Tom and Jerry #284

(July 1974)

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

Gandalf Products Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

No Money No Honey (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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Massimo Fecchi

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Massimo Fecchi

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hey! That looks like a twenty dollar bill!

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; fast-talking hound dog; mean-tempered alley cat; woman bystander; lion; hound dog’s two little sisters; Suzy (cat)

Synopsis

Tom and a fast-talking hound dog simultaneously find the same twenty dollar bill on a sidewalk. The battle is on…

Keywords

battle of wits; finder's keeper's; lion; twenty dollar bill

Indexer Notes

Conventional rounded dialogue balloons.

Disneykin Play Characters Are Here! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Eye Witness (Table of Contents: 4)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

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John Costanza

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John Costanza

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John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tom, look what’s happening!

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Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; police officer; police sketch artist

Synopsis

Tom witnesses a bank robbery and provides information to a police sketch artist.

Keywords

bank robbery; exaggerating one’s importance; police sketch artist; witness

Indexer Notes

Conventional rounded dialogue balloons.

Make Excellent Extra Cash... With No Real "Selling"… (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Engravaplates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Do Not Disturb (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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Marty Taras

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

I’m going to take a nap! Now don’t you wake me, do you understand?

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; bulldog

Synopsis

Jerry and Tuffy follow Tom’s strict orders not to be disturbed during a nap, even when an angry bulldog comes looking for him.

Keywords

bulldog; do-not-disturb; following orders; living-up-to-one’s-word

Indexer Notes

Rectangular dialogue balloons with rounded corners.

Big Trick (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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Marty Taras

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Watch this trick! I’m going to make this handkerchief disappear!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis

Jerry and Tuffy are not impressed with Tom’s magic trick.

Keywords

magic

Indexer Notes

There is no "Tom and Jerry" feature logo for this story. Only the title. Rectangular dialogue balloons with rounded corners.

Blow Yourself Up (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Margie Gets Free Gifts for the Whole Family (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products Co. / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Double Bubble (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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Having trouble doing those dishes? Then here’s great news for you!

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Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Double Bubble dishwashing powder demonstration lady; various neighbors, police, and firefighters; police scuba diver

Synopsis

Jerry and Tuffy try “Double Bubble”, a new miracle dishwashing powder, but use too much of it, inundating the house and the entire block with bubbles. The proceedings are highlighted by an incessantly-speaking Double Bubble product demonstration lady, who spins every escalating mishap into a plug for the abilities of Double Bubble.

Reprints

• in Tom & Jerry (Condor, 1976 series) #99

Keywords

bubbles; dishwashing; escalating events; unintended slapstick consequences; wreaking havoc

Indexer Notes

“Double Bubble” is also the brand name of a bubble gum that often advertised in comics. Rectangular dialogue balloons with rounded corners.

1000 Decals (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Incense Magic (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Burglar Alarm! (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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John Costanza

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John Costanza

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John Costanza

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My new TV set – It’s gone!

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry [Western Logo 2 1970s]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; locksmith; police officers; repo man

Synopsis

To guard against burglars, Tom installs new locks and a top-of-the-line security system.

Keywords

burglar; lock; outsmarting one’s-self; security system

Indexer Notes

Conventional rounded dialogue balloons.

Wow! 88 mini Posters only 65 cents (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Invite Your Friends Over for a Haunting (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

The Gayle House / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Fun Tricks Free Things! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Kids, Roach Designs Are Now Available as Iron-On Transfers! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Gandalf Products Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

If You Want Your Dad To Give You a Daisy B-B Gun, Give Yourself This Free Booklet (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)