Tom and Jerry #276

(November 1973)

Get These Dynamite Embroidered Cloth Patches That Tell It Like It Is! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Scaredy Cat (Table of Contents: 2)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman (sourced)

Pencils

Hy Eisman

Inks

Hy Eisman

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why’s that plug lying there, Jerry?

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Frankenstein robot

Synopsis

Tom builds a Frankenstein robot to catch and evict Jerry and Tuffy. The mice retaliate with acts of sabotage.

Keywords

Frankenstein robot; sabotage; turning the tables

Indexer Notes

Rectangular dialogue balloons with rounded corners.

Whatta Finish! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Kenner Toys / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Do You Get the Message? (Table of Contents: 4)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman (sourced)

Pencils

Massimo Fecchi

Inks

Massimo Fecchi

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Wow! It’s fun being an aviator, Jerry! I’m glad Tom bought us a ride!

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; various businessmen and employees, two payroll thieves

Synopsis

Tom forces Jerry and Tuffy to become air messengers, using a gasoline powered model plane.

Keywords

awning; chase; merry-go-round; messengers; model plane; sculptures

Indexer Notes

Rectangular dialogue balloons with rounded corners.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Sears Free Spirit Bicycle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fun Tricks Free Things! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Clean Air Engine (Table of Contents: 8)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman (sourced)

Pencils

Hy Eisman

Inks

Hy Eisman

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The police! But they couldn’t possibly be after me!

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; traffic cop; irate motorists

Synopsis

Ticketed for his car polluting the air, Tom retools the vehicle for a clean-running, mouse-powered engine. Guess who are the mice.

Keywords

car; pollution; ticket; traffic cop; unintended slapstick consequences

Indexer Notes

Rectangular dialogue balloons with rounded corners.

Disneykin Play Characters Are Here! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Disneykins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Free Seats (Table of Contents: 10)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Paul S. Newman (sourced)

Pencils

Hy Eisman

Inks

Hy Eisman

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Keep in line, folks! The movie will be letting out and then you can go in – What?!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; crowd of movie-goers; concession stand workers; projectionist; cowboy and Indian actors on movie screen

Synopsis

Tom is the new head usher at the local movie theater. Jerry and Tuffy ask for two free seats.

Keywords

chase; movies; theater; usher; wreaking havoc

Indexer Notes

There is no “Tom and Jerry” title logo in the opening splash panel of this story – just the story title itself. As part of the havoc wrought upon the unsuspecting movie-goers by Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy is a half-page five-panel sequence of the film on the big screen running backwards! Not a very easy thing to do in the static medium of comics. Rectangular dialogue balloons with rounded corners.

Order by Mail Specials (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Blood Curdling Vampire Bat (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Toy Vampire Bat / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Gandalf Consumer Gazette Catalog / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Do You Need Extra Money? (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

Daredevil Stunts – Wild Action! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Kenner Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)