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Issue: Popeye the Sailor #158
Publication Date: September 1980
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Issues: #158 of 31 Issues (49 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: WhitmanView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/1980
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.40 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 16 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90069-009. 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.

Edited out of Western Publishing's New York offices.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Mooduc

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; a Mooduc
Synopsis: A Mooduc casually walks around Popeye, much to the Sailor-Man's chagrin.
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Pages: 1
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The Winning Combination

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens, humorous
Feature(s): Hostess Fruit Pies; Richie Rich
Character(s): Richie Rich; Cadbury; Gloria; Richie's basketball team
First Line: I must say, Master Richie, our team is moving verry verry slowly
Synopsis: Richie's basketball team is moving lethargically, until he motivates them with Hostess Fruit Pies.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Color ad on inside front cover.
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Thimble Theatre Presents: Popeye in "A Boring Day" or "The Incredible Inconspicuous Invasion of the Great Antlered Mooducs!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Popeye; very many Mooducs; Swee'pea; Wimpy; Brutus; Olive Oyl; Nana Oyl (Olive Oyl's mother); Cole Oyl (Olive Oyl's father); Roughhouse; Oscar; Poopdeck Pappy; Granny; Granny's Granddaddy (in flashback)
First Line: What a boring day!
Synopsis: Popeye and the Thimble Theatre cast must deal with a mass-invasion of instantly appearing mutant ducks with moose-antlers who also "Moo" like cows!
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Pages: 22
Disclose Notes: This story is a masterpiece in comic absurdity, with every page (or every two pages) ending on a beat that gives it the feeling of individual chapter segments.
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Super Gifts & Gimmicks

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Fun Factory
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelty items. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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We are Looking for a few Good Boys and Girls Who would like to -

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Earn their own spending money
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad inviting boys and girls to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Mystery, Adventure, Science Fiction Much, Much More

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Original Radio Broadcasts
Character(s): Popeye; Superman; The Lone Ranger; Flash Gordon (sets pictured in ad)
First Line: Shudder, thrill, explore with the great heroes of fact and fiction.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad offering records or cassette tapes of old-time radio program broadcasts for $4.98 each. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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Denim Embroidered Iron-On Sta-Ons

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sta-Ons
First Line: Get these groovy embroidered iron ons
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering various pop-art designs as iron on decorations from Unique Products Co. Between pages 10 and 11 of previous story.
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The Exciting New! Flipit

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Flipit
First Line: Collect them all
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering Flipit balloon-toys-with-weighted-feet of Frankenstein, Spider-Man, Hulk, Super Chick, Underdog, and Woody Woodpecker. Between pages 12 and 13 of previous story. Middle left page of centerfold.
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Woody Woodpecker

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; Woody Woodpecker
Character(s): Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter
First Line: Woody is always good for a laugh!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Whitman house ad for Woody Woodpecker. Unlike other such Whitman ads, this ad does not reproduce the cover illustration of a prior issue. It is either an illustration produced especially for this ad, or repurposed existing interior story art.

There is no mention of a publisher's brand in this ad - neither "Gold Key" nor "Whitman" - indicating it may have been produced during a period of uncertainty over the discontinuance of the "Gold Key" brand, which occurred in early 1980.

Between pages 12 and 13 of previous story. Middle right page of centerfold.
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Super Pocket Toy Values

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Toy Values
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering toy paratroopers, race cars, dinosaurs, bubble-makers, gliders, and wriggling insects, as well as toy science kits. Between pages 14 and 15 of previous story.
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Authentic Stone - Perfect Condition Apache Arrowheads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Arrowheads
First Line: Rare-Authentic
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for arrowheads and "catalog of other Indian Heritage collector items". Between pages 14 and 15 of previous story.
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Snippys

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Snippys
First Line: Be The Very First To Own...Fabulous Cartoon Scissors
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 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 20 and 21 of previous story.
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Little Lulu

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Whitman Comics; Little Lulu
Character(s): Little Lulu; Tubby; Annie; Iggy; Rollo; Gloria; Alvin; Witch Hazel
First Line: Hail Hail the Gang's all Here! A Whitman Fun Comic
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 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? Between pages 20 and 21 of previous story.
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204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set Only 2.98

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: 2 complete armies
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering Revolutionary War plastic toy soldiers. 204 pieces for $2.98. "The British in solid red and the Americans in solid blue." On final interior page of the comic.
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Earn Famous Name Prizes or Earn $1.00 a Box Cash

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Sell cards & gifts from free sample book!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc., offering prizes or money for the sales of Christmas cards, "all-occasion" cards, personalized stationery, and gifts. Color ad on inside back cover.
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Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: The real live fun-pets you grow yourself.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Sea-Monkeys. Ad runs vertically on full page. Color ad on back cover.

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