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Is There a Dentist in the Mouse?!

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; cat; xylophone playing mouse; crowd of music-appreciating mice

Synopsis: Mighty Mouse holds a cat's mouth wide-open by the whiskers, while another mouse plays xylophone on the tomcat's teeth.

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Pages: 1

Rudy Grins Weight

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck, Rudy Rooster; Harold Hog; contest judges; announcer

First Line: "Well, what's so interesting in that paper you're reading?" asked Rudy from his easy chair, as he looked over at Dinky who was sitting on the sofa.

Synopsis: Rudy hopes to win the prize as "The Most Outstanding Fowl" in the Terrytoon Poultry Contest, but leaves all the actual work to Dinky.

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Pages: 2

Notes: Black and white text story with one illustration. Spans inside front and back covers.

How to Handle Crowds

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Heckle; Jeckle; Mr. Bulldog (department store manager); mob of lady shoppers; mob of men shoppers; store efficiency expert

First Line: Wow! Lookit those women come!

Synopsis: Heckle and Jeckle invent an "automatic clothes selling machine" to relieve the chaotic conditions at an overcrowded department store. All goes well until a self-interested store efficiency expert (literally) throws a monkey wrench into the works.

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Reprint Notes: The abbreviated reprint in Paul Terry's Comics #96 does not merely edit-out a half page unimportant to the story as a whole, but cuts off the final half page eliminating the story's ending gag.

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Pages: 6.5

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Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum

Character(s): Gramps; Tim (boy); cow; Pud

First Line: Gramps - what is Bossy doing?

Synopsis: Farmer's grandson Tim teaches a dairy cow to chew Dubble Bubble gum, instead of her cud.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: The signed initials "R.G.", along with the cartooning style of the ad, might indicate it was drawn by Rube Grossman. Ad for Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum, featuring "Pud", a kid resembling "Tubby" from Little Lulu. Pud, who usually stars in these ads, is only seen in the final panel which is unconnected to the ad/story and exists only to plug Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum. Lower half of page.

Dinky Buys a New Machine

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; rooster doctor

First Line: I saw a crate being delivered to Dinky this morning. I think I'll go see what it is.

Synopsis: A snooping Rudy is spooked by Dinky's (talking?) record machine.

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A Letter from Grandpa

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Gandy Goose

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss

First Line: What's the matter, Gandy? You look sad about something.

Synopsis: Sourpuss misinterprets the reason for Gandy's sadness.

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Pages: 1

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Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s)

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Writer(s): editors

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: This appears on page 2 of the Mighty Mouse story

Can you find the Secret Clues to Monark's Popularity?

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Feature(s): Monark Bicycles

First Line: Why is the Monark Super Deluxe America's fastest selling bicycle?

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Notes: Ad for the new 1949 Monark Super Deluxe Bicycle.

Star Performer

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Mitzi Mouse; The Claw, mouse radio reporter; mouse radio producer (control room); various members of the Claw gang; various mouse citizens of Terrytown; mechanical gorillas; real gorillas

First Line: A strange new sight fills the streets of Terrytown as a movie company prepares to make an action picture starring of course Mighty Mouse.

Synopsis: The Claw stages a phony action movie to trap Mighty Mouse.

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Pages: 7.75

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

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Writer(s): Richard E. Decker (business manager)

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Genres: non-fiction

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1948. No circulation figures appear as part of this report. Occupies the lower 1/4 of page 2 of the Mighty Mouse story - interrupting that story.

No Lamb for Dinner

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Dingbat

Character(s): Dingbat; fox; lamb; other lambs (in final panel)

First Line: Yum, yum - Lamb Chops.

Synopsis: The wacky Dingbat thwarts a hungry lamb-stalking fox.

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Pages: 4.5

Where you find fun… you find Cracker Jack

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Feature(s): Cracker Jack

First Line: Cracker Jack The more you eat – the more you want!

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Ad for Cracker Jack candy-coated popcorn with peanuts, with kids playing baseball, kids watching the baseball game, and one kid selling Cracker Jack to the crowd of kids. Lower half of page.

Dimwit Does the Job

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit

First Line: Phew! I've got a hundred more holes to dig before we can get these fence posts up and collect our money from Farmer Brown.

Synopsis: Heckle and Jeckle trick Dimwit into digging a series of postholes for them.

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The Super-Cleaner

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Sourpuss

Character(s): Sourpuss; door-to-door salesman; Sourpuss's scheming self (his bad alter-ego); Sourpuss's conscience (his good alter-ego); Gandy Goose; crowd of customers

First Line: Ah, good morning, Sir! I have here a marvelous mechanism that will -

Synopsis: Sourpuss buys an unwanted device from a door-to-door salesman, later conning Gandy into buying the device from him. Sourpuss' "good and bad selves" literally fight over the situation.

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Pages: 7

The Dream Contest

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Feature(s): Gandy Goose

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss

First Line: M-m-m- What a delicious pie!

Synopsis: With each desiring a single delicious pie, Gandy and Sourpuss make a bet that whoever has the best dream that night gets to eat the pie.

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Margaret O'Brien (MGM star) at a Hollywood Party!

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Feature(s): The Prince Co.

Character(s): Margaret O'Brien; Jane; Jane’s mother; other kids at party

First Line: You couldn’t have more fun! Imagine, making your own lollipops… and jelly apples too!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad in comic form for the “Margaret O'Brien Candy Kitchen”, a kit with four different flavorings, lollipop molds, and sticks for jelly apples. “A real $2.00 value RIGHT NOW for only $1.00”. Color ad on back cover.