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Issue: Tom and Jerry #224
Publication Date: June 1965
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Issues: #224 of 132 Issues (198 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: K. K. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/15/1965
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (10 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Issue code: "T&J #224-654" (bottom of page 1, panel 5, indicates title, issue number, and the year and month on-sale - 1965 April.).

This issue contains the last new art for the Tom and Jerry title drawn by Harvey Eisenberg (1911-1965).

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; later standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Pencil Pogo Sticks

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose 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).
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Sleeping Bagged

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy; angry rabbit
Synopsis: Droopy picks an unfortunate place to unroll his sleeping bag.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. New story. Black and white on inside front cover.
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Bluebird of Happiness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; horse; farmer; Douglas Drake (goose); Gertrude (goose); gosling; super market owner, two passersby
First Line: Heh, heh! Ol' Thompson must be trying to improve his mind!
Synopsis: To fool Tom, Tuffy disguises himself as the wish-granting Bluebird of Happiness.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Robot Rescue

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Character(s): Professor Putter; Herman (big dumb robot); supersmart robot; artist robot; chess-playing robot; three judges; fire fighters
First Line: There! My new supersmart robot is ready to be entered in the robot contest at the inventor’s convention!
Synopsis: After Professor Putter's new supersmart robot explodes, he has no choice but to enter Herman in a robot competition.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: © 1965, Western Publishing Company, Inc. Not MGM characters.
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The Handy Map

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Little Quacker; Wuff the Prairie Dog; Charlie Coyote; Mr. Crane
First Line: "A letter for you, Little Quacker," called down Mr. Crane as he flew over the pond.
Synopsis: Charlie Coyote thinks a map, made to direct Little Quacker to meet Wuff, is a treasure map.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Incorrect copyright credit: "© 1965, Western Publishing Company, Inc." on story, while these are MGM-copyrighted characters. Credit was most likely carried-over from the Professor Putter story. New story.
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Net Result

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy; butterfly
Synopsis: Trying to net a butterfly, Droopy nets himself.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. No lettering beyond stock logo, designed by Harvey Eisenberg.
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Daring Young Moose on the Flying Trapeze

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Rocky the Flying Squirrel; Bullwinkle J. Moose
First Line: Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
Synopsis: Trapese artist Bullwinkle eats Cheerios for “muscle-makin’ protein” and power-swings himself right out of the circus tent.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: One of a series of Cheerios ads featuring Rocky and Bullwinkle.
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Another Mouse in the House

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Masuki Mouse
First Line: Hey, Jerry… we got a letter from overseas!
Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy view the arrival of an exchange student mouse with anticipation, while Tom views it with dread.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: New story. Last original Tom and Jerry full story drawn by Harvey Eisenberg. An additional new one-page gag by Eisenberg appears on the inside back cover.
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A Real Scary Summer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jerry; Tuffy; various scared ladies; Missus Elephant
First Line: You shouldn’t be running so hard on a hot summer’s day, Tuffy!
Synopsis: Tuffy is scared of his own shadow, until Jerry bolsters his confidence by showing him that women are (stereotypically) scared of mice. Drunk with newfound power, Tuffy goes on a scare-tear, leaving Jerry to set things to right.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand". Tuffy's dialogue balloon in the story's final panel is not lettered by Harvey Eisenberg, indicating that it might have been changed in the editorial process.
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Different Standards for Cats and Dogs

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy; beat-up cat; kindly lady
First Line: Oh, you poor, dirty, beat-up, pitiful, little pussycat!
Synopsis: Droopy sees a kindly lady give meat and milk to a scruffy beat-up stray cat. He roughs himself up, hoping for the same result.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime.
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Bucket o' Fun?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis: Scuba-outfitted Jerry and Tuffy dive into a kitchen mop’s water bucket and emerge with a treasure chest. A curious Tom reaches into the bucket to a different result.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pantomime. New story. Black and white on inside back cover.
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3 Complete Fishing Outfits

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Nationally Advertised 1965 Models
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for three complete fishing outfits for $12.95 from Niresk Discount Sales, Chicago, Ill. Fishing equipment offered via mail order (1965 models). Color ad on back cover.

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