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Issue: Donald Duck #112
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Title:
Variant: Standard Gold Key Seal
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/19/1967
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10037-703. First issue of this title to run Gold Key Comics Club pages. This may be the first issue of the Donald Duck title in which the Duck nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie do not appear on the cover and in any of the interior stories. On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U. S.; later Standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: Newsprint
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 

Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
Notation
Skewed Scan
 
 
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A Whale of an Adventure

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
typeset; logo
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Moby Duck
Introducing Moby Duck
Donald finds his leg is tangled in Moby Duck's harpoon line.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #49/1967 published December 1967
as På hvalfangst med Moby Duck [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDonald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene #[91] published October 2011
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDonald Duck & Co De komplette årgangene #[91] published October 2011
as På hvalfangst med Moby Duck [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
I Came, I Sawed... and I Conquered Sleeplessness!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck
Donald takes a saw to an uncomfortable piece of furniture, allowing for a good night's sleep.
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck Comics Digest #4 published May 1987
as Nap Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
Pantomime. Black and white on inside front cover.
A Whale of an Adventure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck with Moby Duck
Donald Duck; Moby Duck (first appearance); Porpy the porpoise (first appearance); rustlers; island natives
It... It's plunging right at us, Moby!
Donald meets the somewhat eccentric sailor and whaler Moby Duck, and his pet porpoise, Porpy. Together, they bust a cattle-rustling operation... at sea!
Reprinting
FlagDonald Duck & Co #49/1967 published December 1967
as På hvalfangst med Moby Duck [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
14
D. DUCK #112-671
Moby Duck would soon become a starring character with a second appearance in Donald Duck (Western, 1962 Series) #114 (July 1967) before graduating to a title of his own, which would continue off and on until 1978.
[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Club Comics
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
4
Includes Gold Key Comics Club News, Monster Art, What's Your Line? and Complete the Comic (1 page each).
Gold Key Comics Club News

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
Big New Comics Club Formed for Gold Key Comics Readers
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Introduction of the “Gold Key Comics Club”, for which as many as six pages are carved out of each issue, to present readers’ jokes, drawings, etc. These pages were generally the four pages of the centerfold, and the final two pages of the issue. Also included, a “Gold Key Comics Club Membership Card” to sign, cut out, and carry.
Monster Art

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
Can You Create a Monster?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Readers are invited to submit drawings of monsters for possible publication.
What's Your Line?

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Readers are invited to submit gag captions for a series of provided single-panel cartoon illustrations.
Complete the Comic

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Readers are invited to create and submit a "final gag panel" drawing to complete an "unfinished" comic strip. One finished example is provided.
Scaredy Wolf

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Li'l Bad Wolf; Big Bad Wolf [Zeke Wolf]; Three Little Pigs [Practical Pig; Fifer Pig; Fiddler Pig], Foulfellows
"What’s the matter, Li'l Wolf?" Practical Pig asked. "You look unhappy!"
Practical and Li'l Wolf conspire to show Zeke that his "goody-goody" son can really be a bad wolf.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
The Custom Car Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Donald Duck; Uncle Scrooge; Mr. Hacket; Donald's unnamed duck neighbor; angry pedestrians; Daisy Duck; Clarabelle Cow; Clara Cluck; Clarissa; Dudsworth; Wadly; parking enforcement agent
Grumph! Good day to you, Donald!
To feel more on a par with his rich Uncle Scrooge, Donald elongates his compact car into a stretch limousine.
Reprinting
FlagAlmanacco Topolino #131 published November 1967
as Paperino e la limousine antiparcheggio [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck & Co #52/1967 published December 1967
as Verdens lengste bil [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDonald Duck #233 published November 1981
as The Custom Car Caper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
Blundering Lumberjack

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Goofy; lumberjack boss; lumberjack cook; lumberjacks; camper
Thuh early birdie catches thuh worm...
Good-natured but inept lumberjack Goofy infuriates an entire lumber camp with his missteps.
Reprinting
FlagAlmanacco Topolino #131 published November 1967
as Pippo ornitologo in veste di boscaiolo [Story on Interior Page(s)]edited reprint
 
Miscellaneous
3.5
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
H. L. Anderson
typeset
Subject Matter
non-fiction
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Statement of Ownership for September 28, 1966. Prepared by H. L. Anderson (Business Manager). Reported total paid circulation: 265,932 (12 month average), 275,688 (nearest issue).
Comics Quiz

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Gold Key Comics Club
Have you ever wished you could sound off about the kind of comics you like, and those you don’t like?
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Readers are asked: “Which comics do you like best?” Choices given are: super heroes, real animals, cartoon characters, adventure comics from TV, western, personalities (movies and TV), love stories, and war stories. Genres are to be listed in order of preference, “…with your favorite at the top”.
Polaris Nuclear Sub

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Honor House Prod. Co.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Ad for a 7 ft. play submarine made of fiberboard.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
100 Toy Soldiers
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
0.5
Ad for 100 plastic toy soldiers, packed in a footlocker-styled storage box.
Get Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?
?
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Junior Sales Club of America
Join J.S.C.A.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Ad for Junior Sales Club of America, offering prizes or money for the sales of "all occasion cards". Color ad on inside back cover.
Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
?; ? (photos)
?; ? (photos)
?
typeset
Subject Matter
American Seed Co.
Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos.
Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Color ad on back cover.

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