Beep Beep the Road Runner #1 (October 1966, Gold Key) — F- 5.5
“The Detour Drop” — First Gold Key Issue, All-Reprint Antics from the Desert Duo
The first official Gold Key issue starring the high-speed Road Runner and the eternally hungry, perpetually doomed Wile E. Coyote. Reprinting the classic Four Color #918 (1958), this launch issue keeps the pace with pure slapstick mayhem — desert chasms, gadget gags, “instant boulders,” and all the absurdity you'd expect in a pre-Looney Tunes licensing era.
📚 Contents
Cover: Pete Alvarado — Road Runner paints a fake desert road strip to lead Wile E. off a cliff.
“Chasm Crossing Crisis”
Alvarado — Wile E. restages a plank-and-boulder launch. Gravity has other plans. (B/W splash, inside front cover)
“Gee Whizz-z-z”
Newman & Alvarado — Wile E. vs. the Road Runner family, complete with jet pogo stick and fearsome arrows.
“Hasty Pudding”
Maltese & Alvarado — Maltese cartoon gags lifted right to the comics page: Instant Boulder, electric storm, guided missile, & more.
“Go-Go-Go”
Maltese & Alvarado — Spiked maces, free birdseed, buckshot, anvils. Wile E.'s ingenious plans continue to outsmart only himself.
“School Daze”
Newman & Alvarado — Wile E. poses as substitute teacher to nab the Beep kids. Lesson learned.
“Stop, Look, and Hasten”
Newman, Maltese & Alvarado — Roadside traps with rubber-band slingshot and buried steel plate lead to sky-high slapstick.
Plus: 3 single-page gags (“Springing Into Action,” “Wheel of Misfortune,” “Nap in a Net”) and back-cover color gag.
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
F- (5.5) — Solid mid-grade with light spine wear and moderate cover creasing. Mild edge and corner stress. Interior pages clean, off-white, and fully intact. Presents neatly with no major defects — tight for a Gold Key humor issue.
Beep Beep the Road Runner #1 (October 1966, Gold Key) — F- 5.5
“The Detour Drop” — First Gold Key Issue, All-Reprint Antics from the Desert Duo
The first official Gold Key issue starring the high-speed Road Runner and the eternally hungry, perpetually doomed Wile E. Coyote. Reprinting the classic Four Color #918 (1958), this launch issue keeps the pace with pure slapstick mayhem — desert chasms, gadget gags, “instant boulders,” and all the absurdity you'd expect in a pre-Looney Tunes licensing era.
📚 Contents
Cover: Pete Alvarado — Road Runner paints a fake desert road strip to lead Wile E. off a cliff.
“Chasm Crossing Crisis”
Alvarado — Wile E. restages a plank-and-boulder launch. Gravity has other plans. (B/W splash, inside front cover)
“Gee Whizz-z-z”
Newman & Alvarado — Wile E. vs. the Road Runner family, complete with jet pogo stick and fearsome arrows.
“Hasty Pudding”
Maltese & Alvarado — Maltese cartoon gags lifted right to the comics page: Instant Boulder, electric storm, guided missile, & more.
“Go-Go-Go”
Maltese & Alvarado — Spiked maces, free birdseed, buckshot, anvils. Wile E.'s ingenious plans continue to outsmart only himself.
“School Daze”
Newman & Alvarado — Wile E. poses as substitute teacher to nab the Beep kids. Lesson learned.
“Stop, Look, and Hasten”
Newman, Maltese & Alvarado — Roadside traps with rubber-band slingshot and buried steel plate lead to sky-high slapstick.
Plus: 3 single-page gags (“Springing Into Action,” “Wheel of Misfortune,” “Nap in a Net”) and back-cover color gag.
📝 Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes
F- (5.5) — Solid mid-grade with light spine wear and moderate cover creasing. Mild edge and corner stress. Interior pages clean, off-white, and fully intact. Presents neatly with no major defects — tight for a Gold Key humor issue.
