Tom & Jerry Comics #204

(July 1961)

Foul Ball (Table of Contents: 1)

Droopy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Pete Alvarado

Inks

Steve Steere

Letters

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Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Droopy; dogcatcher

Synopsis

Droopy fetches a ball for the wrong party.

Reprints

• in Tom & Jerry (Condor, 1976 series) #59
• in Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #210 (February-March 1962)

Keywords

ball; dogcatcher; playing fetch

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Black and white on inside front cover. Top half of page.

Lettering is for the title only. No dialogue or sound effects.

The two half-page Droopy gag stories that share this page were reprinted again - in color - on the back cover of Tom and Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 Series) #210 (February-March 1962)... six issues later.

Flipping His Lid (Table of Contents: 2)

Droopy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Pete Alvarado

Inks

Steve Steere

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Droopy; cat

Synopsis

When a sudden rain breaks out Droopy picks the wrong trash can lid to shelter himself.

Reprints

• in Tom & Jerry (Condor, 1976 series) #59
• in Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #210 (February-March 1962)

Keywords

cat; dog; rain; trash can

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Black and white on inside front cover. Lower half of page.

Lettering is for the title only. No dialogue or sound effects.

The two half-page Droopy gag stories that share this page were reprinted again - in color - on the back cover of Tom and Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 Series) #210 (February-March 1962)... six issues later.

Goofy Golf (Table of Contents: 3)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lynn Karp

Inks

Steve Steere

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Trick shots are my specialty!

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry [Western Interior Logo 1 Single Line of Letters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis

Tom forces Tuffy to help him execute some trick golf shots for a contest.

Reprints

• in Tom y Jerry (Editorial Novaro, 1951 series) #405 (24 de noviembre de 1974)
• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #334 (April 1981)

Keywords

contest; golf; trick shots

Win Jet to Hollywood! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Dell Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Helpful Hounds (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Lynn Karp

Inks

Steve Steere

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boys, I'm having an important visitor today!

Feature Logo

Spike and Tyke Later Dell and Western Logo

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Spike; Tyke; Spike and Tyke's master

Reprints

• in Tom y Jerry (Editorial Novaro, 1951 series) #405 (24 de noviembre de 1974)
• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #334 (April 1981)

Keywords

bath; dogs

Start Trading Now at the Dell Trading Post (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Dell Comics; Dell Trading Post / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Jolly Robbers (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

I've always wanted to explore this old gold canyon, Wuff!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; sheriff; Silly (bandit); Dilly (bandit)

Reprints

• in Tom y Jerry (Editorial Novaro, 1951 series) #405 (24 de noviembre de 1974)

Keywords

desert setting; gold; robbery

Treetop Trickery (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Abranz

Inks

Fred Abranz

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Why so glum, Mrs. Sparrow?", Bertie asked a weary-looking bird.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Bertie Bird; Mrs. Sparrow; Blackie the Crow; Pinky Crossbill

Keywords

birds

Bad Luck (Table of Contents: 9)

Mouse Musketeers / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lynn Karp

Inks

John Liggera

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was just seven years ago this very hour that I broke that mirror!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mouse Musketeers [Jerry; Tuffy]; M'sieur Poosycat [Tom]; King

Synopsis

After seven long years, the King's streak of bad luck is finally over. However, M'sieur Poosycat schemes to extend that streak, while the Mouse Musketeers work to ensure the King's good fortunes.

Reprints

• in Tom y Jerry (Editorial Novaro, 1951 series) #405 (24 de noviembre de 1974)
• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #334 (April 1981)

Keywords

bad luck; good luck; medieval setting; working-at-cross-purposes

Tag-a-Long (Table of Contents: 10)

Barney Bear; Fuzzy & Wuzzy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Lynn Karp

Inks

Steve Steere

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Aw, Uncle Barney, why can't we go with you?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Barney Bear; Fuzzy; Wuzzy; cat

Synopsis

Fuzzy and Wuzzy try to trick their Uncle Barney into believing that they've left home forever.

Reprints

• in Tom y Jerry (Editorial Novaro, 1951 series) #405 (24 de noviembre de 1974)
• in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 series) #334 (April 1981)

Keywords

kids-at-mischief; leaving home; parenting; trickery

Fall-Out (Table of Contents: 11)

Droopy / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Vic Lockman

Pencils

Vic Lockman

Inks

Vic Lockman

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Droopy; Droopy's master

Synopsis

Thrown out of his master's hammock; Droopy finds a comfy alternative.

Keywords

alternative uses; displacement; hammock; lawn mower; sleep problems

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. On final interior page of the comic. Top half of page.

Lettering is for the title only. No dialogue or sound effects.

Commander Jets Says: "Hey kids, they're jet-fast" (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Red Ball Shoes / Ball-Band Shoes / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Tricky Tracks] (Table of Contents: 13)

Droopy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Harvey Eisenberg

Inks

Harvey Eisenberg

Feature Logo

Droopy [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Droopy; two bullying hounds

Synopsis

Droopy confounds two bullying hounds with some painted dog tracks.

Reprints

• in Tom y Jerry (Editorial Novaro, 1951 series) #405 (24 de noviembre de 1974)

Keywords

dogs; ingenuity; intimidation; tracks

Indexer Notes

Pantomime. Black and white on inside back cover.

If I were a tugboat (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Kraft Fudgies / advertisement / 1 page (report information)