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Issue: Tom and Jerry #270
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Title:
Variant: Gold Key
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand:
On Sale Date: 02/1973
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 19 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): (Western Publishing New York Office); Wally Green; (Western Publishing Los Angeles Office); Chase Craig; Del Connell; ?
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90058-304. A transition issue for the Tom and Jerry title, as it moves from Western’s West Coast Editorial Offices to its East Coast Editorial Offices? Elements of both distinct editorial styles are present.
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Warm as Toast

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Western Publishing Production Shop
typeset; logo
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Jerry and Tuffy keep warm via Tom’s toaster.
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New cover. Massimo Fecchi credit from Alberto Becattini (2020).
Do You Need Extra Money?

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Cheerful House
It costs you nothing to try
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Ad for selling all-occasion cards for Cheerful House. "Cheerful House" appears to have been formerly known as the "Cheerful Card Company" - ads are virtually the same copy. Color ad on inside front cover.
Million Dollar Cat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Western Publishing Production Shop
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; reporter; producer; two kidnappers
Ah! My public! You lucky fans! Seeing me, your favorite star in person!
Jerry and Tuffy prevent movie-star Tom from being kidnapped.
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Miscellaneous
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Massimo Fecchi credit from Alberto Becattini (2020).
Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!

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Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
Each groovy patch measures 3”.
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Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as embroidered cloth patches. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Rough Roof

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Boys, I'm going to have to fix that hole in the roof!
Tom tries to patch a tiny hole in his roof. Thanks to his own ineptness and Jerry and Tuffy’s help, things only get worse. ...Much worse!
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Miscellaneous
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In its original printing, this story was untitled. For this 1973 reprint, the title “Rough Roof” and a 1970s-style “Tom and Jerry” logo was added to the opening panel.
Hey Fellow! Which Would You Rather Have… Neat Prizes… Or Extra Spending Money?

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Grit
Sell Grit "America's greatest family newspaper".
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Ad inviting boys in the continental U.S to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Top half of page.
Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

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Sea-Monkeys
Own a bowl full of happiness – Instant pets!
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Ad for Sea-Monkeys. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Lower half of page.
Order by Mail Specials

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The Fun House
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Ad for various novelty items from The Fun House. Middle left page of centerfold. Top half of page.
Wow! 88 Posters only 65 cents

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Gandalf Products Co.
All in full color all different
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Various psychedelic images and sixties counterculture symbols offered as mini-posters. Middle left page of centerfold. Lower half of page.
Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

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Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
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Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers. Middle right page of centerfold.
Ice for Mice

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
typeset
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; other skaters
“Hurry up, Tuffy,” said Jerry, grabbing his ice skates.
Tagging along with Tom, Jerry and Tuffy cause chaos when ice skating on a frozen river, but find that a rain barrel filled with frozen water suits their skating just fine.
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Past Pest

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Butch Bellows (bulldog); Miss Flitz (Tom’s old schoolteacher); Mr. Biffburger (Tom’s bankrupt first employer); Esmeralda (Tom’s jilted bride); taxi driver; construction worker
Tom Cat!... This Is Your Past!
Tom is the guest of honor on the TV show “This Is Your Past”, hosted by Jerry – who soon realizes that he should have left “Tom’s past” in the past, as each one of Tom’s former friends and acquaintances has a score to settle.
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Miscellaneous
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Massimo Fecchi credit from Alberto Becattini (2020).
Disneykin Play Characters Are Here!

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Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy; Pluto; (32 various Disney characters in all)
colorful… exciting… fun
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Ad for small, hand-painted Disney character figurines pictured in color photos. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Two different versions of this ad exist. One has all the characters drawn as they appear as figurines, while another variation has actual photographs of the figurines. This is the “photograph” variant.
Fright Sights

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
The Mouse Musketeers [Jerry; Tuffy]
(Whew!) I’m glad that job is done!
The Mouse Musketeers use suits of armor as scarecrows.
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A Real Gone Mouse!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Western Publishing Production Shop
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Yes, sir! My new chemical formula will perform miracles!
Tom’s new spot-remover formula turns Jerry invisible.
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Miscellaneous
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John Costanza credit from Alberto Becattini (2020).
[untitled]

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Honor House Prod. Corp.
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A full-page of small, single panel advertisements for various novelties sold by Honor House. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.
132 pc. Roman Soldiers Set Only $1.98

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Roman War Soldiers
2 Complete Roman Armies!
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Ad offering two complete armies of molded plastic Roman soldiers – one in blue, one in yellow.
Wow! Pow! Now!

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Junior Sales Club of America
J.S.C.A.’s Beautiful Greeting Cards Give You More Sell Power.
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Ad for Junior Sales Club of America, offering prizes or money for the sales of "all occasion greeting cards". Color ad on inside back cover.
Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds

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American Seed Co.
Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos.
Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money.
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Color ad on back cover.

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