The San Onofre Collection
Kite Fun Book nn 1971 Pacific Gas and Electric Company

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Kite Fun Book #nn Universal
Grade: 9.4
Page Quality: OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Pedigree: File Copy
Certification #: 0754493020
Owner: San Onofre Collection

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: The San Onofre Collection
Date Added: 2/28/2008
Research: Currently not available

Owner's Description

The Road Runner and his nemesis Wily E Coyote first appeared in the short film "Fast and Furry-ous" on Sept 11, 1949. The pair went on to make many other shorts in the following 6 decades.<br /><br />The first comic of this duo was in Four Color #918 dated July, 1958. They went on to appear in many other comics, including 99 issues of their own series from Gold Key / Whitman. This is the second Road Runner Kite Fun Book, the first was in 1967. It was not their last, either.<br /><br />This copy is from Pacific Gas and Electric. Currently, Pacific Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, and a generic variety with blank indicia boxes have been graded by CGC. <br /><br />One of the copies from the random house files had a Western library received stamp dated 1/10/1972, indicating that this book copyright 1971 was distributed to schools in the spring of 1972. Don Christensen and Kellog Adams are noted as associated with the production of this book. Note that the SCE edition has six kite flying rules on the back cover while all other editions have eight. Image #2 shows a poster PG&E used to promote this book.<br /><br />Population Statistics (Pacific Gas and Electric): This single copy is in CGC 9.4 with none finer as of 6/3/2010. <br /><br />The comic itself consist of:<br />(Cover) As shown<br />(pg 2-7) Road Runner Kite Safety Story<br />(pg 8-9) How to build kites featuring Reddy Kilowatt<br />(pg 10) Road Runner Story continued<br />(pg. 11) Beep Beep Bafflers<br />(pg. 12) Figure the Feather Code puzzle<br />(pg 13) Road Runner Maze <br />(pg 14) Wiley E Coyote's Mathematical Magic<br />(pg 15) Last page Road Runner Safety Story<br />(pg 16/back cover) Reddy Kilowatt's Eight Kite Flying Safety Tips.<br /><br />
  
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