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Mouse Cleaning

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry

Synopsis: Tom vacuums the rug... and Jerry, too.

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Tom und Jerry #118 published ?

In Content Item: Flag

Tom and Jerry #23081 published January 1973
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]

In Content Item: Flag

Tom and Jerry #R1241 published January 1982
as Untitled [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Pages: 1

Notes: "Mouse Cleaning" was the title of a 1948 Tom and Jerry theatrical short, which has been omitted from DVD collections and banned from TV viewing.

Dell Comic Christmas Gift Subscriptions Bring Joy all Year!

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

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Feature(s): Dell Comics

First Line: Here's the ideal way to say Merry Christmas all year long.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Quote from the ad: "A yearly subscription to any of the titles listed below is just $1.20... but, if you order five or more subscriptions to the same or different addresses, the price is only $1.00 each.

Titles offered are: Roy Rogers and Trigger, Tom and Jerry, New Funnies, Lone Ranger, Tarzan, Little Lulu, Looney Tunes, and Gene Autry and Champion. Includes a "handsome vinyl plastic card, memo and autograph case" as an additional premium - "Free with every gift subscription!"

No characters or comic book covers are pictured in the ad. Color ad on inside front cover.

Rain, Snow, and Hail

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

First Line: In this kind of weather, all I do is swab the deck!

Synopsis: Tom, Jerry and Tuffy conduct their ongoing pranks and battles amid different winter weather conditions.

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Pages: 10

Notes: Some lettering on page one (panels 1-2) and page three (panel 7) looks slightly different (slanted) from Eisenberg’s norm. It looks very much like Vic Lockman's lettering. Perhaps Lockman was pressed into service for some last-minute dialogue changes.

Displaced Dalmation

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Spike; Tyke; dalmatian; firemen

First Line: Yippeee! This is the life!

Synopsis: A perky dalmatian falls off a firetruck and is lost. Tyke helps him try to get back to the firehouse.

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Pages: 5

New Year's Resolutions

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Bertie Bird; Billie Bird; baby chick; mother hen

First Line: "My," Bertie Bird exclaimed to Brother Billie one frosty January morning, "did you hear all of those bells last night?"

Synopsis: Bertie and Billie each make New Year's resolutions. Bertie resolves to keep out of trouble and not "go on any adventure that seems the least bit dangerous", while Billie resolves "not to be so terribly cross". In the process of saving a baby chick caught in a clump of vines, they both manage to break their resolutions.

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The Crow Who Came to Dinner

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

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

First Line: That poor ol' crow looks like he needs a home, Fuzzy!

Synopsis: Fuzzy and Wuzzy take in a stray hungry crow that continually disrupts Uncle Barney's dinner.

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Pages: 5

Oh, Brother!

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; Lem Lizard (post office clerk); Harley Coyote (Charlie's brother); Clara Coyote; Sydney Coyote; Susie Coyote

First Line: Bah! There they go separatin' again!

Synopsis: Charlie Coyote invites his brother Harley to come and live with him, so that the two coyotes together will have a better chance of catching the fast Wuff and Sammy.

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Pages: 5

The Breakfast Flub!

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Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

First Line: Come on, Tuffy, let's have an early breakfast!

Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy's plans for an early morning breakfast are repeatedly disrupted by a sleepwalking Tom.

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Pages: 4.75

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912

Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s)

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1956. No circulation figures appear as part of this report. Lower 1/4 of page.

Tom Foolery

Activity on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry

First Line: Add up the numbers in Jerry's figure and you'll know how much that piece of cheese weighs.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: On final interior page of the comic. Top half of page.

We Love Those Cough Drops... [Merry-go-round version]

Advertisement (Comic Format) on Interior Page(s)

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Character(s): The Smith Brothers; girl; boy (both on a merry-go-round)

First Line: ...Wild Cherry Cough Drops...

Synopsis: Everybody's favorite bearded cough drop makers, The Smith Brothers, along with a girl and boy on a merry-go-round, sing the praises of Smith Brothers Wild Cherry Cough Drops.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: On final interior page of the comic. Lower half of page.

Have Fun... building exciting action models with world-famous Erector Sets

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Feature(s): Gilbert Hall of Science

First Line: Build a sturdy Ferris wheel, an oil drilling rig, a magnetic crane, and other thrilling models.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad for Gilbert Erector Sets, Gilbert Chemistry Sets, and Gilbert Microscope Sets. Color ad on inside back cover.

Guns of the West

Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Subject Matter

Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Co.

First Line: Harmless "Shootin' Outfits!"

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad for Daisy cap pistol "Shootin' Outfits", inviting you to write for a free catalog. Several different varieties of Daisy cap pistol "Shootin' Outfits" are pictured. Color ad on back cover.