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Issue: Tom and Jerry #284
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Variant: Gold Key
Rating:
Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/1974
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): (Western Publishing New York Office); Wally Green
Disclose Notes: Cover code: 90058-407
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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
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Cover, Front
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Carpet Sweeper Ride

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typeset; logo
Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Jerry and Tuffy hitch a ride on Tom's carpet sweeper.
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Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
Each groovy patch measures 3”.
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Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as embroidered cloth patches. Color ad on inside front cover.
No Money No Honey

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; fast-talking hound dog; mean-tempered alley cat; woman bystander; lion; hound dog’s two little sisters; Suzy (cat)
Hey! That looks like a twenty dollar bill!
Tom and a fast-talking hound dog simultaneously find the same twenty dollar bill on a sidewalk. The battle is on…
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Conventional rounded dialogue balloons.
Disneykin Play Characters Are Here!

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typeset
Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy; Pluto; (32 various Disney characters in all)
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Ad for small, hand-painted Disney character figures pictured in photos. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.
Eye Witness

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; police officer; police sketch artist
Tom, look what’s happening!
Tom witnesses a bank robbery and provides information to a police sketch artist.
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Conventional rounded dialogue balloons.
Make Excellent Extra Cash... With No Real "Selling"…

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Engravaplates
Just show this sample which we give you FREE!
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Ad seeking salespeople for individually engraved metal social security cards. “Just show it to everyone. They’ll be amazed and delighted by the low price – only $2.00 each – especially when they discover they that also get a smart Carrying Case, and ID Card, and an exclusive 10-year calendar – all FREE!” Black and white interior ad. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Top half of page.
Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

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Sea-Monkeys
Own a bowl full of happiness – Instant pets!
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Ad for Sea-Monkeys. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Lower half of page.
Do Not Disturb

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; bulldog
I’m going to take a nap! Now don’t you wake me, do you understand?
Jerry and Tuffy follow Tom’s strict orders not to be disturbed during a nap, even when an angry bulldog comes looking for him.
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Rectangular dialogue balloons with rounded corners.
Big Trick

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Watch this trick! I’m going to make this handkerchief disappear!
Jerry and Tuffy are not impressed with Tom’s magic trick.
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There is no "Tom and Jerry" feature logo for this story. Only the title. Rectangular dialogue balloons with rounded corners.
Blow Yourself Up

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
To poster size
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Ad for you to send your photos to be blown up into 2x3 or 3x4 foot black and white posters. Also into custom watches, jigsaw puzzles, and dartboards. Originals returned. In centerfold middle.
Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family

Advertisement (Comic Format)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
Margie; various mod-looking teen friends; postman
One day when Margie was reading her favorite magazine…
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Ad offering a $1.00 catalog called “The Consumer Gazette” that is good for “over $30.00 worth of free gifts”. In centerfold middle.
Double Bubble

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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Double Bubble dishwashing powder demonstration lady; various neighbors, police, and firefighters; police scuba diver
Having trouble doing those dishes? Then here’s great news for you!
Jerry and Tuffy try “Double Bubble”, a new miracle dishwashing powder, but use too much of it, inundating the house and the entire block with bubbles. The proceedings are highlighted by an incessantly-speaking Double Bubble product demonstration lady, who spins every escalating mishap into a plug for the abilities of Double Bubble.
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“Double Bubble” is also the brand name of a bubble gum that often advertised in comics. Rectangular dialogue balloons with rounded corners.
1000 Decals

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Subject Matter
Gandalf Products
Decalomania the nuttiest, most fantastic offer ever!
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Various sixties pop culture and counterculture symbols offered as stick-on decals. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Top half of page.
Incense Magic

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
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Miscellaneous
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Ad for various fragrances of incense. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Lower half of page.
Burglar Alarm!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
anthropomorphic
Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; locksmith; police officers; repo man
My new TV set – It’s gone!
To guard against burglars, Tom installs new locks and a top-of-the-line security system.
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Miscellaneous
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Conventional rounded dialogue balloons.
Wow! 88 mini Posters only 65 cents

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typeset
Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
All in full color all different
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Various psychedelic images and sixties counterculture symbols offered as mini-posters. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Top half of page.
Invite Your Friends Over for a Haunting

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typeset
Subject Matter
The Gayle House
…with this haunted house sound effects record.
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Ad offering a haunted house sound effects record. Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story. Lower half of page.
Fun Tricks Free Things!

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typeset
Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
Mail Today
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A full page of small, single panel advertisements for various novelty items.
Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

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typeset
Subject Matter
Gandalf Products Co.
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Various sixties counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers. Color ad on inside back cover.
If You Want Your Dad To Give You a Daisy B-B Gun, Give Yourself This Free Booklet

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Subject Matter
Daisy Manufacturing Co.
Get yourself a copy of “The Air Rifle Marksman” by Daisy and learn the sacred code of the Daisy Rifleman.
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Ad for Daisy B-B Guns. Color and sepia tone ad on back cover.

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