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Eggs-tra Large

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; two hens

Synopsis: Dinky pranks the hens by blowing-up white balloons and passing them off as extra-large eggs.

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Terrific Value!

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

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Notes: Ad offering 40 miniature plastic airplanes for 98-cents from Lucky Products. Black and white ad on inside front cover.

The Golden West

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; The Garlic Gang (western bad-guys in Rudy's tall tale); mailman; Nasty Ned (outlaw); Uncle Mallard (Dinky's rancher uncle); Uncle Mallard's ranch hands

First Line: Yippeeeee!!

Synopsis: Rudy tells Dinky tall tales about being a lawman in the old west. Soon after, Dinky receives an invitation to visit his Uncle Mallard, a western rancher, and brings a reluctant Rudy along. Can Rudy live up to his own hype?

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Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics #41 published May 1953
as The Golden West [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Leave It to Papa

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Terry Bears; Papa

First Line: Ah, now for a quiet peaceful evening!

Synopsis: Papa tries to fix a leaking pipe under the bathroom sink. What could possibly go wrong?

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Mighty Mouse now appearing on Television in the Barker Bill Cartoon Show

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Mighty Mouse; Barker Bill (a ringmaster/TV host)

First Line: A CBS Television Network Program

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Notes: Ad for the CBS Television Network series "The Barker Bill Cartoon Show" which features Mighty Mouse. As this ad would have appeared in late 1954, it is presumed to herald the television debut of Mighty Mouse

The Urge to Travel

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Heckle; Jeckle; lots of American travelers; lots of inhabitants of foreign lands

First Line: Flat broke

Synopsis: Destitute and looking for a fast buck, Heckle and Jeckle construct a Magic Telegraph Box that "will telegraph PEOPLE instead of MESSAGES" and test it out by "telegraphing" Heckle to China, where he returns with chop suey as proof of his journey. They mass-produce the boxes and make a fortune off of the multitudes who wish to travel rapidly and cheaply. The inevitable flaws in the Magpies' plans soon reveal themselves, leaving them as broke as they began the story.

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Notes: There are apparently TWO eight-page Heckle and Jeckle stories titled "The Urge to Travel" - BOTH drawn by Jim Tyer. This one and also a story reprinted from an as yet unidentified original source, and reprinted in Heckle and Jeckle (St. John, 1951 series) #23 (June 1955).

In the other story titled "The Urge to Travel", Heckle and Jeckle leap into their "wishing machine" and find themselves in 1836 South Dakota. These two stories are not to be confused.

The Parking Meter Dog

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; police chief; police chief's driver; two bank robbers; bank president

First Line: "I say, Heckle, old potato, here's a cheap little car that's a late model, said Jeckle, who was studying the advertisements in the paper.

Synopsis: Heckle and Jeckle talk the sedentary and stationary Dimwit into serving as a parking meter for the city.

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Notes: The used car Heckle and Jeckle buy in this story is a "Larchmont Four, 1930 model". Like New Rochelle, NY (the home of Terrytoons), Larchmont is also a town in New York's Westchester County - the suburban county directly north of New York City. Coincidence? The comics regular setting of "Terrytown" is probably a play on Tarrytown, NY, also in Westchester County.

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"Sometimes the Chief of Police himself would drive past wherever Dimwit was stationed.

"'I wish we had MORE DIMWITS in this world,' remarked the chief to his driver. 'If there were MORE DIMWITS instead of wise-guys it might be a more peaceful and honest world!'

"'You sure said a mouthful, Chief,' said the driver. 'There'd less crime with MORE DIMWITS around.'"

Look at the Prized Stamp I Found!

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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”.

His Off Day

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; two snooty hens

First Line: Here's a book I never read.

Synopsis: After reading a book on the subject, Rudy tests his prowess as an escape artist from tightly tied and knotted ropes. ...He should have read more books.

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Blowing Bubbles

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Genres: anthropomorphic

Character(s): Little Roquefort; Percy Puss; lady of the house

First Line: Hm-m- I can't understand it!

Synopsis: Roquefort and Percy's latest skirmish revolves around bubbles, a pipe, and a pie.

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Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given

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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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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.