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Some (Mice) Like It Hot!

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse

First Line: There's nothing like a good, hot shower!

Synopsis: Mighty Mouse showers in molten lead.

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Pages: 1

Deadeye and the Stranger

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Jack Rabbit; Tex Mc Mole; Deadeye Dick (wolf outlaw); Cal Coyote; Calahan (saloon owner); Willie Weasel (sheriff); Mighty Mouse

First Line: It was a balmy afternoon in the little western town of Cactus Junction.

Synopsis: A mysterious stranger (guess who) "saves the day" by ridding Cactus Junction of the notorious outlaw Deadeye Dick.

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Pages: 1.75

Notes: Black and white, with one illustration. Begins on the inside front cover (page 1) and concludes on the inside back cover (page 2). 25 percent of page 2 of this story is devoted to a a subscription coupon for St. John's "Terry-Toons Magazine" (presumably Terry-Toons Comics - St. John, 1947 Series).

This story is a text adaptation of the 1947 Terrytoons animated short “Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick”, but sans the cartoon’s final sequence where Dick comes back to the town with his whole gang seeking revenge. The cartoon was directed by Connie Rasinski, who drew numerous stories for the St. John Terrytoons comic books. Information on " Mighty Mouse Meets Deadeye Dick" supplied by Merlin Haas, 2020.

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Joe Jive; group of "follower mice students"; Jimmy (cautious mouse student); Mitzi Mouse; various large human inhabitants of "The Big City"; Pug (Big City cat); Spike (Big City cat); various other Big City cats

First Line: Terrytown High School is all agog as the gang listens to tales of life in the big city from Joe Jive, a newcomer.

Synopsis: Impressionable young mice are led to "The Big City" (where full-size humans and tough cats live) by a "too cool" new mouse at high school.

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Pages: 8

Notes: "The Big City" looks like Manhattan from Mighty Mouse's aerial view.

Stolen Power

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Billy (boy mouse); Bobby (boy mouse); movie director; movie crew; movie actors (dressed as knights); Fisheye Fox

First Line: Cut! -- Okay, boys, take five.

Synopsis: While filming a movie, Mighty Mouse naps between takes. Two boy mice seeking autographs sneak into his trailer and one can't resist trying on his cape, which is draped over a chair. Lo and behold, the startled boy mouse is suddenly flying - and attracts the attention of a crooked fox.

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Pages: 6

Notes: Apparently, Mighty Mouse's ability to fly comes from his cape - at least in this particular story. However, his other abilities remain intact, allowing this cape-less, ground-bound mouse to eventually best the flying fox. At story's end, Mighty Mouse gives the boys his "autograph"... in the form of a good spanking.

The Lion Tamer

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Mitzi Mouse; Ronzoni (lion tamer); circus owner; lions

First Line: The little town of Terrytown is filled with excitement and gayety as the circus comes to town!

Synopsis: To help his friend the circus owner, Mighty Mouse fills-in as the star attraction when Ronzoni, the famous lion tamer, quits over money. Ronzoni thinks he can extort the circus owner into a higher salary, until he learns about Mighty Mouse. On opening night, a jealous Ronzoni sends his lions after our hero.

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Pages: 8

Notes: "Ronzoni" was a popular brand of macaroni and may have sounded good as an Italian name-parody. Ronzoni was depicted as a cat-character, while all other characters in the story were mice - no doubt further emphasizing his evil.

Black Tom's Treasure

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Spud (mouse scout); other scouts (three squirrels and a rabbit); Warren the Wolf

First Line: Thar she blows, boys.

Synopsis: Mighty Mouse takes a scout troop to explore "...Dead Man's Island - a pirate stronghold of days gone by", where he tells them of the legend of pirate Black Tom and his buried treasure. Spud, an enthusiastic young mouse scout, is determined to find the treasure, to the derision of the other scouts. They plant a phony treasure map for Spud to follow. The map leads Spud straight into trouble.

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Pages: 10

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Feature(s): St. John Publishing Co.

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Subscription coupon for St. John's "Terry-Toons Magazine" (presumably Terry-Toons Comics - St. John, 1947 Series), placed in the lower right 25 percent of the inside back cover, at the end of the text story which began on the inside front cover. $1.00 for one year, $1.75 for two years, and 2.50 for three years. No advertising copy or illustrations exist, just the coupon itself. Black and white on inside back cover.

Get Your Free Movie Star Pictures

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Feature(s): Schwinn

First Line: Send for this new 1948 Free Movie Star Folder today!

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Pages: 1

Notes: Ad offering a folder of “...color pictures – photographs taken in Hollywood – of your favorite movie stars riding their Schwinn-Built Bicycles”. Roy Rogers, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Janis Paige are mentioned in the ad. Doubles as a catalog for Schwinn bicycles. Color ad on back cover.