Tom and Jerry #270

(April 1973)

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 1)

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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It costs you nothing to try

Keywords

greeting cards; sales

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling all-occasion cards for Cheerful House. "Cheerful House" appears to have been formerly known as the "Cheerful Card Company" - ads are virtually the same copy. Color ad on inside front cover.

Million Dollar Cat (Table of Contents: 2)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Ah! My public! You lucky fans! Seeing me, your favorite star in person!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; reporter; producer; two kidnappers

Synopsis

Jerry and Tuffy prevent movie-star Tom from being kidnapped.

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• in Tom & Jerry (Condor, 1976 series) #79

Keywords

fame-is-fleeting; kidnapping; stardom

Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is! (Table of Contents: 3)

Gandalf Embroidered Cloth Patches / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Each groovy patch measures 3”.

Keywords

mail order marketing; patches; sixties counterculture

Indexer Notes

Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as embroidered cloth patches sold by Gandalf Products Co. Between pages 4 and 5 of previous story.

Rough Roof (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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Boys, I'm going to have to fix that hole in the roof!

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Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis

Tom tries to patch a tiny hole in his roof. Thanks to his own ineptness and Jerry and Tuffy’s help, things only get worse. ...Much worse!

Reprints

• from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #152 (March 1957)

Keywords

best of intentions; leak; rain; roof; series of mishaps; title or logo modification; unwanted help

Indexer Notes

In its original printing, this story was untitled. For this 1973 reprint, the title “Rough Roof” and a 1970s-style “Tom and Jerry” logo was added to the opening panel.

Hey Fellow! Which Would You Rather Have… Neat Prizes… Or Extra Spending Money? (Table of Contents: 5)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Sell Grit "America's greatest family newspaper".

Keywords

newspaper; prizes; sales

Indexer Notes

Ad inviting boys in the continental U.S to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Top half of page.

Enter the Wonderful World of Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys (Table of Contents: 6)

Sea-Monkeys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Own a bowl full of happiness – Instant pets!

Keywords

mail order marketing; Sea-Monkeys

Indexer Notes

Ad for Sea-Monkeys. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Lower half of page.

Order by Mail Specials (Table of Contents: 7)

The Fun House Novelties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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mail order marketing; novelty items

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Ad for various novelty items from The Fun House. Middle left page of centerfold. Top half of page.

Wow! 88 Posters only 65 cents (Table of Contents: 8)

88 Poster Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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All in full color all different

Keywords

mail order marketing; posters; sixties counterculture

Indexer Notes

Various psychedelic images and sixties counterculture symbols offered as mini-posters, sold by Gandalf Products Co. Middle left page of centerfold. Lower half of page.

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers! (Table of Contents: 9)

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mail order marketing; sixties counterculture

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Various cartoon characters, comic characters, and counterculture symbols offered as iron-on transfers, sold by Gandalf Products Co. Middle right page of centerfold.

Ice for Mice (Table of Contents: 10)

Tom and Jerry / text story / 1 page (report information)

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“Hurry up, Tuffy,” said Jerry, grabbing his ice skates.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; other skaters

Synopsis

Tagging along with Tom, Jerry and Tuffy cause chaos when ice skating on a frozen river, but find that a rain barrel filled with frozen water suits their skating just fine.

Keywords

alternative uses; ice skating; rain barrel; river; turning-lemons-into-lemonade

Past Pest (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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Tom Cat!... This Is Your Past!

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Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Butch Bellows (bulldog); Miss Flitz (Tom’s old schoolteacher); Mr. Biffburger (Tom’s bankrupt first employer); Esmeralda (Tom’s jilted bride); taxi driver; construction worker

Synopsis

Tom is the guest of honor on the TV show “This Is Your Past”, hosted by Jerry – who soon realizes that he should have left “Tom’s past” in the past, as each one of Tom’s former friends and acquaintances has a score to settle.

Reprints

• in Tom & Jerry (Condor, 1976 series) #79

Keywords

biography; remembrances; TV show; unwelcome surprises

Disneykin Play Characters Are Here! (Table of Contents: 12)

Disneykins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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colorful… exciting… fun

Characters

Mickey Mouse; Donald Duck; Goofy; Pluto; (32 various Disney characters in all)

Keywords

Disney character merchandise; mail order marketing

Indexer Notes

Ad for small, hand-painted Disney character figurines pictured in color photos. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story. Two different versions of this ad exist. One has all the characters drawn as they appear as figurines, while another variation has actual photographs of the figurines. This is the “photograph” variant. Sold by Gandalf Products Co.

Fright Sights (Table of Contents: 13)

Mouse Musketeers / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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(Whew!) I’m glad that job is done!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Mouse Musketeers [Jerry; Tuffy]

Synopsis

The Mouse Musketeers use suits of armor as scarecrows.

Reprints

• from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #199 (February 1961)

Keywords

alternative uses; farming; historical setting; scarecrow; suit of armor

A Real Gone Mouse! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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Yes, sir! My new chemical formula will perform miracles!

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Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis

Tom’s new spot-remover formula turns Jerry invisible.

Reprints

• in Tom & Jerry (Condor, 1976 series) #79

Keywords

formula; invention; invisibility; strange chemical properties; unintended slapstick consequences

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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mail order marketing; novelties

Indexer Notes

A full-page of small, single panel advertisements for various novelties sold by Honor House. Between pages 2 and 3 of previous story.

132 pc. Roman Soldiers Set Only $1.98 (Table of Contents: 16)

Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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2 Complete Roman Armies!

Keywords

mail order marketing; toy soldiers

Indexer Notes

Ad offering two complete armies of molded plastic Roman soldiers – one in blue, one in yellow.

Wow! Pow! Now! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

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J.S.C.A.’s Beautiful Greeting Cards Give You More Sell Power.

Keywords

greeting cards; prizes; sales

Indexer Notes

Ad for Junior Sales Club of America, offering prizes or money for the sales of "all occasion greeting cards". Color ad on inside back cover.

Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds (Table of Contents: 18)

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Three kids with quotes endorsing this enterprise, seen in black and white photos.

Synopsis

Ad for selling vegetable and flower seeds for the American Seed Co., in exchange for prizes or money.

Keywords

prizes; sales; seeds

Indexer Notes

Color ad on back cover.