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Issue: Tom and Jerry #223
Publication Date: April 1965
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Issues: #223 of 132 Issues (188 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/25/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chase Craig; Del Connell
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10058-504. The Tom and Jerry title becomes bi-monthly (from quarterly) with this issue. First of a long series of this title to be primarily reprint, with only an average of six pages of new content per issue. Those six pages could be comic story, cover, text story, or any combination thereof. For the Tom and Jerry title, reprints, mostly from Dell issues, would predominate until issue #264 (1972). On-sale date from 1965 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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Washday Whiskers

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy use a sleeping Tom’s whiskers as a clothesline.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: First reprinted Tom and Jerry cover.
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Birthday Cake Weiner-Roast

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis: Uninvited to Tom’s birthday party, Jerry and Tuffy improvise a feast of their own.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Black and white on inside front cover.
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George Washing-Tom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
First Line: Today is Washington’s Birthday and I’ve got a whole dollar to celebrate with!
Synopsis: On George Washington’s birthday, and in honor of his legendary truthfulness, Tom promises to let up on Jerry and Tuffy for the day, provided they don’t tell any lies.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand"
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Robots for Hire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Inker(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Professor Putter
Character(s): Professor Putter; Herman (big dumb robot); small-size Herman; large economy size Herman; reporters; Thomas Edison (portrait)
First Line: How do you like that, Herman?
Synopsis: Professor Putter invents different-sized Herman robots for different-sized tasks.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3.5
Disclose Notes: © 1965 Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not MGM characters.
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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
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Statement of Ownership for September 28, 1964. Prepared by H.L. Anderson.

Reported total circulation: 294,159 (12 month average), 285,199 (nearest issue).
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In the Line of Duty

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Bruno the Big St. Bernard
Character(s): Bruno the Big St. Bernard; Fernando Flea; young boy
Synopsis: Bruno, aided by Fernando, rescues a young boy from a snowy ledge.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: © 1965 Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not MGM characters.
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Droopy Gets the Bird

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy; exotic bird, manager
First Line: This bird for sale $24.95
Synopsis: An exotic bird clamps onto Droopy's ear and won't let go.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime
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Droopy Turns Chicken

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy; dogcatcher; fleeing dog; chicken; three chicks
First Line: Notice city to pick up all loose dogs on street!
Synopsis: To fool the dogcatcher, Droopy uses household items to disguise himself as a chicken.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime
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Jerry's Swingin' Eyewear

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jerry; Tuffy; optometrist; kids
First Line: Jerry, I wish they made playground equipment to fit mice!
Synopsis: Jerry gets a pair of eye glasses to use as a swing for him and Tuffy.
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Pages: 2
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Hair, Kitty, Kitty!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; eccentric scientist; barber; furrier; manicurist; cat-loving rich lady
First Line: And if you come back, I’ll kick you out again!
Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy bedevil Tom with an instant hair-growing formula.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand". Unusual running-gag with Tom continually rushing to the barber.
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Crossing Wet Cement

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jerry; Tuffy
First Line: I'll sure be glad to get home, Jerry!
Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy find a way to cross wet cement without leaving mouse-footprints.
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Pages: 2
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Tom Foolery

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom
First Line: Tom is taking this pig to market...
Synopsis: Add up the numbers that form the outline of Tom’s pig to arrive at its weight. At “one dollar a pound”, calculate how much money Tom will receive for the pig.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Approximately half of page. Lower half is "Droopy's Dippy Questions...".
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Droopy's Dippy Questions...

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy
Synopsis: Five riddles from Droopy.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Approximately half of page. Upper half is "Tom Foolery".
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Nationally Famous Prizes at No Cost to You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Junior Sales Club of America
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover, in color.

Ad for Junior Sales Club of America.
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Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Seed Co., Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover, in color.

Ad seeks sellers of American Seeds packs in exchange for prizes or money.

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