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Issue: Tom and Jerry #219
Publication Date: May 1964
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Issues: #219 of 132 Issues (188 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/20/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 11 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Alice Nielson Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (story editor); Del Connell (story editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10058-405. Issue code: "T&J #219-642" (bottom of page 1, panel 4, indicates title, issue number, and the year and month on-sale - 1964 Feb.). Cover price reads "Still only 12c". On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Climbing Mt. Snowman

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Harvey Eisenberg
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tom and Jerry
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis: Outfitted for mountain climbing, Jerry and Tuffy scale a snowman.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo!!! This is for You!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Tony Strobl
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics
Character(s): Fred Flintstone; George Jetson
First Line: The Flintstones. The Jetsons. Six issues of each. A full year of fun only $1.25!
Synopsis: Fred and George joyfully herald the news of a reduced-price subscription offer for their respective Gold Key Comics titles.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Penciled Fred Flintstone and George Jetson characters by Tony Strobl, and cover reproductions of Gold Key’s The Flintstones #17 (with Harvey Eisenberg cover pencils) and The Jetsons #8 (with Tony Strobl cover pencils). Black and white ad on inside front cover.
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Bluebeard's Close Shave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harvey Eisenberg
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tom and Jerry
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
First Line: Gee, Jerry, Tom told me pirates were big mean guys!
Synopsis: Tom tries to make Jerry and Tuffy think they're at sea on a pirate ship, but they turn the tables on him.
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Pages: 10
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To Build a Better Mousetrap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harvey Eisenberg
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tom and Jerry
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Mr. Acme and his aide; Fred the test mouse
First Line: Remember, friends, our famous quotation for today...
Synopsis: Tom tries to get rich by inventing a better mousetrap, but fails. Jerry and Tuffy use his ambition against him to get cheese.
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Pages: 4
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Moth Fodder

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harvey Eisenberg
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tom and Jerry
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; moths
First Line: Hey, you guys! Come here on the double!
Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy hatch some moths, which panics Tom, who is very proud of his winter fur. Jerry and Tuffy resolve the problem in return for a promise of treats.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Use of the exclamation “Ooo-hoo-hoo!” (page 3, panel 3) suggests the possibility of this story having been written by Cecil Beard and Alpine Harper, of “Fox and Crow” fame.
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All Kinds of Time

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Pete Alvarado
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Barney Bear and Benny Burro
Character(s): Barney Bear; Benny Burro; Mr. Spicer; Mrs. Johnson
First Line: Hurry and get up, Barney...
Synopsis: Barney and Benny's delivery service leaves them with a shortage of spare time.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: "Mr. Spicer" possibly a reference to early fandom figure and later Western Publishing letterer Bill Spicer?
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The Successful Failure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Vic Lockman
Penciller(s): Phil de Lara
Inker(s): Phil de Lara
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Putter
Character(s): Professor Putter; Officer Clancy; lady shopper; crook; fire fighters; Clarence (fire fighter); baseball-playing kids; baby birds
First Line: Ah, what a lovely day!
Synopsis: Professor Putter invents a powder that enables people to float on air, but it backfires.
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Pages: 3.5
Disclose Notes: © 1964, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not MGM characters. Despite a host of MGM-owned “guest stars” to choose from (Spike and Tyke, Barney Bear, Droopy, Little Quacker, etc.) in order to satisfy a postal requirement for second class subscription mailing rates, Western Publishing utilized its own creation, Professor Putter, for this purpose in the Tom and Jerry title beginning with issue #219 thru #230. The Professor Putter feature had originally appeared, for the same purpose, in The Three Stooges (Dell) #6-9, continuing in The Three Stooges (Western) #10-16, before moving to Tom and Jerry in 1964. Putter returned to The Three Stooges in reprint form in 1968. Professor Putter reprints continued in service to postal regulations as late as Scooby Doo… Where Are You! (Western) #15-16 and Scooby-Doo… Mystery Comics (Western) #17 in 1972-1973. Many of these stories were written by Carl Fallberg, though the dialogue in this case indicates Vic Lockman.
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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): H.L. Anderson
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Reported total circulation: 283,874 (12 month average), 293,848 (nearest issue)
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership for September 27, 1963. Prepared by H.L. Anderson.
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Swamped with Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Harvey Eisenberg
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Tom and Jerry
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Swamp Eddie (villain); police officers; judge
First Line: Bah! If our little airline doesn’t get a customer soon, we’ll go broke!
Synopsis: Tom, Jerry and Tuffy own a struggling airline. Tom inadvertently flies a bank robber to safety, so the three capture him.
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Pages: 9
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100 Toy Soldiers $1.25

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): 100 Toy Soldiers
Synopsis: Ad for 100 plastic toy soldiers, packed in a footlocker-styled storage box.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: No name of manufacturer or sales/marketing/mail order firm mentioned in this ad. Only an address of "Carle Place, Long Island, N.Y." No penciled/inked illustrations. Photos only. Black and white ad on inside back cover.
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Make Money Get Prizes

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Co.
Character(s): Four kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos.
Synopsis: Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Color ad on back cover.

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