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‘Tis (Not Quite) the Season – But They’re Jolly!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; taunting rabbits; Mighty Mouse (inset); Heckle and Jeckle (inset); Framer Gray; (inset); Gandy Goose (inset)

First Line: No Rabbit Hunting Until 12 O’Clock (sign)

Synopsis: Lots of rabbits joyously cavort and taunt a waiting and frustrated Gandy and Sourpuss, while a clock shows that it is almost – but not quite yet – rabbit season.

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An Unexpected Surprise

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Sourpuss; Gandy Goose; Susie (cat)

First Line: Are you going out, Sourpuss?

Synopsis: Sourpuss intends to surprise Susie, but infuriates her instead.

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Pages: 1

Notes: Black and white on inside front cover.

A Close Shave

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; The Claw; Terrytown police (mice); citizens of Terrytown (mice); three cat-henchmen in getaway car; Mitzi Mouse; Professor Limburger

First Line: A black sedan races at breakneck speed along the waterfront of Terrytown, as The Claw and his gang make a desperate attempt to elude the police.

Synopsis: Pursued by the Terrytown police, a getaway car containing The Claw and three hench-cats careens off a waterfront pier and into the river. Mighty Mouse finds only the wrecked auto and no cats – who have either eluded capture, or are presumed dead. When a docked ship releases its cargo of Egyptian mummies bound for a museum, the Claw gang takes the place of the mummies.

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Just a Walk in the Park for Mighty Mouse

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Feature(s): Mighty Mouse (as "Mighty M")

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; autograph-seeking kid-mice; assassin-cats

First Line: Things are sure quiet. I think I’ll take a walk.

Synopsis: Lamenting a lack of action, a bored Mighty Mouse takes a quiet walk through a park, where he unknowingly foils several attempts on his life.

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Notes: The logo for this story reads "Mighty M", with a large red letter "M" below the smaller word "Mighty", and a figure of a flying Mighty Mouse within the "indented space" at the top of that large "M".

Skunked Again

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): The Terry Bears; Papa Bear; various fish; skunk

First Line: It’s a nice day for fishing…

Synopsis: The Terry Bears teach their blowhard Papa a thing or two about fishing.

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Pop Go the Cats!

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Feature(s): Mighty Mouse (as "Mighty M")

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; cowboy-playing kid-mice; three hungry cats

First Line: It was nice of Mighty Mouse to invite us to his ranch!

Synopsis: On his “M.M. Ranch”, Mighty Mouse vanquishes three skulking cats, while making it seem that a pair of cowboy-playing kid-mice did it with their pop-guns. In the final panel with the jubilant kids, Mighty Mouse “winks at us” a la Clark Kent.

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The Yokel Duck Makes Good

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck, Rudy Rooster; farmer; hens; baby chicks; pig; mule

First Line: Everyone should try whatever he can do best!

Synopsis: It’s “Help Around the Barnyard Week”, and everyone does their part. That is, everyone except poor Dinky, who fails at everything he tries, until four baby chicks need rescuing by someone who can “swim like a duck”.

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Cracker Jack! Yum-Yum!

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Feature(s): Cracker Jack

First Line: You can’t lose with Cracker Jack – there’s a surprise novelty in every box!

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Ad for Cracker Jack candy-coated popcorn with peanuts, in which a football cheerleader cheers for Cracker Jack. Top half of page.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

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Writer(s): ?; Archer St. John (publisher, signed) ?; Richard E. Decker (business manager) ?

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Genres: non-fiction

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1951. No circulation figures appear as part of this report. Lower half of page.

Mule be Sorry

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Genres: humorous

Character(s): Farmer Gray; mule

First Line: C’mon – ye danged ol’ mule, get goin’ or we’ll be late fer the market!

Synopsis: Farmer Gray sets a fire under his mule to get him moving.

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The Great Cheese Mystery

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Buster (magazine reporter mouse); The Claw; Fang (Claw Gang member); other gang members

First Line: In a certain quarter of Terrytown lived the mice populace.

Synopsis: A magazine reporter interviews Mighty Mouse, who reveals the secret of his great strength. His arch enemy, The Claw, reads the article with great interest.

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Pages: 2

Notes: The first three paragraphs of this two-page text story nicely recap the current (at the time) Mighty Mouse comic book continuity, telling of the industrious and prosperous community of Terrytown mice, the recurring menace of The Claw and his gang, and the equally recurring heroics of Mighty Mouse.

The House Wreckers

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Heckle; Jeckle; escaped convict

First Line: Jail Break! Jail Break!

Synopsis: An escaped convict hides in an old deserted house… that Heckle and Jeckle have been hired to demolish. …Poor guy.

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The Amazed Pussycat

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Little Roquefort; Percy Puss; Percy's mistress

First Line: I’m going out and don’t dare take anything from the refrigerator – do you hear?

Synopsis: Percy raids a refrigerator that Little Roquefort has booby trapped.

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Notes: Black and white on inside back cover.

Given-Given

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Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.; Cloverine Brand Salve

First Line: Premiums or Cash

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Notes: Ad for Wilson Chemical Co., offering prizes or money for the sales of Cloverine Brand Salve. Color ad on back cover.