Tom and Jerry
#234
(February 1967)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-12-22
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 10058-702
- Printer
- Designed, produced and printed in the U.S.A. by Western Printing and Lithographing Company
- Editing
- Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor)
Issue Notes
Cover code: 10058-702. On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[Snowman Sneak Attack!]
Tom and Jerry / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
- Synopsis
- Hiding under a snowman's top hat, Jerry and Tuffy pelt Tom with a snowball.
- Reprints
-
from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #127 (February 1955)
-
- Keywords
- snowball; snowman; top hat; unwelcome surprise; winter setting
Tom Foolery
Tom and Jerry / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- On which side of the house should Tom plant his tree?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #130 (May 1955)
-
- Keywords
- rebus puzzle
Indexer Notes
Help Tom solve a rebus puzzle that will reveal where he should plant his little tree. Black and white on inside front cover. Top half of page.
Droopy's Dippy Questions!
Droopy / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is the best butter in the world?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Droopy
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #130 (May 1955)
-
- Keywords
- riddles
Indexer Notes
Six riddles from Droopy. Black and white on inside front cover. Lower half of page.
[A Rough Knight for Sir Thomas]
Tom and Jerry / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Harvey Eisenberg
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You two characters bother me! From now on, you're gonna live in the attic!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
- Synopsis
- After reading of "The Knights of Old", a blow on the head leaves Tom befuddled and believing that he is a knight. Jerry and Tuffy take full advantage of the situation.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #122 (September 1954)
-
- Keywords
- cat; confusion; knight; mice; trickery
Indexer Notes
"Reprinted by popular demand".
[The Pussy Willow that Sprouted Kittens!]
Big Spike and Little Tyke / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a really pretty little tree the mistress is plantin'!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Spike; Tyke; the mistress; Hogan (neighboring dog); lots of kittens
- Synopsis
- When Spike and Tyke's mistress plants a pussy willow tree in the backyard, Tyke fears that the tree will
"[sprout] a mess of cats". Prankster Hogan sees this as a way to foist the kittens that share his yard on Spike and Tyke, by planting the kitties on the tree. - Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #130 (May 1955)
-
- Keywords
- dogs; kittens; pranks; pussy willow; tree
Indexer Notes
"Reprinted by popular demand".
[Doghouse Plow]
Droopy / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
Droopy [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Droopy; Droopy's mistress
- Synopsis
- Weary of shoveling, Droopy upends his doghouse and uses it as a snowplow.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #137 (December 1955)
-
- Keywords
- alternative uses; dog; doghouse; ingenuity; making-the-best-of-it; plow; snow; winter setting
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. Middle left page of centerfold.
[Florida or Bust!]
Droopy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Harvey Eisenberg
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brrr!
- Feature Logo
- Droopy [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Droopy; Droopy's master (silhouette only)
- Synopsis
- Droopy hitches his doghouse to his master's Florida-bound house trailer.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #138 (January 1956)
-
- Keywords
- dog; doghouse; house trailer; ingenuity; winter setting
Indexer Notes
Pantomime (except for Droopy's shivering "Brrr!"). Middle right page of centerfold.
['Snow-Bunny's Home]
The Adventures of Tom / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Harvey Eisenberg
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nonsense! (see note)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; snowshoe rabbit
- Synopsis
- Tom is out to get a rare photo of a snowshoe rabbit, a trickster-bunny that heckles Tom mercilessly.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #113 (December 1953)
-
- Keywords
- heckling; photograph; snowshoe rabbit; winter setting
Indexer Notes
With the first line quote "Nonsense!", Tom is reacting to the following passage in a book: "In winter the snowshoe rabbit is so brilliantly white, he cannot be seen in the snow. The snowshoe rabbit is so shy that it is impossible to photograph the animal...".
"Reprinted by popular demand".
[Droopy Clocks-In]
Droopy / comic story / 1 page
- Feature Logo
- Droopy [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Droopy
- Synopsis
- When his outdoor doghouse fails to protect him from the harsh winter elements, Droopy moves inside, removes the works of a clock atop his master's fireplace mantle, and makes the wooden housing of the clock into a mini-doghouse.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #139 (February 1956)
-
- Keywords
- alternative uses; clock; dog; doghouse; fireplace; winter setting
Indexer Notes
Pantomime.
The Secret of the Talking Scarecrow
Bertie Bird / text story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Harvey Eisenberg (logo and story title only); typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Flying toward Anderson's farm on nippy morning, Bertie Bird met Jenny Wren.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Bertie Bird; Jenny Wren; Timmy Starling; Red Robin; George Goldfinch
- Synopsis
- Timmy Starling frightens other birds by hiding in a scarecrow and speaking.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #135 (October 1955)
-
- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; birds; caught-in-the-act; farm setting; scarecrow; trickery
Indexer Notes
Oddly, Bertie keeps Timmy's secret... and lets him continue to scare other birds.
Pest in the West
Tom and Jerry / comic story / 5.5 pages
- Script
- Paul S. Newman
- Pencils
- Phil De Lara
- Inks
- Phil De Lara
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good-by [sic] forever, pesty pussycat!
- Feature Logo
Tom and Jerry [Western Interior Logo 1 Single Line of Letters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; bulldog; Sharpshooter Mouse (western mouse)
- Synopsis
- Jerry and Tuffy head west, leaving Tom behind. With no mice to chase, Tom becomes weak and flabby. He follows the trail westward and poses as "Bad Brad" the outlaw in order to scare Jerry and Tuffy back home.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cat; mice; western setting
in Indexer Notes
Newman script per biblio in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol. 31, No. 5, May 2020.
New Story.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.5 page
- Script
- Howard L. Anderson
- Letters
- typeset
- Keywords
- government reporting; regulations
Indexer Notes
Statement of Ownership for September 28, 1966. Prepared by H. L. Anderson (Business Manager). Reported total paid circulation: 271,920 (12 month average), 246,798 (nearest issue). Lower half of page.
[Clothesline Comfort for a Cold Night]
Droopy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Harvey Eisenberg
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Br-r...
- Feature Logo
- Droopy [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Droopy
- Synopsis
- On a cold night, Droopy sleeps in longjohns on the clothesline.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #136 (November 1955)
-
- Keywords
- alternative uses; cold temperatures; longjohns
Indexer Notes
Pantomime (except for Droopy's shivering "Br-r!" and snoring "Z-z-z"). On final interior page of the comic.
Tom Foolery
Tom and Jerry / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you place the first letter of each of these objects in the proper space, you’ll know what the telephone operator said to Tom!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; telephone operator
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #131 (June 1955)
-
- Keywords
- word puzzle
Indexer Notes
Use the first letter of each word represented by a picture (wing, rooster, etc.) to spell out the message. Black and white on inside back cover. Approximately half of page. Lower half is "Droopy's Dippy Questions...".
Droopy's Dippy Questions!
Droopy / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where was King Solomon's Temple?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Droopy
- Synopsis
- Six riddles from Droopy.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #131 (June 1955)
-
- Keywords
- riddles
Indexer Notes
Six riddles from Droopy. Black and white on inside back cover. Approximately half of page. Upper half is "Tom Foolery".
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Snowman Sneak Attack!]
Tom and Jerry -
1.
Tom Foolery
Tom and Jerry -
2.
Droopy's Dippy Questions!
Droopy -
3.
[A Rough Knight for Sir Thomas]
Tom and Jerry -
4.
[The Pussy Willow that Sprouted Kittens!]
Big Spike and Little Tyke -
5.
[Doghouse Plow]
Droopy -
6.
[Florida or Bust!]
Droopy -
7.
['Snow-Bunny's Home]
The Adventures of Tom -
8.
[Droopy Clocks-In]
Droopy -
9.
The Secret of the Talking Scarecrow
Bertie Bird -
10.
Pest in the West
Tom and Jerry -
11.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
-
12.
[Clothesline Comfort for a Cold Night]
Droopy -
13.
Tom Foolery
Tom and Jerry -
14.
Droopy's Dippy Questions!
Droopy -
15.
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This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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