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1May 1969
$0.50

Golden Comics Digest #1

Western · May 1969 · on sale 1969-04-01

First appearance: Cool CatFirst appearance: Honey BunnyFirst appearance: Merlin the Magic Mouse
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Identification plate

Series
Golden Comics Digest (Western, 1969 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
May 1969
Key date
1969-05-00
On-sale date
1969-04-01
Indicia publisher
Western Publishing Company Inc.
Price
$0.50
Pages
164

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Cool Cat - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Honey Bunny - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Merlin the Magic Mouse - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Second Banana - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mr. Hunter - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Doc Stork - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Junior - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bessie - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Charlie - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1letters: typesetBugs Bunny, Jerry, Tom, Woody Woodpecker
1Hey Kids!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2Golden Comics Digest Contentstable of contents2letters: typesetBugs Bunny, Tom, Woody Woodpecker
3The Harebrained Harecomic story14Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd
4The Farm Froliccomic story6Granny, Sylvester, Tweety
5Jumbled Jewelryactivity1Honey Bunny First
6Chickening Outcomic story7Merlin the Magic Mouse First, Second Banana First
7The Sporting Gameactivity1Little Pancho Vanilla
8Fly Boyscomic story5Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote
9The Hunter's Habitatcomic story8Cool Cat First, Mr. Hunter First
10Tragic Magiccomic story7Cicero Pig, Porky Pig
11Human Cannonballcomic story1Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd
12Little Dogietext story3letters: typesetLittle Dogie
13Puppet Showcomic story14Jerry, Tom, Tuffy
14Fearful Fellacomic story7Doc Stork First, Little Quacker
15Out on a Limbactivity1Fuzzy, Wuzzy
16Droopy and the Mechanical Monkeycomic story6pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey EisenbergDroopy, Jerry, Tuffy
17The First Swallowcomic story6letters: typeset
18Word-Block Busteractivity1Jerry, Tom, Tuffy
19The Castle Capercomic story10Jerry, M'sieur Poosycat, Tuffy
20Too Many Bellscomic story5Big Spike, Little Tyke
21Wax Museumcomic story1Jerry, Tuffy
22Monster of the Deeptext article3letters: typeset
23The Mystery of Mount Mysticcomic story14Knothead, Splinter, Woody Woodpecker
24Meteor Menacecomic story7King Size, Space Mouse
25Feathery Factsactivity1Homer Pigeon
26Spy Baitcomic story6Winnie Woodpecker
27Public Hero Number Zerocomic story7Chilly Willy, Patty Penguin
28The Name's the Sameactivity1Wally Walrus, Woody Woodpecker
29Ho, Ho, UFO!comic story8Bessie First, Charlie First, Junior First
30Found and Houndedcomic story6pencils: John Carey; inks: John CareyAndy Panda, Charlie Chicken
31Chuckle Chestactivity1letters: typesetKnothead, Splinter
32Woody Woodpecker Puzzle Treeactivity0.7letters: typesetWoody Woodpecker
33Retailer Display Allowancepromo (ad from the publisher)0.3letters: typeset

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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