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No Cat Skates from Mighty Mouse!

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; roller skating cat; roller skating mouse

Synopsis: Using a magnet, Mighty Mouse halts the pursuit of a skating mouse by a skating cat.

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Pages: 1

Notes: New cover for an issue of reprints.

Friends! Here's How to Get at Almost No Cost Your New Real, Live Miniature Dog

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Character(s): Mrs. Ruth Long (Gift Manager Dean Studios); miniature dog

First Line: Supply limited send today!

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Pages: 0.75

Notes: Ad for photograph enlargement prints, offering a free miniature dog as an incentive premium. Full figure photo of the miniature dog saying "Please give me a home" via a comic-style dialogue balloon. A penciled and inked woman's hand holds the dog (seen as a photo) in her palm.

Head and shoulders photo of Mrs. Ruth Long also speaking via a comic-style dialogue balloon... "I'll be happy to send you without you paying a penny, this loveable, young, miniature dog that is so tiny when even fully grown you can carry it in your pocket or hold it in one hand, yet it barks and is a reliable watch dog as well as a pet. You can keep it in a shoebox and enjoy many amusing hours teaching it tricks... active, healthy, intelligent, and clean."

5x7 enlargements are offered, each in a "handsome Movietone frame". Comes with get-acquainted-coupons "so you can tell your friends".

Black and white ad on inside front cover. Top 3/4 of page.

Any Photo Copied

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First Line: 20 billfold size pictures $1

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Notes: Ad offering 20 billfold size prints of any photo for one dollar. Cash, as well as checks or money orders, is accepted by mail - with any enclosed photos. The two photo reproduction vendors sharing this page could very well be the same entity, as both are in Des Moines, IA. Black and white ad on inside front cover. Lower 1/4 of page.

Mail Robbery

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Mitzi Mouse; The Claw; members of The Claw's gang; Chief of the Terrytown Bureau of Investigation; mail carrier mouse; Mrs. Van Smyte (high society mouse); costume judge (mouse); costume party guests (mice)

First Line: As our story opens, Mighty Mouse has been summoned to meet with the Terrytown Bureau of Investigation.

Synopsis: The Claw's gang is stealing the Terrytown mail, leading him to a high-society costume party, with lots of jewels on display. The Claw robs the jewels and takes Mitzi as a hostage. Captive Mitzi devises a clever way to signal Mighty Mouse.

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The Last Straw

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; Gandy's cousin Luke

First Line: AWP! EEEP! BROCK!

Synopsis: Try as he might, Sourpuss cannot get a moment's quiet from Gandy.

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A Sleepless Night

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Terry Bears; Papa

First Line: Golly what a storm!

Synopsis: Tucked in their bed for the night, the Terry Bears are scared as a storm rages outside. They turn to their "fearless" Papa for courage.

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The Model Cat

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Little Roquefort; Percy Puss; mayor; Mrs. Van Meow; photographer

First Line: Ssh -- I'm going to scare a certain mouse with this paper bag.

Synopsis: Percy Puss is to be honored by the mayor as "the model cat of the community", but not if Little Roquefort has anything to say about it.

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Notes: Percy Puss is orange in this story, rather than his usual black.

The Fatal Cream Puff

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Pearl Pureheart; Oil Can Harry; blood curdling savages; Father Time; chickens; many professional wrestlers; referee; timekeeper; wrestling judges; two vultures

First Line: In our last episode, we left Pearl Pureheart tied to the chimney of a burning cabin and surrounded by a band of blood curdling savages!

Synopsis: Oil Can Harry finally discovers Mighty Mouse's weakness... "He's allergic to cream puffs and can't stand being hit in the face with one"! And, for good measure, Harry sends an impossibly large number of professional wrestlers after our hero.

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Notes: The Tyer Touch: A caption reads: "While hurrying to the rescue we find Mighty Mouse racing against time", to which Jim Tyer draws Mighty Mouse outrunning "Father Time", who is desperately trying to catch up.

The Exterminator

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; housefly; Mr. Jones, fleas

First Line: Dimwit, the slow-minded dog, walked up to the door of Heckle and Jeckle to make his daily visit.

Synopsis: Bad Idea #1: Heckle and Jeckle decide to become insect exterminators. Bad Idea #2: They hire Dimwit to scare up customers for them.

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Caught in a Web

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Genres: anthropomorphic, superhero

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; three elves; Sam Spider; shark

First Line: Mighty Mouse is relieving the housing shortage in Terrytown by bringing the elves a shoe to live in!

Synopsis: Sam Spider takes over the shoe-house Mighty Mouse gave to the elves.

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Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!

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Character(s): Judy; Jim; gorilla; panicked crowd; two zoo keepers; enthusiastic little kid

First Line: Help! The gorilla is loose!

Synopsis: Brave kids Judy and Jim hold off an escaped zoo gorilla with the nifty premiums they received by selling White Cloverine Brand Salve from the Wilson Chemical Co.

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Notes: Ad for Wilson Chemical Co., offering prizes or money for the sales of Cloverine Brand Salve. Among the many prizes offered in the ad is a live pony. "Look! Live Pony! Yessiree, a real, live pony for your very own!" Black and white ad on inside back cover.

Kids! Be the First to Send for This New Plastic Aircraft Carrier with 5 Catapulting Jets

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First Line: Only $1.00 Post Paid

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Notes: Ad from Lucky Products offering a plastic aircraft carrier toy. "It catapults, it floats, it runs on dry land. Equipped with 5 catapulting jets that zoom off the runway with the flick of the finger. The carrier is fully 2/3's of a foot long!" Also included at no extra cost "...a small supporting fleet of real plastic molded warships, consisting of: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine, 1 P.T. boat, and one aircraft carrier". That "second aircraft carrier" presumably measured-in at less than the star attraction's "2/3's of a foot long!" Color ad on back cover.