Tom & Jerry Comics #130

(May 1955)

[Magic Flutes] (Table of Contents: 1)

Droopy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Letters

Harvey Eisenberg

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Droopy [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Droopy; swami

Synopsis

Droopy buys a magic flute to charm a bone with music.

Reprints

• in Tom & Jerry (Condor, 1976 series) #65
• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #230 (June 1966)
• in Tom & Jerry (Semic, 1979 series) #7/1983 (uke 32 1983)
which is reprinted
• in Tom & Jerry (Semic, 1979 series) #5/1990 (uke 23 1990)

Keywords

bone; flute; rope trick; swami

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Black and white on inside front cover.

[Who Watches the (Night) Watchman?] (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

Harvey Eisenberg

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here, kitty, kitty! Come catch mousie!

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Tom and Jerry [Dell Broad Lettering]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; toy store manager; lots of dancing mice

Synopsis

Tom gets a job as a toy store night watchman catching mice at a dollar a mouse. A one-gross carton of toy dancing mice, a mess of live ones, and Jerry and Tuffy's antics complicate matters.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry Summer Fun (Western, 1967 series) #1 (October 1967)
• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #309 (August 1978)

Keywords

cat; escalating events; mice; night watchman; toys

[The Pussy Willow that Sprouted Kittens!] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

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Pencils

Lynn Karp

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This is a real 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

• in Tom & Jerry (Condor, 1976 series) #65
• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #234 (February 1967)

Keywords

dogs; kittens; pranks; pussy willow; tree

Bertie Bird's Musical Adventure (Table of Contents: 4)

Bertie Bird / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bertie Bird and Mother Bird and Brother Billie were very upset.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Bertie Bird; Mother Bird; Brother Billie Bird; Cousin Filbert Bluebird; Mr. Henderson (music store proprietor); little girl; little girl's mother;

Synopsis

Bertie Bird and his brother Billie rescue their cousin Filbert from a cage in a music store window.

Keywords

birds; cage; music; rescue

[An Elephant Sometimes Forgets] (Table of Contents: 5)

Flip 'n' Dip / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

You may go out and play with Flip an' Dip, Oglethorpe, but remember to do what I told you!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Flip; Dip; Oglethorpe (kid elephant); Mama Elephant

Synopsis

Flip and Dip try to help their pachyderm playmate Oglethorpe remember something important, which the little elephant has forgotten.

Keywords

elephants; forgetfulness; jungle setting; monkeys

Indexer Notes

“Copyright 1955 by Western Printing & Litho Co.” Not MGM characters.

[Leaf Well Enough Alone] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Vic Lockman

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Fuzzy, our favorite tree looks sorta droopy!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; nervous dog; tree surgeon; medical doctor; electrician; carpenter; plummer

Synopsis

When Fuzzy and Wuzzy's favorite tree begins to shed its leaves for no apparent reason, they ask Uncle Barney to call a tree surgeon... but Barney decides to do it himself and save money.

Reprints

• in Tom & Jerry (Condor, 1976 series) #65

Keywords

do-it-yourself; escalating events; series of mishaps; tree

[A Wolf of a Different Color] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Veve Risto

Inks

Veve Risto

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Veve Risto

First Line of Dialogue or Text

How about buying one of these brown neckerchiefs, boys?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Archie Armadillo (trading post operator); Charlie Coyote; gray timber wolf

Synopsis

The local zoo is paying fifty dollars for a gray timber wolf. When Charlie Coyote catches one, Wuff and Sammy convince Charlie that the wolf is brown and worthless.

Keywords

desert setting; forest setting; timber wolf; trickery

[Mouse Hole in One] (Table of Contents: 8)

Jerry and Tuffy / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Ken Champin

Inks

Ken Champin

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Ken Champin

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Jerry, I wish we didn't have to walk so far home!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Jerry; Tuffy; golfer

Synopsis

Weary of walking, homeward-bound Tuffy takes a shortcut across a golf course and beats Jerry home in an unexpected way.

Reprints

• in Tom & Jerry (Condor, 1976 series) #65
• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #230 (June 1966), #320 (July 1979)
• in Tom & Jerry (Semic, 1979 series) #7/1980 (uke 45 1980), #6/1991 (uke 26 1991) [2nd translation]

Keywords

golf; golf course; mice; shortcut

[Droopy's No-Cost Crew Cut] (Table of Contents: 9)

Droopy / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Harvey Eisenberg

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Droopy [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Droopy; 1950s teen; gardener

Synopsis

While dogs are not allowed in the barber shop, Droopy still finds a way to get himself a cool 1950s-style crew cut.

Keywords

crew cut; dog; doing-something-their-own-way

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. On final interior page of the comic. Top 3/4 of page. Shares the page with a Dell Comics house ad for their Lassie title.

Your favorite dog star of screen and TV in another adventure. MGM's Lassie Comics (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Dell Comics; Lassie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Tom Foolery (Table of Contents: 11)

Tom and Jerry / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Letters

Harvey Eisenberg

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

Synopsis

Help Tom solve a rebus puzzle that will reveal where he should plant his little tree.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #234 (February 1967)

Keywords

rebus puzzle

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside back cover. Top half of page.

Droopy's Dippy Questions! (Table of Contents: 12)

Droopy / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Letters

Harvey Eisenberg

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What is the best butter in the world?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Droopy

Synopsis

Six riddles from Droopy.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #234 (February 1967)

Keywords

riddles

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside back cover. Lower half of page.

Easy to Print Your Name and Address When You Have Your Own Personal Pocket Printer! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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