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Issue Details

Issue #70
Published July 1969
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Only issue to feature fictional forest rangers Bob Erickson and Scott Turner. Last Gold Key issue.

Cover Details

Characters Lassie; Bob Erickson [as portrayed by Jack De Mave]; Scott Turner [as portrayed by Jed Allan]
Synopsis Full-page color photo of Lassie and her companions, forest rangers Bob Erickson and Scott Turner.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (photo)
Inks ? (photo)
Colors ? (photo)
Notes front cover

1 page advertisement "Toy Offer"

Synopsis Full-page color ad for Matchbox toys from Fred Bronner Corporation of New York, New York.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

14 page Lassie story "Showdown at Pinewood Summit"

Characters Lassie; Bob Erickson; Scott Turner; Three Thieves; Armored Truck Guards; Forest Rangers
Synopsis Masked thieves rob an armored truck of funds intended to restore a fire-ravaged area. The only clue leads Bob and Scott to three fishermen camping in the forest. Lassie discovers the stolen money buried in their camp but the thieves flee with the loot. As the crooks approach Pinewood Summit, an air tanker drops a load of fire retardant in their path. Bob, Scott, and Lassie nab the thieves.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils Dan Spiegle (signed)
Inks Dan Spiegle ?

1 page Keys of Knowledge text article "Sturgeon"

Synopsis Article with five color illustrations about the sturgeon.
Genre fact
Letters typeset

1 page Picture Dictionary text article "Court"

Synopsis Article with four color illustrations offering different definitions of the word 'court'.
Genre fact
Letters typeset

1 page advertisement "Ring Offer"

Synopsis Full-page color ad for a variety of rings from Military Diamond Sales of Pleasant Hill, California.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters typeset

1 page Prehistoria text article "Cave Paintings"

Synopsis Article with three color illustrations about prehistoric cave paintings.
Genre fact
Letters typeset

12 page Lassie story "Menace of the Grizzlies"

Characters Lassie; Bob Erickson; Scott Turner; Forest Rangers; Smoke Jumpers; Jane Firth (teenage camper); Carl Firth (Jane's father)
Synopsis When fire breaks out on Grizzly Mesa, Bob notices bears moving out of the area and into a campground. Lassie hears a cry for help and finds Jane cornered by grizzlies. Her father creates a fiasco trying to rescue her, but Lassie protects the girl and drives the bears away. Bob sends Lassie through the smoke to find Scott. Smoke jumpers come to the rescue.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils Dan Spiegle (signed)
Inks Dan Spiegle ?
Notes Last Lassie story in the Dell/Gold Key series based on the CBS television series

1 page filler "Mini-Comics"

Synopsis Two gag comic strips.
Genre gags
Letters typeset

1 page filler "Chuckle Time"

Synopsis Four single-panel gags.
Genre gags
Letters typeset

1 page advertisement "Poster Offer"

Synopsis Full-page color ad for fluorescent posters of comics characters such as Yogi Bear and Fred Flintstone from Artko Studios, Inc. of North Hollywood, California.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover

1 page advertisement "Fishing Equipment Offer"

Synopsis Full-page color ad for fishing rods, reels, lures, and tackle boxes from Niresk Discount Sales of Chicago, Illinois.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters typeset
Notes back cover