Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	February 1969
Frequency	quarterly
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36

Cover Details

Characters	James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon; Amanda Blake as Kitty; Milburn Stone as Doc Adams; Ken Curtis as Festus
Genre	western
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Colors	? (photo)
Letters	?; typeset
Notes	Code underneath Gold Key symbol is 10228-902.

1 page General Electric advertisement "Five fantastic new ways to have fun...from General Electric"

Synopsis	Ad for various GE products.
Letters	typeset
Notes	Inside front cover.

14 page Gunsmoke story "Gun Feud"

Characters	Marshal Matt Dillon; Kitty; Doc Adams; Festus
Synopsis	Matt finds himself in the middle of a feud between two groups of brothers.
Genre	western
Script	Leo Dorfman
Pencils	Alberto Giolitti
Inks	Alberto Giolitti

1 page Gold Key Club Comics filler "Gold Key Comics Club News"

Synopsis	News about current Gold Key Comics.
Letters	typeset

1 page Gold Key Club Comics filler "Reader's Page"

Synopsis	Drawings from Gold Key Comics Club members. Drawing are based on various letters and numbers.
Pencils	Darcy Nelson; Mary Elizabeth James; Susan Mansfield; Patty Sperle; Sonya Dresser
Inks	Darcy Nelson; Mary Elizabeth James; Susan Mansfield; Patty Sperle; Sonya Dresser
Letters	typeset

1 page Gold Key Club Comics promo (ad from the publisher) "Holiday Offer"

Characters	Bugs Bunny; Woody Woodpecker; Flintstones; Little Lulu
Synopsis	Subscription ad for Gold Key Comics.
Letters	typeset

1 page Gold Key Club Comics foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Jokes on You"

Synopsis	Jokes and riddles submitted by Gold Key Comics Club members.
Script	Susan Mann; Kevin Fleming; Larry Edward Harris; Melanie Martin; Tracy Jones; Beverly Irving; Gerard Aldridge; Tom Gazo; Larry W. Parrish; David Nelmes; Robert Brand; Leonard Hopkins; Linda Kempel; Evelyn Roy; Betty Grier; Michael Mullen; Jeanne Hagen; Wendy June Harnum; Bonnie McCarley; Debbie Heindel; Reobert Zembelli
Letters	typeset

12 page Gunsmoke story "The Bounty Hunter"

Characters	Marshal Matt Dillon; Festus; Lefty Lawrence; Luke Hemmings
Synopsis	Matt tangles with a bounty hunter when he pursues two outlaws who robbed the Dodge City bank.
Genre	western
Script	Leo Dorfman
Pencils	Alberto Giolitti studio
Inks	Alberto Giolitti studio

1 page Gold Key Club Comics story "Dinosauria Triceratops"

Synopsis	A brief illustrated story about the triceratops.
Genre	fact
Letters	typeset

1 page 1968 Golden Magazine Christmas Annual promo (ad from the publisher) "Santa's bigger than ever..."

Characters	Santa Claus
Synopsis	In-house promotional ad for Golden Magazine Christmas Annual.
Letters	typeset

1 page Mighty Matchbox advertisement "The Disaster at Anthill Acres"

Synopsis	Ad for Matchbox toy cars.
Notes	Inside back cover.

1 page Daisy BB Guns advertisement "Spittin Image Sportsters from Daisy"

Synopsis	Ad for three Daisy BB guns.
Letters	typeset