Tom & Jerry Comics #175

(February 1959)

Win A $10,000.00-A-Week Job Acting in Kraft's Bat Masterson TV Show! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kraft Fudgies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[A Far-Fetched Yarn] (Table of Contents: 2)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Aw, that's absurd! Stuff can't jump around...or can it?

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis

Jerry and Tuffy bedevil Tom by hiding in a ball of yarn and making him think it can jump and roll around on its own.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #330 (August 1980)

Keywords

ball of yarn; confusion; escalating events; pranks

[The Impulsive Puppy] (Table of Contents: 3)

Big Spike and Little Tyke / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Lynn Karp

Inks

Lynn Karp

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tyke, that's no way to play with the pussycat!

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Big Spike and Little Tyke [Dell Logo 1]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Spike; Tyke; Snowball

Synopsis

Tyke can't resist the impulse to chase Snowball the Kitten. Spike and Snowball try their best to break him of this uncontrollable urge.

Keywords

chasing; dogs; impulse control; kitten

Indexer Notes

Oddly, Spike sides with Snowball on the cat chasing issue, rather than with his own pup.

Stringing Along (Table of Contents: 4)

Bertie Bird / text story / 1 page (report information)

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Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Harvey Eisenberg (title lettering only); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Help! Oh, please, won't somebody help me?" A little girl's frightened cry rang through the crisp wintry air.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Bertie Bird; Billie Bird; Jennifer (little girl); Jennifer's dad

Synopsis

Bertie and Billie help rescue a little girl from a high tree and get some needed string for their nest as a result.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #330 (August 1980)

Keywords

birds; rescue; string; tree; winter setting

[Oil-E Coyote] (Table of Contents: 5)

Wuff the Prairie Dog / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Veve Risto

Inks

Veve Risto

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Veve Risto

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Squeeek!" Oh-oh! That loud squeak means time-out!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; general store proprietor; Wuff and Sammy's playmates (turtle, rabbit; lizard; gray prairie dog; long-beaked bird)

Synopsis

Charlie Coyote's loudly squeaking door hinges and window frames serve as a reliable warning to Wuff, Sammy, and the gang that Charlie is on the prowl. Charlie has no luck in obtaining oil to quiet the squeaks, as the general store doesn't stock oil "for the good of the community" (to keep Charlie's comings and goings public), so the coyote resolves to dig his own oil well.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #330 (August 1980)

Keywords

desert setting; oil; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; squeaking

[Seeking the Royal Spectacles] (Table of Contents: 6)

Mouse Musketeers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Lynn Karp

Inks

Lynn Karp

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

En garde, varlets!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mouse Musketeers [Jerry; Tuffy]; M'sieur Poosycat [Tom]; King; Old Schnozzle (the King's bloodhound); Lady Lovely

Synopsis

The Mouse Musketeers' dueling with M'sieur Poosycat is interrupted by the misplacement of the King's spectacles. The Musketeers employ the King's bloodhound, Old Schnozzle, to assist in the search, for which the King has offered a reward - a reward M'sieur Poosycat intends to horn in on once the mice collect it.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #330 (August 1980)

Keywords

bloodhound; dogged persistence; dueling; eyeglasses; medieval setting; reward

Indexer Notes

In the tradition of most relentless anthropomorphic bloodhounds, Old Schnozzle does not speak but just goes deliberately about his business, as would General Snozzie (The Junior Woodchucks Official Hound of the Carl Barks Duck stories), or the many such hounds that populated early Hanna-Barbera TV cartoons.

When Old Schnozzle gets a "bright idea" a candle in a medieval candle holder appears over his head.

[Ducking-Out on Cleanliness] (Table of Contents: 7)

Barney Bear with Fuzzy and Wuzzy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Lynn Karp

Inks

Lynn Karp

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

(Sigh!) It's time for the boys to bathe!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; baby duckling

Synopsis

Fuzzy and Wuzzy do not like to bathe and, rather than engage with them in another bathtime battle, Uncle Barney gives them a baby duckling for a pet. Counting on a duck's affinity for water, Barney convinces his grimy nephews to play follow-the-leader with the new pet, in the belief that the duckling will lead them to (and into) water. Can Fuzzy and Wuzzy play the game to its conclusion and manage to remain dry and dirty?

Keywords

baby duckling; bathing; battle of wits; follow-the-leader

Keep Your Favorite Snapshots in this Pocket Picture Holder! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Dell Comics; Tom and Jerry / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

M-G-M Presents The Colorsome Tom Thumb (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

MGM Movies; Tom Thumb / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

"Fresh Up" Freddie says: "Right Now, you're probably asking yourself - How does a sporty sports car driver quench his thirst in a traffic jam?" (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

7 Up [7-up; 7up; Seven-Up]; Fresh Up Freddie / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)