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Issue: The Three Stooges #12
Publication Date: April 1963
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Issues: #12 of 46 Issues (51 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/17/1963
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: (c) 1963 by Norman Maurer Productions, Inc. On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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Larry, Moe, and Curly-Joe invade Stone Age Valley as the KOOKY KAVEMEN!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Three Stooges
Character(s): Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Usually it's Curly Joe (no hyphen).
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Hammy Helpers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Messerli
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Three Stooges
Character(s): Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]
Synopsis: Curly Joe and Larry spoil the old "saw a man in half" magic trick.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover, black and white
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Kooky Kavemen

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Messerli
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Three Stooges
Character(s): Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]; boss; cavemen
Synopsis: As salesmen for Handy Home Products, the Stooges can't find a territory. Their boss drops them into Messovania, a prehistoric valley with dinosaurs and cavemen. One tribe is friendly, but Gort's Gang are thieves and bullies. The Stooges use their home product samples to knock Gort's gang silly, then fly out in an old plane.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
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The Dragon Tale

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Messerli
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Barney Barnacle
Character(s): Barny Barnacle; Pete the Parrot
Synopsis: After a storm, Barny and Pete find a baby dragon washed up on their ferry.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Too-Willing Worker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Fallberg
Penciller(s): Joe Messerli
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Putter
Character(s): Professor Putter; Herman the Robot; neighbor
Synopsis: Herman the Robot is too enthusiastic about work, until Professor Putter makes him build a tower - that reaches space!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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The Rock-A-Bye Gangster

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Messerli
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Three Stooges
Character(s): Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]; Little Louie; citizens; cops
Synopsis: Little Louie, the midget bank robber, hides out as an abandoned baby with the Stooges.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.5
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Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912...

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: "Average number of copies of each issue of this publication sold or distributed... during the 12 months preceding... 207." Signed by Howard L. Anderson. Sealed by Harry E. Johnson.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: "207" is an odd number to report, seeing as how previous Statements reported over 500,000 copies sold.
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Just for Fun - Look for These Gold Key Comics

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Various
Inker(s): Various
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics
Synopsis: House ad for Tarzan, Donald Duck, In Search of the Castaways, The Flintstones, Space Family Robinson, Top Cat, and more.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover, black and white
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The Three Stooges Pin-Up No. 4

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Colorist(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Three Stooges
Character(s): Three Stooges [Moe Howard; Larry Fine; Curly Joe DeRita]
Synopsis: Back cover pin-up, same as the cover without text.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1

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