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Issue: The Twilight Zone #73
Publication Date: September 1976
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Issues: #73 of 92 Issues (122 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: 07/1976
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90016-609. Edited out of Western Publishing's New York offices. All reprint issue. Cover and comic contents are all reprint.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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A Charmed Life

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Rod Serling (photo inset); Big Tony Martel (gangster); gangland assassin
First Line: He bought himself a charmed life... but he forgot to ask the price!
Synopsis: Big Tony Martel is impervious to an assassin's tommy-gun.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #40 published November 1971
was A Charmed Life [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credit by Alberto Becattini.
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The Incredible Hulk Vs. The Green Frog

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Hostess; Twinkies; Incredible Hulk
Character(s): Incredible Hulk; The Mad Magician (as the Green Frog); mayor; various children
First Line: The Mad Magician has changed himself into gigantic frog and is terrorizing the city.
Synopsis: The Incredible Hulk stops a giant green frog from cutting-off the city's supply of Hostess Twinkies.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Hostess ad featuring Marvel comic book characters. Color ad on inside front cover.
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A Charmed Life

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Rod Serling (host); Big Tony Martel (gangster); Benny (gangland assassin); The Devil; Morton (Devil's chauffeur); Legs Barton (gangster boss); Simpson (ambitious assistant D.A.); various police; various gangsters
First Line: Okay, Big Tony, you've had it!
Synopsis: Ambitious gangster Big Tony Martel makes a deal with the devil. Those never turn out well.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #40 published November 1971
was A Charmed Life [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Cover story. The the identity of the devil is reveled on page two of the story, lest anyone fear a "spoiler" is leaked in the synopsis. The names of real-life gangsters Al Capone and Dutch Schultz are invoked as those Big Tony could overcome with the help of the Devil.
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Fun Tricks Free Things!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Mail Today
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A full page of small, single panel advertisements for various novelty items. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Door to Oblivion

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Charlotte Ashton; the Ashton family
First Line: For the Ashton family the horror began on a fall night in October, 1876.
Synopsis: Teen-age Charlotte Ashton vanishes while on her way to get water from the family well. Her voice is heard emanating from trees and rocks, calling for help.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #40 published November 1971
was Door to Oblivion [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not officially a Twilight Zone story.
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Premonition

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Fred Harris; Peter Dewey; Mrs. O'Brien
First Line: The evening is strangely hot and sticky as Fred Harris, a young professor in the small town of Midville, returns home...
Synopsis: A strange phenomenon allows Fred Harris to escape death.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #40 published November 1971
was Premonition [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not officially a Twilight Zone story.
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Order by Mail Specials

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Fun House
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelty items from The Fun House. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Make Extra Cash No Real "Selling"

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Engravaplates
First Line: Just show this sample which we give you FREE!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad seeking salespeople for individually engraved metal social security cards. “Just show it to everyone. They’ll be amazed and delighted by the low price – only $2.00 each – especially when they discover they that also get a smart Carrying Case, an Emergency Card, and an exclusive 8-year calendar – all FREE!” Black and white interior ad. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Durable * Washable * 100% Colorfast
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various sixties counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers. Middle left page of centerfold.
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Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Each groovy patch measures 3”.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as embroidered cloth patches. Ad runs vertically on the page. Middle right page of centerfold.
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The Missing Link

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Rod Serling (host); Professor Harding; skeptical reporters; hunter; hunting dogs; hyena; lion; large bird; saber-toothed tiger
First Line: Sometimes you can ride a hobby-horse too far!
Synopsis: Harsh circumstances and deprivation force Professor Harding on a journey of devolution, over which be becomes the "missing link" he so desires to discover.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #40 published November 1971
was The Missing Link [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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Get Your Favorite Cartoon Characters in These Brilliant Embroidered Cloth Patches

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Each groovy patch measures 5”
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters and comic characters are offered as embroidered cloth patches. Between pages 3 and 4 of the previous story.
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The Last Voyage

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): Rod Serling (host); Zack Bosley; Lucas Byrne
First Line: Meet Zack Bosley and Lucas Byrne, men without conscience -- to whom murder is as natural an act as breathing --
Synopsis: Murderous renegade pirates Zack Bosley and Lucas Byrne meet their individual fates while adrift at sea.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Twilight Zone #40 published November 1971
was The Last Voyage [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Circle Corp.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Full-page ad consisting of small, single panel advertisements for various novelties sold by American Circle Corp. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
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100 pc. Toy Soldiers Set $1.25

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lucky Products, Inc.
First Line: Made of durable plastic, each with its own base.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for 100 plastic toy soldiers, packed in a footlocker-styled storage box.
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The Sport a Boy Grows Up With...

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Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
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Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Co.
First Line: Shooting a Daisy!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Daisy’s line of B-B guns. Three models are pictured. Color ad on inside back cover.
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sales Leadership Club
First Line: Choose Prizes or Cash at S.L.C.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Sales Leadership Club, offering prizes or money for the sales of personalized Christmas cards. Color ad on back cover.

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