Magilla Gorilla #1 — VG- 3.5
May 1964 • Gold Key (Western Publishing) • Hanna-Barbera TV comic debut
A pure early-’60s cartoon time capsule. Magilla drops a coin into a banana vending machine on the cover — simple, goofy, and instantly iconic. This is the first issue of the series and a clean example of Gold Key’s bright, flat-color animation style straight from Saturday morning television.
Inside are multiple short Magilla stories (“Westward Ho, Magilla,” “Down But Not Out,” “The Acting Bug,” “All Work and No Play”), plus a full-page Magilla pin-up on the back. Classic Gold Key stock, wide margins, and thick linework throughout. Exactly the kind of book that feels like it lived on a kid’s bedroom floor in 1964.
Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes (VG- / 3.5)
General handling wear throughout. Light creasing and edge wear along the cover with some surface scuffing. Corners show rounding. Spine is intact with visible stress. Back cover shows light toning and a bit of soiling. Interior pages are off-white to cream, complete and firmly attached with the pin-up present. A solid mid-grade copy that displays well despite wear.
Magilla Gorilla #1 — VG- 3.5
May 1964 • Gold Key (Western Publishing) • Hanna-Barbera TV comic debut
A pure early-’60s cartoon time capsule. Magilla drops a coin into a banana vending machine on the cover — simple, goofy, and instantly iconic. This is the first issue of the series and a clean example of Gold Key’s bright, flat-color animation style straight from Saturday morning television.
Inside are multiple short Magilla stories (“Westward Ho, Magilla,” “Down But Not Out,” “The Acting Bug,” “All Work and No Play”), plus a full-page Magilla pin-up on the back. Classic Gold Key stock, wide margins, and thick linework throughout. Exactly the kind of book that feels like it lived on a kid’s bedroom floor in 1964.
Maj. Picto’s Grading Notes (VG- / 3.5)
General handling wear throughout. Light creasing and edge wear along the cover with some surface scuffing. Corners show rounding. Spine is intact with visible stress. Back cover shows light toning and a bit of soiling. Interior pages are off-white to cream, complete and firmly attached with the pin-up present. A solid mid-grade copy that displays well despite wear.
