The Twilight Zone (Western, 1962 series) #62 [Gold Key]

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Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1975-01

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There Was a Price on His Head -- His Own Soul!

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The Twilight Zone / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Ricardo Villamonte (painting)
Inks:	Ricardo Villamonte (painting)
Colors:	Ricardo Villamonte (painting)
Letters:	?

Genre:fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense; western-frontier

Keywords:bounty hunter; criminal; horse; rattlesnake; waterhole; western setting

Characters:

Rod Serling (photo inset); Sean O'Neil (murderer on the run); Josh Slade (bounty hunter)

Synopsis:: Josh Slade, a bounty hunter depicted in skeleton form, takes aim at escaping Sean O'Neil.

This issue has 1 variant

#62 [Whitman]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Gold Key
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly except February, April, June, October, and December
Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code: 90016-503
Printer: ?

Treat to Eat!

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Beep Beep the Road Runner; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page

An Expensive Date

(Table of Contents: 2)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 7 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Adolfo Buylla
Inks:	Adolfo Buylla
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense

Feature Logo:The Twilight Zone [One tier, letters of staggered heights]
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Before you stands Yul Taylor, a man whose suaveness and shrewdness have gained him wealth and social position!
Keywords:best-laid-plans; courtship; money; murder; nightmares

Characters:

Rod Serling (host); Yul Taylor; Kate Stowe; Kate Stowe's uncle; Robert (Yul Taylor's butler); Magda (first wife in dream flashback); Eleonor (second wife in dream flashback)

Synopsis:: Yul Taylor, who has already romanced, married, and killed two women for their money, sets his sights on a third victim.; in Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1974 series) #106
which is reprinted
in Spuk Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1978 series) #316

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

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Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page

The Bounty Hunter

(Table of Contents: 4)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Ricardo Villamonte
Inks:	Ricardo Villamonte
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense; western-frontier

Feature Logo:The Twilight Zone [One tier, letters of staggered heights]
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Hoo-whee! Look at those peaceful hills!
Keywords:blazing sun; bounty hunter; buzzard; criminal; desert setting; dogged persistence; horse; pursuit; rattlesnake; waterhole; western setting

Characters:

Rod Serling (host); Sean O'Neil (murderer on the run); Josh Slade (bounty hunter); townspeople; marshal

Synopsis:: Sean O'Neil, a wanted murderer with a price on his head, is relentlessly tracked across Wyoming by bounty hunter Josh Slade.; in Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1974 series) #152
which is reprinted
in Spuk Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1978 series) #199

Indexer Notes

Unlike most stories in this series, where Rod Serling is depicted with his late 1950s-early 1960s short haircut as he appeared on the television series, here he is drawn sporting his fuller 1970s hairstyle - as he was seen in his later years.

Cover story.

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Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page

The Howling Dog!

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The Twilight Zone / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Jack Sparling
Inks:	Jack Sparling
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:fantasy-supernatural

Feature Logo:The Twilight Zone [One tier, letters of staggered heights]
First Line of Dialogue or Text:It's a show business truism that you're only as good as your last hit!
Keywords:dog; fame-is-fleeting; music business; recording; singer

Characters:

Rod Serling (host); Leaf Gusto (country-rock singer); Ruby (dog); motorist; Gusto's manager; recording studio crew; TV host

Synopsis:: Fading country-rock singer Leaf Gusto hits bottom when a passing motorist accidently kills his beloved dog Ruby.; in Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1974 series) #175

Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family

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Gandalf Consumer Gazette Catalog / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Planet Death

(Table of Contents: 11)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 6 pages

Script:	?
Pencils:	Nestor Redondo ?
Inks:	Nestor Redondo ?
Colors:	?
Letters:	Esphid Mahilum (credited as Esphidy Menhalim)

Genre:fantasy-supernatural; science fiction

First Line of Dialogue or Text:It is safe to say that in matters of outer space, we can assume nothing!
Keywords:aliens; dying planet; mass evacuation

Characters:

Rod Serling (host); aliens

Synopsis:: Aliens see their long-anticipated plan to evacuate their dying planet come to fruition.; in Gespenster Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1974 series) #106
which is reprinted
in Spuk Geschichten (Bastei Verlag, 1978 series) #303

Indexer Notes

A large and unusually different "Twilight Zone" feature logo is used for this story.

[no title indexed]

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American Circle Products / advertisement / 1 page

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It’s a Wonderful Winnerland at J.S.C.A.

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

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There Was a Price on His Head -- His Own Soul! (Table of Contents)

The Twilight Zone / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Treat to Eat! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Beep Beep the Road Runner; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page

An Expensive Date (Table of Contents: 2)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 7 pages

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page

The Bounty Hunter (Table of Contents: 4)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 6 pages

Indexer Notes

Order by Mail Specials (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

The Fun House Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page

Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page

Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page

Get Your Favorite Cartoon Characters in These Brilliant Embroidered Cloth Patches (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page

The Howling Dog! (Table of Contents: 9)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 6 pages

Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Gandalf Consumer Gazette Catalog / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Planet Death (Table of Contents: 11)

The Twilight Zone / comic story / 6 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

American Circle Products / advertisement / 1 page

132 Roman Soldiers Only $2.25 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

132 Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

It’s a Wonderful Winnerland at J.S.C.A. (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page

There Was a Price on His Head -- His Own Soul!

(Table of Contents)

Treat to Eat!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

An Expensive Date

(Table of Contents: 2)

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

The Bounty Hunter

(Table of Contents: 4)

Order by Mail Specials

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Get Your Favorite Cartoon Characters in These Brilliant Embroidered Cloth Patches

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

The Howling Dog!

(Table of Contents: 9)

Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Planet Death

(Table of Contents: 11)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

132 Roman Soldiers Only $2.25

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

It’s a Wonderful Winnerland at J.S.C.A.

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)