The Pink Panther (Gold Key)

    (Gold Key, 1971-1984)
™ and © 1979 Western Publishing Company, Inc.

The Pink Panther is about cool style, swing, swank, sophistication, sixties, attitude and color. Especially pink. It’s the color of cool. Do you have a sense of cool? Take it from someone who knows. At the time, the Pink Panther was the most hip cartoon star in Hollywood. Film audiences of all ages, sophisticated cinema patrons and drive-in denizens alike loved the high style, clever humor and colorful adventures of this pink-inked feline. The cool contemporary style of the design and graphics connected with Henry Mancini’s distinctive theme music and pantomime comedy were a complete departure from typical theatrical cartoons. Friz Freleng created the cartoon character for the opening title sequence of Blake Edward’s 1964 comedy The Pink Panther and received reviews that were as good or better than the film itself! Created for the theaters and adults, the Pink Panther has made a successful transition to television and comics.
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The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #4

January, 1972
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $11.50 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #5

March, 1972
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $24.99 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #11 Variation A

March, 1973
Cover Price: $0.15
1 copy available for $3.00 		Whitman; Has uncommon Pink Panther story without “Pink”in title   
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #13

July, 1973
Cover Price: $0.20
1 copy available for $2.50 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #20 Variation A

July, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $1.25 		Whitman; Rare Panther/Inspector crossover   
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #21

September, 1974
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $18.00 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #31

January, 1976
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $4.00 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #36 Variation A

July, 1976
Cover Price: $0.25
1 copy available for $1.25 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #37 Variation A

September, 1976
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $2.00 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #42

April, 1977
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $7.00 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #47

October, 1977
Cover Price: $0.30
1 copy available for $2.00 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #56

September, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
3 copies available from $3.75 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #58

November, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
2 copies available from $8.00 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #58 Variation A

November, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
1 copy available for $1.75 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #59

December, 1978
Cover Price: $0.35
2 copies available from $8.00 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #60 Variation A

January, 1979
Cover Price: $0.35
2 copies available from $4.00 		Whitman; Story directly adapts holiday cartoon special; Thor in Hostess ad ("The Storm Meets its Master") John W. Dunn, Friz Freleng, Pete HansenWarren Tufts
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #61

February, 1979
Cover Price: $0.35
2 copies available from $2.50 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #64

May, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
2 copies available from $0.90 		Cover code 90266-905; No Inspector story   
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #65

June, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
2 copies available from $8.00 		Cover code 90266-906; No Inspector story; Thor in Hostess ad“Good Overcomes Evil”   
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #70

November, 1979
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $8.00 		  
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #73

February, 1980
Cover Price: $0.40
1 copy available for $34.95 		Cover code 90266-002; Captain America in Hostess ad ("The Deserted City"); No Inspector story   
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #78

January, 1981
Cover Price: $0.50
1 copy available for $2.75 		Cover code 90266-101; No Inspector Story   
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #82

March, 1982
Cover Price: $0.60
1 copy available for $9.50 		Cover code 90266-203; Reprints from The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #6, 7   
The Pink Panther (Gold Key) #86 Variation A

April, 1984
Cover Price: $0.60
2 copies available from $5.25