First appearing as a
publisher in 1962, the line lasted for over 20 years until it's demise
in 1984.
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.
Listed below are reprints of titles currently
available from Amazon of titles originally published by Gold Key.
Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery - Featuring the actor who
was made famous as the Frankenstein monster in the classic James Whale movie,
this collection reprints issues 1-4 of the Gold Key anthology series (which has
Karloff as the host of each tale)
Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom - first appearing in his own
title, dated October, 1962, the title was published regularly until 1969. The
character was created and written by Paul S. Newman, and early adventures drawn
by Bob Fujitani.
Magnus, Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. - First appearing in his
own title dated February, 1963. Most notable for the storylines and artwork by
Russ Manning, the title lasted sporadically until the 1970s (Manning contributed
upto and including #21)
M.A.R.S. Patrol - Originally published in
Total War#1 (July 1965), this series was illustrated by Wally Wood,
who would work on the first few issues. The series itself only lasted ten
issues.
