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Ice Cream Snowman

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis: Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy make a snowman out of three scoops of ice cream.

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Pages: 1

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Don't Delay! Get Your Delicious Kool-Aid Today!

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Character(s): clown; Kool-Aid smiling pitcher

First Line: Tell Mom you want Kool-Aid!

Synopsis: A clown that looks as if he just stepped out of a Normal Rockwell painting acts as a circus barker to hawk Kool-Aid.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad for Kool-Aid soft-drink-mix. Eight flavors are listed: grape; raspberry; lemon-lime, strawberry, orange; cherry - and new flavors lemon and root beer. Color ad on inside front cover.

The Spill of the Hunt

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; deer; eagle; two hunters

First Line: Ah, that's for me!

Synopsis: It's deer season and would-be hunter Tom gets the business from Jerry and Tuffy.

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Pages: 10

Small-Scale Circus

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Spike; Tyke; Esmeralda Elephant

First Line: Aw, shucks, Pop! I want to see the wild animals!

Synopsis: Since dogs are not allowed to enter the circus, Spike cobbles together a small-scale circus of his own for Tyke.

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Pages: 5

The Timid Cousin

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Bertie Bird; Billie Bird; Mother Bird; Basil (cousin of Bertie and Billie); Bluster Bluejay; Howard Hawk

First Line: "Now children," Mother Bird said to Bertie and Billie one fine morning, "please try to remember that your cousin Basil is quite timid. I'm counting on the two of you to show him a good time".

Synopsis: Some things can drive even a timid bird into action.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Middle left page of centerfold.

Clothesline Comfort for a Cold Night

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Droopy

First Line: Br-r...

Synopsis: On a cold night, Droopy sleeps in longjohns on the clothesline.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Pantomime (except for Droopy's shivering "Br-r!" and snoring "Z-z-z"). Middle right page of centerfold.

That's the Old Pepper, Kid!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Flip; Dip; Pop; Elsie Elephant

First Line: I've got a coconut! Let's play football!

Synopsis: It's boys vs. girls when Flip and Elsie Elephant challenge Dip and Pop at baseball, a game which is decided by a box of pepper.

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Pages: 2

That's Really Wild, Cat!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; alley cat; turtle; wildcat; wildcat kittens

First Line: Fuzzy, let's ask Uncle Barney if we can take that animal training course!

Synopsis: Barney brags to his nephews about being a wild animal tamer. When the boys call his bluff and ask that he train a wildcat, Barney chickens-out, finds an alley cat, and makes it up to look like a wildcat.

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Pages: 5

Up Periscope!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote

First Line: Br-r...

Synopsis: Wuff’s new bubble pipe, with its eye-stinging bubble solution, is enough to thwart Charlie Coyote, until Charlie reads a “submarine” comic book and gets the idea to construct a periscope to see above the bubbles.

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Pages: 4

When Fortunes Conflict!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Jerry; Tuffy

First Line: Let's get our fortunes told, Jerry!

Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy get their fortunes told by a weight and fortune machine. Tuffy's says he's going to travel on water. Jerry's says he will build a new home and settle down. With such conflicting futures, the mice feel they must go their separate ways. Circumstances become such that both of their fortunes come true - and without their splitting up.

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Tom and Jerry #313 [Gold Key] published December 1978
as When Fortunes Conflict! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 3

Putting the Brakes on a Housebreaker

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Droopy; burglar

First Line: City Alerted for Burglar (newspaper headline)

Synopsis: Droopy puts a burglar in the doghouse - literally!

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Pages: 0.75

Notes: Pantomime. Top three tiers of page. On final interior page of the comic. Bottom tier is an ad for Dell Comics' Lassie title.

Adventure in the Matto Grosso Jungle with Lassie the World's Wonder Dog

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

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Feature(s): Dell Comics; Lassie

Character(s): Lassie

First Line: Buy a copy today at your favorite Dell Comics dealer Only 10¢

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Ad for Dell Comics' Lassie title. Bottom tier of page. On final interior page of the comic. Shares page with a Droopy comic story (see previous entry).

Boys! Girls! Get These 2 Sensational Jet Racing Cars Plus a Chance for Big Bonus Gifts!

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Feature(s): Super Coola

Character(s): red shirt boy; blue shirt boy; announcer

First Line: For just 25¢ and 2 Super Coola caps in the Super Coola Surprise Gift Club!

Synopsis: Red shirt boy shows off his new sixty-dollar bike to blue shirt boy, saying he "got it from Super Coola as a free bonus gift."

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Notes: Ad for Super Coola soft drinks "in non-breakable accident-proof cans! Seven super lively flavors... at good stores everywhere!"

THE BOYS THE DISCUSS SITUATION AS IF IT WERE A TELEVISION COMMERCIAL:

BLUE SHIRT BOY: "Don't kid me! Why would Super Coola give you a $60 bike like that for free?"
RED SHIRT BOY: "I just sent in a quarter and the caps from 2 Super Coola cans to get 2 keen Jet Racing Cars - and I was one of the lucky kids who got bikes as bonus gifts."

BLUE SHIRT BOY: "Hey - can I get in on that?"
RED SHIRT BOY: "Sure, if you hurry. Just join the Super Surprise Gift Club, like I did. You don't even have to WRITE ANYTHING or MAKE ANYTHING UP."

To complete this comics page simulation of a TV commercial, a slick-but-happy-faced ANNOUNCER (heretofore unseen) appears in the final panel holding up a can of Super Coola and telling the readers more about the free offer.

The ad concludes with the following attribution: "Copyright 1955, Cantrell & Cochrane Corporation", which would make Super Coola a related product to the C&C Cola brand.

2 Great Offers by Cracker Jack

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First Line: A Genuine 2 piece Judy Jane Doll Dress for your favorite doll 79¢ value for 25¢ and box label!

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Notes: Ad for Cracker Jack candy-coated popcorn with peanuts, with mail order offers for a "genuine 2 piece Judy Jane Doll Dress" and/or an engraved identification bracelet, each offer for only 25-cents and a Cracker Jack box label. A box of Campfire Brand marshmallows ("Best tasting. Best toasting.") is also pictured at the lower right corner of the ad, though no mention of this product occurs in the ad copy! Color ad on back cover.