| Issue | #59 |
| Published | October 1962 |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | ? |
| Notes | first Gold Key issue |
| Characters | Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost] |
| Synopsis | Full-page color photo depicts Lassie and Timmy positioned on boulders. Spot illustration depicts Lassie and Timmy being threatened by an African. |
| Genre | adventure; animal; children |
| Pencils | ? (color photo; black and white spot illustration) |
| Inks | ? (color photo; black and white spot illustration) |
| Colors | ? (color photo; black and white spot illustration) |
| Notes | front cover |
| Synopsis | Article about Nigeria with five black and white illustrations. |
| Genre | fact |
| Pencils | ? (spot illustrations) |
| Inks | ? (spot illustrations) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | inside front cover |
| Characters | Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Sam Warren (Paul's college friend); Henry Kano (agricultural school graduate); Bulldozer Operator; Doctor; Nurse; Firefighters |
| Synopsis | Nigerian Henry Kano is extensively burned protecting Timmy from a forest fire. His recovery will require months of hospitalization in the States. His plans to teach his people modern farming methods will be delayed a full year, but the grateful Martins travel to Nigeria through the United States Farm Assistance Program to assume his teaching responsibilities. |
| Genre | adventure; animal; children |
| Pencils | Bob Fujitani ? |
| Characters | Po Yin; Kyan Zit (elephant); Ma Kyaw (Po Yin's aunt); Thakin; Crocodile; Panther |
| Synopsis | Fourteen-year-old Burmese boy Po Yin runs away with his elephant calf Kyan Zit after his aunt sells the animal to the Thakin. In the jungle, Kyan Zit saves the boy from a hungry panther. |
| Genre | adventure; animal; children |
| Characters | Max Gilbreth; Loren (safari guide); M'tano (native guide); Basenjis; Lion |
| Synopsis | Gilbreth hunts a man-killing lion with a breed of dog called the Basenji, but doubts their efficacy until he witnesses otherwise. |
| Genre | adventure; animal; children |
| Pencils | ? (header illustration) |
| Inks | ? (header illustration) |
| Colors | ? (header illustration) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Guide; Iseh (headman); Mosheh; Lila Iwo; Lila's Husband; Onya; Ogbo Children |
| Synopsis | When the Martins visit an African village to assess the native farming methods, they are viewed with suspicion that only deepens when a native woman is injured in a tornado. Paul, Timmy, and Lassie are held hostage while Ruth takes the injured woman to a distant hospital for treatment. When the woman returns to the village with her injuries mended, the Martins are accepted and a celebration is held. |
| Genre | adventure; animal; children |
| Synopsis | List of currently available Gold Key titles with photos depicting front covers of six issues including "Gunsmoke", "Ben Casey", and "Rocky and His Fiendish Friends". Spot illustration depicts a child dressed as an astronaut carrying Gold Key comics with the caption, "Wherever you go this summmer". |
| Script | ? (ad copy) |
| Pencils | ? (photos; spot illustration) |
| Inks | ? (photos; spot illustration) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | inside back cover |
| Characters | Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost] |
| Synopsis | Full-page color photo of Lassie and Timmy rock climbing. Same photo as front cover but without the spot illustration and typography. |
| Genre | adventure; animal; children |
| Pencils | ? (color photo) |
| Inks | ? (color photo) |
| Colors | ? (color photo) |
| Notes | back cover |