on this cover reproduction, and is not in this ad. The nameless character unofficially called "Little Big-Nose Guy" is mistakenly identified as The Inspector in the ad copy. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story.
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Super Pocket Toy Values

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Toy Values
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering toy paratroopers, race cars, dinosaurs, bubble-makers, gliders, and wriggling insects, as well as toy science kits. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Middle left page of centerfold.
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Denim Embroidered Iron-On Sta-Ons

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sta-Ons
First Line: Get these groovy embroidered iron ons
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering various pop-art designs as iron on decorations from Unique Products Co. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Middle right page of centerfold.
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Woody Woodpecker

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; Woody Woodpecker
Character(s): Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
First Line: Get into the swing with Woody and the gang! In Whitman Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Whitman house ad for Woody Woodpecker. Reproduces the cover illustration for Woody Woodpecker (Western, 1962 series) #179 June 1979. Between pages 5 and 6 of previous story.
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Snippys

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Snippys
First Line: Be The Very First To Own...Fabulous Cartoon Scissors
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for children's scissors with comic character designs of Tweety, Woody Woodpecker, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, and Daffy Duck, from Unique Products Co. Between pages 5 and 6 of previous story.
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Pink Party Guarder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): The Pink Panther; Little Big Nose Guy (as Sir Upton Updike); Mrs. Updike; butler; various party guests
First Line: Hello! Private Pink Eyes for hire! Of seeking crooks I never tire!
Synopsis: Private Eye Panther is hired by Sir Upton Updike to guard a locked room filled with many expensive gifts for Mrs. Updike's birthday.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; Uncle Scrooge
Character(s): Uncle Scrooge
First Line: He’s more fun than a barrel of money! A Whitman Comic
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Whitman house ad for Uncle Scrooge. Reproduces the cover illustration for Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #165 June 1979, which is a redrawn version of the cover for Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #43, originally drawn by Carl Barks. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; Tweety and Sylvester
Character(s): Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
First Line: Tweety certainly did! And that’s where all the fun comes in as Sylvester is about to pounce on your funny bone! Tweety and Sylvester a Whitman Comics!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Whitman house ad for Tweety and Sylvester. Illustration is not a cover reproduction, as is usually the case in such ads. Original illustration created for this ad? Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Arrowheads
First Line: Rare-Authentic
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for arrowheads and "catalog of other Indian Heritage collector items". On final interior page of the comic.
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Buy Direct And Save!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): United Mail Mart
First Line: Childrens 12" LP Record Classics
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering children's records featuring various animated characters. Includes: The Three Little Pigs, Bugs Bunny, Tweety Pie, Bozo the Clown, The Grasshopper and the Ants, Uncle Remus (Brer Rabbit); Little Toot (tugboat), and Woody Woodpecker. 12 records in all. Color ad on inside back cover.
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Super Posters by R&R Associates

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): R&R Associates
First Line: Poster size 23 x 35 $ 2.50 Ea.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering posters of then-contemporary rock stars and other seventies cultural icons. Includes photos of the merchandise. Color ad on back cover.

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