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Issue: Ripley's Believe It or Not! #14
Publication Date: June 1969
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Issues: #14 of 94 Issues (145 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: Gold KeyView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/17/1969
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Edited out of Western Publishing's New York offices. Subtitled "True Demons and Monsters" on the cover and interior logos. On-sale date from 1969 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: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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The Demon of Beachy-Head

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, historical, horror
Character(s): Demon of Beachy-Head; Ray De Vekey
Synopsis: In a composite image, The Demon of Beachy-Head is about to throw Ray De Vekey over a cliff to his doom in the background, while the Demon rises from the watery depths in the foreground.
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In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #4 published ?
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credit from Alberto Becattini.
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Mighty "Matchbox" Rug Rally

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Welcome "Matchbox" fans to the running of the first annual "Matchbox" Rug Rally.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Matchbox model cars, made up of comic panels detailing several Matchbox cars competing in a rough-road rally on a living room rug. Color ad on inside front cover.
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The Demon of Beachy-Head

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, historical, horror
Character(s): Demon of Beachy-Head [Sir Robert]; teenage girl; constable; old abbot; various servants; various peasants; Ray De Vekey (spirit medium); De Vekey's hooded followers
First Line: One eerie day in the 1940's, as an adventurous teenager collects birds' eggs along the chalk crags of Beachy-Head, England... Suddenly...
Synopsis: In the 1940's, a constable tells a panicked teenage girl, who has seen "a huge creature in chains" up on Beachy-Head, the story behind her sighting. Later, in 1952, spirit medium Ray De Vekey has a final showdown with the feared Demon of Beachy-Head. Who will reign victorious?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #4 published ?
as Die Rache der Dämonen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Cover story. This story is adapted in the text story "The Fiend of Beachy Head" in Mystery Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1972 series) #4 (June 1972).
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Return of the Monsters

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): "Big Foot" (aka "Yeti" or "Sasquatch")
First Line: For generations now, people of our northwestern backwoods country had talked of "Big Foot" the monstrous gorilla-like creature which was reported to be hiding back in the remote uninhabited forests.
Synopsis: Accounts of recent "Big Foot" sightings in 1967 and 1964. "Recent", of course, for a comic published in 1969.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #13 [Gold Key] published September 1973
as Return of the Monsters [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: © 1969, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not officially a Ripley’s story.
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The Horror of Lincoln's Inn

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, fantasy, historical, horror
Character(s): winged demon; bystanders; old barrister; young lawyer; London Bobby; Scotland Yard inspector; two inquiring newsmen
First Line: One night in 1913, a fearful scream resounds through Lincoln's Inn, London's famed law building...
Synopsis: A winged demon, casting the shadow of a huge bat, inhabits a famed London building.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #19 published September 1974
as The Horror of Lincoln's Inn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRipley's Believe It or Not! #77 published April 1978
as The Horror of Lincoln's Inn [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #42 published ?
as Der schwarze Dämon [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: © 1969, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not officially a Ripley’s story.
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Gold Key Comics Club News

Preview (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Barnabas Collins; Mighty Samson
First Line: Barnabas returns to old haunts in new "Dark Shadows" thriller
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A list of all Gold Key Comics on sale in May, 1969, with focus blurbs on Dark Shadows, Walt Disney Comics Digest, Golden Comics Digest, Wacky Races, Fantastic Voyage, Mighty Samson, Tarzan of the Apes, and Bugs Bunny (featuring the very-late period Looney Tunes characters "Bunny and Claude"). No issue numbers are given.

A panel from Mighty Samson (Western, 1964 Series) #19 (August 1969) is reproduced.
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Reader's Page Monsters

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Our readers (that's you) are proving every day what talented artists they are.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Drawings of various monsters, submitted by readers.
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Military Men - Your Credit Is Good!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Any Item on this page only $10 twice monthly or $20 per month
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for various diamond rings, sold on credit terms to members of the military. Middle right page of centerfold.
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Jokes on You

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Gold Key Kid
First Line: Why is money like a secret?
Synopsis: Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
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Pages: 1
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The Foxes of Doom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, historical
Character(s): two fox-hunters; many supernatural foxes; the first Viscount Gormanston; 1st Gormanston's servants; the 12th Viscount Gormanston; 12th Gormanston's servants; various peasants; the 13th Viscount Gormanston; Lady Gormanston; Gormanston's two young sons, the 14th Viscount Gormanston; two doctors
First Line: In the legend-shrouded hills of County Meath, Ireland...
Synopsis: Early in the 20th century, one fox-hunter tells another of the legend of "The Doom of the Gormanstons" and the eerie presence of a frightening number of foxes that herald the death of generations of Gormanstons.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #16 published March 1974
as The Foxes of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRipley's Believe It or Not! #77 published April 1978
as The Foxes of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #4 published ?
as Die Meute des Todes [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Reworked into a one-page text story, "The Foxes of Death" in Ripley's Believe It or Not! (Western, 1965 Series) #60 (February 1976).

In this comics version, the family name is spelled "Gormanston". In the later text version, the family name is spelled "Gormanstown".

Various accounts of the story can be found on the Internet, such as this one published in 2018. https://jackhammersley.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/gormanston-castle-a-tale-of-foxes-and-ancient-viscounts/
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The Monster of Croglin Grange

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, horror
Character(s): Ellen Demming; Ellen's two brothers; werewolf; doctor; hunting party
First Line: Ellen Demming and her two brothers have been most happy living at Croglin Grange in Cumberland, until one summer night when Ellen retires to her bedroom to escape the oppressive heat...
Synopsis: A werewolf attacks Ellen Demming, causing the Demmings to flee their Croglin Grange home. After several months abroad, the Demmings return and Ellen is attacked once again.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMystery Comics Digest #7 published September 1972
as The Monster of Croglin Grange [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagRipley's Believe It or Not! #77 published April 1978
as The Monster of Croglin Grange [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #4 published ?
as Der Würger von Cumberland [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
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Prehistoria Neanderthal Man

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: One hundred thousand years ago, the most primitive type of human, Neanderthal Man, roamed wide areas of Europe and Asia.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated text article on Neanderthal Man. Copyright 1969 by Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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"Two Bells", But is All Well?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): bell-ringer; female friend
Synopsis: A tower bell-ringer zips in and out of sight, to the dismay of a female friend.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. Top half of page. On final interior page of the comic.
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Flower's Fleeting Fame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): huge flowering plant; contestant; judge; photographer
First Line: Sign: "Win a Flower Club prize for most exotic plant"
Synopsis: A would-be trophy winner enters a huge flowering plant in a flower show.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. Lower half of page. On final interior page of the comic.
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Large - Fluorescent Colored Posters

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Fred Flintstone; Wile E. Coyote; Road Runner; Huckleberry Hound (all as posters); Bugs Bunny; Yogi Bear (both free-standing)
First Line: Your Favorite Comic Character as big as 23" x 35'
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering large color posters of Fred Flintstone, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Huckleberry Hound, Bugs Bunny, and Yogi Bear. Only $2.00 each. Color ad on inside back cover.
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3 Complete Fishing Outfits

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Nationally advertised 1969 models
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1969 models). Color ad on back cover.

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