Tom & Jerry Comics
#135
(October 1955)
Dell,
1949 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell
- Printer
- Designed and produced by Western Printing & Lithographing Co.
- Editing
- Alice Nielsen Cobb (managing editor); Chase Craig (editor); Tom McKimson (art director)
[A Mixed-Up Wash Day]
Tom and Jerry / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
- Synopsis
- Jerry and Tuffy do a wash-load of tiny mouse clothes in Tom's cake mixer.
- Reprints
-
in Tom und Jerry (Semrau, 1955 series) #46 -
in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #232 (October 1966), #301 (December 1977) -
in Tom & Jerry (Semic, 1979 series) #1/1979 (uke 45 1979)
-
- Keywords
- alternative uses; cake mixer; laundry
Indexer Notes
As Jerry never wears clothing, and Tuffy only wears his trademark diaper, the mice must be taking in laundry as a sideline.
[Boys! Girls! Win our thrilling Red Goose "Treasurama" and fly to any city dotted on this Map Free!]
Red Goose Shoes; Red Goose "Treasurama" / advertisement / 1 page
[Pint Sized Elephants]
Tom and Jerry / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All I do all day long is chase mice!
- Feature Logo
Tom and Jerry [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo 1]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; circus boss; Gertrude (elephant); ringmaster
- Synopsis
- Tiring of the unrewarding daily chase, the trio decide to take their "games of cat and mouse" to a circus where they agree to have Jerry and Tuffy scare the circus elephant and get Tom hired as the circus cat to run them off - then split Tom's circus pay among them. However, when the mice spy and sample the wide variety of circus concession goodies, they decide to abandon the arrangement and (with licorice whip trunks) pose as mouse-sized baby elephants protected from Tom by Gertrude the elephant.
- Reprints
- in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #227 (December 1965)
-
in Tom and Jerry Annual (World Distributors, 1967 series) #1971 (1971) - in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #301 (December 1977)
- in Tom & Jerry (Semic, 1979 series) #5/1983 (uke 20 1983)
-
- Keywords
- cat; circus setting; elephant; mice; trickery
[Who Rescues the Rescuer?]
Big Spike and Little Tyke / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ken Champin
- Inks
- Ken Champin
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Ken Champin
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Man, look how they're pamperin' that pooch!
- Feature Logo
Big Spike and Little Tyke [Dell Logo 1]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Spike; Tyke; cat; lady with camera
- Synopsis
- Seeing a picture in the newspaper of a heroic dog who rescued a child from a pond, Spike decides that he wants a piece of that fame and pampering and practices rescuing on a doll that he throws into a pond. His efforts are complicated by a pesky cat who wants Spike to chase him up a tree.
- Keywords
- cat; dogs; heroics; rescue; working-at-cross-purposes
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 title lettering 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
- in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #234 (February 1967)
-
- 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. Middle left page of centerfold.
[Getting His Money's Worth]
Droopy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Feature Logo
Droopy [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Droopy
- Synopsis
- Droopy buys an umbrella when rain is forecast but he finds another use for it when the rain doesn't come.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- alternative uses; inaccurate forecast; rain; sunny; umbrella
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. Middle right page of centerfold.
[Unerring Errands]
Flip 'n' Dip / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, those kids! Wish I could have five minutes' rest around this house!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Flip; Dip; Pop; carrier pigeon; pelican
- Synopsis
- Pop gets frustrated when he tries to get rid of the kids by giving them errands to run but they figure out a way to do them without leaving home.
- Keywords
- battle of wits; best-laid-plans; errands; frustration; jungle setting; need-for-peace-and-quiet
Indexer Notes
“Copyright 1953 by Western Printing & Litho Co.” Not MGM characters.
[The Bunny Who Came in From the Cold]
Barney Bear with Fuzzy and Wuzzy / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, friends, the weatherman says we're due for an early snow!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; little bunny
- Synopsis
- Fuzzy and Wuzzy try to help a cute but sly little bunny, by catching him so that he can stay in their warm house all winter.
- Keywords
- anthropomorphic inconsistencies; bears; best of intentions; bunny; fourth-wall-breaking; hibernation; transformation; winter setting
Indexer Notes
Unusual Element: At least for this story, Barney Bear, Fuzzy, and Wuzzy would appear to hibernate for the winter, per Barney's quote in the opening splash panel: "When the first [snow] flake falls, we'll turn in for our winter's sleep!"
The bunny, who resembles Disney's "Thumper" (from "Bambi") also exhibits an unusual aspect per this thought-balloon-quote: "When it snows, us bunnies become white!" - and, sure enough, he transforms from gray-and-white to all-white. ...But readers are not privy to how this process works, as he continues thinking: "Changing color is a secret process! We have to have privacy!"
Before undergoing this transformation, the bunny speaks directly to the readers: Now, everyone look the other way, while I change to my winter coat!" And, just in case any curious readers might choose not to follow his advice, the next panel shifts to an outdoor scene of Fuzzy and Wuzzy!
[By Book or By Crook]
Wuff the Prairie Dog / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have a package for Charlie Coyote... Can you tell me where he lives?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; old postman
- Synopsis
- Wuff and Sammy accidently discover that Charlie Coyote has purchased a book titled “How To Catch Prairie Dogs and Squirrels”.
- Reprints
- in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #254 (December 1970), #307 (June 1978)
-
- Keywords
- desert setting; how-to book; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal
[A Home for Halloween]
Jerry and Tuffy / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It sure is tough bein' houseless house mice when everybody's cozy and celebrating halloween!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Jerry; Tuffy; cat; jack o' lantern seller; jack o' lantern buyer
- Synopsis
- Homeless for Halloween, Jerry and Tuffy find warmth and comfort inside a jack o' lantern.
- Reprints
- in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #227 (December 1965)
-
- Keywords
- alternative uses; Halloween; homelessness; jack o' lantern; mice
[No Live Laps]
Droopy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Feature Logo
- Droopy [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Droopy; Droopy's master; Droopy's mistress
- Synopsis
- What's a lap dog to do when all the laps in the house are occupied?
- Keywords
- alternative uses; displacement; lap dog
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. On final interior page of the comic.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[A Mixed-Up Wash Day]
Tom and Jerry -
1.
[Boys! Girls! Win our thrilling Red Goose "Treasurama" and fly to any city dotted on this Map Free!]
Red Goose Shoes; Red Goose "Treasurama" -
2.
[Pint Sized Elephants]
Tom and Jerry -
3.
[Who Rescues the Rescuer?]
Big Spike and Little Tyke -
4.
The Secret of the Talking Scarecrow
Bertie Bird -
5.
[Getting His Money's Worth]
Droopy -
6.
[Unerring Errands]
Flip 'n' Dip -
7.
[The Bunny Who Came in From the Cold]
Barney Bear with Fuzzy and Wuzzy -
8.
[By Book or By Crook]
Wuff the Prairie Dog -
9.
[A Home for Halloween]
Jerry and Tuffy -
10.
[No Live Laps]
Droopy -
11.
The New Schwinn American
Schwinn Bicycles -
12.
[Kangaroo Limerick]
Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
- Alberto Becattini
- Darrel McCann
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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