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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse (cover gag and inset); Pearl Pureheart; three cheering mice; Heckle (inset); Jeckle (inset); Gandy Goose (inset); Farmer Al Falfa (inset); lower half of Little Roquefort (inset)

Synopsis: Mighty Mouse works out with a punching bag bearing the face of his old nemesis Oil Can Harry.

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Pages: 1

Body Beautiful

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; contest judge

First Line: "Thanks for inviting me over to stay with you while I'm looking for a place to live," said Gandy Goose as he entered Sourpuss' house.

Synopsis: Sourpuss seeks to win a male beauty contest and become "Mr. Terrytown of 1951".

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Pages: 2

Notes: Begins on the inside front cover (page 1) and concludes on the inside back cover (page 2). One black and white illustration on page 1.

The Curse of Cleopatra

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; auctioneer; auction bidders; voice of Cleopatra; Egyptian king; king's guards; two crocodiles; lion

First Line: And now, folks, what am I bid for this lovely powder box that once belonged to a beautiful Egyptian princess?

Synopsis: Sourpuss scoffs when Gandy buys an Egyptian power box at auction. From the box comes the voice of Cleopatra leading them into a surreal adventure.

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Pages: 8

Evil Rides the Skies

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; The Witch-Cat; lots of Halloween party-attending mice

First Line: Every dog may have its day but every cat has its night... Heh-heh!

Synopsis: Mighty Mouse attends a mouse Halloween party in disguise because "It's fun to be an ordinary mouse for a while [and] no one will know who I am." A Witch-Cat plans to disrupt the party and make off with the mice. In a twist to the many stories where Mighty Mouse is disguised and reveals his identity when trouble begins, the Witch-Cat knows that this one particular costumed mouse is really Mighty Mouse and comes prepared with a strength-sapping poison apple.

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Terry-Toons Comics #62 published November 1947
was Evil Rides the Skies [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 8

Notes: Art Bartsch's signature appears in the opening panel of the original printing but is omitted for this reprint.

Good Bit (among the party-going mice):

PRETTY COSTUMED FEMALE MOUSE: "That's the funniest mask I've ever seen!"
DOPEY-LOOKING MALE MOUSE: "B-but, I'm not wearing a mask!"

Super Salesmen

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Heckle; Jeckle; Sarge (cop that looks like Chesty); cop (looks like Dimwit); squirrels

First Line: Ah! The city park -- Just the spot for two industrious magpies to set up their business!

Synopsis: Heckle and Jeckle are aggressive peddlers in the city park, much to the consternation of two hapless code-enforcing cops.

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Pages: 4

The Artful Dodger

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; carnival employees; carnival patrons; boxing promoter; Killer Kilroy; Bob Weave; boxing ring-hands; boxing fans

First Line: Well, well stupid - what are you supposed to be? A scarecrow?

Synopsis: Gandy is adept at "dodging baseballs" as a carnival attraction. Sourpuss believes the goose can adapt this dodging talent to the boxing ring.

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Pages: 4

Notes: When a baseball-outfitted Gandy first tells Sourpuss that he's been "signed up as a dodger", Sourpuss assumes the goose was referring to the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team.

What's Cookin'

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster

First Line: Hmm! Smells good.

Synopsis: Rudy can't resist grabbing a sample of Dinky's cooking, over the duck's protests.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Dinky is colored gray as opposed to his usual black. Top half of page.

Li'l Tigers Club

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Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum

Character(s): Pud; other kids

First Line: This ought to keep those durn girls away!

Synopsis: Pud and his pals want to keep girls out of their clubhouse... until they learn the girls have stocked-up on Dubble Bubble Gum.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Ad for Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum, featuring "Pud", a kid resembling "Tubby" from Little Lulu. Lower half of page.

The Cat Came Back

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Genres: humorous

Feature(s): Farmer Al Falfa

Character(s): Farmer Al Falfa; Puddy (frisky pup); cat; kittens

First Line: Hurry and crank 'er up, Puddy! I'm taking this gol-danged cat so far away he'll never find his way back.

Synopsis: Farmer Al Falfa tries to drown a bothersome, howling cat... but the cat keeps coming back, making more trouble for the farmer and Puddy the Pup.

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Pages: 7

Notes: The lead character here is identified as "Farmer Al Falfa", when in most comics he is called "Farmer Gray".

For this story's title logo, the character's name is alternatively spelled as "Farmer Alfalfa"

This is a comic book adaptation of the 1944 Terrytoons cartoon "The Cat Came Back", starring Farmer Al Falfa, but with a different and more cynical ending and a hound dog in place of Puddy the Pup. The cartoon was written by John Foster (and most likely adapted by Tom Morrison - as a fellow Terrytoons cartoon writer and the editor of this comic book) and directed by Connie Rasinski, whose story art was a staple of the St. John Terrytoons comic books.

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Advertisement on Interior Page(s)

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Feature(s): Martin Industries

First Line: Free of extra charge your name engraved in golden letters on the following

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Pages: 1

Notes: Offer of an engraved fountain pen, ball point pen, and mechanical pencil for 1.00. Color ad on back cover.

No penciled/inked illustrations. Black and white photos of the three offered items only.