Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Western, 1962 series) #83

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1964-12-16

Editing: Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor); Tom McKimson (art director)

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[Lumberjack's Lunch]

(Table of Contents)

Woody Woodpecker / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Dick Hall
Inks:	Dick Hall
Colors:	Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Keywords:lumberjack; lunch; saw; tree

Characters:

Woody Woodpecker; Wally Walrus

Synopsis:: Lumberjack Woody breaks for lunch, leaving an unaware Wally to continue sawing without him.; from Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Dell, 1952 series) #18 (April-May 1953)
in Hakke Hakkespett (Nordisk Forlag, 1973 series) #13/1975 (uke 26 1975)

Indexer Notes

First reprinted Woody Woodpecker cover.

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Gold Key
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: quarterly
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code: 10062-503
Printer: ?
Keywords:change in nature of content

Indexer Notes

First of a long series of this title to be primarily reprint, with only an average of six pages of new content per issue. Those six pages could be comic story, cover, text story, or any combination thereof. For the Woody Woodpecker title, reprints, mostly from Dell issues, would predominate until issue #129 (Cover Date: May 1973). On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Just the Thing for Long Winter Nights at Your Igloo the Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Western Publishing Company, Inc.; Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Fabulous Ostrich

(Table of Contents: 2)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 12 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Dick Hall
Inks:	Dick Hall
Colors:	Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters:	Dick Hall

Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Feature Logo:Woody Woodpecker [Dell Nuts as "O"s Logo Single "W"]
First Line of Dialogue or Text:It would sure be keen to have one of those fancy birds for a pet!
Keywords:buyer beware; ostrich; pet shop; scam; ventriloquist; wreaking havoc

Characters:

Woody Woodpecker; Buzz Buzzard; Heathcliff (ostrich); Prattle Blurtout (ventriloquist), various citizens

Synopsis:: Pet shop owner Buzz sells Woody an ostrich that has swallowed a radio, telling him the bird can talk.; from Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Dell, 1952 series) #18 (April-May 1953)

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

[The Wayward Wheelbarrow]

(Table of Contents: 3)

Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	John Carey
Inks:	John Carey
Colors:	Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters:	John Carey

Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Whew! I need a wheelbarrow for this job!
Keywords:alternative uses; borrowing; garden; wheelbarrow

Characters:

Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken

Synopsis:: Andy presses Charlie into service as a wheelbarrow.; from Walter Lantz Andy Panda (Dell, 1952 series) #19 (May-June 1953)

Signs of the Times

(Table of Contents: 4)

Chilly Willy / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Phil De Lara
Inks:	Phil De Lara
Colors:	Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters:	Rome Siemon

Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Feature Logo:Chilly Willy [Western Logo 6 Slanted Letters]
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hiya, Smedley… Would you like to enroll in my new school and get an education?
Keywords:army war games; education; fishing; ignorance; reading; warning signs

Characters:

Chilly Willy; Smedley; Penman Penguin; soldiers

Synopsis:: Chilly has opened an adult school, but Smedley is uninterested until his illiteracy causes a problem for him.

Indexer Notes

New story.

[Odorless Perfume]

(Table of Contents: 5)

Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	John Carey
Inks:	John Carey
Colors:	Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters:	John Carey

Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

First Line of Dialogue or Text:You've been fooling with those chemicals for days now, Charlie...
Keywords:barn; chemicals; explosion; inventor; odorless perfume

Characters:

Andy Panda; Charlie Chicken

Synopsis:: Charlie invents an odorless perfume, leaving much destruction in his wake.; from Walter Lantz Andy Panda (Dell, 1952 series) #19 (May-June 1953)

Tasty Trap

(Table of Contents: 6)

Space Mouse / text story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	John Carey
Inks:	John Carey
Colors:	Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters:	typeset

Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; science fiction

First Line of Dialogue or Text:"Space Mouse calling King Size... Space Mouse calling King Size! Come in."
Keywords:cheese; crown jewels; diversion; theft

Characters:

Space Mouse; King Size; Meow-Meows of Felinia; Rodentians (mouse citizens of Rodentia)

Synopsis:: Space Mouse thwarts the theft of the Rodentia crown jewels by the Meow-Meows from Felinia, who have distracted the mice with a huge hunk of free cheese.

[The Sandblows Inn]

(Table of Contents: 7)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 10 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Frank McSavage
Inks:	Frank McSavage
Colors:	Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters:	Frank McSavage

Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Well, Woody! I guess this is the end! (Sigh!)
Keywords:business deal; desert setting; hotel; mistaken identity; wrong impression

Characters:

Woody Woodpecker; Wally Walrus; Mojave Moe; Little Dearest (mule); Waldo Fastoria; Bromley

Synopsis:: Hotel owner Wally and bellboy Woody mistake an old prospector for hotel chain magnate Waldo Fastoria, who may be interested in buying the hotel.; from Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Dell, 1952 series) #18 (April-May 1953)

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

[In the Shade of the Old Chimney Tree]

(Table of Contents: 8)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Dick Hall
Inks:	Dick Hall
Colors:	Western Publishing Production Shop
Letters:	Dick Hall

Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Feature Logo:Woody
First Line of Dialogue or Text:I was sure lucky to get this property so cheap!
Keywords:be-careful-what-you-wish-for; house; the-customer-is-always-right; tree

Characters:

Woody Woodpecker; Wally Walrus

Synopsis:: Woody sells Wally a prefabricated house, which Wally insists must be positioned in the shade of a tree.; from Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Dell, 1952 series) #18 (April-May 1953)

[Marquis of Queens-Woody Rules]

(Table of Contents: 9)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	Dick Hall
Inks:	Dick Hall
Letters:	Dick Hall

Genre:humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Feature Logo:Woody
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Here! Here! Stop that brawling!
Keywords:best of intentions; boxing; boxing gloves; fight; lesson learned; rules

Characters:

Woody Woodpecker; Knothead; Splinter

Synopsis:: Woody tells Knothead and Splinter that if they're going to fight, they have to do it with boxing gloves.; from Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker (Dell, 1952 series) #18 (April-May 1953)

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside back cover.

100 pc Toy Soldiers Set $1.25

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents

[Lumberjack's Lunch]
Woody Woodpecker
Just the Thing for Long Winter Nights at Your Igloo the Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls
Western Publishing Company, Inc.; Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls
The Fabulous Ostrich
Woody Woodpecker
[The Wayward Wheelbarrow]
Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken
Signs of the Times
Chilly Willy
[Odorless Perfume]
Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken
Tasty Trap
Space Mouse
[The Sandblows Inn]
Woody Woodpecker
[In the Shade of the Old Chimney Tree]
Woody Woodpecker
[Marquis of Queens-Woody Rules]
Woody Woodpecker
100 pc Toy Soldiers Set $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers

[Lumberjack's Lunch] (Table of Contents)

Woody Woodpecker / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Just the Thing for Long Winter Nights at Your Igloo the Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Western Publishing Company, Inc.; Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Fabulous Ostrich (Table of Contents: 2)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 12 pages

Indexer Notes

[The Wayward Wheelbarrow] (Table of Contents: 3)

Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken / comic story / 1 page

Signs of the Times (Table of Contents: 4)

Chilly Willy / comic story / 6 pages

Indexer Notes

[Odorless Perfume] (Table of Contents: 5)

Andy Panda and Charlie Chicken / comic story / 1 page

Tasty Trap (Table of Contents: 6)

Space Mouse / text story / 1 page

[The Sandblows Inn] (Table of Contents: 7)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 10 pages

Indexer Notes

[In the Shade of the Old Chimney Tree] (Table of Contents: 8)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page

[Marquis of Queens-Woody Rules] (Table of Contents: 9)

Woody Woodpecker / comic story / 1 page

Indexer Notes

100 pc Toy Soldiers Set $1.25 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

[Lumberjack's Lunch]

(Table of Contents)

Just the Thing for Long Winter Nights at Your Igloo the Golden Magazine for Boys and Girls

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The Fabulous Ostrich

(Table of Contents: 2)

[The Wayward Wheelbarrow]

(Table of Contents: 3)

Signs of the Times

(Table of Contents: 4)

[Odorless Perfume]

(Table of Contents: 5)

Tasty Trap

(Table of Contents: 6)

[The Sandblows Inn]

(Table of Contents: 7)

[In the Shade of the Old Chimney Tree]

(Table of Contents: 8)

[Marquis of Queens-Woody Rules]

(Table of Contents: 9)

100 pc Toy Soldiers Set $1.25

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)