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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