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Apples 10c

Illustration on Cover, Front

Credits

Penciller(s): Paul Murry

Inker(s): Paul Murry

Colorist(s): ? (Western Publishing Production Shop)

Letterer(s): Paul Murry

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Donald Duck

Character(s): Donald Duck; Goofy

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Pages: 1

Cheer! Cheer! The gang’s all here...

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Gold Key Comics; Walt Disney Comics Digest

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; The Three Little Pigs; Daisy Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie (all scattered about the ad)

First Line: Here in the “all new” Walt Disney Comics Digest

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad for the first issue of Walt Disney Comics Digest. The cover of the issue is reproduced. "On sale May 21 wherever fine magazines are sold... Only 50-cents" The “all new” issue of Walt Disney Comics Digest, led off with a reprint of Carl Barks' "Secret of Atlantis" (title created for this issue), and had reprints of "Mickey and the Beanstalk" and "Babes in Toyland". But there was more "new" material than would be in future issues, with Tony Strobl carrying much of the load aided by Pete Alvarado - and with Pluto and Super Goof by Paul Murry. Black and white ad on inside front cover.

The Manda-Dulu Safari

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Donald Duck; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Uncle Scrooge; natives of Manda-Dulu; two bad bwanas; tzee-zee fly; gorilla

First Line: Donald fainted from amazement when Scrooge invited him to be his house guest indefinitely - and now Donald is accepting with full caution...

Synopsis: Scrooge hopes to recapture some of his youth by returning to the jungles of Manda-Dulu, where he was once a young diamond miner.

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Pages: 10

Tattletale Trail

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Scamp; Tramp; Lady; Scamp's siblings [Ruffy; Fluffy; Scooter]; three kittens

First Line: Scamp... You're not going to chase automobile wheels, are you?

Synopsis: Scamp’s plan to ditch his three tattletale sisters backfires on him.

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Pages: 4

Gold Key Comics Club News

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club

First Line: Gold Key Comics Club Welcomes New Members

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Pages: 1

Notes: Requests for reader-submitted jokes and drawings. “Gold Key Comics Club Membership Card” to sign, cut out, and carry. There are four consecutive Gold Key Comics Club pages, comprising the centerfold.

Reader's Page Animals

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club

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Pages: 1

Notes: Reader-submitted drawings of animals.

Reader's Page Airplanes

Illustration on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club

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Notes: Reader-submitted drawings of airplanes.

Jokes on You

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club

Character(s): Gold Key Kid

First Line: What’s lighter than a feather, but harder to hold?

Synopsis: Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.

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The King-Size Pet

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): April; May; June; Huey; Dewey; Louie; Bucky Bird; lion

First Line: April, May and June have been thrilled by Bucky Bird's lion taming act at the circus, but...

Synopsis: Autograph hunters April, May, and June seek the signature of lion tamer “Bucky Bird”, and get more than they bargained for.

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Pages: 3

Gus Goose's Joke

Text Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Gus Goose

Character(s): Gus Goose; Grandma Duck, various city con-men

First Line: "Now be careful of those city slickers, Gus," Grandma cautioned as Gus Goose set off for a day in town.

Synopsis: Gus goes to the city to buy Grandma a present, avoiding various con-jobs in the process

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Peril at Panther Pass, Episode 1

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Goofy; Mr. Fells; stagecoach driver and passengers; sheriff; messenger on mule; Mayor Burble; soda jerk; sheriff's dog; various townspeople; mysterious shadowy-figure at end of chapter

First Line: By using a fantastic time machine to take them back to earlier periods in history, Mickey and Goofy find themselves in the old west as undercover agents for the Fells-Cargo Express Company...

Synopsis: In the "old west", Mickey and Goofy pose as notorious bandits in order to infiltrate's the Balton Gang of stagecoach robbers.

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Pages: 8

Notes: Part 1 of 3. Continues in issues 334-335.

Part of the "Fantastic Time Machine" sub-series that appeared around the later 1960s, which also included Mickey Mouse issues #114 and 116, as well as the next serial in Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #336-338. This sub-series allowed Mickey and Goofy to have adventures in various historical periods.

In Walt Disney's Comics and Stories (IDW, 2015 Series) #721 (July 2015), translator and American English dialogue provider Jonathan Gray linked that issue’s Italian-produced Mickey Mouse installment to the "Fantastic Time Machine" sub-series.

The story's opening caption looks as if it were lettered by artist Paul Murry

Rooster's Repose

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club Mini-Comics

Character(s): rooster; pig; cow; farmer; duck

Synopsis: What does a rooster do once he’s awakened everyone on the farm? He goes back to sleep.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Pantomime. Top half of page.

Ski-daddle

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club Mini-Comics

Character(s): skier

Synopsis: A frustrated skier abandons the slopes, and finds a more suitable use for his equipment.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Pantomime. Lower half of page.

Dinosauria Iguanodon

Text Article on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Rex Maxon

Inker(s): Rex Maxon

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: informational

Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club

First Line: Loping across the European continent of a hundred million years ago, the iguanodon was a harmless plant-eating dinosaur, despite its stern appearance.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Art identification by Alberto Becattini. Illustrated text article on the iguanodon.

Sweet Music from Gold Key Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Feature(s): Gold Key Comics

Character(s): Woody Woodpecker; Daffy Duck; Bugs Bunny

First Line: Come on boys and girls – you can play this tune on your piano

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Notes: Black and white ad on inside back cover, with piano sheet music and lyrics. The characters of Woody Woodpecker, Daffy Duck, and Bugs Bunny are repurposed from existing comic stories or covers. 1968 publisher’s ad promoting Gold Key’s funny animal / humor comics. Pictured are the covers of Donald Duck (Western, 1962 Series) #88 June 1963, The Flintstones (Western, 1962 Series) #44 February 1968, Walt Disney Presents The Jungle Book (Western, 1968 Series) #1 March 1968, Yogi Bear (Western, 1962 Series) #20 April 1965, and Marge’s Little Lulu (Western, 1962 Series) #187 March 1968. Sixteen additional Gold Key titles are listed in the ad – including FIVE that did not publish a single issue in 1968: Secret Squirrel, Quick Draw McGraw, Ruff 'n Reddy [sic], Milton the Monster, and Laurel and Hardy.

3 Complete Fishing Outfits

Advertisement on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Feature(s): Niresk Discount Sales

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Notes: Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1968 models). Color ad on back cover.