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Issue: Paul Terry's Comics #96
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagSt. John
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: St. John Publishing Company
On Sale Date: 10/10/1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (8 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Marion McDermott (named as editor in Statement of Ownership)
Disclose Notes: On sale date of 1952-10-10 from newsdealer notation on the cover of indexer's copy. May or may not be completely accurate, but is reasonable given a cover date of December, 1952.

In addition to the publisher’s address, the indicia also lists an address for “Terrytoons, Inc.”, 38 Centre Ave., New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock:  
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
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Sixteen Candles (Minus Six)!

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anthropomorphic
Little Roquefort; Percy Puss; Mighty Mouse (inset); Heckle and Jeckle (inset); Terry Bears (inset); Dinky (inset)
Little Roquefort holds off Percy with a series of ten lit matches stuck into a hunk of cheese.
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New cover for an issue of reprints. If Percy were a smarter cat, he'd probably blow-out the matches or at worst employ an electric fan, rather than just cower in fear of the flames.
76 Sensational New Glowing Christmas Tree Ornaments Only $1

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Xmas Ornaments
Actually charge themselves with light!
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Ad for a set of 76 styrene plastic Christmas tree ornaments which can store light during the day, and "glow" it back at night. Black and white ad on inside front cover.
How to Handle Crowds

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Heckle; Jeckle; Mr. Bulldog (department store manager); mob of lady shoppers; mob of men shoppers; store efficiency expert
Wow! Lookit those women come!
Heckle and Jeckle invent an "automatic clothes selling machine" to relieve the chaotic conditions at an overcrowded department store. All goes well until a self-interested store efficiency expert (literally) throws a monkey wrench into the works.
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The original printing in Terry-Toons Comics (St. John, 1947 Series) #75 was 6.5 pages. For this reprint, only 6 of the original 6.5 pages are reprinted. This reprint does not merely edit-out a half page unimportant to the story as a whole, but cuts off the final half page eliminating the story's ending gag. An ad for a novelty "television bank" from Seagee Co. takes the half-page place of the missing story material.
Lots of Fun and Money! With this Television Bank

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Seagee, Co.
Lights up! Like biggest, costliest television sets!
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Ad offering a bank in the form of a television set, which “lights up the instant you drop coin”! The ad makes the following claims (reproduced verbatim): “Shows brilliant pictures in full color!”, “Hits every television high… fights and all!”, “Thrills you and your friends pop-eyed!”, “And… Makes your savings mount up fast!”, “All-steel construction. Only $1.98.” This ad appears where the cut half-page to end the previous "Heckle and Jeckle" story would have been. Top half of page.
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Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Archer St. John (publisher)
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
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Borrow Money by Mail! On Your Signature Only

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State Finance Company
Any amount $50.00 to $600.00. Quick-easy-private and confidential
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Ad offering loans of money to individuals “over 25 years of age and steadily employed”. "Mail coupon now for free loan papers"! The title area of the ad pictures a "drawn" smiling postman offering an envelope (presumably) with a check inside. Actual black-and-white photographs of real people accompany the following captions: "Pay doctor Bills", "Pay insurance", and "Pay old debts". Lower half of page.
Dinky Buys a New Machine

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; rooster doctor
I saw a crate being delivered to Dinky this morning. I think I'll go see what it is.
A snooping Rudy is spooked by Dinky's (talking?) record machine.
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Three Genuine Ball-Point Pens that Write Three Different Colors

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St. John Flying Eagle Comics
Yours as a gift given free to all new subscribers
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Ad offering a free set of ball-point pens in different colors for subscribing to various St. John comic book titles. Twelve-issue subscriptions are offered for one dollar, for a saving of 20-cents on each subscription. Selected titles are offered by category: “HUMOR”: Mighty Mouse Comics, Paul Terry’s Comics, and Little Eva. “ROMANCE”: Teen-Age Romances, Wartime Romances, Pictorial Romances, Diary Secrets, and Teen-Age Temptations. “ADVENTURE”: Fightin’ Marines, Authentic Police Cases, Strange Terrors, Weird Horrors, and Atom-Age Combat.
Star Performer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic, superhero
Mighty Mouse; Mitzi Mouse; The Claw, mouse radio reporter; mouse radio producer (control room); various members of the Claw gang; various mouse citizens of Terrytown; mechanical gorillas; real gorillas
A strange new sight fills the streets of Terrytown as a movie company prepares to make an action picture starring of course Mighty Mouse.
The Claw stages a phony action movie to trap Mighty Mouse.
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Statement of The Ownership, Management and Circulation

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
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?; Archer St. John (publisher, signed) ?; Richard E. Decker (business manager) ?
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Subject Matter
non-fiction
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Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1952. No circulation figures appear as part of this report. Occupies the lower 1/4 of page 2 of the Mighty Mouse story - interrupting that story.
A Letter from Grandpa

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Gandy Goose; Sourpuss
What's the matter, Gandy? You look sad about something.
Sourpuss misinterprets the reason for Gandy's sadness.
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Musical Whirling Angel Chimes

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Illinois Merchandise Mart
Authentic replica of original "Swedish Singing Angels" centerpiece
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Ad for a metal candle holder adorned by metal angles striking chimes, for which “heat from lighted candles makes angels revolve continuously”. Only $1.98 complete with candles.
Quips and Queries

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Subject Matter
humorous
Quips and Queries
Two young men had been invited out to dinner by their employer...
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Jokes and humorous anecdotes, selected from "10,000 Jokes, Toasts, and Stories" Copyright 1939, 1940, by Lewis and Fay Copeland. Published by Garden City Publishing Company, Inc.
Dimwit Does the Job

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit
Phew! I've got a hundred more holes to dig before we can get these fence posts up and collect our money from Farmer Brown.
Heckle and Jeckle trick Dimwit into digging a series of postholes for them.
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Boys, Get That Real R.R. Engineer's Thrill That Comes Only with Lionel Trains

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Lionel Trains
Want a real engineer's cap like this? See extra special coupon offer below
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Ad for Lionel model trains offering a new 36-page full-color Lionel catalog, a rule book for model railroaders, and a model railroad town building kit. With an additional offer of an "official engineer's cap".
The Super-Cleaner

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Sourpuss; door-to-door salesman; Sourpuss's scheming self (his bad alter-ego); Sourpuss's conscience (his good alter-ego); Gandy Goose; crowd of customers
Ah, good morning, Sir! I have here a marvelous mechanism that will -
Sourpuss buys an unwanted device from a door-to-door salesman, later conning Gandy into buying the device from him. Sourpuss' "good and bad selves" literally fight over the situation.
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The Dream Contest

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Gandy Goose; Sourpuss
M-m-m- What a delicious pie!
With each desiring a single delicious pie, Gandy and Sourpuss make a bet that whoever has the best dream that night gets to eat the pie.
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Young's Toy Fair

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Young's Products
Order by Mail Save 1/2
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Ad offering an "electronic walkie-talkie communication system", an "electric-TV projector", a toy sewing machine that "really sews", and a "new watch with mechanical brain".
Here's Real Fun for You!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Seagee, Co.
Here are many things to do and enjoy - order now! (This line runs vertically down the middle of the page)
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Ad offering two books, "Fun for Boys" ("The most wonderful book for boys ever published!") and "Fun for Girls" ("Loads and loads of exciting things to do!) $1 each. Also a "Giant Collection of 100 Games" for $1, and a "Wild & Wooly Fur Hat" ("A real fur Dan'l Boone Trappers Hat... just like the pioneers wore.") for $1.98. Black and white ad on inside back cover.
Get Prizes... Make Money

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Subject Matter
American Specialty Company
This easy way -
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Ad urging children to sell 45 Xmas packs (2 "Xmas cards" with envelopes and "8 sparkling Xmas seals") from American Specialty Company, at 10-cents each in exchange for prizes or money. "Some of the prizes require extra money as stated." Color ad on back cover.

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