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Saddle... Up!

Illustration on Cover, Front

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; cat western bandit

Synopsis: Mighty Mouse lifts a cat western bandit off his horse - saddle and all.

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Pages: 1

Notes: New painted cover for an issue of reprints.

Terrific Value!

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Feature(s): Lucky Products

First Line: Be the first in your crowd to get this sensational collection of airplanes

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Notes: Ad offering an assortment of 40 colorful plastic airplanes for 98-cents. Black and white ad on inside front cover.

The Reluctant Rescue

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; careless young rabbit; fox; turtle; skinny rabbit (young rabbit's cousin)

First Line: As Mighty Mouse loafs easily along through azure skies at ¼ jet power…

Synopsis: Mighty Mouse must continually rescue a young rabbit with no common sense.

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Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics #30 published January 1952
was The Reluctant Rescue [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 7

"K.O." Sourpuss

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; little boxer

First Line: What are you reading, Sourpuss?

Synopsis: Sourpuss trains to become a boxer, but is quickly dissuaded.

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Fatty's Folly

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Fatty (plump young cat); Pop (Fatty's dad); lots of country mice

First Line: So! Eating peanuts again!

Synopsis: Young Fatty proves to his pop that even a slow, fat cat can catch mice, if he uses brains. All goes according to plan, until Mighty Mouse shows up.

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Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics #30 published January 1952
was Fatty's Folly [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 6

Notes: To escape a sudden rainstorm, the country mice hide inside a can of “Tyer’s Corn” – a reference to fan-favorite Terrytoons animator and comic book artist Jim Tyer. Tyer did not draw this story.

You Can Be a Cartoonist!

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)

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Feature(s): St. John Publishing; Terrytoons; Paul Terry's Comics

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Gandy Goose; Terry Bears; Sourpuss; Dinky Duck; drawing of Paul Terry

First Line: The famous Paul Terry brings you a complete course in cartooning… absolutely free!

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Pages: 1

Notes: St. John / Terrytoons house ad for a cartooning course, "starting in this month's Paul Terry's Comics". The cover of Paul Terry’s Comics (St. John, 1951 Series) #122 February 1955 is pictured. There would be four such lessons in all, as the title ends with issue #125. The feature then continues in "Adventures of Mighty Mouse".

The Grateful Kitten

Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; two kittens; father cat; young father cat (flashback); father cat's clan (flashback); rabbit

First Line: Did you ever see Mighty Mouse?

Synopsis: A cat tells his kittens about how Mighty Mouse saved him, when he was a kitten.

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Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics #30 published January 1952
was The Grateful Kitten [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 5

Look at the Prized Stamp I Found!

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Feature(s): Littleton Stamp Co.

Character(s): Bow-tied young man holding a green glowing stamp (comic art, not photo)

First Line: No telling what hidden treasures YOU’LL find

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Notes: Ad offering a free, unsorted and random packet of “…Spanish or Spanish colony stamps – many taken from collections of old church missions”. Also included a “…mystery packet of 5 Spanish colony stamps” and a pamphlet titled “How to Collect Stamps”! All free, but for 10-cents “to help cover actual postage and handling costs”.

Rudy Takes First Prize

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; yellow duckling

First Line: Hey, Dinky, what happened to your rooster friend?

Synopsis: Rudy takes first prize in the barnyard bridge game, but not in the conventional sense.

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Pages: 0.5

Notes: Top half of page.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

Statement of Ownership on Interior Page(s)

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

Letterer(s): typeset

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Genres: non-fiction

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1954. No circulation figures appear as part of this report. Occupies only the third tier of a four-tiered page. The fourth (lowest) tier is blank.

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Blank Page(s) on Interior Page(s)

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Pages: 0.25

Notes: Blank fourth (lowest) tier of a four-tiered page. Tiers one and two comprise the Dinky story (above), while tier three contains the Statement of Ownership (above).

The Tall Story Club

Text Story on Interior Page(s)

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; contest judge

First Line: "I say!" exclaimed Jeckle, as he read the daily Terrytown newspaper.

Synopsis: Heckle and Jeckle are out to win the cash prize at the Tall Story Club's whopper competition. Figuring Dimwit to be a prime subject for an outrageous tale of adventurous feats, the magpies make up a tall tale about him. Dimwit, however, is a firm believer in truth and takes issue with the fictitious story.

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Harry's Thinking Cap

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Pearl Pureheart; Oil Can Harry; dragon; citizens of Terrytown; Mrs. Nosey; Detective Owl; Detective Owl’s unnamed “trusty assistant”; Jupiter’s greeter; Stone Men

First Line: In our last episode, we left Pearl Pureheart tied to a ten-ton fire-belching dragon.

Synopsis: Oil Can Harry invents a “thinking cap” that gives him the brain power to devise the means to spirit Pearl Pureheart off to the planet Jupiter.

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Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics #30 published January 1952

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Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics #30 published January 1952
was Harry's Thinking Cap [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 8

Notes: Drawn in Tyer's loose, wild style. On page 3, panel 1, there are wanted posters for Oil Can Harry from (1) Tokyo, Japan (written with psuedo Japanese characters), (2) Burglary - South America (No country - the whole continent!), (3) Larceny - Miami, Florida, (4) Cleveland (no state mentioned), (5) Worcester, Mass, (6) Detroit, Mich, (7) Fairlawn, N.J., (8) Lee, Mass - Forgery, (9) "Look for this man - St. Louis Police", and... (10) "Arrest - Hold and Wire Bridgeport Police - Wife Beating".

Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given

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Feature(s): The FUNman

First Line: Make money too!

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Notes: Ad offering prizes or money for the sales of "inspiring, beautiful religious wall motto plaques". Black and white ad on inside back cover.

Be in the Bucks!

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Feature(s): Cracker Jack

First Line: Carry all this money in a beautiful, new 2 color wallet. Surprise the kids. They’ll think it’s real cash!

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Notes: Ad for Cracker Jack candy-coated popcorn and peanut snacks offering “…a big handful of play money totaling $144 in one, five, ten, and twenty dollar bills, each with your own name printed on it – and a very attractive, well made two color wallet in which to carry your play money”. A separate offer on the same page offers U.S. Military bracelets. Each requires a Cracker Jack label to be sent. Color ad on back cover.