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Issue: Tom and Jerry #257
Publication Date: June 1971
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Issues: #257 of 132 Issues (188 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/1971
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Chase Craig; Del Connell
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10058-106. An unusual issue for the time, as it contains no “Gold Key Comics Club” material. Non-story pages are fully taken-up by ads, and the lone recurring feature “Stamp and Coin Collector’s Corner”.
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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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Teeter-Totter Telephone

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 use a telephone receiver as a see-saw.
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Pages: 1
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Amazing $1 Art Offer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Colonial Studios
First Line: Four original thoroughbred paintings reproduced in full color for your home
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering four oil painting reproductions of thoroughbred horses for one dollar. Color ad on inside front cover.
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The Rare Gobboonia Plant

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; plant merchant; plant doctor; plant show judges
First Line: Hey, Tom! When do we eat?
Synopsis: Tom wants to nurture a rare imported Gobboonia plant into a prize-winning specimen, while Jerry and Tuffy have developed an appetite for the plant's tasty roots.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Egyptian Stamp Issue a Tribute to Nasser

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): George Allard (credited)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Stamp and Coin Collector’s Corner
First Line: Recently a set of four stamps were issued in Cairo, Egypt, commemorating President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Synopsis: Discusses Egypt’s issuance of commemorative stamps for its president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, who died on September 28, 1970. Also a set of stamps from Papua and New Guinea depicting famous aircraft, and a discussion of U.S. Commemorative Stamp issues.
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Pages: 0.84
Disclose Notes: Text feature, illustrated with photographs. © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story. Covers 5/6 of the page. The other 1/6 is an ad for Kenmore Stamp Co.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kenmore Stamp Co.
First Line: Yours free! (when you send 10 cents for mailing) 20 almost-rare stamps from 12 lost nations!
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Pages: 0.17
Disclose Notes: Ad offering “a score of postage stamps from nations overrun by invaders in the 19th and 20th Century, and never freed again”. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story. Covers the lower right 1/6 of the page.
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Jim Driscoll in "Danger on the Field"

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lee Leens
Character(s): Jim Driscoll; Chrissy; Big Joe; football coach
First Line: Jim is at the high school football game.
Synopsis: Jim and his Lee Leens jump into action to save the little sister of the high school football star, when she wanders onto the playing field and into the thick of the action during the game.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Lee Leens pants. "The pants worn by the high school and college guys".
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Mirror Image

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Johnny Vincent; James C. Barton; two police officers
First Line: Johnny Vincent looked at himself in the store window and he saw himself twice.
Synopsis: Petty thief Johnny Vincent follows a man who appears to be his mirror image, and finds himself in bigger trouble than he reckoned.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not MGM characters.
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Trailgazers

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Skrewy Squirrel and Little Quacker
Character(s): Skrewy Squirrel; Little Quacker; snapping turtles; wildcats
First Line: Hi, Little Quacker, ol’ pal! Taking a little stroll in the forest, eh?
Synopsis: Little Quacker asks Skrewy for the way into a dangerous part of the forest. Skrewy chases after him, once he realizes that he’s given the little duck directions that will lead him into jeopardy.
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Pages: 4
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Columbia Record Club
First Line: Now… save almost 50% on the hit records you want!
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Two-page ad offering membership in the "Columbia Record Club". Ad covers the two middle pages of the centerfold, and is between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.
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The Fish Pond Fracas

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
First Line: I sure wish we had a nice yard to play in, Jerry!
Synopsis: Tom installs a fish pond in his backyard, and does his best to keep Jerry and Tuffy away from it.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): North American School of Drafting
First Line: These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given to You!
Synopsis: Ad offering a home-study course in drafting.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Includes testimonies from two persons whose head-shot photographs appear in the ad. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story. Top half of page.
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Enter the Amazing World of Live Sea-Monkeys

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sea-Monkeys
First Line: Guaranteed in writing – to live and grow!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Sea-Monkeys. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story. Lower half of page.
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No Paint. No Glue. No Messin’ Around.

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Mattel; Monogram; Snap-Draggin’s
First Line: Our nutty Snap-Draggin’ kits come in 20 or 30 pieces each. You just snap them together.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Mattel’s Monogram “Snap-Draggin’” models. “Hemi Semi” and “Super Taxi” models are illustrated. Between pages 7 and 8 of previous story.
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Now You Can Finish High School at Home

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Academy for Home Study
First Line: Earn a diploma in your spare time without losing a day’s pay.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering a free booklet on how to finish high school at home.
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Get Free “Animal Heroes” Cards Inside Every Sugar Daddy!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sugar Daddy
First Line: 50 different cards with exciting pictures and stories of animals that help people.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Sugar Daddy candy containing free “Animal Heroes” trading cards inside. Color ad on inside back cover.
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3 Complete Fishing Outfits

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Niresk Discount Sales
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Disclose Notes: Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1971 models). Color ad on back cover.

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