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Issue: Tom and Jerry #256
Publication Date: April 1971
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Issues: #256 of 132 Issues (188 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
On Sale Date: 02/1971
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 15 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chase Craig; Del Connell
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10058-104 First issue of this series where the configuration of advertisement pages and “Gold Key Comics Club” pages (that is “non-story pages”) is redistributed from that which had been in effect since the Gold Key Comics titles issued in January, 1967. (In the case of the “Tom and Jerry” title, that would be issue #235.) In issues #235 thru #255 (the previous issue) such non-story pages were limited to the four pages of the centerfold, and the final two interior pages (interior pages 31-32) for a total of SIX pages carved-out of each issue. Beginning with this issue, the number of non-story pages would be increased to SEVEN scattered throughout the issue, and would begin on interior page four. It would continue to increase throughout the 1970s.
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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
Format Notes:  
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Clock Rockers

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset; logo
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy swing on a clock's pendulum.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Josie and the Pussy Cats Cut 4 Records for Kellogg's

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kellogg's; Josie and the Pussycats
Character(s): Josie and the Pussycats; Tony the Tiger; Toucan Sam
First Line: Okay, Cats! That wraps up our session for Kellogg’s!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Comic-format ad for 4 45-rpm singles by "Josie and the Pussycats" available through sending in box-tops from Kellogg's Sugar Frosted Flakes or Froot Loops cereal boxes - along with 35-cents. The band's name is incorrectly spelled "Pussy Cats" in the ad. Color ad on inside front cover.
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The Quarantine Quandary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Health Department inspector
First Line: I wish those two would come out! I want to practice my mouse-juggling act!
Synopsis: To escape Tom’s newfound mania for mouse-juggling, Jerry and Tuffy feign illness, putting the house under quarantine and leaving Tom outside.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Gold Key Comics Club News

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club
Character(s): Smokey the Bear; Benny
First Line: Whooping cranes besiege Smokey Bear when Benny’s rock group whoops it up
Synopsis: A list of all Gold Key Comics on sale in March 1971, with focus blurbs on Golden Special Pencil Puzzle Fun, Jokes by Cracky, Scooby-Doo Where Are You!, The Twilight Zone, Smokey Bear (sic), Little Lulu and Donald Duck. No issue numbers are given.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Austrian Stamp Recalls the Age of Operetta

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Allard (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Stamp and Coin Collector’s Corner
First Line: The splendor of the operetta is inseparably associated with the splendor of the social structure of a monarchy.
Synopsis: Discusses Austrian Postal Authorities issuance of commemorative postage stamps devoted to famous operettas. Also the 1970-71 edition of the “U.S. Specialized Catalog of First Day Covers” (providing up-to-date market values) for 1.00, Norway’s issuance of postage stamps honoring great Norwegian scientists, a list of “the ten most wanted coins on the list of every serious collector”, and medals honoring Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay and commemorating the 25th anniversary of Hiroshima.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Text feature, illustrated with photographs. © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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The Fearsome Twosome

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Skrewy Squirrel and Little Quacker
Character(s): Skrewy Squirrel; Little Quacker
First Line: Pity this poor little duck who has to fly south for the winter! Woe is little me!
Synopsis: Skrewy Squirrel and Little Quacker are convinced that each other is a terrible lurking monster.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: New story.
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Full-Color Posters

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Columbia Color Posters
First Line: Pretty BIG 22" x 33"
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Ad offering large full-color posters of rock stars of the era and various psychedelic designs. Black and white ad covers the two middle pages of the centerfold. Placed between pages 3 and 4 of previous story.
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The Flying Flapjack

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bertie Bird; Billie Bird; Pinky Crossbill (bird); human cook
First Line: “Chee,” Bertie Bird sighed one cool morning, as he perched outside his nest-home in Apple Tree Lane.
Synopsis: The birds visit a newly opened restaurant, in the hopes of picking up some food scarps. Bertie flies too close to a flapjack-flipping cook, gets covered in batter, and becomes a flying flapjack.
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Pages: 1
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Cracky’s Got the Answer!!!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset; logo
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Western Publishing Company; Jokes By Cracky
Character(s): Cracky
First Line: 2+2=4 Jokes By Cracky #4, that is!!!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Cracky adds two-plus-two to promote issue #4 of "Jokes By Cracky".
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Patio Pranksters

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
First Line: Ha! With this new quick-drying instant cement, I’m gonna fix up this crummy patio!
Synopsis: Tom aims to fix a patio and build a barbecue pit that will block the view from the Jerry and Tuffy’s mousehole. The mice sabotage his efforts.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: New story.
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Wishy-Washingtons

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Spike
First Line: Ah, this is the day I love to celebrate!
Synopsis: Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy agree to emulate George Washington in honor of his birthday.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Your Future In the Graphic Arts/As a Printing Craftsman

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gold Key Comics Club
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Two half page articles on possible careers accompanied by illustrations. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Grolier Enterprises Inc.
Character(s): Charlie Brown; Snoopy; Sally Brown; Schroeder; Linus Van Pelt; Violet; Shermy? (repurposed drawings)
First Line: Here at last! All the fun of the six great Charlie Brown TV specials in 6 glorious volumes!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering a slipcase set of six hardcover books, each adapting one the best known of the Charlie Brown TV specials, for $12.95 plus $1.00 shipping and handling. Ten-day free trial. Lucy Van Pelt is not among the repurposed character drawings, though she does appear on some of the six book covers pictured.
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Win 2 Ways with J.S.C.A.

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
First Line: Reward Great Prizes or Reward BIG Cash Profits
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Western "reward poster" themed ad. Sell greeting cards for Junior Sales Club of America in exchange for prizes or cash. Color ad on inside back cover.
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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.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money. Two kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos. Color ad on back cover.

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