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Issue: Golden Comics Digest #25
Publication Date: September 1972
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Issues: #25 of 48 Issues (54 Printings)
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagWestern
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
Indicia Publisher: Western Publishing Company Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/18/1972
Volume:
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
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Content Items: 34 (16 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1972 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: full color
Dimensions: 4.75 in. x 6.5 in. digest
Paper Stock: newsprint interior; glossy cardboard cover
Binding: perfect-bound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Making Merry Music

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy work Tom’s trumpet keys, while dancing.
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Pages: 1
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Disneykin Play Characters Are Here!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy; Pluto; (32 various Disney characters in all)
First Line: colorful... exciting... fun
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Disclose Notes: Ad for small, hand-painted Disney character figures pictured in photos. Black and white ad on inside front cover.
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[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Golden Comics Digest
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The Cat Trap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Ring-Tailed Tabby; cat-burglar; TV newscaster; various alley cats
First Line: There's my old kittenhood chum, Ring-Tailed Tabby who I grew up with on the South Side!
Synopsis: Tom fears his old friend, Ring-Tailed Tabby, has become a cat-burglar.
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Pages: 14
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Jerry's Tom Foolery

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry
First Line: Jerry holds a list of words each of which can be represented by one letter of the alphabet.
Synopsis: Match words with letters.
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Pages: 1
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The Fish Story

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Spike; Tyke; Joe (Spike and Tyke’s master); master's neighbor; Liar's Club judge; railroad conductor
First Line: The summer resorts are too expensive here! I’m staying home this year!
Synopsis: Spike and Tyke tag along on their master's fishing trip.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Reproduced for digest in original four-tier format.
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Droopy's Dippy Questions...

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy
First Line: Why is watermelon filled with water?
Synopsis: Five riddles from Droopy.
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Pages: 1
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The Sea Monster Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Little Quacker; Pond Pals (turtle, frog, salamander)
First Line: Little Quacker is delighted that his friends have elected him leader of their newly formed club, “The Pond Pals”…
Synopsis: The Pond Pals are frightened by what they believe to be a sea monster. As leader, Little Quacker must reluctantly investigate.
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Pages: 8
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What's My Sport?

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom
First Line: Write the number of the sports equipment next to Tom so it matches the sport he is practicing.
Synopsis: Match different illustrations of Tom with the proper sporting equipment.
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Real Cool Swimming Pool

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; Toughie Timber Wolf
First Line: I thought I’d seen some hot days on the desert, Wuff, but this is the worst yet!
Synopsis: Toughie Timber Wolf muscles-in on Charlie Coyote's meal plans.
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To Build a Better Mousetrap

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; TV announcer; Mr. Acme; Mr. Acme's aide; Fred the test mouse
First Line: Remember, friends, our famous quotation for today... Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door!
Synopsis: Tom tries to get rich by inventing a better mousetrap, but fails. Jerry and Tuffy use his ambition against him to get cheese.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Formatted for digest as 9 pages. The original printing was 4 pages of four tiers each. This reprint is mostly three panels per page. Panel art is both extended and truncated to accommodate the digest formatting.
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The Playful Possum

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Barney Bear; mother possum; baby possum
First Line: There’s one good thing about being a bear… when you want rest, you get plenty of quiet!
Synopsis: A baby possum keeps dropping from a tree into Barney's hammock.
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Pages: 5
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Rocks... Our Planet Builder

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
First Line: Rock - solid rock - layer upon layer of various kinds of rock form the outside crust of our planet Earth.
Synopsis: Educational feature discussing the various forms of, and uses for, rocks.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: © 1972, Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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Wound-Up Watchdog

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy; postman; Droopy's master; stray dog, dogcatcher; Scratchy (Droopy's cousin)
First Line: Woe is me!
Synopsis: To visit his cousin Scratchy in the mountains, Droopy must find a watchdog to take his place during his absence.
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Pages: 8
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Sun Signals of the Plains

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
Character(s): antelope
First Line: I am an antelope.
Synopsis: The life of an antelope in the wild.
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Text article with twelve accompanying illustrations. © 1957 Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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Treasure Trail

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Spike; Tyke
First Line: Spike and Tyke are out to find the picnic treasure.
Synopsis: Lead Spike and Tyke through twisting trails of paw-prints to a treasure chest of bones.
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The Acorn Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Skrewy Squirrel; Mac Squirrel; Thugsy Munk
First Line: While I slept, a burglar took my acorns, Skrewy!
Synopsis: Skrewy and Mac search for their stolen acorns.
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Pages: 8
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Dr. Spektor's Ghost File

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Dr. Spektor
Character(s): Dr. Spektor; Duke of Buckingham; Napoleon Bonaparte; Josephine; George Washington; Theodore Roosevelt
Synopsis: Dr. Spektor tells of ghosts and famous historical figures.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: © 1972, Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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Swamped with Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Swamp Eddie (villain); police officers; judge
First Line: Bah! If our little airline doesn’t get a customer soon, we’ll go broke!
Synopsis: Bush pilot Tom flies a client into a deep swamp, unaware his passenger is a fleeing bank robber.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Formatted for digest as 12 pages. The original printing was 9 pages of four tiers each. This reprint is formatted at three tiers per page.
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A Weighty Problem

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
First Line: At the fair, Tom is trying to guess the weight of Tuffy and Jerry's prize pig.
Synopsis: Find numbers and add them up to learn the weight of Jerry and Tuffy's prize pig.
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Looking for Trouble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Flip; Dip; Mom; Pop; Mr. Croc; large bird; elephants
First Line: Look, Charlie Chimp is a public hero!
Synopsis: Flip 'n' Dip try to become heroes.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: © 1972, Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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Chance for Cheese

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mouse Musketeers [Jerry and Tuffy]
First Line: The Mouse Musketeers are anxious to reach the tasty cheese in the King's pantry, but the King has tried to make sure that they don't succeed.
Synopsis: Lead the Mouse Musketeers through a maze of mousetraps to a wheel of cheese.
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The Insiders

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Whitey (cat)
First Line: (Yawn!) What time is it, Jerry?
Synopsis: Jerry and Tuffy haunt Tom's house from inside the walls.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Formatted for digest as four oblong panels per page.
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Young Heroes

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
Feature(s): Carnegie Hero Fund Medal Winners
First Line: Patrick Stottlemyer, aged fifteen, schoolboy, saved Robin D. Badgett, aged eleven from drowning, Atlantic Beach, N.C., August 2, 1968.
Synopsis: An account of one boy saving another from drowning.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: © 1972, Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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Barnyard Babble

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Bertie Bird; sparrow; Red Robin; chickens; pigs; Dobbin (horse); hen
First Line: What's your rush, Bertie?
Synopsis: Bertie visits his friend Red Robin, who lives on a farm.
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Pages: 8
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Jerry's Box of Puzzles

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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Jerry
First Line: Jerry's puzzles have him puzzled!
Synopsis: Help Jerry solve various rebus puzzles.
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Pages: 1
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Midsummer Night's Scream

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Mouse Musketeers [Jerry and Tuffy]; M'sieur Poosycat [Tom]; mockingbird
First Line: Ah, what a beautiful night for sleeping!
Synopsis: A mockingbird disturbs M'sieur Poosycat's sleep!
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Pages: 13
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Catch as Cat Can

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; chief ranger; bear; deer; Phantom Poacher (villain); Tiny (villain)
First Line: New recruit Thomas Cat reporting for duty, sir!
Synopsis: Tom is a ranger recruit at Yellowrock National Game Reserve. His first job is to catch the Phantom Poacher, who is causing protected animals to disappear into thin air. Luggage stowaways Jerry and Tuffy help him crack the case.
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Pages: 14
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In certain panels, the chief ranger looks similar to Yogi Bear’s Ranger Smith, a character Harvey Eisenberg would draw often at Western.
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Tom Foolery

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
First Line: On which side of the house should Tom plant his tree?
Synopsis: Help Tom solve a rebus puzzle that will reveal where he should plant his little tree.
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Pages: 0.5
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Droopy's Dippy Questions!

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Droopy
First Line: What is the best butter in the world?
Synopsis: Six riddles from Droopy.
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The Haunted Cannon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: anthropomorphic
Feature(s): Fuzzy and Wuzzy
Character(s): Fuzzy and Wuzzy; Barney Bear; crooked realtor
First Line: I can get you a good price for this house!
Synopsis: A crooked realtor schemes to get Barney to sell his house.
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Pages: 8
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Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Durable * Washable * 100% Colorfast
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Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers.
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Collectors Series New Snoopy's Pin Pals

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Character(s): Snoopy
First Line: Hand Painted Plastic Pin-Ons
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Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is!

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First Line: Each groovy patch measures 3".
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Disclose Notes: Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as embroidered cloth patches. Color ad on back cover.

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