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Sink-ing in the Shower

Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis: Jerry's small size allows him to use a sink as a shower.

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Pages: 1

Ball Catcher

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Droopy; kids playing baseball

Synopsis: Sometimes catching the ball ruins the game.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Pantomime. Black and white on inside front cover.

Beware the Petnapper!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; The Petnapper; cop

First Line: Gosh, Jerry, we'd better stick close to home with that petnapper around!

Synopsis: The Petnapper stalks the town, prompting paranoia in Jerry and Tuffy. Tom scoffs until he is pet-napped, with Jerry and Tuffy along for the ride.

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Pages: 10

Fetching vs. Fishing

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Spike; Tyke; Spike and Tyke's master; first guy tossing a beachball; second guy tossing a beachball; fish; frog; game warden; dogcatcher

First Line: Wonder what the master's up to, Pop?

Synopsis: Spike and Tyke want to play fetch with their master, while the master wants to go fishing. Who will prevail in this battle of wills?

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Pages: 5

Bertie Bird's Picnic Adventure

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Bertie Bird; Billie; Tabby Cat; Bobbie (human child); human mother; human father

First Line: Bertie Bird and his brother Billie peered over the branch that held their nest home in Apple Tree Lane, watching the Family from the Big House load packages into their car.

Synopsis: Tagging along on a humans' picnic, the birds alert the parents to a danger to their son, and the parents alert the birds to the presence of the family cat.

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Tom and Jerry #245 published June 1969
as Picnic Adventure [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Middle left page of centerfold.

Droopy's Faux Following

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Droopy; cat; kittens; hen; chicks; worms

Synopsis: After seeing kittens following a cat, chicks following a hen, and even tiny wormlets following a worm, Droopy wants his own line-up of mini versions to follow him. He ends up proudly marching at the head of a line-up he's furnished himself.

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Tom and Jerry #245 published June 1969
as Toy Store [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Pantomime. Middle right page of centerfold.

The Late Lobster Laughs Last!

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Flip; Dip; Mom; Pop; lobster

First Line: You kids better stay out of that pool or that lobster will nab you!

Synopsis: Flip and Dip trap a lobster so that they might swim in a jungle pool without getting caught by the lobster's claws. Mom sees the trapped lobster and cooks it for the family's supper. But, even as the main course on the Monkeys' menu, the lobster has the last laugh on the kids who caught him.

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Pages: 2

Notes: “Copyright 1955 by Western Printing & Litho Co.” Not MGM characters.

The lobster actually meets its boiling death between panels 2 and 3 of page two. While alive it is colored green and once becoming the family's featured food it is colored red.

Getting a Fox Tail Without Fail

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; fox

First Line: Fuzzy, we'll never be in style till we've got a fox tail for our car!

Synopsis: Fuzzy and Wuzzy want a fox tail for their car, as was a popular fad in the 1950s, and get one in a rather unorthodox way.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Despite being described in the story as "little cub bears", Fuzzy and Wuzzy have - and drive - their own hot rod.

On Burro-ed Time

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; big burro (father); little burro (son)

First Line: >Puff! Pant!< Jeepers, Wuff... I'm beginning to think maybe building this wagon wasn't such a hot idea!

Synopsis: Wuff and Sammy try to catch a wild burro to pull them around in their wagon.

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Pages: 5

Banana Boat

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Jerry; Tuffy

First Line: Jerry, I'm hungry! Lets eat lunch!

Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy picnic across a river. Too full to walk back, Tuffy uses the banana skin as a boat.

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Pages: 2

Bird Bath Wrath

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Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Droopy; Droopy's master; flock of birds

Synopsis: When Droopy cools himself off in a bird bath, an angry flock of birds takes action.

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Pages: 0.75

Notes: Pantomime. On final interior page of the comic. Top 3/4 of page. Lower tier filled by an ad for Dell's Lassie comics and Tom and Jerry Summer Fun.

Two Great New DELL Comics… Another adventure of America's great movie dog LASSIE Comics 10¢

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): Dell Comics; Lassie; Tom and Jerry's Summer Fun

Character(s): Lassie; Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Spike; Tyke; Barney Bear

First Line: A giant DELL Comic filled with stories, games and puzzles TOM and JERRY'S SUMMER FUN 25¢

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Ad for Dell Comics' Lassie and Tom and Jerry's Summer Fun titles. Bottom tier of page. On final interior page of the comic. Shares page with a Droopy comic story (see previous entry).

The covers of M-G-M's Lassie (Dell, 1950 Series) #23 (July-August 1955) and Tom and Jerry's Summer Fun (Dell, 1954 Series) #2 (July 1955) are reproduced for the ad.

Tom Foolery

Activity on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom

First Line: Tom is taking four trips this summer.

Synopsis: Help Tom solve four separate rebus puzzles that will reveal the destinations of his four summer trips.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Black and white on inside back cover. Top half of page.

Droopy's Dippy Questions

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Writer(s): ?

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Droopy

First Line: Why did the banana run away from the string bean?

Synopsis: Six riddles from Droopy.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Black and white on inside back cover. Lower half of page.

An Exciting New Subscription Offer for All Tom and Jerry Fans!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Dell Comics; Tom and Jerry

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

First Line: Here's your chance to get a powerful magnifying glass with a plastic case for just pennies!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Offer to subscribe to Tom and Jerry Comics at a discounted rate and receive a pocket magnifying glass as a premium for an additional fifty cents. Color ad on back cover.

Per the ad copy: "Send just $1 for 12 hilarious issues of Tom & Jerry Comics and 50¢ more entitles you to this Pocket Magnifying Glass. It's a double value offer! You save on your Tom & Jerry Comics and you save on the magnifying glass."

One-year, two-year, and three-year subscriptions are offered at both USA and slightly higher Canada rates.

The ad includes the "Dell Comics Pledge to Parents", and (repurposed?) figures of Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy which may be penciled by Harvey Eisenberg, but appear to be inked or finished by someone else.