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  Lost in Space Gold Key Comics
For the most part the comic was well written, beautifully illustrated and had striking covers which echoed the pulp science fiction covers of the 40's and 50's.
In the comic, there are only 4 continuing characters: Craig Robinson, his wife June, and their two children, Tim and Tam.
You might be wondering why the Gold Key comic is being considered at all here since it has no apparent connection with the TV series.
www.lostintoys.com /museum/goldkey.html   (543 words)

  
  Gold Key Comics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing cteated for comic books distributed to newstands.
A stricking difference between Gold Key and other publishers (which had been done by Dell as well) was to publish most of their mystery, jungle, science-fiction, adventure and the like series with full color painted covers rather then the standard line-artwork.
Three of Gold Key's original characters — Magnus, Robot Fighter, Doctor Solar and Turok, Son of Stone — were used in the 1990s to launch Valiant Comics' "Valiant Universe".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gold_Key_Comics   (595 words)

  
 Gold Key - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In fiction, a gold key is a special token granting access to and control of a mythical or ultra-private or secret bank account or vault, such as a Swiss bank account.
A "gold key" need not be made of or colored gold, or even a key, however, and if it is a key it may not fit any lock; the keys are important as authentication tokens, not as literal keys.
The gold key bears the logo of the Priory of Sion, a secret society, which leads Neveu and co-hero Robert Langdon to guess the code associated with the key.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gold_Key   (411 words)

  
 Gold Key   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Gold Key was among the hardest hit in part due to the fact that most of its properties were licensed.
Three of Gold Key's original characters: Magnus the Robot Fighter, Doctor Solar and Turok, Son of Stone were later used to launch the Valiant Universe.
keying (vandalism) is using a key to scratch a the paint on car as a form of vandalism.
www.wwwtln.com /finance/87/gold-key.html   (842 words)

  
 Gold Key Comics superheroes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Phil was a fan of the Gold Key line, especially the adventures of Doctor Solar.
When Acclaim Comics restarted all its properties from scratch, Solar was left untouched.
They licensed Dark Horse Comics to reprint the original series in form of a hardcover anthology series, similiar to the DC Archive series.
read-and-go.hopto.org /Gold-Key-Comics-superheroes   (803 words)

  
 Dark Shadows Journal | Four-Colour Shadows: The Gold Key Comics
The comic book rights to Dark Shadows went to Western Publishing Company (Gold Key Comics) in the first place because Dan Curtis Productions was unable to sell the license to either Marvel or DC, the two major comics companies at the time.
Gold Key comic books had never been governed by the Comics Code Authority, reportedly because of some fast talking by publisher George Delacorte in 1954.
Green continued, "We were very circumspect with any comic book we did which was based on a licensed property to see that the material went to the licenser and we got a written approval on it before we went to press.
www.collinwood.net /features/cards/goldkey.htm   (1865 words)

  
 About Gold Key Star Trek comics and Whitman Star Trek comics
Gold Key Star Trek comics were published on a quarterly schedule beginning with issue #4 (Jun 1969), bi-monthly with issue #19 (Mar 1975), and roughly eight times a year beginning issue #35 (Nov 1975).
Comics historian Jon McClure writes that there are several Gold Key issues with higher cover prices.
Whitman editions were typically distributed in bagged lots of three comics, called three-packs, from late 1971 to the early 1980's, and account for an estimated 5-10% of existing copies.
homepage.mac.com /mmtz/stcomix/aboutgoldkey.html   (1458 words)

  
 Gold Key STAR TREK Comics - Characters
The Gold Key series of STAR TREK comics was concerned with the adventures of the crew of the starship U.S.S. Enterprise which operated under the auspices of Starfleet which was part of the United Federation of Planets.
The starship crew of the comics were exactly the same as seen in the television series from 1966-1969.
The Klingons were dark skinned in the television series and had plenty of hair, but in the comic appearances they were frequently bald and had light skin.
curtdanhauser.com /Characters_x.html   (817 words)

  
 Incessantly-Asked Questions
Western kept what was essentially the same comic book line going, financing it themselves, putting a "Gold Key Comics" logo on covers...and making the changes they thought wise, since Dell was no longer telling them what to publish.
Comic books were more popular then and Dell's distribution was easily the most efficient in comic book history.
For a year or so, most of their comics were printed in two editions...some with the Gold Key logo for the declining conventional newsstand distribution, some with a Whitman logo for the retail shops.
povonline.com /iaq/IAQ07.htm   (1033 words)

  
 Stupid Comics
Gold Key's BATTLE OF THE PLANETS comics burst upon the drugstore magazine racks like a super-ninja bird-themed attack team.
Well, to be honest, these comics were roundly ignored by everyone, because they were Gold Key Comics.
Their BOTP comics were merely one more license, ineptly drawn and scripted, destined 25 years later for lonely vigils in small town antique markets because for some reason people think these comics are worth money.
www.misterkitty.org /extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics33.html   (264 words)

  
 Gold Key STAR TREK Comics - Guest Book
Gold Key ST comics looks interesting, but I have no chance to read it.
Gold Key always did a entertaining (if quirky) job with their TV titles- Land of the Giants, Time Tunnel, The Invaders, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and Twilight Zone.
As a kid, trying to rectify the differences between TV Trek and comic book Trek (at a time when I thought all things Trek, whether they be an action figure, comic book or the TV show were done by the same people)made for some real fun.
www.ridgecrest.ca.us /~curtdan/GoldKeyTrek/GK.cgi?FILE=GuestBook   (3480 words)

  
 Doctor Solar Man of the Atom
After over twenty years of partnership, comics distributor Western Publishing split from comics publisher Dell Comics and started their own line of comics under the Gold Key imprint.
Gold Key comics were also slightly larger than other Silver Age comics, and most of the early issues had painted rather than penciled, inked and colored covers.
Early Gold Key comics, especially Dr. Solar, are a treat for the comics collector and chemist alike.
www.uky.edu /Projects/Chemcomics/html/ds_2_23_h.html   (655 words)

  
 Comics - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
While many comic book runs of the Star Trek Universe have provided interesting story arcs and situations that would be difficult to show on television, all stories are considered to be non-canon.
Gold Key Comics published 61 issues from July 1967 to February 1979.
Concurrent with the Gold Key strips, a series of weekly comic strips based on Star Trek was released in the United Kingdom.
memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Comics   (1320 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Gold Key Comics
To the average comic book reader of the early 1960s, Gold Key seemed to burst on the scene from nowhere.
Gold Key's parent company, Western Printing and Lithographing Co., was the publishing arm of Kay Kamen, a prominent figure in the history of character licensing, who had been the first to license the cartoon characters of Walt Disney — among others — for use in other media.
Gold Key continued to license new properties, such as those of the DePatie-Freleng studio and new movies and TV shows, and to produce its own original works, such as Wacky Witch and Baby Snoots, for the rest of the 1960s and '70s.
www.toonopedia.com /goldkey.htm   (532 words)

  
 Gold Key STAR TREK Comics - Guest Book
Artist Alden McWilliams was well known as a comic strip artist, and his fluid style was very similar to the cartoonists of the forties and fifties.
I was given my first Gold Key at school by my teacher at the end of the school year in the 70's.
I got a little over 20 of the Gold Key ST comics and was amazed at how much they're worth considering these are something of a joke among ST fans.
www.ridgecrest.ca.us /~curtdan/GoldKeyTrek/GK.cgi?FILE=GuestBook_x   (3486 words)

  
 Star Trek series from Gold Key Comics 1967-1979
Gold Key comics were published by Western Publishing, a company with an interesting and confusing history.
Kirk and a young ensign are trapped, facing slow death, while an old nemesis of Kirk's (Gold Key #41, "The Evictors") enjoys their suffering.
The text of the Star Trek Comics Checklist is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
homepage.mac.com /mmtz/stcomix/goldkey.html   (2040 words)

  
 [Gold Key Comics] Star Trek
Gold Key comics were published by Western Publishing.
29 Mar 75 reprints Gold Key 1 with an artwork cover 30 May 75 Death of a star On a mission to observe a stellar nova, the Enterprise finds massive signs of life on a nearby planet, but only a single individual, an ancient woman who invites the crew to witness her death.
(; Alberto Giolitti) 37 May 76 reprints Gold Key 5 with an artwork cover 38 Jul 76 One of our captains is missing Kirk is sent on a special assignment to investigate suspected Klingon covert activities and a hard-nosed captain takes command of the Enterprise.
www.faqs.org /faqs/star-trek/comics-checklist/part2/section-1.html   (2297 words)

  
 Star Trek Comics Checklist, Part 1/9
Gold Key Comics published 61 Star Trek comics from July 1967 to February 1979.
If you want to sell your comic, take a look at Ebay to get an idea what people are asking and getting for Star Trek comics, otherwise, enjoy your comic, pass it on to somebody when you're done, and let them worry about value.
Sarek Wildstorm comic "Enter the wolves" is a sequel to this novel and a prequel to TNG episodes "Sarek" and "Unification".
www.faqs.org /faqs/star-trek/comics-checklist/part1   (2648 words)

  
 eBay Store - Tim's Cards and Comics: Gold Key Comics:   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Raggedy Ann and Andy #2 Gold Key Comics 1972 VG
Snooper and Blabber Detectives #1 Gold Key 1962 Fair
Raggedy Ann and Andy #6 Gold Key Comics 1973 VG
stores.ebay.com /Tims-Cards-and-Comics_Gold-Key-Comics_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ2QQftidZ2QQtZkm   (354 words)

  
 Comic - Non-canon Star Trek Wiki
A comic is an story told by a sequential series of images normally with speech bubbles to allow the characters to talk and to further explain the situations depicted.
The first comics were published under the Gold Key banner from 1967 until 1979.
Since there original publications many comics have been and continue to be reprinted in bound collective volumes.
startrek.wikia.com /wiki/Comic   (458 words)

  
 Dell / Gold Key comics
Then in 1962 Western launched its own comic book line, Gold Key, and took its licensed characters away from Dell (they also took Turok, which was an original series).
The downturn in comic sales which had hit the entire industry in the late seventies hit Gold Key especially hard; they carried on into the mid-eighties, but eventually yielded to the inevitable and stopped production.
Several of the Gold Key characters were subsequently bought and revived as part of the Valiant line.
www.internationalhero.co.uk /d/dell.htm   (404 words)

  
 Comics - DC, Marvel, Image, Dell, Gold Key & More
They are all in good condition, and some, but not all, come with plastic covers and backboards.
Most of the comics in this lot include plastic and backboards, but not all - some are loose.
This is for a lot of 6 different old Phantom comics.
www.oldnew-goodstuff.com /ComicsDCMarvelImageDellGoldKey.html   (525 words)

  
 Comics : All Items on Ruby Lane
This is a Vintage Adventure DC Comics Featuring Superman #186 May 1966 “The Two Ghosts of Superman!” This comic is in great condition.
This comic is based on the Walt Disney motion picture, "Babes In Toyland", starring Annette Funicello, Tommy Sands, the character who played...
This is Gold Key Comic, Walt Disney presents Zorro, dated December 1967, No. 8.
search.rubylane.com /search/,id=19,page=12.html   (1504 words)

  
 Television :
The first four Bob Hope Comics had his photo on the front cover, all the rest had caricatures of Bob Hope on the front cover.
This is Gold Key Comic Walt Disney Showcase, Return From Witch Mountain, No. 44, dated May 1978.
This is Gold Key Comic, Boris Karloff Tales Of Mystery Comic, dated September 1968, No. 23.
search.rubylane.com /collectibles/,id=77,page=8   (1490 words)

  
 Western Publishing - Memory Alpha
Western Publishing (and subsidiary imprints Whitman Publishing, Golden Press and Gold Key Comics) is an American publisher given licensing rights to publish original Star Trek material, beginning around 1967.
In the Gold Key line of magazines, they published a series of comics based on Star Trek sporadically between 1967 until 1979.
These issues are popular with later collectors, although the whimsical stories lacked any relation to what would later be called the "canon" of the Star Trek universe.
www.memory-alpha.org /en/index.php?title=Gold_Key_Comics&redirect=no   (234 words)

  
 Main American comics index page.
The gallery images of comic covers have been included as a reference for collectors to view.
Many of these early Golden Age comics most of us will never own, but is nice to see what the covers look like.
Some larger comics were at different prices such as 1/6 (1 shilling and 6 pennies) or 2/6 (2 shillings and 6 pennies).
www.comicsmagazines.com /dell.htm   (689 words)

  
 eBay - gold key comics, Comics, Science Fiction items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Dark Shadows 34 Gold Key Comics 1974 NM 9.2
Dark Shadows 22 Gold Key Comics 1972 NM 9.2
Dark Shadows 21 Gold Key Comics 1972 NM 9.4
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 Gold Key comic reprints - available to purchase
During the 1960s and 1970s, Gold Key was publishing a lot of licensed titles based on popular television shows of the time - one of their longest running titles being Star Trek.
However, they also published their own line of super hero and science fiction titles to compete with the likes of DC and Marvel.
Star Trek - published irregularly from 1967 to 1979, this was perhaps one of Gold Key's longest lasting titles.
www.shop.westumulka.com /goldkey   (241 words)

  
 Guide to the Gold Key STAR TREK Comics
Further, due to the age and demand of these thirty-plus year old comics, they are expensive and hard to find.
Included are images of the comic version of ships seen on the television series such as the Enterprise herself, and Klingon and Romulans vessels.
Included are images of the comic versions of well-known aliens seen on the television series such as Vulcans, Klingons, Andorians and Romulans.
curtdanhauser.com /Main.html   (1376 words)

  
 Star Trek #1 Gold Key comics 1967 NM
Star Trek #1 Gold Key comics 1967 NM Advertising
Description: This is a Star Trek #1 by Gold Key comics from 1967 and it is in NM condition.
The comic is very flat with no creases whatever; just a tiny bit of printer's ink at top of back page in middle which is somewhat visible on some inside page top edges.
www.antiqnet.com /detail,star-trek-gold,802235.html   (114 words)

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