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Pencil Pogo Sticks

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy bounce along on rubber-eraser-tipped pencils, as if they were pogo sticks.

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Tom and Jerry #311 [Gold Key] published October 1978
as Pencil Pogo Sticks [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Pages: 1

Notes: The isolated image of Jerry bouncing along on a pencil is repurposed from the original cover of Tom and Jerry (Dell, 1949 Series) #142 (May 1956) for the back cover of Boys' and Girls' March of Comics (Western, 1946 Series) #154 (January 1957).

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

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

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.

Model Plane Crazy

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

First Line: There's nothing like an indoor pool!

Synopsis: Bugged by Jerry and Tuffy's lively indoor activities during a rainy day, Tom gives them a model airplane kit to busy themselves with - quietly. The mice cannibalize an old alarm clock's workings and springs to build a makeshift motor for their mini-plane, and endlessly annoy Tom with their pesky aerial antics.

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Pages: 10

Runaway Dogs

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Spike; Tyke; kitty; the master; bloodhound

First Line: Gosh, what a job to bury all these bones, Tyke!

Synopsis: When their master tells Spike and Tyke to "get lost," they take him at his word. On hearing that the master is offering a reward, kitty captures and returns them. The humiliated bulldogs make kitty help them bury their bones.

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Pages: 5

Grandpa's Holiday

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Mother Bird; Bertie Bird; Billie Bird; Grandpa Bird; Charlie Catbird

First Line: "Now remember," Mother Bird whispered to Bertie Bird and Brother Billie, "Grandpa Bird isn't as young as he used to be, so look out for him and take it easy!"

Synopsis: Mother Bird warns the children to look after Grandpa Bird on their outing, but the energetic grandfather wears them out and rescues them from Charlie Catbird.

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Pages: 1

Notes: The two young birds in this story are described in the text as "Bertie Bird [established as male in previous stories] and Brother Billie". Yet, in the illustration, one of them is wearing a pink bow on his/her head.

Unhappy Motoring

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; various motorists; gas station attendant

First Line: You goldanged car! Why won't you run?

Synopsis: Barney gets his foot caught in Fuzzy and Wuzzy's gasoline powered motorized model car, resulting in a wild ride for all three bears.

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Pages: 5

Horning-In on Honey

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; passing motorists; Joe (diner cook); swarm of bees

First Line: Here's the place, Sammy! There's loads of wild honey in that cave!

Synopsis: Wuff and Sammy gather wild honey to jar and sell to passing motorists. All goes well until Charlie Coyote forces his way into their little enterprise.

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Pages: 5

A Contentious Quest for Quiet

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

First Line: It looks like a great morning, Tuffy!

Synopsis: Hoping to get away from all the noise of summertime work, traffic, and activities, Jerry and Tuffy try their best tricks to get a contented-to-stay-at-home Tom to drive them out to the quiet country.

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Pages: 4.75

Notes: Bottom tier of last page is an ad for Dell Comics' Lassie title.

There's "Trouble on the River" when Lassie meets a raging flood tide!

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

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Dell Comics; Lassie

Character(s): Lassie

First Line: Read the New May-June Lassie Only 10¢ at your favorite Dell Comics dealer

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Ad for Dell Comics' Lassie title. Bottom tier of last page of the previous story (see last entry above).

It's New! It's Free! It's Different!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(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: Yes! When you subscribe to Tom & Jerry Comics, this handsome American Eagle ring is yours FREE.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Offer to subscribe to Tom and Jerry Comics at the progressively discounted USA rates of $1.00 for twelve issues, $1.85 for twenty-four issues, or $2.70 for thirty-six issues. Canadian rates: $1.20 for twelve issues, $2.00 for twenty-four issues, or $3.00 for thirty-six issues.

A free American Eagle ring, along with a membership card in the Dell Comics Club, are included as additional premiums.

The ad includes repurposed figures of Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy drawn by Harvey Eisenberg, as well as the "Dell Comics Pledge to Parents". On final interior page of the comic.

Boys and Girls! See "The Magic Kingdom!"

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Subject Matter

Character(s): boy using View-Master; girl using View-Master

First Line: Disneyland in "Real as Life" View-Master pictures.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad for the Sawyer's Inc. View-Master Stereo Viewer. Five different Disneyland View-Master packets, "Fantasyland", "Adventureland", "Frontierland", "Tomorrowland", and "Main Street, U.S.A.", are pictured in the ad. Color ad on inside back cover.

"Frontier" Fun!

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Reynolds Aluminum

Character(s): boys cutting-out frontier and western figures from sheets of aluminum

First Line: Make your own Wild West Cut Out Figures in Aluminum

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad from Reynolds Aluminum offering a book containing 18 pages of western-themed patterns and two free sheets of Reynolds Do-It-Yourself Aluminum. Per the ad: "Herds of cattle with your own brand! Indian war camps! Wild animals and dozens of other old frontier places and things! Make them all yourself with just scissors. It's really easy with Reynolds Do-It-Yourself Aluminum." Color ad on back cover.