Issue | #61 |
Published | April 1963 |
Frequency | quarterly |
Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | ? |
Characters | Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost] |
Synopsis | Full-page color photo depicts Lassie and Timmy peering from a tunnel. Spot illustration depicts Lassie and Paul subduing a knife-wielding African witch doctor. |
Genre | adventure; animal; children |
Pencils | ? (photo; spot illustration) |
Inks | ? (photo; spot illustration) |
Colors | ? (photo; spot illustration) |
Notes | front cover |
Synopsis | Article with five black and white illustrations about the Tauregs. |
Genre | fact |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | inside front cover |
Characters | Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Mr. Kaduna (mining engineer); Will Jeffries (senior engineer); Bageli (interpreter); Nagule (witch doctor); Bapidi, N'Gole, and Pumo (village elders); Villagers |
Synopsis | Plans to relocate Nigerian villagers to better farm land go awry when a witch doctor who fears losing his power over the people opposes the move. Lassie and the Martins discover a mysterious tunnel and pit where the witch doctor uses sleight of hand and other tricks to persuade the villagers to kill the whites and remain on their land. Lassie exposes the witch doctor as a fraud, and the villagers accept the offer of new land and homes. |
Genre | adventure; animal; children |
Characters | Po Yin; Kyan Zit (elephant); U Po Net (village headman); Bo Gyi (bandit); Water Buffalo |
Synopsis | Bo Gyi ambushes Po Yin and U Po Net, but Kyan Zit throws the bandit off-balance by tossing a paw paw at his head. Bo Gyi tumbles into a river and is thrashed about by a water buffalo. The bandit climbs from the river vowing revenge upon Po Yin. |
Genre | adventure; animal; children |
Synopsis | Article about early dogs throughout the world and man's relationship with them. |
Genre | fact |
Pencils | ? (header illustration) |
Inks | ? (header illustration) |
Colors | ? (header illustration) |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | Lassie; Timmy; Paul Martin; Ali (Son of the Sultan of Kusa); Sultan of Kusa; Kimo (Fulani cattle herder); Mahaggi Tribesmen |
Synopsis | While Paul advises the people of Kusa on their crops, Timmy explores the coutryside with Ali. The two venture into the ruined buildings of Komba and discover Kimo hiding in a crumbling mosque from marauding Mahaggis. Following a severe storm that causes the trio to be partially buried in the mosque, Lassie finds and brings Paul to the rescue while the Sultan and his entourage rout the Mahaggis. |
Genre | adventure; animal; children |
Synopsis | List of Gold Key titles currently on sale with photos depicting front covers of six issues including "In Search of the Castaways", "Top Cat", and "Space Family Robinson". |
Script | ? (ad copy) |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | inside back cover |
Characters | Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost] |
Synopsis | Full-page color photo of Lassie and Timmy peering from a tunnel. Same pic as the front cover but without the spot illustration and typography. |
Genre | adventure; animal; children |
Pencils | ? (photo) |
Inks | ? (photo) |
Colors | ? (photo) |
Notes | back cover |