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Issue Details

Issue #68
Published August-September 1961
Cover Price 0.15 USD
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Cover notes "2nd Big Contest - Enter Now!"

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Woody Woodpecker
Genre funny animals
Notes Cover notes "2nd Big Contest - Enter Now!"

1 page Woody Woodpecker story "Weighty Problem"

Characters Woody Woodpecker; Andy Panda; Oswald the Rabbit
Synopsis Woody and pals are performing as acrobats and use some of their expertise to close a suitcase.
Genre funny animals
Notes Printed in black-and-white on inside front cover.

10 page Woody Woodpecker story "The Golden Fleece"

Characters Woody Woodpecker; Splinter; Knothead; pirates; a sheep; Mabel; Horace; cruise ship crew
Synopsis Woody and the kids are attacked by pirates and escape to an island with a sheep that appears to be the Golden Fleece of legend. When the pirates arrive and try to capture the sheep, Woody and the kids escape again, to be picked up by a cruise ship.
Genre Funny Animals
Notes Cruise ship is "S.S. Tourina."
Reprinted in Golden Comics Digest (Gold Key, 1969 series) #32 (September 1973) [reprint layout=14 pages]

4 page Oswald the Rabbit story "The Clobbered Coach"

Characters Oswald; Floyd; Lloyd; Reddy Fox; Floyd's friends
Synopsis When the boys gather for their baseball game, they find the umpire can't make it. Reddy disguises himself as a substitute umpire but the boys discover him and the whole team chases him away.
Genre funny animals

6 page Woody Woodpecker story "The Rainmaker Faker"

Characters Woody Woodpecker; Splinter; Knothead; Rainmaker; American Indian tribe
Synopsis A phony rainmaker accuses Woody of stealing his rattle, in an attempt to avoid fulfilling a contract. Woody is forced into a raindance and there is finally rain after he waxes his car.
Genre funny animals

1 page Chilly Willy text story "Chilly Plays It Cool"

Characters Chilly Willy; Sammy Seal; a ship's captain
Synopsis Chilly gets work on a ship to head for a warmer climate, but the job is working in the cold-storage room and the ship's destination is the North Pole.
Genre funny animals
Letters typeset
Notes Includes a spot illustration.

7 page Woody Woodpecker story "The Barber Boo Boo"

Characters Woody Woodpecker; pet shop owner; dogs; a dogcatcher; Mrs. Van Giltbilt; Jeeves
Synopsis Woody gets a job as a dog barber and despite some mix-ups, manages to get Mrs. Van Giltbilt's dogs trimmed and delivered to the dog show on time.
Genre funny animals

1 page Woody Woodpecker story "Hot Stuff"

Characters Woody Woodpecker; Winnie; waiter
Synopsis Woody and Winnie are on a date at an expensive restaurant and order a flaming dish, which sets the kitchen on fire.
Genre funny animals
Notes Printed in black-and-white on inside back cover.

1 page advertisement "204 Revolutionary War Soldiers only $1.98"

Pencils Russ Heath [as R] (signed)
Inks Russ Heath [as R] (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Ad for toy soldiers; no company name given.