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Issue: Tom & Jerry Comics #135
Publication Date: October 1955
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Issues: #135 of 153 Issues (158 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDell
Brand: DellView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; later Standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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A Mixed-Up Wash Day

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy do a wash-load of tiny mouse clothes in Tom's cake mixer.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: As Jerry never wears clothing, and Tuffy only wears his trademark diaper, the mice must be taking in laundry as a sideline.
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Boys! Girls! Win our thrilling Red Goose "Treasurama" and fly to any city dotted on this Map Free!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Red Goose Shoes; Red Goose "Treasurama"
Character(s): The Red Goose; pilot; stewardess; boy passenger; girl passenger
First Line: For an Expense-Paid Vacation Trip with one adult to keep you company
Synopsis: Advertisement for Red Goose Shoes offering an opportunity to win a 10-day expense-paid vacation trip for one child and one accompanying adult.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Color ad on inside front cover.
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Pint Sized Elephants

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; circus boss; Gertrude (elephant); ringmaster
First Line: All I do all day long is chase mice!
Synopsis: Tiring of the unrewarding daily chase, the trio decide to take their "games of cat and mouse" to a circus where they agree to have Jerry and Tuffy scare the circus elephant and get Tom hired as the circus cat to run them off - then split Tom's circus pay among them. However, when the mice spy and sample the wide variety of circus concession goodies, they decide to abandon the arrangement and (with licorice whip trunks) pose as mouse-sized baby elephants protected from Tom by Gertrude the elephant.
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Pages: 10
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Who Rescues the Rescuer?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Spike; Tyke; cat; lady with camera
First Line: Man, look how they're pamperin' that pooch!
Synopsis: Seeing a picture in the newspaper of a heroic dog who rescued a child from a pond, Spike decides that he wants a piece of that fame and pampering and practices rescuing on a doll that he throws into a pond. His efforts are complicated by a pesky cat who wants Spike to chase him up a tree.
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Pages: 5
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The Secret of the Talking Scarecrow

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bertie Bird; Jenny Wren; Timmy Starling; Red Robin; George Goldfinch
First Line: Flying toward Anderson's farm on nippy morning, Bertie Bird met Jenny Wren.
Synopsis: Timmy Starling frightens other birds by hiding in a scarecrow and speaking.
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In Content Item: FlagTom and Jerry #234 published February 1967
as The Secret of the Talking Scarecrow [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Oddly, Bertie keeps Timmy's secret... and lets him continue to scare other birds. Middle left page of centerfold.
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Getting His Money's Worth

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy
Synopsis: Droopy buys an umbrella when rain is forecast but he finds another use for it when the rain doesn't come.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. Middle right page of centerfold.
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Unerring Errands

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Flip; Dip; Pop; carrier pigeon; pelican
First Line: Oh, those kids! Wish I could have five minutes' rest around this house!
Synopsis: Pop gets frustrated when he tries to get rid of the kids by giving them errands to run but they figure out a way to do them without leaving home.
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: “Copyright 1953 by Western Printing & Litho Co.” Not MGM characters.
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The Bunny Who Came in From the Cold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; little bunny
First Line: Well, friends, the weatherman says we're due for an early snow!
Synopsis: Fuzzy and Wuzzy try to help a cute but sly little bunny, by catching him so that he can stay in their warm house all winter.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Unusual Element: At least for this story, Barney Bear, Fuzzy, and Wuzzy would appear to hibernate for the winter, per Barney's quote in the opening splash panel: "When the first [snow] flake falls, we'll turn in for our winter's sleep!"

The bunny, who resembles Disney's "Thumper" (from "Bambi") also exhibits an unusual aspect per this thought-balloon-quote: "When it snows, us bunnies become white!" - and, sure enough, he transforms from gray-and-white to all-white. ...But readers are not privy to how this process works, as he continues thinking: "Changing color is a secret process! We have to have privacy!"

Before undergoing this transformation, the bunny speaks directly to the readers: Now, everyone look the other way, while I change to my winter coat!" And, just in case any curious readers might choose not to follow his advice, the next panel shifts to an outdoor scene of Fuzzy and Wuzzy!
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By Book or By Crook

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; old postman
First Line: I have a package for Charlie Coyote... Can you tell me where he lives?
Synopsis: Wuff and Sammy accidently discover that Charlie Coyote has purchased a book titled “How To Catch Prairie Dogs and Squirrels”.
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Pages: 4
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A Home for Halloween

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jerry; Tuffy; cat; jack o' lantern seller; jack o' lantern buyer
First Line: It sure is tough bein' houseless house mice when everybody's cozy and celebrating halloween!
Synopsis: Homeless for Halloween, Jerry and Tuffy find warmth and comfort inside a jack o' lantern.
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Pages: 2
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No Live Laps

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy; Droopy's master; Droopy's mistress
Synopsis: What's a lap dog to do when all the laps in the house are occupied?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. On final interior page of the comic.
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The New Schwinn American

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (painting)
Inker(s): ? (painting)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): boy dressed as Davy Crockett
First Line: With Bendix Multi-Speed Gears and Power Brakes!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad touting the new Schwinn American bicycle and offering: “FREE! A present for you! See your favorite movie and television stars riding Schwinn bicycles in this exciting full-color folder." Unlike previous such Schwinn ads, no stars are mentioned by name.

The ad also features the painted image of a boy dressed as Davy Crockett waving a red, white, and blue flag for the new Schwinn American bicycle, directly below the following hyperbolic ad copy: "Betcha Davy Crockett would trade his horse and rifle for this great, new bike by Schwinn".

Color ad on inside back cover.
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Kangaroo Limerick

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): kangaroo mother; baby kangaroo
First Line: A Kangaroo mother and son
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Baby Ruth candy bars from Curtiss Candy Company featuring a limerick about kangaroos and Baby Ruth candy, which goes as follows:

A Kangaroo mother and son
Can go merrily jumping as one,
They're off to the store
For a treat they adore
Baby Ruth adds so much to the fun!

Color ad on back cover.

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