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Issue: The Pink Panther #77
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: WhitmanView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/1980
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 18 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90266-012. One of several scarce Whitman bagged issues of later 1980.

No American reprints of the cover and interior comic stories exist. This scarce issue is the only place this content appears in the USA.

Publication date is derived from the cover code. On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one.

An atypical issue of The Pink Panther, in which Little Big Nose Guy does not appear as the Panther's all-purpose foil in any of the interior stories.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.; Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy covers; newsprint interiors
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Some/all of Issue reprinted as 2 Content Items in other Issues:
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Uh, Maybe I'll Skip the Donuts!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
The Pink Panther; Little Big Nose Guy
At some undetermined sporting event, Little Big Nose Guy buys a cup of coffee from the Pink Panther but hesitates on the donuts, which have been carried around on the Panther's tail.
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Miscellaneous
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Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Whitman Comics; Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny
Yosemite Sam; Bugs Bunny
Their tricks are your treat! Treat yourself to Whitman Comics
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Miscellaneous
1
Whitman house ad for Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny. Reproduces the cover illustration for Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny (Western, 1970 series) #55 September 1978. Color ad on inside front cover.
Little Pink Riding Hood

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
The Pink Panther; Undercover Agent's School instructor; private eye; Little Red Riding Hood; Little Red Riding Hood's mom; Little Red Riding Hood's granny; wolf
The Pink Panther has just graduated from Undercover Agent's School...
Undercover Agent's School graduate Pink Panther goes undercover as Little Red Riding Hood to foil the hungry wolf.
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Miscellaneous
9
This "Little Pink Riding Hood" is different from the seven-page story of the same title that was published in The Pink Panther (Western, 1971 Series) #27 (July 1975).
The Exciting New! Flipit

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Flipit
Collect them all
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Ad offering Flipit balloon-toys-with-weighted-feet of Frankenstein, Spider-Man, Hulk, Super Chick, Underdog, and Woody Woodpecker. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Pink on the Range

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
The Pink Panther; Elmo (farmer); Elmo's wife; Bully Beltcha (western bad guy); sheriff of Gulp-Gulch; various townspeople of Gulp-Gulch; Baro
The Pink Panther, adept at mandolin and melody, tours the wild west...
The Pink Panther has a way with mandolin and song that influences people's moods and deeds. In the small western town of Gulp-Gulch, he influences one person too many.
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Miscellaneous
7
This "Pink on the Range" is different from the five-page story of the same title that was published in The Pink Panther (Western, 1971 Series) #4 (January 1972).
Looney Tunes

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Whitman Comics; Looney Tunes
Bugs Bunny; Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; Porky Pig; Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat
You’ll never have a complaint if you read Looney Tunes in Whitman Comics
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Whitman house ad for Looney Tunes. Reproduces the cover illustration for Looney Tunes (Western, 1975 series) #18 February 1978. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story. Top half of page.
Mystery, Adventure, Science Fiction Much, Much More

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Original Radio Broadcasts
Popeye; Superman; The Lone Ranger; Flash Gordon (sets pictured in ad)
Shudder, thrill, explore with the great heroes of fact and fiction.
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Miscellaneous
0.5
Ad offering records or cassette tapes of old-time radio program broadcasts for $4.98 each. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story. Lower half of page.
Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Whitman Comics; Uncle Scrooge
Uncle Scrooge
He’s more fun than a barrel of money! A Whitman Comic
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Miscellaneous
1
Whitman house ad for Uncle Scrooge. Reproduces the cover illustration for Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #165 June 1979, which is a redrawn version of the cover for Uncle Scrooge (Western, 1963 series) #43, originally drawn by Carl Barks. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story.
Denim Embroidered Iron-On Sta-Ons

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Sta-Ons
Get these groovy embroidered iron ons
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Miscellaneous
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Ad offering various pop-art designs as iron on decorations from Unique Products Co. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Middle left page of centerfold.
Super Pocket Toy Values

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Toy Values
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Ad offering toy paratroopers, race cars, dinosaurs, bubble-makers, gliders, and wriggling insects, as well as toy science kits. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Middle right page of centerfold.
Walt Disney Mickey Mouse

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Whitman Comics; Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse; Pluto; cat; bird
Follow his lovable antics in Whitman Comics
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Miscellaneous
1
Whitman house ad for Mickey Mouse. Reproduces the cover illustration for Mickey Mouse (Western, 1962 series) #196 June 1979. Between pages 5 and 6 of previous story.
Snippys

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Snippys
Be The Very First To Own...Fabulous Cartoon Scissors
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad for children's scissors with comic character designs of Tweety, Woody Woodpecker, Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Road Runner, and Daffy Duck, from Unique Products Co. Between pages 5 and 6 of previous story.
Pink Census Taker

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
The Pink Panther; assembly line worker; employment agency worker; ranger; bear cub; mother bear
The Pink Panther is bored with his monotonous assembly line job...
The Pink Panther leaves the humdrum of the assembly line to become a national park ranger. His first job, taking a census of the park's wildlife, leads to a misadventure with a mother bear and her cub - and a happy return to the assembly line.
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Miscellaneous
6
The Pink Panther

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Whitman Comics; The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther; Little Big-Nose Guy
Has the Inspector Framed the Pink Panther? Find out in Whitman Comics
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Miscellaneous
1
Whitman house ad for The Pink Panther. Reproduces the cover illustration for The Pink Panther (Western, 1971 series) #69 October 1979. The Inspector is not on this cover reproduction, and is not in this ad. The nameless character unofficially called "Little Big-Nose Guy" is mistakenly identified as The Inspector in the ad copy. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Woody Woodpecker

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Whitman Comics; Woody Woodpecker
Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
Get into the swing with Woody and the gang! In Whitman Comics
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Miscellaneous
1
Whitman house ad for Woody Woodpecker. Reproduces the cover illustration for Woody Woodpecker (Western, 1962 series) #179 June 1979. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
Arrowheads
Rare-Authentic
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Miscellaneous
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Ad for arrowheads and "catalog of other Indian Heritage collector items". On final interior page of the comic.
Little Lulu

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
humorous
Whitman Comics; Little Lulu
Little Lulu; Tubby; Mr. Moppett; Annie; Iggy; Rollo
She’s Mr. Moppet’s little girl. In fact she’s everybody’s little girl. Little Lulu Delightfully yours in Whitman Comics!
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Miscellaneous
1
Whitman house ad for Little Lulu. Illustration is not a cover reproduction, as is usually the case in such ads. Original illustration created for this ad? Color ad on inside back cover.
Super Posters by R&R Associates

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
R&R Associates
Poster size 23 x 35 $ 2.50 Ea.
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad offering posters of then-contemporary rock stars and other seventies cultural icons. Includes photos of the merchandise. Color ad on back cover.

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