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Issue: Tom and Jerry #274
Publication Date: September 1973
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Issues: #274 of 132 Issues (188 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Gold Key
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/1973
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.20 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 16 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): (Western Publishing New York Office); Wally Green
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90058-309. Except for the cover, this issue consists entirely of reprints from 1957 – but a title has been added to each story, sometimes awkwardly positioned within the existing art, in an odd, informal-looking font. In the original printings, these stories were untitled but, since Western Publishing added them 16 years after the fact, they will be indexed as “Official Titles”.
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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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Reading Glasses

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset; logo
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy share a pair of eyeglasses, while reading a book.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: New cover for an issue of reprints. Cover gag is similar to Jerry and Tuffy sharing a pair of sunglasses, on the cover of Tom and Jerry (Dell, 1949 Series) #168 July 1958.
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100 pc. Toy Soldier Set $1.25

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Lucky Products, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for 100 plastic toy soldiers, packed in a footlocker-styled storage box. Color ad on inside front cover.
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Making a Fortune

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; postman; recording company president
First Line: Tch, tch, pity the poor postman!
Synopsis: Tom hears Jerry and Tuffy’s bathtub singing, and tries to get them a recording contract. The president of the recording company just doesn’t like mice, forcing Tom into inventive ways to secure an audition.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Story originally untitled.
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Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photos)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Each groovy patch measures 3”.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as embroidered cloth patches. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers.
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A Night Out with Tom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
First Line: I'd like to go out tonight, if I could keep those two from tagging along.
Synopsis: Tom wants a night out without Jerry and Tuffy. Jerry and Tuffy disagree.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story originally untitled.
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Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sea-Monkeys
First Line: Own a bowl full of happiness – Instant pets!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Sea-Monkeys. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Top half of page. In centerfold middle.
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Order by Mail Specials

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Fun House
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for various novelty items from The Fun House. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Lower half of page. In centerfold middle.
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Pass This Test and You May Earn $300.

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sunshine Art Studios, Inc.
First Line: If you can answer YES to these questions, you’re on your way to making $300 or more.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad seeking persons to sell personalized Christmas cards. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. In centerfold middle.
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Game Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
First Line: Well, we have the yard all cleaned up, Tom!
Synopsis: Tom wants to just lie in his hammock, while Jerry and Tuffy want to play outdoor games.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story originally untitled.
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sears, Roebuck and Co.
First Line: The Free Spirit Spyder. It looks like it's moving even when it's standing still.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for the "Free Spirit Spyder" bicycle from Sears Sports Center. Between pages 1 and 2 of previous story.
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Pity the Moose

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; moose
First Line: At every meal I have to look at that broken plaster!
Synopsis: When Tom goes moose hunting, Jerry and Tuffy act to save the moose.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Story originally untitled.
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Fun Tricks Free Things!

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Gandalf Products Co.
First Line: Mail Today
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A full page of small, single panel advertisements for various novelty items. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.
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132 Roman Soldiers Only $1.98

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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Russ Heath
Inker(s): Russ Heath
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Roman War Soldiers
First Line: 2 Complete Roman Armies!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering two complete armies of molded plastic Roman soldiers – one in blue, one in yellow.
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Famous Name Prizes or Cash...The Easy Olympic Way

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc., offering prizes or money for the sales of personalized Christmas or "all-occasion" cards and stationery. Color ad on inside back cover.
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Sales Leadership Puts It All Together

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Sales Leadership Club
First Line: The prizes or cash
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Sales Leadership Club, offering prizes or money for the sales of personalized Christmas cards. Color ad on back cover.

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