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Issue: M-G-M's Tom & Jerry's Summer Fun #4
Publication Date: July 1957
 
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Publisher: FlagDell
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Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co., Inc.
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Pages: 100
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25 (14 stories, 2 covers) from base issue
Editor(s): Chase Craig (editor, Western Publishing); Helen Meyer (business manager, Dell Publishing)
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Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.
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Drummed-Out

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Spike; Barney Bear; Droopy; Wuff the Prairie Dog
Tom beats a drum, from which Jerry comes staggering out.
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Miscellaneous
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Painted cover over Eisenberg's pencils. Segmented into two panels.
Pleasure Time Matching Game

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Spike; Tyke; Skrewy Squirrel; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; Flip; Dip
Match the characters with the type of food each one would like best.
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Miscellaneous
1
Black and white matching-puzzle page on inside front cover.
High Hat Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Reggie Van Loot (cameo)
If that hat is all it takes to make the society page, I’ll buy one!
Jerry and Tuffy want Tom to help them build a birdhouse but he is too interested in being seen golfing with his new hat. Jerry and Tuffy tag along to ruin his fun so that he will help them.
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Miscellaneous
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Three tiers per page. Eisenberg art credit by Joe Torcivia. September 2019. Previous indexer listed Lynn Karp.
Jerry's Rainy Day Brain Teaser

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry
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The Fish Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Spike; Tyke; Spike and Tyke’s master
The summer resorts are too expensive here! I’m staying home this year!
Spike and Tyke tag along on their master's fishing trip
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Miscellaneous
7
Four tiers per page.
Little Tyke Crossword Fun

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Little Tyke
Little Tyke
A crossword puzzle in the shape of a seal balances Tyke on its nose.
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Heroic Rescue

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Mouse Musketeers [Jerry and Tuffy]; M'sieur Poosycat [Tom]; old sea dog
What noble deed might we do today, little one?
The Mouse Musketeers help an old sea dog recover his buried treasure.
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Miscellaneous
8
Three tiers per page.
Wound Up Watch Dog

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Droopy; Droopy's master; stray dog, dogcatcher; Scratchy (Droopy's cousin)
Woe is me!
To visit his cousin Scratchy in the mountains, Droopy must find a watchdog to take his place during his absence.
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Miscellaneous
8
Three tiers per page.
Stewin' Bruin

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Fuzzy and Wuzzy
Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; movie production crew; costumed actors
We’ve got a real cool pool, eh cousin?
A movie crew interferes with Barney's camping plans.
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Miscellaneous
6
Three tiers per page.
Skrewy Squirrel's Tricky Business

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Skrewy Squirrel
Skrewy demonstrates simple tricks and illusions that you can do!
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The Hot Flyer

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Bertie Bird; Red Robin; Squilly Squirrel; Hugo Hummingbird; Tim Turtle
Summertime, summertime, summertime is racing time...
Bragging fast-flyer Bertie is challenged to a race by a turtle.
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Miscellaneous
6
Three tiers per page.
Real Cool Swimming Pool

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; Toughie Timber Wolf
I thought I’d seen some hot days on the desert, Wuff, but this is the worst yet!
Toughie Timber Wolf muscles-in on Charlie Coyote's meal plans.
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Miscellaneous
6
Three tiers per page.
Dog Catcher

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Droopy; dog catcher
Droopy hitches a ride, and is sorry he did.
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Miscellaneous
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Pantomime. Four tiers per page.
Just Imagine

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Jerry; Tuffy; camper; bear
Jerry & Tuffy want to go out of town on a camping trip but they know they can't so they pretend they are camping in a store window. They are afraid they will get caught so they go to sleep in the cooking pot to wait until the store is closed. They get a big surprise when a camper buys the display and takes them into the wild.
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Miscellaneous
6
Three tiers per page. Eisenberg art credit by Joe Torcivia. September 2019. Previous indexer listed Lynn Karp.
Jerry's High Dive Dumbfoozler

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; incompletely-drawn animal
Who is diving into a swimming pool with Jerry?
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Miscellaneous
1
Summer Swim

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
The Downhearted Duckling [Little Quacker]; rooster; robin; worm; chicken hawk; crane
Quack! Quack! Quack! Poor little me! I’ve no place to swim!
The Downhearted Duckling desperately seeks a place to swim.
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Miscellaneous
6
Three tiers per page.
Double Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Barney Bear; Benny Burro; Mooseface McElk; Skinny (Mooseface's brother)
Hmm... How shall I cook these squabs, Benny?
A jar of reducing pills and an unexpected visit from Mooseface's slim, look-alike brother cause confusion for Barney and Benny.
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Miscellaneous
7
Four tiers per page.
Barney Bear's Dream Flabbergaster

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Barney Bear
Barney Bear
Name the seven beach or sea denizens that comprise the amalgam-creature seen in Barney's dream.
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Out of Tune

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Flip; Dip; Pop; turtle; hippo (school teacher)
Goodbye, children! I’ll see you in the fall!
Flip 'n' Dip want to play all summer, while their Pop wants them to take music lessons.
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Miscellaneous
6
Four tiers per page.
The Merry Chase

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
The Adventures of Tom
Tom; Bruiser (bulldog); Bruiser's master; pet store clerk; mule; Bruiser's dog friend
Bruiser, I want you to quit chasing cats!
Bruiser is warned by his master to stop chasing cats! Tom takes advantage of the situation, until Bruiser finds a loophole.
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Miscellaneous
6
Four tiers per page.
Tom's Lock Puzzle

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom
Tom
Using provided illustration-clues, help Tom come up with nine words containing the word “lock”.
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For the Birds

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom
Tom
Tom finds a sneaky way to get fishing worms.
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Miscellaneous
1
Pantomime. Four tiers per page. Eisenberg art credit by Joe Torcivia. September 2019. Previous indexer listed Lynn Karp.
Let's Make a Tom and Jerry Shoe Box Train

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry
How to make a toy train out of common household objects.
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Miscellaneous
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Black and white crafts activity page on inside back cover.
Answers to Puzzles

Activity  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
childrens
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No illustrations. Inside back cover.

The lower portion of the inside back cover provides the answers to all the puzzles in this book.
Roller Coaster Ride

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Spike; Tyke; Droopy; Barney Bear
MGM characters on a roller coaster ride.
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Miscellaneous
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Back cover illustration. Painted cover over Eisenberg's pencils.

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