Woody Woodpecker #174 (1979 Whitman/Gold Key) – FN/VF – Classic Walter Lantz Cartoon Comic

📦 Product Description:

Condition: FN/VF (Fine to Very Fine)
Publisher: Whitman / Gold Key Comics
Release Year: 1979
Series: Woody Woodpecker
Issue: #174
Starring: Woody Woodpecker, Buzz Buzzard, Wally Walrus

🪵 About the Comic:
Woody’s back with more wild antics in Woody Woodpecker #174! This issue delivers everything you'd expect: high-speed chases, smashed pies, outwitted villains, and that signature "HAA-HAA-HAA-HAAA!" that echoes through cartoon history. Featuring backup stories from Walter Lantz’s other beloved characters, this comic is a pure dose of slapstick nostalgia.

Part of the long-running Woody Woodpecker series, this late-'70s issue captures a fading era of print cartoon mayhem just before the newsstand comic boom changed everything.

📊 Condition Notes (FN/VF Estimate):

• Cover: Bright with solid gloss, mild edge wear

• Spine: Tight with minor stress lines

• Corners: Slight blunting on lower corner

• Interior Pages: Off-white and clean — no writing, tears, or stains

• Stored: Bagged and boarded in archival sleeve — smoke-free collection

🎯 Why It's Collectible:

• Classic Walter Lantz character in one of his later Bronze Age appearances

• Clean, readable, and fun — a great intro to vintage animation comics

• Part of a disappearing print era: Whitman’s newsstand distribution run

• Great for animation fans, collectors of lesser-seen funnybooks, or Saturday morning comic displays

🧟♂️ From the Reaper’s cartoon cabinet — chaos in panel form, preserved in pulp.