Star Trek (Western Publishing Co.) Series Corrections

Submissions to core made in app for 19A and 19B.

19A: Back cover added
: Added Inker, Giovanni Ticci
: Removed Inker Sal Trapani

19B: Added Inker Giovanni Ticci
: Removed Inker Sal Trapani

Note: GCD lists Sal Trapani as “?” inker for this issue. Conventional wisdom of what we currently understand is that Giovanni Ticci inked Star Trek Gold Keys 3-5, 7-20, 35, 37, & 45. Sal Trapani can be traced to Star Trek Marvel Series #16 and #18. Although it is known that Trapani did work for Gold Key for a period, work on Trek comics cannot be confirmed.

Up to you, Rowdy, how you want to play with this one. I suppose you could list them both? Frankly, it would not surprise me if there was a bullpen of inkers, other creatives, working on all these different Gold Keys as they were coming off the production line. We all wish that better records had been kept or that there was some interest, back in the day while these creatives were alive, that they could have been interviewed.

Processed your submission, however I did not used the release date. You used 1967-01-01 for issue 19 somehow. Added both of the artists. Thank you for submitting, and please try to keep the reports for a series in one post only.

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I haven’t done any date changes in any of the issues, but that is a great catch on your part because I completely missed it, and on other issue dates, too. I’m scrolling through the entire GK series right now and I’m seeing a whole pile where Jan 1967 date has been used, namely 18B, 19B, 20B, 23B, 25C, 28B, 29C, 31B, 31C, 33B…and it carries on right through to 61A.

Going forward (issues 20 onward), I’m going to double check all the dates and will add to the corrections if needed. To be sure we get the database as accurate as possible. I’m going to go back and check all the dates of all the issues we’ve already done, right up to up to #19 and will advise you.

I will be continuing all further Trek Western Publishing on this post thread only.

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Submissions to core made in app for 18B and 19B.

Release date for 18B changed to 15 Feb 73
Release Date for 19B changed to 19 Jul 73

Submissions to core made in app for 20A, 20B, and 20C.

For Gold Key comic numbered #20, add variant A
Add inker, Giovanni Ticci
Change front cover from 6p cover to Gold Key 20 cent cover photo
Add back cover photo

For Gold Key 20B - Whitman Imprint
Add Whitman Front Cover
Change release date to 19 Jul 1973
Add inker, Giovanni Ticci
Add Whitman Imprint Front Cover
Add back cover

For 20C - UK Price Variant
Change cover price to 6 pence
Add inker, Giovanni Ticci

Submissions to core made in app for 22A, and 22B.

22A - Added back cover

22B - Add Variant Description: UK Price Variant
Change cover price to 6 pence

Processed, thank you for reporting.

Submissions to core made in app for 20B.

Something strange with this one. Submission was made yesterday to add inker Giovanni Ticci to this one. I updated from core and all the changes submitted yesterday were showing except this one, Giovanni Ticci is not showing as inker on the creator page…however when I click on submit to core, it is showing. Not sure why that is. Did not resubmit.

Submissions made to core in app for #23

23A
Added Back cover

23B
Changed Rel date to 17 Jan 1974
Added Cover Artist: George Wilson
Added back cover

23C
Added Variant Description: UK Price Variant
Changed price to 6 pence

Submissions made to core in app for #24

24A
Added Back cover

Submissions made to core in app for #28

28B
Changed release date to 21 Nov 74

Submissions made to core in app for #29

29A: A “Note” has been added to the end of the plot description - "Note: This is a reprint of Gold Key #1 with a new painted cover.

29B: Added Back Cover
:A “Note” has been added to the end of the plot description - "Note: This is a reprint of Gold Key #1
with a new painted cover.

29C: Changed Release date to: 23 Jan 75
: Changed price to 7 pence
: A “Note” has been added to the end of the plot description - "Note: This is a reprint of Gold Key #1
with a new painted cover.

Processed your submissions.
When processing the Plot description is left alone. However feel free to edit it in your local database.

And I appreciate the very detailed posts but please know this isn’t necessary as the same information is shown in your submissions.

Ok on the plot points.

If it’s all the same to you, I’m going to continue the detailed posts. It helps me keep track of everything I’ve done and it allows me to recheck to see if everything went through before I carry on with the next corrections.

And I do appreciate you replying with a quick note saying inputs have been done. That also helps me keep track of where I’m at.

I will continue to use just one post for each series and just let the tread grow.

Submissions made to core in app for #30

Added Back Cover

Submissions made to core in app for #31

31A: Remove Cover Artist George Wilson
Add Cover Artist Chuck Liese (Liese did 31 & 58)

Current 31B: Change Variant to C (UK Price Variant, the Whitman will become 31B)
: Change release date to 22 May 1975
: Change cover price to 7 pence
: Remove Cover Artist George Wilson
: Add Cover Artist Chuck Liese

Current 31C: Change this Whitman Imprint to 30B
: Change release date to 22 May 1975
: Remove Cover Artist George Wilson
: Add Cover Artist Chuck Liese
: Add Rear Cover

Submissions made to core in app for #32

32A: Add Cover Artist George Wilson
: Add Back Cover

32B: Add Cover Artist George Wilson
: Add Back Cover

Submissions made to core in app for #33

33A: Add Artist Alberto Giolitti
: Add Back Cover

33B: Change Variant to 33C (This UK variant will be C, will change Whitman variant to B)
: Change Release Date to 24 Jul 1975
: Add Artist Alberto Giolitti
: Change comic price to 8 pence

33C: Changed this Whitman Variant to B
: Change Release Date to 24 Jul 1975
: Add Artist Alberto Giolitti
: Add Back Cover photo

Processed, thank you for reporting.

ps. I could not use the backcover for #30. The image was submitted sideways.

Same goes for the backcover image for #31B. This came in upside down. Instead I used the backcover in your submissions for #31A.

Re #30 back cover.
You know, I was having problems with that cover. I’m using Google photoscan on my phone and every time I scanned that cover, it would automatically rotate it lengthwise so it was “right side up”. I had to manually rotate it to get the perspective correct.
Anyway, I’ve just rescanned it. It looks correct as I’m looking at it now (again), so I’ve resubmitted it.
Please try uploading it again.
If it does fails again, I’ll try one more time by simply photographing it and cropping it and submitting it again.
Otherwise, I’ll be open for suggestion.

Submissions made to core in app for #34

34A: Added Back Cover

34B: Added Back Cover
: Change release date to 28 Aug 75