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The Bird of Doom

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Mitzi Mouse; Bird of Doom

Synopsis: Mighty Mouse swoops-in to save Mitzi from the talons of the Bird of Doom.

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Now Fly Like a Bird!

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Feature(s): Stravon Publishers

First Line: With wings made from the original sketch of Leonardo Da Vinci's flying wings!

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Notes: Ad offering a book titled "The Birdman - The Story of Leonardo Da Vinci", for 98-cents plus postage - with a free 10-day trial. Ad features such enticing ad copy as "Now any adventure loving boy can build Da Vinci's flying wings with just ordinary carpenter's tools. Remember these are not toy wings but real Da Vinci flying wings." Black and white ad on inside front cover.

The Bird of Doom

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Mitzi Mouse; Professor Edam; members of Professor Edam's research team; cat-spy; The Claw; Professor Ohm; various members of The Claw's gang; Bird of Doom (giant bird); stuffy battleship admiral; various battleship crew members

First Line: Deep among the burning wastes of the desert, a research party led by the world-famous mouse scientist, Professor Edam, has made a tremendous discovery.

Synopsis: Professor Edam's archeological expedition unearths a tremendous egg from beneath the Egyptian desert. Tipped-off by a cat-spy, The Claw and Professor Ohm forcibly take the egg, hatching the "Bird of Doom" inside, and raise the bird to combat Mighty Mouse.

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Mighty Mouse #164 published July 1965
as The Bird of Doom [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 16

Notes: However soft-pedaled in the art, the Bird of Doom is uncharacteristically killed on-panel.

For the actual story, “The Bird of Doom” would be an “unofficial title” derived from the issue’s cover. The story itself is untitled. “The Bird of Doom” would become its “official title” when Western Publishing reprinted the story in Mighty Mouse (Western, 1964 Series) #164 (July 1965), adding the title to the opening splash panel. Western also provided a new “Mighty Mouse” logo and produced its own coloring for their reprint of this story.

Foul Football

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Mitzi Mouse; Terrytown Terrors football team (mice); Terrytown Terrors football coach; various citizens of Terrytown (mice); mayor of Terrytown; Katnip Killers football team (cats); Katnip Killers football coach; Shorty (cat); two sportscaster mice; kidnappers (cats)

First Line: Terrytown is agog with excitement as they celebrate the winning of the mouse football championship by their home team ---

Synopsis: The Katnip Killers, a football team comprised of tough cats, goad the Terrytown Terrors, a champion football team of mice, into a game where the cats blatantly cheat and then imprison the mice for a feast. Mighty Mouse is diverted by the cats' kidnapping of Mitzi, but arrives in time to cancel the Killers' post-game celebration.

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Fake Parson and a Runaway Train

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Pearl Pureheart; Oil Can Harry; fake parson; alligator

First Line: Our hero, Mighty Mouse, is in a desperate situation, facing certain death at the mouth of a giant cannon!

Synopsis: While Mighty Mouse contends with a cannon aimed at his head, a hungry alligator, and a runaway train headed for a blown-up trestle, Oil Can Harry fails at multiple attempts to have a "fake parson" marry him to Pearl Pureheart, in this melodramatic romp.

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Notes: The "fake parson" that Oil Can Harry gets to marry him to Pearl Pureheart resembles the MGM character Droopy.

Out of Bounds

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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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Yip-eee Play Red Hot Harmonica Music in 8 Minutes Flat!

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Feature(s): Jay Turner

Character(s): Big Jay Turner (radio cowboy star)

First Line: Rich chords and trickiest tunes a snap with new sliding note finder-harmonica!

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Notes: Ad offering Jay Turner's Magic "Sliding Note Finder" Harmonica, plus free speed course booklet, and free "dope on harmonica tricks", for $1.00.

Blizzard Blitz

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; sledding rabbits; hungry fox

First Line: An early blizzard roars down on the green forest and makes travel impossible ------

Synopsis: Mighty Mouse saves a group of young sledding rabbits from a hungry fox.

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Three Genuine Ball-Point Pens that Write Three Different Colors

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Feature(s): St. John Flying Eagle Comics

First Line: Yours as a gift given free to all new subscribers

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Notes: Ad offering a free set of ball-point pens in different colors for subscribing to various St. John comic book titles. Twelve-issue subscriptions are offered for one dollar, for a saving of 20-cents on each subscription. Selected titles are offered by category: “HUMOR”: Mighty Mouse Comics, Paul Terry’s Comics, and Little Eva. “ROMANCE”: Teen-Age Romances, Wartime Romances, Pictorial Romances, Diary Secrets, and Teen-Age Temptations. “ADVENTURE”: Fightin’ Marines, Authentic Police Cases, Strange Terrors, Weird Horrors, and Atom-Age Combat.

The Magic Box

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Pandora Mouse; evil old witch; winged monsters of evil; other mouse citizens; Hope (good fairy)

First Line: Far away in a Fairyland where the stars are diamonds and rubies and the Moon is made of green cheese, there lived a little mouse named Pandora.

Synopsis: Mighty Mouse warns Pandora against opening a mysterious box full of of evil and sickness! You'd think she'd listen, but nooo!

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Slinky

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Feature(s): James Industries, Inc.; Slinky

Character(s): Slinky; Billy; Bea

First Line: Gosh, Billy - I wish we could think of something to do!

Synopsis: Slinky ("a jolly little fellow") shows kids Billy and Bea how to have fun with the classic Slinky toy.

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Notes: Ad for the classic Slinky coiled spring toy. Silver, copper, and green varieties are offered by mail order. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story. Top half of page.

Lots of Fun and Money! With this Television Bank

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Feature(s): Seagee, Co.

First Line: Lights up! Like biggest, costliest television sets!

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Notes: Ad offering a bank in the form of a television set, which “lights up the instant you drop coin”! The ad makes the following claims (reproduced verbatim): “Shows brilliant pictures in full color!”, “Hits every television high… fights and all!”, “Thrills you and your friends pop-eyed!”, “And… Makes your savings mount up fast!”, “All-steel construction. Only $1.98.” Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story. Lower half of page.

Comedy Column

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Genres: humorous

First Line: Mother - "Now, Willie, why don't you go and play with your little friends?"

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Notes: "Selections from '10,000 Jokes, Toasts. and Stories'. Copyright 1939, 1940 by Lewis & Fay Copeland. Published by Garden City Publishing Company, Inc."

The page consists of 13 jokes set and centered within a frame, around the edges of which are small illustrations of various characters who have appeared in St. John comics - including Little Eva, Casper the Friendly Ghost, and Abbott and Costello. Costello appears twice.

Duel by the Sons

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Terry Bears; Papa; Mama

First Line: What are those children up to?

Synopsis: Papa teaches the boys the fine art of fencing. Yeowtch!

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Yo Yo-Ho!

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; police chief

First Line: I say, what have you there, old boy?

Synopsis: From atop a building, pranksters Heckle and Jeckle conk Dimwit with their oversized "Super Duper Yo Yo".

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The Yelling Contest

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; Susie; Bill Bulldog (policeman); Mrs. Tremble Lip; Manny Mouse; Eddie Elk; Artie Airedale; Reuben Rooster; Charlie Horse; contest judges

First Line: Sourpuss approached the home of his girl friend Susie with supreme confidence.

Synopsis: After being outdone by Gandy in apple-juggling and clothesline-walking, Sourpuss enters a hog-calling contest only to find Gandy among the other contestants.

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A Toothy Problem

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dimwit; Chesty

First Line: What's the matter?

Synopsis: Chesty helps Dimwit pull his loose tooth, using the old "string tied to the door" method.

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Sharpening a Dull Cat

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; three young mice; Sly Charlie the Fat Cat

First Line: Come quick, fellas! Look what I found!

Synopsis: Three young mice find a human-sized pencil sharpener and a box of pencils, just as Sly Charlie the Fat Cat finds the three young mice.

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Notes: For the Gold Key reprint, Western Publishing provided a new “Mighty Mouse” logo, changed the title to “The Cat Sharpener”, and produced its own coloring for this story.

Calling All Space Rangers!

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Feature(s): Space Squadron

First Line: Over 70 action packed space ships flying saucers - rockets - men from Mars etc. All for $1

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Notes: Ad offering 70 outer-space-themed plastic toys representing forces from Earth and Mars – even including one “Mystery Planet” – for one dollar. Also “Free! Plastic rocket gun! 6 inches long. Sends code with real trigger. Yours free for promptness! Hurry! Mail coupon today!” Punctuation, or lack thereof, in "First Line of Dialogue or Text" (at top) is exactly as it appears on the page.

Here's Real Fun for You!

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Feature(s): Seagee, Co.

First Line: Here are many things to do and enjoy - order now! (This line runs vertically down the middle of the page)

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Notes: Ad offering two books, "Fun for Boys" ("The most wonderful book for boys ever published!") and "Fun for Girls" ("Loads and loads of exciting things to do!) $1 each. Also a "Giant Collection of 100 Games" for $1, and a "Wild & Wooly Fur Hat" ("A real fur Dan'l Boone Trappers Hat... just like the pioneers wore.") for $1.98. Black and white ad on inside back cover.

Get Prizes... Make Money

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Feature(s): American Seed Co.

First Line: This easy way -

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Notes: Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money. Twelve prizes are pictured in the ad ( with "...lots of others in our Big Prize Book"), accompanied by drawings of lots of excited and cheering kids. "Some of the bigger prizes require extra money as stated in our Big Prize Book"! Ad runs vertically on full page. Color ad on back cover.