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The first [[Star Trek]] [[comic]]s were published under the ''Gold Key'' (part of [[Whitman Publishing]]) banner, and ran for 61 issues between July [[1967]] until March [[1979]]. In [[2004]], [[Titan Books]] began reprinting the Gold Key comics in ''[[Star Trek: The Key Collection]]'' series.
  
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[[File:Gold Key.jpg|thumb|Gold Key logo]]
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'''Gold Key Comics''', part of [[Whitman Publishing]], were the first publishers of [[Star Trek]] [[comic]]s. Their series ran for 61 issues between July [[1967]] until March [[1979]]. At least one more issue was planned, titled ''[[Unpublished works#Trial By Fire!|Trial By Fire!]]''.
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From [[2004]] to [[2006]], [[Titan Books]] released five volumes of reprints in ''[[The Key Collection]]''. In [[2014]], [[IDW]] remastered many of the stories, producing five high-quality volumes for the ''[[Gold Key Archives]]''.
   
 
==Main Characters==
  
==Main Characters==
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[[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] and [[Commander]] [[Spock]] appeared in all of the stories. [[Doctor]] [[Leonard McCoy]] appeared in 49 stories (not in # 3, 26, 27, 36, 41, 44, 54, 57). [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Montgomery Scott]] appeared in 49 stories (not in #1, 4, 5, 7, 17, 20, 31, 48), though he was not drawn to resemble [[James Doohan]] until #12. [[Lieutenant]] [[Hikaru Sulu]] appeared in 35 stories, with stints commanding the ship (#12, 28) and serving on [[landing party]] missions (#9, 11, 19, 23, 26). [[Lieutenant]] [[Nyota Uhura]] appeared in 34 stories and was featured in seven landing parties (#9, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30, and 31). [[Ensign]] [[Pavel Chekov]] was featured in two stories (#16, 31) and appeared in nine others (#11, 26, 33, 38, 47, 48, 51, 53, 60). [[Nurse]] [[Christine Chapel]] was featured in three stories (#23, 26, 30) and appeared in five others (#31, 38, 46, 52, 58). [[Yeoman]] [[Janice Rand]] appeared twice, in #1 and in a one-panel cameo in #24.
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* [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]
  
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* [[Commander]] [[Spock]]
  
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==Recurring characters==
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* [[Doctor]] [[Leonard H. McCoy]]
  
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[[Security officer]] [[Manning]] appeared in three stories (#21, 26, 31). McCoy’s daughter [[Barbara McCoy]] appeared in two stories (#40, 43) as well as senior [[scientist]] [[Doctor]] [[Krisp]] (#19, 27). Four characters recurred in the two stories about "[[The Evictors]]" (#41, 50): [[Sanoora]] [[Councilor]] [[Inoduku]], [[Njaka]] [[Councilor]] [[Dvor]], Dvor’s daughter [[Rava]] and religious leader [[Zotar]].
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* [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Montgomery Scott]]
  
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* [[Lieutenant]] [[Hikaru Sulu]]
  
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==Returning series characters==
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* Lieutenant [[Nyota Uhura]]
  
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[[Zephram Cochrane]], [[Nancy Hedford]] and [[The Companion]] appeared (#49), as well as the [[Guardian of Forever]] (#56) and [[Harry Mudd]] (#61). In additional Gold Key short stories printed only in [[omnibus]] publications, Cochrane returned in "[[From Sputnik to Warp Drive]]". [[T'Pau]], [[T'Pring]], [[Amanda Grayson]], and [[Sarek]] appeared in "[[Lt. Commdr. Spock: Psycho-File]]". [[Janet Wallace]] appeared in "[[Captain James T. Kirk: Psycho-File]]". Cochrane, T'Pau, T'Pring, Amanda and Sarek did not resemble the actors who portrayed them.
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* [[Ensign]] [[Pavel Chekov]]
  
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==Sequels==
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* "[[The Evictors]]" (#41, 50)
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* "{{ep|Metamorphosis}}" (#49)
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* "[[Who Mourns for Adonais?]]" (#53)
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* "[[The City on the Edge of Forever]]" (#56)
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* "[[I, Mudd]]" (#61)
   
 
==Comic Creators==
  
==Comic Creators==
 
* Writers:
  
* Writers:
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** [[Len Wein]]
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** [[Gerry Boudreau]] (2 issues)
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** [[Alden McWilliams]]
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** [[Arnold Drake]] (22 issues)
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** [[Doug Drexler]]
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** [[Doug Drexler]] (2 issues)
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** [[Arnold Drake]]
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** [[George Kashdan]] (10 issues)
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** [[George Kashdan]]
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** [[Allan Moniz]] (2 issues)
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** [[John Warner]]
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** [[John Warner|John David Warner]] (5 issues)
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** [[Len Wein]] (8 issues)
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* Artists:
  
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** [[Nevio Zaccara]]
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** [[Dick Wood]] (8 issues)
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** [[Alberto Giolitti]]
  
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** Alden McWilliams
  
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** George Kashdan
  
   
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* Lead Artists:
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==List of Comics==
  
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** [[Alberto Giolitti]] (33 issues)
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# "[[The Planet of No Return]]"
  
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** [[Alden McWilliams]] (22 issues)
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# "[[The Devil's Isle of Space]]"
  
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** [[Nevio Zaccara]] (2 issues)
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# "[[Invasion of the City Builders]]"
  
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# "[[The Peril of Planet Quick Change]]"
  
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# "[[The Ghost Planet]]"
  
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# "[[When Planets Collide]]"
  
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# "[[The Voodoo Planet]]"
  
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# "[[The Youth Trap]]"
  
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# "[[The Legacy of Lazarus]]" by [[Len Wein]]
  
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# "[[Sceptre of the Sun]]" by Len Wein
  
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# "[[The Brain Shockers]]" by Len Wein
  
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# "[[The Flight of the Buccaneer]]" by Len Wein
  
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# "[[Dark Traveler]]" by Len Wein
  
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# "[[The Enterprise Mutiny|The ''Enterprise'' Mutiny]]" by Len Wein
  
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# "[[Museum at the End of Time]]" by Len Wein
  
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# "[[Day of the Inquisitors]]" by Len Wein
  
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# "[[The Cosmic Cavemen]]" by Len Wein
  
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# "[[The Hijacked Planet]]"
  
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# "[[The Haunted Asteroid]]"
  
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# "[[A World Gone Mad]]"
  
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# "[[The Mummies of Heitus VII]]"
  
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# "[[Siege in Superspace]]"
  
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# "[[Child's Play (comic)|Child's Play]]"
  
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# "[[The Trial of Captain Kirk]]"
  
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# "[[Dwarf Planet]]"
  
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# "[[The Perfect Dream]]"
  
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# "[[Ice Journey]]"
  
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# "[[The Mimicking Menace]]"
  
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# "The Planet of No Return" (reprint of Issue 1)
  
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# "[[Death of a Star]]"
  
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# "[[The Final Truth]]"
  
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# "[[The Animal People]]"
  
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# "[[The Choice]]"
  
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# "[[The Psychocrystals]]"
  
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# "The Peril of Planet Quick Change" (reprint of Issue 4)
  
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# "[[A Bomb in Time]]"
  
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# "The Ghost Planet" (Reprint of Issue 5)
  
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# "[[One of Our Captains is Missing]]"
  
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# "[[Prophet of Peace]]"
  
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# "[[Furlough to Fury]]"
  
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# "[[The Evictors]]"
  
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# "[[World Against Time]]"
  
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# "[[World Beneath the Waves]]"
  
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# "[[Prince Traitor]]"
  
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# "The Voodoo Planet" (Reprint of Issue 7)
  
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# "[[Mr. Oracle]]"
  
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# "[[This Tree Bears Bitter Fruit]]" by [[George Kashdan]] and [[Doug Drexler]]
  
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# "[[Sweet Smell of Evil]]" by [[Arnold Drake]] and Doug Drexler
  
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# "[[A Warp in Space]]" by George Kashdan
  
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# "[[The Planet of No Life]]" by Arnold Drake
  
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# "[[Destination Annihilation]]" by George Kashdan
  
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# "[[And A Child Shall Lead Them]]" by George Kashdan
  
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# "[[What Fools These Mortals Be]]" by George Kashdan
  
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# "[[Sport of Knaves]]" by George Kashdan
  
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# "[[A World Against Itself]]" by Arnold Drake
  
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# "[[No Time Like the Past]]" by George Kashdan
  
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# "[[Spore of the Devil]]" by Arnold Drake
  
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# "[[Brain-Damaged Planet]]" by George Kashdan
  
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# "[[To Err is Vulcan]]" by Arnold Drake
  
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# "[[The Empire Man]]" by [[John Warner]]
  
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# "[[Operation Con Game]]" by George Kashdan
  
   
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==External Links==
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==List of Comics==
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<center>
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*[http://curtdanhauser.com/Main.html Guide to the Gold Key Star Trek Comics]
  
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*[http://members.cox.net/goldkeystartrek/startrek.htm Star Trek Gold Key Comics Archive]
  
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title =[[The Planet of No Return]] |
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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published =[[1967|October 1967]] |
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cover =File:Planet of No Return.jpg |
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =2 |
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title =[[The Devil's Isle of Space]]|
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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artist =[[Nevio Zaccara]] |
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published =[[1968|June 1968]] |
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cover =File:02 Devils Isle of Space.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =3 |
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title =[[Invasion of the City Builders]]|
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart = |
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published =[[1968|December 1968]] |
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cover =File:03 Invasion of the City Builders.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =4 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Peril of Planet Quick Change]]|
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart = |
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published =[[1969|June 1969]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 04.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =5 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Ghost Planet]]|
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart = |
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published =[[1969|September 1969]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 05.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =6 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[When Planets Collide]]|
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart = |
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published =[[1969|December 1969]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 06.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =7 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Voodoo Planet]]|
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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published =[[1970|March 1970]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 07.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =8 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Youth Trap]]|
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart = |
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published =[[1970|September 1970]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 08.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =9 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Legacy of Lazarus]]|
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writer =[[Len Wein]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart = |
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published =[[1971|February 1971]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 09.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =10 |
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miniseries= |
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title ={{com|Sceptre of the Sun}}|
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writer =[[Len Wein]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1971|May 1971]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 10.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =11 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Brain Shockers]]|
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writer =[[Len Wein]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart = |
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published =[[1971|August 1971]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 11.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =12 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Flight of the Buccaneer]]|
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writer =[[Len Wein]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1971|November 1971]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 12.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =13 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[Dark Traveler]]|
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writer =[[Len Wein]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1972|February 1972]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 13.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =14 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Enterprise Mutiny]]|
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writer =[[Len Wein]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1972|May 1972]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 14.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =15 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[Museum at the End of Time]]|
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writer =[[Len Wein]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1972|August 1972]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 15.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =16 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[Day of the Inquisitors]]|
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writer =[[Len Wein]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] and [[Angelo Todaro]] |
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coverart =|
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published =[[1972|November 1972]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 16.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =17 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Cosmic Cavemen]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] and [[Giovanni Ticci]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]]|
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published =[[1973|February 1973]] |
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cover =File:Cosmic Cavemen.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =18 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Hijacked Planet]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] and [[Giovanni Ticci]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]]|
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published =[[1973|May 1973]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 18.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =19 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Haunted Asteroid]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] and [[Sal Trapani]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]]|
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published =[[1973|July 1973]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 19.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =20 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[A World Gone Mad]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]]|
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published =[[1973|September 1973]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 20.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =21 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Mummies of Heitius VII]]|
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writer =[[John Warner|John David Warner]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart = |
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published =[[1973|November 1973]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 21.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =22 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[Siege in Superspace]]|
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writer =[[Gerry Boudreau]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1974|January 1974]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 22.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =23 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[Child's Play (comic)|Child's Play]]|
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writer =[[Gerry Boudreau]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1974|March 1974]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 23.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =24 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Trial of Captain Kirk]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1974|May 1974]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 24.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =25 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[Dwarf Planet]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1974|July 1974]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 25.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =26 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Perfect Dream]]|
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writer =[[John Warner|John David Warner]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1974|September 1974]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 26.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =27 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[Ice Journey]]|
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writer =[[John Warner|John David Warner]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1974|November 1974]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 27.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =28 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Mimicking Menace]]|
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writer =[[George Kashdan]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1975|January 1975]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 28.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =29 |
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miniseries= |
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title =The Planet of No Return<br>{{bsmall|(Reprint of Issue 1)}}|
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writer = [[Dick Wood]]|
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artist =[[Nevio Zaccara]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1975|March 1975]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 29.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =30 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[Death of a Star]]|
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writer =[[Allan Moniz]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =|
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published =[[1975|May 1975]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 30.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =31 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Final Truth]]|
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writer =[[John Warner|John David Warner]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =|
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published =[[1975|July 1975]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 31.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =32 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The Animal People]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =|
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published =[[1975|August 1975]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 32.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =33 |
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miniseries= |
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title ={{dis|The Choice|TOS comic}}|
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writer =[[Allan Moniz]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =|
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published =[[1975|September 1975]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 33.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =34 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[The PsychoCrystals]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]]|
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published =[[1975|October 1975]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 34.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =35 |
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miniseries= |
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title =The Peril of Planet Quick Change<br>{{bsmall|(Reprint of Issue 4)}}|
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =|
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published =[[1975|November 1975]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 35.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =36 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[A Bomb in Time]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] and [[Angelo Todaro]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]]|
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published =[[1976|March 1976]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 36.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =37 |
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miniseries= |
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title =The Ghost Planet<br>{{bsmall|(Reprint of Issue 5)}}|
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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coverart =|
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published =[[1976|May 1976]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 37.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =38 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[One of Our Captains Is Missing!]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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coverart =|
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published =[[1976|July 1976]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 38.jpg|
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}}{{Comiclistbox|
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issue =39 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[Prophet of Peace]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] and [[José Delbo]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]]|
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title =[[Furlough to Fury]]|
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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title =[[World Against Time]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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title =[[World Beneath the Waves]]|
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title =[[Prince Traitor]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]]|
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coverart =[[George Wilson]]|
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title =The Voodoo Planet<br>{{bsmall|(Reprint of Issue 7)}}|
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writer =[[Dick Wood]] |
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artist =[[Alberto Giolitti]] |
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title =[[Mr. Oracle]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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issue =47 |
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title =[[This Tree Bears Bitter Fruit]]|
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writer =[[George Kashdan]] & [[Doug Drexler]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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issue =48 |
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title =[[Murder on the Enterprise]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] & [[Doug Drexler]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams ]] |
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title =[[A Warp in Space]]|
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writer =[[George Kashdan]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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title =[[Planet of No Life]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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title =[[Destination Annihilation]]|
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writer =[[George Kashdan]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1978|March 1978]] |
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title =[[And a Child Shall Lead Them]]|
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writer =[[George Kashdan]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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title =[[What Fools These Mortals Be]]|
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writer =[[George Kashdan]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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coverart =[[George Wilson]] |
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published =[[1978|July 1978]] |
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title =[[Sport of Knaves]]|
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writer =[[George Kashdan]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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title =[[A World Against Itself]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams ]] |
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title ={{com|No Time Like the Past}}|
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writer =[[George Kashdan]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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title =[[Spore of the Devil]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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title =[[The Brain-Damaged Planet]]|
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writer =[[George Kashdan]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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title =[[To Err Is Vulcan]]|
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writer =[[Arnold Drake]] |
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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issue =60 |
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title =[[The Empire Man]]|
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writer =[[John Warner|John David Warner]]|
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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coverart =[[Frank Bolle]]|
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published =[[1979|February 1979]] |
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issue =61 |
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miniseries= |
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title =[[Operation Con Game]]|
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writer =[[George Kashdan]]|
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artist =[[Alden McWilliams]] |
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coverart =[[Frank Bolle]]|
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published =[[1979|March 1979]] |
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cover =File:Gold Key 61.jpg|
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==Connections==
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[[Category:Comics| Gold Key Comic]]
  
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*[http://curtdanhauser.com/Main.html Curt Danhauser’s Guide to the Gold Key Star Trek Comics]
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[[Category:Media Lists|Comics]]
  
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*[http://hwww.startrekcomics.info/goldkey.html Gold Key Comics] page at the [http://www.startrekcomics.info/ Star Trek Comics Checklist]
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*{{memoryalpha|Star Trek (Whitman)}}
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* [http://www.thetricordertransmissions.com/drawingtrek.php Drawing Trek Podcast].
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{{Comic lists}}
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Revision as of 13:13, 5 May 2021

Gold Key

Gold Key logo

Gold Key Comics, part of Whitman Publishing, were the first publishers of Star Trek comics. Their series ran for 61 issues between July 1967 until March 1979. At least one more issue was planned, titled Trial By Fire!.

From 2004 to 2006, Titan Books released five volumes of reprints in The Key Collection. In 2014, IDW remastered many of the stories, producing five high-quality volumes for the Gold Key Archives.

Main Characters

Captain James T. Kirk and Commander Spock appeared in all of the stories. Doctor Leonard McCoy appeared in 49 stories (not in # 3, 26, 27, 36, 41, 44, 54, 57). Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott appeared in 49 stories (not in #1, 4, 5, 7, 17, 20, 31, 48), though he was not drawn to resemble James Doohan until #12. Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu appeared in 35 stories, with stints commanding the ship (#12, 28) and serving on landing party missions (#9, 11, 19, 23, 26). Lieutenant Nyota Uhura appeared in 34 stories and was featured in seven landing parties (#9, 22, 25, 26, 27, 30, and 31). Ensign Pavel Chekov was featured in two stories (#16, 31) and appeared in nine others (#11, 26, 33, 38, 47, 48, 51, 53, 60). Nurse Christine Chapel was featured in three stories (#23, 26, 30) and appeared in five others (#31, 38, 46, 52, 58). Yeoman Janice Rand appeared twice, in #1 and in a one-panel cameo in #24.

Recurring characters

Security officer Manning appeared in three stories (#21, 26, 31). McCoy’s daughter Barbara McCoy appeared in two stories (#40, 43) as well as senior scientist Doctor Krisp (#19, 27). Four characters recurred in the two stories about "The Evictors" (#41, 50): Sanoora Councilor Inoduku, Njaka Councilor Dvor, Dvor’s daughter Rava and religious leader Zotar.

Returning series characters

Zephram Cochrane, Nancy Hedford and The Companion appeared (#49), as well as the Guardian of Forever (#56) and Harry Mudd (#61). In additional Gold Key short stories printed only in omnibus publications, Cochrane returned in "From Sputnik to Warp Drive". T'Pau, T'Pring, Amanda Grayson, and Sarek appeared in "Lt. Commdr. Spock: Psycho-File". Janet Wallace appeared in "Captain James T. Kirk: Psycho-File". Cochrane, T'Pau, T'Pring, Amanda and Sarek did not resemble the actors who portrayed them.

Sequels

Comic Creators

List of Comics

Issue Title Writer Artist Cover Artist Published Image
1 The Planet of No Return Dick Wood Nevio Zaccara October 1967 Planet of No Return
2 The Devil's Isle of Space Dick Wood Nevio Zaccara June 1968 02 Devils Isle of Space
3 Invasion of the City Builders Dick Wood Alberto Giolitti December 1968 03 Invasion of the City Builders
4 The Peril of Planet Quick Change Dick Wood Alberto Giolitti June 1969 Gold Key 04
5 The Ghost Planet Dick Wood Alberto Giolitti September 1969 Gold Key 05
6 When Planets Collide Dick Wood Alberto Giolitti December 1969 Gold Key 06
7 The Voodoo Planet Dick Wood Alberto Giolitti March 1970 Gold Key 07
8 The Youth Trap Dick Wood Alberto Giolitti September 1970 Gold Key 08
9 The Legacy of Lazarus Len Wein Alberto Giolitti February 1971 Gold Key 09
10 Sceptre of the Sun Len Wein Alberto Giolitti George Wilson May 1971 Gold Key 10
11 The Brain Shockers Len Wein Alberto Giolitti August 1971 Gold Key 11
12 The Flight of the Buccaneer Len Wein Alberto Giolitti George Wilson November 1971 Gold Key 12
13 Dark Traveler Len Wein Alberto Giolitti George Wilson February 1972 Gold Key 13
14 The Enterprise Mutiny Len Wein Alberto Giolitti George Wilson May 1972 Gold Key 14
15 Museum at the End of Time Len Wein Alberto Giolitti George Wilson August 1972 Gold Key 15
16 Day of the Inquisitors Len Wein Alberto Giolitti and Angelo Todaro November 1972 Gold Key 16
17 The Cosmic Cavemen Arnold Drake Alberto Giolitti and Giovanni Ticci George Wilson February 1973 Cosmic Cavemen
18 The Hijacked Planet Arnold Drake Alberto Giolitti and Giovanni Ticci George Wilson May 1973 Gold Key 18
19 The Haunted Asteroid Arnold Drake Alberto Giolitti and Sal Trapani George Wilson July 1973 Gold Key 19
20 A World Gone Mad Arnold Drake Alberto Giolitti George Wilson September 1973 Gold Key 20
21 The Mummies of Heitius VII John David Warner Alberto Giolitti November 1973 Gold Key 21
22 Siege in Superspace Gerry Boudreau Alberto Giolitti George Wilson January 1974 Gold Key 22
23 Child's Play Gerry Boudreau Alberto Giolitti George Wilson March 1974 Gold Key 23
24 The Trial of Captain Kirk Arnold Drake Alberto Giolitti George Wilson May 1974 Gold Key 24
25 Dwarf Planet Arnold Drake Alberto Giolitti George Wilson July 1974 Gold Key 25
26 The Perfect Dream John David Warner Alberto Giolitti George Wilson September 1974 Gold Key 26
27 Ice Journey John David Warner Alberto Giolitti George Wilson November 1974 Gold Key 27
28 The Mimicking Menace George Kashdan Alberto Giolitti George Wilson January 1975 Gold Key 28
29 The Planet of No Return

(Reprint of Issue 1) 		Dick Wood Nevio Zaccara George Wilson March 1975 Gold Key 29
30 Death of a Star Allan Moniz Alberto Giolitti May 1975 Gold Key 30
31 The Final Truth John David Warner Alberto Giolitti July 1975 Gold Key 31
32 The Animal People Arnold Drake Alberto Giolitti August 1975 Gold Key 32
33 The Choice Allan Moniz Alberto Giolitti September 1975 Gold Key 33
34 The PsychoCrystals Arnold Drake Alberto Giolitti George Wilson October 1975 Gold Key 34
35 The Peril of Planet Quick Change

(Reprint of Issue 4) 		Dick Wood Alberto Giolitti November 1975 Gold Key 35
36 A Bomb in Time Arnold Drake Alberto Giolitti and Angelo Todaro George Wilson March 1976 Gold Key 36
37 The Ghost Planet

(Reprint of Issue 5) 		Dick Wood Alberto Giolitti May 1976 Gold Key 37
38 One of Our Captains Is Missing! Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams July 1976 Gold Key 38
39 Prophet of Peace Arnold Drake Alberto Giolitti and José Delbo George Wilson August 1976 Gold Key 39
40 Furlough to Fury Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams George Wilson September 1976 Gold Key 40
41 The Evictors Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams November 1976 Gold Key 41
42 World Against Time Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams January 1977 Gold Key 42
43 World Beneath the Waves Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams George Wilson February 1977 Gold Key 43
44 Prince Traitor Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams George Wilson May 1977 Gold Key 44
45 The Voodoo Planet

(Reprint of Issue 7) 		Dick Wood Alberto Giolitti July 1977 Gold Key 07
46 Mr. Oracle Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams August 1977 Gold Key 46
47 This Tree Bears Bitter Fruit George Kashdan & Doug Drexler Alden McWilliams September 1977 Gold Key 47
48 Murder on the Enterprise Arnold Drake & Doug Drexler Alden McWilliams October 1977 Gold Key 48
49 A Warp in Space George Kashdan Alden McWilliams November 1977 Gold Key 49
50 Planet of No Life Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams January 1978 Gold Key 50
51 Destination Annihilation George Kashdan Alden McWilliams George Wilson March 1978 Gold Key 51
52 And a Child Shall Lead Them George Kashdan Alden McWilliams May 1978 Gold Key 52
53 What Fools These Mortals Be George Kashdan Alden McWilliams George Wilson July 1978 Gold Key 53
54 Sport of Knaves George Kashdan Alden McWilliams August 1978 Gold Key 54
55 A World Against Itself Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams September 1978 Gold Key 55
56 No Time Like the Past George Kashdan Alden McWilliams October 1978 Gold Key 56
57 Spore of the Devil Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams November 1978 Gold Key 57
58 The Brain-Damaged Planet George Kashdan Alden McWilliams December 1978 Gold Key 58
59 To Err Is Vulcan Arnold Drake Alden McWilliams January 1979 Gold Key 59
60 The Empire Man John David Warner Alden McWilliams Frank Bolle February 1979 Empire Man cover
61 Operation Con Game George Kashdan Alden McWilliams Frank Bolle March 1979 Gold Key 61

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