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Issue: Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics #56
Publication Date: October 1954
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Issues: #56 of 50 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagSt. John
Brand: St. JohnView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: St. John Publishing Corp.
On Sale Date: 1954
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (9 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: In addition to the publisher’s address, the indicia also lists an address for “Terrytoons, Inc.”, 38 Centre Ave., New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Weight Lifting Contest

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero
Character(s): Mighty Mouse; gorilla weightlifter; cat weightlifter
Synopsis: A gorilla lifting 1,000 pounds, is further lifted by Mighty Mouse.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: New cover for an issue of reprints.
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Live Toy Circus

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Honor House Products Corp.
First Line: With Performing Chameleon -- Free!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for circus toys that includes a "live performing chameleon who will walk a tight rope, swing on a trapeze and change color right before your eyes from bright green to brown and back again”. Black and white on inside front cover.
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Episode 1,000,001 - Danger on the Dips

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero
Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Pearl Pureheart; Oil Can Harry; cat sailor; whale
First Line: Tied to the tracks of the giant roller coaster at Coney Island, we find the helpless Pearl Pureheart awaiting a terrible fate ---
Synopsis: Perils, heroics, and daring escapes at the Coney Island Amusement Park, and at sea on a yacht. Oil Can Harry and his cat sailor cohort end up swallowed by a whale.
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From Issue: FlagMighty Mouse Comics #16 published April 1950
From Content Item: FlagMighty Mouse Comics #16 published April 1950
was Episode 1,000,001 - Danger on the Dips [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Salted Sugar

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Dimwit; Heckle; Jeckle; Chesty (landlord)
First Line: Da-a! Would you fellows kindly lend me a cup of sugar?
Synopsis: Dimwit borrows a cup of sugar from Heckle and Jeckle. The wise-guy magpies give him salt instead.
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Pages: 1
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The Bird Sanctuary

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero
Character(s): Mighty Mouse; various birds; vulture
First Line: Birdville Bugle [newspaper] Come to Florida and enjoy safe care free living at the Bok Tower Sanctuary for all birds. No vultures nor birds of prey allowed!
Synopsis: A hungry vulture crashes a supposedly-safe bird sanctuary.
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Pages: 6
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Hungry Uncle Hank

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Hank McDuck (Dinky's uncle)
First Line: Yum, Yum, Nice fresh corn!
Synopsis: Rudy’s scheme to keep all the corn for himself backfires.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Odd Disney comics parallels: “Uncle Hank” has the surname of “Uncle Scrooge McDuck”, yet looks and acts like “Gus Goose”.
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Edgar Runs Again

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Edgar the retired race horse, junkman
First Line: Edgar poked his head out of the window of his stall and gazed mournfully at a sign which hung on a fence surrounding the farm.
Synopsis: Edgar, a retired race horse, finds happiness hauling a kindly junkman's wagon - but gets to run one more race.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: The original printing of this two-page text story was spread over the inside front cover (page 1) and the inside back cover (page 2) of Mighty Mouse Comics (St. John, 1947 Series) #16 (April 1950), and was printed in black and white. This reprint is run over interior pages 17-18, and is in color. Not only is the single illustration of Edgar the race horse in color but, on both pages, the typeset text appears within a borderless-box of yellow.
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Uncle Herbie Comes to Town

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Gandy; Sourpuss; Herbie (Gandy's uncle); Gus Garson (escaped convict) various citizens and police, mayor
First Line: A telegram for Gandy Goose.
Synopsis: Gandy's Uncle Herbie, an eccentric old-western type, comes to visit, misinterpreting the ways of everyday modern life.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
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Trickster Rudy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; frightened hens
First Line: Oops!
Synopsis: Trickster Rudy plays one practical joke too many.
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Pages: 1
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Mighty Mouse Meets the Toughest Dog in the Whole World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero
Character(s): Mighty Mouse; mouse family (father, mother, and three kids); Hammer Head Louie ("the toughest dog in the whole world"); Stupid (Louie's hench-cat)
First Line: Aha! What a peaceful night – Guess I’ll go to bed.
Synopsis: Criminals Hammer Head Louie and Stupid invade the (evidently high-ceilinged) home of a mouse family. While Louie spends four pages bragging and showing-off how tough he is, Mighty Mouse shows up - much to the delight of one spirited little mouse kid.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Drawn in Tyer's loose, wild style.
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Blowing-Up a Tire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: anthropomorphic
Character(s): Sourpuss; Gandy Goose
First Line: Oh-oh -- A flat tire!
Synopsis: Lazy Sourpuss fast-talks Gandy into "blowing up" a flat tire for him. Gandy takes him literally.
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Pages: 1
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Given-Given-Given

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wilson Chemical Co.; Cloverine Brand Salve
First Line: Be first
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for Wilson Chemical Co., offering prizes or money for the sales of Cloverine Brand Salve. Prizes include "a real live pony". Black and white ad on inside back cover.
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Why Just Wish for the Things You Want?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wallace Brown, Inc.
First Line: Make extra money! It’s easy-fast-and FUN, too!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for selling Christmas cards for Wallace Brown, Inc. Color ad on back cover.

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