Tom and Jerry #256

(April 1971)

Josie and the Pussy Cats Cut 4 Records for Kellogg's (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kellogg's; Josie and the Pussycats / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[The Quarantine Quandary] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I wish those two would come out! I want to practice my mouse-juggling act!

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Health Department inspector

Synopsis

To escape Tom’s newfound mania for mouse-juggling, Jerry and Tuffy feign illness, putting the house under quarantine and leaving Tom outside.

Reprints

• from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #153 (April 1957)

Keywords

illness; juggling; quarantine

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Gold Key Comics Club News (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Austrian Stamp Recalls the Age of Operetta (Table of Contents: 4)

Stamp and Coin Collector’s Corner / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

George Allard (credited)

Pencils

? (photographs)

Inks

? (photographs)

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The splendor of the operetta is inseparably associated with the splendor of the social structure of a monarchy.

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Discusses Austrian Postal Authorities issuance of commemorative postage stamps devoted to famous operettas. Also the 1970-71 edition of the “U.S. Specialized Catalog of First Day Covers” (providing up-to-date market values) for 1.00, Norway’s issuance of postage stamps honoring great Norwegian scientists, a list of “the ten most wanted coins on the list of every serious collector”, and medals honoring Air Force General Curtis E. LeMay and commemorating the 25th anniversary of Hiroshima.

Keywords

25th anniversary of Hiroshima; General Curtis E. LeMay; Norwegian scientists; operettas

Indexer Notes

Text feature, illustrated with photographs. © 1971, Western Publishing Company, Inc.

The Fearsome Twosome (Table of Contents: 5)

Skrewy Squirrel and Little Quacker / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Pity this poor little duck who has to fly south for the winter! Woe is little me!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Skrewy Squirrel; Little Quacker

Synopsis

Skrewy Squirrel and Little Quacker are convinced that each other is a terrible lurking monster.

Keywords

MGM character crossover; monster; mutual fright; winter setting; wrong impression

Indexer Notes

New story.

Full-Color Posters (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Columbia Color Posters / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

The Flying Flapjack (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Harvey Eisenberg (for title only); typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

“Chee,” Bertie Bird sighed one cool morning, as he perched outside his nest-home in Apple Tree Lane.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Bertie Bird; Billie Bird; Pinky Crossbill (bird); human cook

Synopsis

The birds visit a newly opened restaurant, in the hopes of picking up some food scarps. Bertie flies too close to a flapjack-flipping cook, gets covered in batter, and becomes a flying flapjack.

Reprints

• from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #158 (September 1957)

Keywords

birds; flapjacks; food; restaurant

Cracky’s Got the Answer!!! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Western Publishing Company; Jokes By Cracky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Patio Pranksters (Table of Contents: 9)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ha! With this new quick-drying instant cement, I’m gonna fix up this crummy patio!

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry Western Interior Logo 1

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis

Tom aims to fix a patio and build a barbecue pit that will block the view from the Jerry and Tuffy’s mousehole. The mice sabotage his efforts.

Keywords

barbecue pit; cement; home improvements; patio; sabotage; series of mishaps

Indexer Notes

New story.

[Wishy-Washingtons] (Table of Contents: 10)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Vic Lockman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ah, this is the day I love to celebrate!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Spike

Synopsis

Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy agree to emulate George Washington in honor of his birthday.

Reprints

• from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #151 (February 1957)

Keywords

cake; cherry tree; creek; following example; George Washington; honesty; powdered wig

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Your Future In the Graphic Arts/As a Printing Craftsman (Table of Contents: 11)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Keywords

editorial feature

Indexer Notes

Two half page articles on possible careers accompanied by illustrations. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Grolier Enterprises Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Win 2 Ways with J.S.C.A. (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)