According to Wikipedia, the entry to Gold Key Comics starts like this:
“Gold Key Comics was originally an imprint of American company Western Publishing, created for comic books distributed to newsstands. Also known as Whitman Comics, Gold Key operated this way from 1962 to 1984.”
If you grew up during those years and were looking for the latest Happy Days or Disney-licensed comics Gold Key Comics was the place to go.
Along with original books such as Dr. Spektor, Dr. Solar, and Magnus, Robot Fighter, they showed other companies that their original content was also a force to be reckoned with.
However, in 1984, the company closed up shop , never to be heard from again.
That is until now.
Gold Key Comics is back, and they are starting off in a big, creepy, way.
During it’s heyday, Gold Key published Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery, a licensed book that told tales of mystery and horror. It was one of their more popular titles.
And, the new team helming the new era of Gold Key Comics has made it their first new release.
From their press release:
GOLD KEY COMICS TO PUBLISH FIRST NEW TITLE – “BORIS KARLOFF’S GOLD KEY MYSTERIES”
PUBLISHER ANNOUNCES KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN TO LAUNCH MARCH 16, 2023
Dateline: PEORIA, AZ, March 2023 — Last spring, Gold Key Entertainment, LLC announced its intention to publish new comics as Gold Key Comics. The iconic brand behind beloved titles like Magnus Robot Fighter, Turok Son of Stone, and Boris Karloff’s Tales of Mystery is rising anew.
Gold Key has teamed up with some of the most talented artists and writers on the planet to publish compelling new stories wrapped in amazing art in the classic Gold Key tradition. A horror anthology, Boris Karloff’s Gold Key Mysteries is packed with ALL NEW stories (no reprints). This project will be crowdfunded by a Kickstarter campaign pre-launching on March 16, 2023 and going live on March 28, 2023.
“This campaign marks a watershed moment in this journey. It will provide Gold Key fans their first opportunity to enjoy all new content from Gold Key Comics. The new Gold Key Comics will combine the timeless aesthetic of the Golden and Silver Ages with cutting-edge art and storytelling by the most compelling writers in the industry. Backers of the crowdfunding campaign will be rewarded with an opportunity to secure an exclusive hardcover Preview Edition of Boris Karloff’s Gold Key Mysteries. This Limited Edition will include behind-the-scenes content, exclusive production art, and more! This Preview Edition will never be available in this format again.”
However, Gold Key is not just coasting on old titles.
Gold Key is also soliciting submissions for new comic and graphic novel content. The work should be creator-owned work that is unpublished or has not been broadly published. Gold Key is looking for works that incorporate a vintage style and innovative, relevant stories.
For more information on the their restart, along with finding some cool merch, clean click here: https://goldkeycomics.com/
