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Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) comic books

  • Issue #2
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 2

    Number/Month On Cover: 10036-303, March. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover with back cover a pinup of the front cover photo. This issue features "The Long Cold Trail" in which the Cartwrights are trapped in the mountains by vigilantes and "The Dude" in which visitors cause trouble at the Cartwrights' ranch. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Thirst Quencher" and a one- page text feature "The Drummer." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #4
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 4

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-309, September. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover with back cover a pinup of the front cover photo. This issue features "The Blood Debt" in which an Indian blinds Little Joe and then has to be his eyes and "The Miser" in which the Cartwrights help a miser being threatened by enemies. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Desert Salvage" and a one-page text feature "Schieffelin's Bonanza." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #5
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 5

    Photo cover front and back. Weak with fever, Ben Cartwright takes a desperate gamble to win a shootout with a gunslinger! Featuring: 11 page Bonanza story "Black Day at Virginia City" starring Ben Cartwright, Hoss Cartwright, Adam Cartwright, Molly Wood, Turk Browder and Billy Smith, drawn by Tom Gill; 1 page Keys of Knowledge Roads and Vehicles story "The Mormon Trail" drawn by Jack Sparling; 4 page Bedrock Barnes Prospector story "The Stone Arrowhead" starring Bedrock Barnes, Faro Hall and Professor Hall, drawn by Tom Gill; 1 page text story "The Lost Dutchman Mine"; 6 page Bonanza story "Caught Red Handed" starring Hoss Cartwright, drawn by Tom Gill; 10 page Bonanza story "Who Challenges Mighty Malone?" starring Hoss Cartwright, Adam Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright, Might Malone and Swede Larsen, drawn by Tom Gill; 1 page Keys of Knowledge Wild Animals of North America story "Mountain Goats." NOTE: # on cover: 10036-312. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #6
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 6

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-402, February. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover with back cover a pinup of the front cover photo. This issue features "The Caballero" in which a bank robbery leads the Cartwrights into mystery and a kidnapping and "? And Threat of War" in which the Cartwrights try to prevent a war between Indians and miners. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Debt of Gold" and a one-page text feature "Bonanza of the West: The Lost Riches of Tayopa." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #7
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 7

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-404, April. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover with back cover a pinup of the front cover photo. This issue features "The Sportsman" in which Little Joe tries to prevent a battle between Indians and a visiting hunter and "Lost in the Snow" in which a woman lost in the snow leads the Cartwrights into mystery and trouble. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Windwagon" and a one-page text feature "You Ride the Chisolm Trail." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #8
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 8

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-406, June. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover with back cover a pinup of the front cover photo. This issue features "The Hatchet Man" in which the Cartwrights try to help their cook Hop Sing who is involved in a family feud and "The Living Nightmare" in which Hoss gets a camel which causes all sorts of trouble. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Trapped in Goblin Gulch" and a one-page text feature "Vanished Bonanza." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #9
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 9

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-408, August. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover with back cover a pinup of the front cover photo. This issue features "Ride a Wild Hope" in which Adam's attempts to buy a stallion leads to danger and trouble for the Cartwrights and "The Convict" in which the Cartwrights try to clear Hoss who is wrongly convicted of a crime. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Claim Jumper" and a one-page text feature "A Ghost Town Speaks." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #10
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 10

    Bushwhacked by bandidos, the Cartwrights are left to die...or cross the desert on foot! Featuring: 13 page Bonanza story "The Mestenera" starring Ben Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright, Dora Thompson, Pedro Gavrillo [Charro Pete], Sarita Rico and Porfirio Rico; 1 page Keys of Knowledge story "People of South America Number One: The Chileans"; 14 page Bonanza story "Bull of the Woods" starring Ben Cartwright, Hoss Cartwright, Adam Cartwright, Little Joe Cartwright and Tom Bannerman; 4 page Bedrock Barnes, Prospector story "Spook in Armor"; 1 page text article "Prairie Chow-Up"; 1 page Keys of Knowledge story "Wild Animals of Africa Number 11: Chimpanzee." NOTE: # on cover: 10036-410. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #11
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 11

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-412, December. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover with back cover a pinup of the front cover photo. This issue features "The Money Makers" in which the Cartwrights help an orphan who discovers counterfeiters and "Feud Fury" in which the Cartwrights get stuck in the middle of feuding families. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Two Kinds of Bear" and a one- page text feature "The Western Horse." No story/art credits given. Inside front cover has an advertisement for the "Fess Parker as Daniel Boone Trail Blazers Club." Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #12
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 12

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-502, February. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "The Sleeping Giant" in which the Cartwrights' discovery of a buried statue leads to mystery and adventure and "Gulch of the Lost" in which Hoss and a friend are trapped at a mine that enslaves workers. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Creature in the Cleft" and a one-page text feature "The Saga of Sitting Bull." No story/art credits given. Inside front cover has an advertisement for the "Fess Parker as Daniel Boone Trail Blazers Club." Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation in the book states that the comic sold an average of 253,547 copies each month. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #13
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 13

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-504, April. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "War Wheels" in which the Cartwrights discover and use bicycles and "A Gift from Grandma" in which Adam is kidnapped by an elderly robber. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Tolling Bell" and a one-page text feature "The Magic Headdress." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #14
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 14

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-506, June. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "My Friend the Wooden Indian" in which the Cartwrights battle robbers who have taken over a town and "As a Man Sows" in which the Cartwrights are forced to battle their neighbors. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Monster from the Deep" and a one-page text feature "The Cow That Caused a War." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #15
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 15

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-508, August. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "Face of Vengeance" in which the Cartwrights have to handle a trio bent on revenge and "The Great Balloon Ascent" in which Little Joe is inadvertently taken on a journey in a hot air balloon. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Till Montezuma Comes" and a one-page text feature "The Spirit Trail." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #16
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 16

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-510, October. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "The Hostage" in which the Cartwrights have to deal with sheepherders trying to cross their land and "Double Harness" in which Hoss becomes involved with people trying to start a church. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Holed Up" and a one-page text feature "The Emperor's Gold." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #19
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 19

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-604, April. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "Blizzard Marked" in which Little Joe and Hoss battle a blizzard and a killer on their trail and "A Hard Man To Hold" in which the Cartwrights battle kidnappers. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Deep Treasure" and a one-page text feature "Lost Bonanzas: Stander's Eldorado," and one-page strips. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #20
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 20

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-606, June. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "Ordeal in Thunder Gorge" in which the Cartwrights try to help a friend who is trying to start a business hauling miners' supplies and "The Horns of El Moro" in which the Cartwrights meet a youngster with a powerful pet bull. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Long-Eared Spook" and a one-page text feature "Lost Bonanzas of the West." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #21
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 21

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-608, August. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "House of Refuge" in which the Cartwrights battle cattle rustlers and "The Witch's Curse" in which the Cartwrights encounter a wagon train with infected cattle and a woman accused of witchcraft. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Gold Trap" and a one-page text feature "Lost Bonanzas: Henderson's Folly." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #22
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 22

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-611, November. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "To Dare or To Die" in which the Cartwrights are taken hostage by a tribe of Indian braves determine to make war and "Banged Up" in which Hoss has adventures with a man transporting explosives. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Paid by the Hoof" and a one-page text feature "Lost Bonanzas: The Treasure of Peru." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #23
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 23

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-702, February. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "Cavalry Charge" in which the Cartwrights battle army deserters and "Big Thief, Little Thief" in which the Cartwrights have to deal with horse thieves and a bounty hunter. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Desert Cruiser" and a one-page text feature "Lost Bonanzas of the West: The Inca's Ransom." No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #24
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 24

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-705, May. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "Mad Stallion" in which Little Joe faces a killer stallion and "The Debt" in which Hoss' aid to a stranger creates a debt that the stranger feels he must pay back. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Jagged Rock" and a one-page text feature "Lost Bonanzas: The Galleons of Vigo Bay." Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Statement of ownership--average print run 382,393; average paid circulation 230,033. Photo cover. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #25
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 25

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-708, August. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "The Fugitive" in which the Cartwrights help a couple pursued by a mob and "Sore Loser" in which the Cartwrights must deal with a fired ranch hand bent on revenge. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Desert Salvage" and a one-page text feature "Schieffelin's Bonanza." All stories except "Sore Loser" are reprints from previous issues. Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Inside front cover has advertisement for The Bonanza Club. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #26
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 26

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-711, November. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "The Cloud Runner" in which Little Joe tries to capture a wild, trouble-making stallion and "Short Cut to Danger" in which Hoss tries to deal with a hermit who doesn't want any trespassers on his land. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Desert Payoff" and a one-page text feature "Bonanza of Despair." All stories except "Short Cut to Danger" are reprints from previous issues. Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #27
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 27
    • INCOMPLETE. Activity centerfold missing, does not interrupt art or story.

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-802, February. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "Black Day at Virginia City" in which an ill Ben Cartwright must face a gunslinger and "The Wild Ride" in which Little Joe tries to recover the Ponderosa's stolen payroll. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Stone Arrowhead" and a one-page text feature "The Lost Dutchman Mine." All stories except for "The Wild Ride" are reprints from previous issues. Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #29
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 29

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-808, August. Last issue with 12 cents cover price. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "The Caballero" in which a bank robbery leads to mystery and a kidnapping and "Crossfire" in which the Cartwrights are caught between Indians and rustlers. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Trapped In Goblin Gulch" and a one-page text feature "Vanished Bonanza." All stories except for "Crossfire" are reprints from previous issues. Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.12.

  • Issue #30
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 30

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-811, November. Cover price increases to 15 cents. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "The Blood Debt" in which an Indian blinds Little Joe and then has to be his eyes and "The Fence Cutters" in which Hoss tries to find out who is cutting fences and letting cattle loose from the Ponderosa. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Claim Jumper" and a one-page text feature "A Ghost Town Speaks." All stories except for "The Fence Cutters" are reprints from previous issues. Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #31
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 31

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-902, February. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "The Money Makers" in which the Cartwrights help an orphan who discovers counterfeiters and "Squatter's Rights" in which the Cartwrights deal with a squatter on their land. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Two Kinds of Bear" and a one-page text feature "The Western Horse." All stories except for "Squatter's Rights" are reprints from previous issues. Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #32
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 32

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-905, May. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "Bull of the Woods" in which the Cartwrights face a dangerous competitor for a railroad contract and "The Battling Bronco" in which Little Joe tries to tame a wild mustang. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Spook in Armor" and a one-page text feature "Prairie Chow-Up." All stories except for "The Battling Bronco" are reprints from previous issues. Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Inside front cover has advertisement for a club for the Banana Splits, a late 1960s Saturday morning cartoon show. Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation in the book states that the comic sold an average of 226,009 copies each month. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #33
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 33

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-908, August. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "The Mestenera" in which Ben and Little Joe try to solve the murder of a prospector and "The Dangerous Wait" in which Hoss tries to hunt down a mountain lion. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Creature in the Cleft" and a one-page text feature "The Saga of Sitting Bull." All stories except for "The Dangerous Wait" are reprints from previous issues. Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #34
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 34

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-911, November. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "The Miser" in which the Cartwrights help a miser being threatened by enemies and "The Gun-Shy Sheriff" in which Ben helps a sheriff overcome his fears. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "Debt of Gold" and a one-page text feature "The Drummer." All stories except for "The Gun-Shy Sheriff" are reprints from previous issues. Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #35
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 35
    • Small cover to cover chew hole (very slightly affects art).

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-002, February. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "A Vital Lesson" in which the Cartwrights help a teacher educating Indians and "Suspicion" in which the Cartwrights try to help a man frightened by "them." Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Expert" and a one-page text feature "Lost Bonanzas of the West: The Lake of Gold." Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #37
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 37

    Number/Month on cover: 10036-008, August. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "Hank Garvey's Way" in which a cowhand working the Ponderosa does things his way and "On Forbidden Ground" in which the Cartwrights deal with Indians settling on their land who claim they were unfairly treated. Issue also has Bedrock Barnes, Prospector in "The Winning Hand" and a one-page text feature "Land Barons of the West: Lord of the Sacramento." Comic also has Gold Key Comics Club features. No story/art credits given. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #207
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 207
    • Cover oxidation.

    The trail of Little Joe's stolen love leads the Cartwrights to a deadly ambush! Featuring: 16 page Bonanza story "The Trail Runs East" written by Gaylord Du Bois and drawn by Tom Gill; 16 page Bonanza story "A Shot In the Night" written by Gaylord Du Bois and drawn by Tom Gill; 1 page Bonanza filler "Robber's Roost" written by Gaylord Du Bois and drawn by Tom Gill (note: inside back cover; sequence has the Bonanza logo, but no characters appear); 1 page Bonanza filler "Dr. Carlos Montezuma" written by Gaylord Du Bois and drawn by Tom Gill (note: back cover; sequence has the Bonanza logo, but no characters appear). NOTE: Published by Dell prior to the #1 Gold Key issue. # on cover: 01070-207. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.15.

  • Issue #210
    Bonanza (1962 Gold Key) 210
    • Centerfold detached and cover detached at one staple. Staple rust. Water damage.
    • Centerfold detached. Staple rust.

    Published by Dell prior to the # 1 Gold Key issue. Issue number 01-070-210 ? Number/Month On Cover: 12-070-210, Aug.-Oct. Comic book adventures of the classic TV western series that aired from 1959 to 1973. Photo cover. This issue features "A Matter of Temperament" in which the Cartwrights deal with Indians and a fast-talking, big-dealing traveler and "The Cloud Runner" in which Little Joe tries to capture a wild, trouble- making stallion. Inside front cover has promos for stories. No story/art credits given. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.12.