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Issue Details

Issue #62
Published July 1963
Frequency quarterly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?

Cover Details

Characters Lassie; Timmy [as portrayed by Jon Provost]
Synopsis Full-page color photo of Lassie and Timmy surrounded by jungle foliage. Spot illustration depicts Lassie encountering a crocodile and an elephant.
Genre adventure; animal; children
Pencils ? (photo; spot illustration)
Inks ? (photo; spot illustration)
Colors ? (photo; spot illustration)
Notes front cover

1 page Keys of Knowledge text article "Peoples of Africa (Number 13): The Yorubas"

Synopsis Illustrated article about the Yorubas.
Genre fact
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

14 page Lassie story "Monster of the Marshes"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Chief Lumbowo; Native Woman
Synopsis Chief Lumbowo's people are terrorized by crocodiles at Lake Chad. One crocodile has killed five of the village men. Paul joins a hunt for the man-killing crocodile believing the villagers will more readily accept his farming advice if the hunt is a success. The croc destroys the party's canoe and the hunters are stranded on an island in the lake. Lassie, Timmy, Ruth, and the villagers rescue the hunters the following morning but a severe storm overturns their canoes. Lassie saves Timmy from drowning. The party again leaves the island but the crocodile is spotted. Paul slays the animal with a rifle shot. In the village, a celebration is held.
Genre adventure; animal; children

4 page The Elephant Boy story "The Head-Hunters"

Characters Po Yin; Kyan Zit (elephant); U Po Net; Naga Chief; Naga Head-Hunters; Farmers; Villagers
Synopsis Po Yin, Kyan Zit, and U Po Net are captured by marauding head-hunters who plan to use the three to distract farmers tilling their fields while a raid is conducted on their village. Po Yin is able to alert the farmers to the danger and Kyan Zit turns on the head-hunters. Aid arrives from the village and the head-hunters are chased into the jungle. The villagers thank their saviors.
Genre adventure; animal; children

1 page text article "Primitive Dogs: The Hound"

Synopsis Article about early hunting dogs.
Genre fact
Pencils ? (header illustration)
Inks ? (header illustration)
Colors ? (header illustration)
Letters typeset

13 page Lassie story "The Raft"

Characters Lassie; Timmy; Ruth Martin; Paul Martin; Bob Welland (American timber manager); Ted Welland (Bob's son); Lumberjack; Shaku (stilt dancer); Thieves
Synopsis Lassie and Timmy are the guests of Ted Welland on an excursion to a mahogany tree felling lot near Benin City. The logs are transported to market via rafts, and Timmy and Ted are forced to board one when their dugout is destroyed by a hippopotamus. Night falls and the crew tie the raft to the bank before preparing supper. Thieves led by a stilt dancer from Benin City attack the raft. Lassie captures the leader and chases gang members into the jungle. Paul and Mr. Welland arrive and take the stilt dancer into custody.
Genre adventure; animal; children

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Gold Key Comics List"

Synopsis List of currently available Gold Key titles. Spot illustrations depict the front covers of ten issues including "The Lucy Show", "The Jetsons", and "The Miracle of the White Stallions".
Script ? (ad copy)
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes inside back cover

1 page advertisement "Toy Offer"

Synopsis Full-page ad for a set of plastic knights, kings, archers, and other medieval figures from 104 Kings' Knights of New York, New York. Illustration depicts knights in battle before a castle.
Script ? (ad copy)
Letters typeset
Notes back cover