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Issue: Tom & Jerry Comics #151

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Publication Date: February 1957

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Issues: #151 of 153 Issues (158 Printings)

Title:

Variant: unnamed

Rating:

Publisher: Flag

Dell

Brand: Dell

Indicia Publisher: Dell Publishing Co. Inc.

On Sale Date: (not set)

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

ISBN: none

UPC/EAN: none

Price: $0.10 USD

Indicia Frequency:

Content Items: 12 (8 stories, 1 cover)

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Format

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

Format Notes:

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1 Content Item
- Tyke and Mike [Story on Interior Page(s)]1

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Content Items (12 total)

Snowman at the Door

Illustration on Cover, Front

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy’s snowman blocks Tom from exiting the house.

Reprinting

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

A Gopher Sticks It to Droopy

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Droopy; Droopy’s master; gopher (arm and hand only)

Synopsis: Tired of fetching a stick, Droopy drops it down a gopher hole – only to have the gopher throw it back.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 1

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

Tom Builds a Better Mousetrap

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; city's mayor; lots of street mice; city office workers

First Line: If I could build a better mousetrap, my fortune would be made!

Synopsis: To gain fame by ridding the city of its mouse problem, Tom devises a large-scale trap involving the city hall building and its clock tower.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 10

Tyke and Mike

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Spike; Tyke; shaggy pup; long-eared pup; Mike (Tyke's look-alike); pet shop proprietor; pet shop customer

First Line: Guess I'll go find some pup to play with!

Synopsis: Looking for a playmate, Tyke discovers Mike a look-alike puppy in a pet shop window. Confusion reigns as both Spike and a pet shop customer each end up with the wrong pup.

Reprinting

In Content Item: Flag

Tom and Jerry #243 published February 1969
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 5

Aunt Caution

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Bertie Bird; Billie Bird; Aunt Caution; Mother Bird; Tabby Cat

First Line: Bertie Bird let out a great sigh as he and his brother Billie perched on the tree branch that held their nest home in Apple Tree Lane.

Synopsis: Bertie and Billie are tired of having their overly careful Aunt Caution staying with them.

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Pages: 1

It's in the Cards

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; card shop proprietor; various neighborhood residents; soda jerk; postman; doctor

First Line: I'll pretend I'm ailing this morning and get a good rest!

Synopsis: When their lazy Uncle Barney feigns illness to remain in bed, concerned Fuzzy and Wuzzy resolve to raise enough money to pay for a doctor visit. They do so in a way that will sound familiar to any Gold, Silver, or Bronze Age comic book reader.

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Pages: 5

Notes: Looking for a way to make some quick money, Fuzzy and Wuzzy come across an ad in a newspaper that makes the following offer: "Make Money on a Small Investment. Sell Greeting Cards for All Occasions"! A comic book might have been a more likely place to have found such an ad. ...The ad offered no "prizes", only cash.

From Play Gun to Ray Gun

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; Archie Armadillo; Ace Glass Company truck driver

First Line: Golly! Trucks and cars shouldn't go so fast along here, Wuff! They always see that hole in the road too late!

Synopsis: Using a huge sheet of plate glass and other trickery, Wuff and Sammy have Charlie Coyote convinced that a pair of toy "space guns" they obtained from Archie Armadillo's Trading Post are harmful ray guns.

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Pages: 5

Wishy-Washingtons

Story on Interior Page(s)

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Spike

First Line: Ah, this is the day I love to celebrate!

Synopsis: Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy agree to emulate George Washington in honor of his birthday.

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Pages: 5

Tom Foolery

Activity on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Tom

First Line: Oh, Tom, Tom, what in the world are you running from?

Synopsis: Connect the dots to find out what Tom is running from.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

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

We Love Those Cough Drops... [Tuba version]

Advertisement (Comic Format) on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): ?

Inker(s): ?

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Character(s): The Smith Brothers; girl; boy (popping out of a tuba); tuba-playing boy

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

Synopsis: Everybody's favorite bearded cough drop makers, The Smith Brothers, along with a girl and boy (all of whom pop out of a tuba) sing the praises of Smith Brothers Wild Cherry Cough Drops.

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Miscellaneous

Pages: 0.5

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

No-Go Pogo

Story on Interior Page(s)

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Jerry; Tuffy; kid on pogo stick; novelty store salesman

First Line: Say, that looks like lots of fun!

Synopsis: Too small to ride on a pogo stick, Jerry comes up with an alternative for Tuffy and himself.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Black and white on inside back cover.

More Value Than Ever Before to New Dell Comics Subscribers!

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

Credits

Writer(s): ?

Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Dell Comics; Tom and Jerry

Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

First Line: Just look at these powerful binoculars. They can be yours if you subscribe now to Tom and Jerry Comics.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Offer to subscribe to Tom and Jerry Comics and receive a pair of binoculars as an additional premium. Color ad on back cover.

Per the ad copy: "The binoculars plus 12 fun-filled issues of Tom & Jerry and a membership card in the Dell Comics Club all for $1.50... a regular $2.10 value!"

The ad includes the "Dell Comics Pledge to Parents", and (repurposed?) figures of Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy which may be drawn by Dan Gormley.