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Issue: Tom and Jerry #254
Publication Date: December 1970
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Issues: #254 of 132 Issues (198 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/1970
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 17 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 10058-012.

Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (012 = December, 1970). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (7010 = October, 1970).
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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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Entrancing Toothpaste

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis: Tuffy “charms” the contents of a toothpaste tube, as if it were a snake.
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Pages: 1
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My Hair Is a Mess!

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kenner
Character(s): Teri; Penny
First Line: Mine was too, Teri... before I got this new Kenner Easy Curl Vanity with light-up mirror.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Kenner's Easy Curl Lighted Vanity and Quick Hair Setting Kit. Color ad on inside front cover.
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Routed by Radar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
First Line: All right, you guys, I see you!
Synopsis: Tom hooks-up some war surplus radar equipment to his TV set to keep tabs on Jerry and Tuffy.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand". Anachronistic reference: Jerry and Tuffy get wise to Tom’s radar surveillance because he is watching TV at some point during daylight hours. Jerry: “It’s too early in the day for television broadcasts… the stations aren’t operating yet!” In late 1952, when the original story was published, this was apparently true. By 1970 (the 1960s, actually), most TV stations still didn’t broadcast 24 hours per day, but they were all broadcasting during regular daylight hours, and into the after-midnight hours.
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By Book or By Crook

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; old postman
First Line: I have a package for Charlie Coyote... Can you tell me where he lives?
Synopsis: Wuff and Sammy accidently discover that Charlie Coyote has purchased a book titled “How To Catch Prairie Dogs and Squirrels”.
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Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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Gold Key Comics Club News

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Captain James T. Kirk; Mister Spock
First Line: Youth is in the Driver's Seat in Exciting New Comic - 'Mod Wheels'
Synopsis: A list of all Gold Key Comics on sale in November 1970, with focus blurbs on Golden Christmas Annual, Super Goof, Hanna-Barbera Fun-in, Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery, Korak Son of Tarzan, O.G.Whiz, Mod Wheels, and Star Trek. No issue numbers are given. Also mentioned is the 1971 Golden Memo Calendar.
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For Approximately 5 Francs, 30 Drachma, 600 Lira or $1.00

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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Western Publishing; Golden Magazine; 1970 Golden Christmas Annual
Character(s): Santa Claus
First Line: You can buy hours and hours of Christmas fun - even before Christmas - with the 1970 Golden Christmas Annual
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Publisher’s ad for the 1970 Golden Christmas Annual, 96 pages for $1.00. Vertically covers the entire left side of page 16 (half the second page of the centerfold).
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England Remembers Dickens and Wordsworth

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Synopsis: Discusses stamps commemorating Charles Dickens and William Wordsworth, and a medal commemorating the first moon landing. Provides information on “The 22nd American Stamp Dealers Association, Inc. Show”, November 20-22, 1970 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden – as well as “Coins and Coin Collection”, a book from Whitman Publishing by Seymour Reit (the comic book and animation creator?)
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Text feature, illustrated with photographs, comprised of two full columns vertically covering the entire right side of page 16 and the entire left side of page 17 (straddling the middle of the centerfold).
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Don't Miss the 1971 Golden Storybook Calendar With Its Over 100 Reminder Stamps for Special Days!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Western Publishing; Golden Books; 1971 Golden Storybook Calendar
First Line: Plus room to make plans and activities, an almanac of facts and figures, a map of the solar system, flowers and birthstones of each month, and much, much more.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Publisher’s ad for the 1971 Golden Storybook Calendar for $1.00. Vertically covers the entire right side of page 17 (half the third page of the centerfold).
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Jokes on You

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Gold Key Kid
First Line: What is bought by the yard but worn by the foot?
Synopsis: Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
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Pages: 1
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Rooftop Adventure

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bertie Bird; Billie Bird; kitten; mean man with slingshot
First Line: "Watch out, Bertie!" Billie cautioned his brother, as the two little bluebirds clung to the roof of the big house.
Synopsis: Last year, a mean bird-hating man rented the house near Bertie and Billie’s tree. This year he has returned, unchanged.
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Pages: 1
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Life of the Halloween Party

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Tom’s mistress; various partygoers
First Line: I'm going out to get my costume for my Halloween party tonight, Tom!
Synopsis: Tom must watch the treats for his mistress’ Halloween costume party.
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: "Reprinted by popular demand".
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The Haunted Castle

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Sir Robby Royal; fraudulent ghost-debunker
First Line: In case you don’t recognize him with this hair style, this is Tom, the scaredy-cat!
Synopsis: Sir Robby Royal has moved an old English castle to the United States – complete with haunting phenomena. Tom decides there’s easy money in “de-spooking” the place.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: New story.
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Your Future as a Dental Hygienist

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: You will promote bright happy smiles around you, if you choose to be a dental hygienist.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Half page illustrated text article on a possible career as a dental hygienist. Top half of page.
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Your Future as a Pharmacist

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: You will dispense weapons in the war against illness, through beneficials drugs and medicines.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Half page illustrated text article on a possible career as a pharmacist. Lower half of page.
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Reader's Page Doodles

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Our readers (that's you) are proving every day what talented artists they are.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Reader-submitted "doodles", made from various letters of the alphabet and numbers. On final interior page of the comic.
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Sight in on a Safari

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Colorist(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Through the sights of a Safari Mark I, the "bush country" starts in your own basement or family room!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Daisy’s Safari Mark I B-B gun, with "giant colorful safari poster". Color ad on inside back cover.
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Amazing $1 Art Offer

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Colonial Studios
Character(s): Nanette; Popper; Clipper; Duffy (painted drawings of puppies)
First Line: 4 Lovable Wide-eyed Puppies in Full Color for Your Home.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad offering four prints of cute puppies for one dollar. Color ad on back cover.

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