Tom & Jerry Comics #136

(November 1955)

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Don't Delay! Get Your Delicious Kool-Aid Today! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kool-Aid / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Spill of the Hunt] (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

Ah, that's for me!

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo 1]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; deer; eagle; two hunters

Synopsis

It's deer season and would-be hunter Tom gets the business from Jerry and Tuffy.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #262 (February 1972)

Keywords

deer season; forest setting; heckling; hunting

[Small-Scale Circus] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

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Pencils

Ken Champin

Inks

Ken Champin

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Aw, shucks, Pop! I want to see the wild animals!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Spike; Tyke; Esmeralda Elephant

Synopsis

Since dogs are not allowed to enter the circus, Spike cobbles together a small-scale circus of his own for Tyke.

Keywords

circus; circus setting; dogs; doing-something-their-own-way; elephant

The Timid Cousin (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

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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

"Now children," Mother Bird said to Bertie and Billie one fine morning, "please try to remember that your cousin Basil is quite timid. I'm counting on the two of you to show him a good time".

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Bertie Bird; Billie Bird; Mother Bird; Basil (cousin of Bertie and Billie); Bluster Bluejay; Howard Hawk

Synopsis

Some things can drive even a timid bird into action.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #246 (August 1969)

Keywords

birds; noise; priorities; timidity

Indexer Notes

Middle left page of centerfold.

[Clothesline Comfort for a Cold Night] (Table of Contents: 5)

Droopy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

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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

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

Keywords

alternative uses; cold temperatures; longjohns

Indexer Notes

Pantomime (except for Droopy's shivering "Br-r!" and snoring "Z-z-z"). Middle right page of centerfold.

[That's the Old Pepper, Kid!] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

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Pencils

Lynn Karp

Inks

Lynn Karp

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I've got a coconut! Let's play football!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Flip; Dip; Pop; Elsie Elephant

Synopsis

It's boys vs. girls when Flip and Elsie Elephant challenge Dip and Pop at baseball, a game which is decided by a box of pepper.

Keywords

baseball; gender-vs-gender; jungle setting; pepper

Indexer Notes

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

[That's Really Wild, Cat!] (Table of Contents: 7)

Barney Bear; Fuzzy & 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

Fuzzy, let's ask Uncle Barney if we can take that animal training course!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; alley cat; turtle; wildcat; wildcat kittens

Synopsis

Barney brags to his nephews about being a wild animal tamer. When the boys call his bluff and ask that he train a wildcat, Barney chickens-out, finds an alley cat, and makes it up to look like a wildcat.

Keywords

alley cat; animal taming; bragging; wildcat

[Up Periscope!] (Table of Contents: 8)

Wuff the Prairie Dog / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Veve Risto

Inks

Veve Risto

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Veve Risto

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Br-r...

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote

Synopsis

Wuff’s new bubble pipe, with its eye-stinging bubble solution, is enough to thwart Charlie Coyote, until Charlie reads a “submarine” comic book and gets the idea to construct a periscope to see above the bubbles.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #255 (February 1971)
• in Tom & Jerry (Semic, 1979 series) #12/1981 (uke 48 1981)

Keywords

bubbles; comic book; desert setting; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; periscope

[When Fortunes Conflict!] (Table of Contents: 9)

Jerry and Tuffy / comic story / 3 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

Let's get our fortunes told, Jerry!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis

Jerry and Tuffy get their fortunes told by a weight and fortune machine. Tuffy's says he's going to travel on water. Jerry's says he will build a new home and settle down. With such conflicting futures, the mice feel they must go their separate ways. Circumstances become such that both of their fortunes come true - and without their splitting up.

Reprints

• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #248 (December 1969), #313 (December 1978)
• in Tom & Jerry (Semic, 1979 series) #10/1981 (uke 40 1981), #3/1990 (uke 13 1990) [2nd translation]

Keywords

fortune telling; parting of the ways

[Putting the Brakes on a Housebreaker] (Table of Contents: 10)

Droopy / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Harvey Eisenberg

First Line of Dialogue or Text

City Alerted for Burglar (newspaper headline)

Feature Logo

Droopy [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Droopy; burglar

Synopsis

Droopy puts a burglar in the doghouse - literally!

Keywords

burglar; caught-in-the-act; doghouse

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Top three tiers of page. On final interior page of the comic. Bottom tier is an ad for Dell Comics' Lassie title.

Adventure in the Matto Grosso Jungle with Lassie the World's Wonder Dog (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Boys! Girls! Get These 2 Sensational Jet Racing Cars Plus a Chance for Big Bonus Gifts! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Super Coola / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

2 Great Offers by Cracker Jack (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)