Paul Terry's Comics #123

(March 1955)

Come on, Buddy, Quit being a BAG-of-BONES Weakling like I was (Table of Contents: 1)

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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In 10 minutes of fun a day, you can do all I did!

Keywords

bodybuilding; fitness; mail order marketing; training

Indexer Notes

Ad for muscle-building courses from Jowett Institute of Physical Training. Black and white ad on inside front cover.

A Close Shave (Table of Contents: 2)

Mighty Mouse / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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A black sedan races at breakneck speed along the waterfront of Terrytown, as The Claw and his gang make a desperate attempt to elude the police.

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Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Mighty Mouse; The Claw; Terrytown police (mice); citizens of Terrytown (mice); three cat-henchmen in getaway car; Mitzi Mouse; Professor Limburger

Synopsis

Pursued by the Terrytown police, a getaway car containing The Claw and three hench-cats careens off a waterfront pier and into the river. Mighty Mouse finds only the wrecked auto and no cats – who have either eluded capture, or are presumed dead. When a docked ship releases its cargo of Egyptian mummies bound for a museum, the Claw gang takes the place of the mummies.

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• from Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #90 (January 1952)

Keywords

car chase; mummies; police; waterfront

The Great Cheese Mystery (Table of Contents: 3)

Mighty Mouse / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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In a certain quarter of Terrytown lived the mice populace.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Mighty Mouse; Buster (magazine reporter mouse); The Claw; Fang (Claw Gang member); other gang members

Synopsis

A magazine reporter interviews Mighty Mouse, who reveals the secret of his great strength. His arch enemy, The Claw, reads the article with great interest.

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• from Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #90 (January 1952)

Keywords

interview; magazine article; reporter; revealed secret

Indexer Notes

The 2nd page follows the next story. The first three paragraphs of this two-page text story nicely recap the current (at the time) Mighty Mouse comic book continuity, telling of the industrious and prosperous community of Terrytown mice, the recurring menace of The Claw and his gang, and the equally recurring heroics of Mighty Mouse.

Skunked Again (Table of Contents: 4)

Terry Bears / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

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It’s a nice day for fishing…

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Terry Bears [St. John logo with characters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Terry Bears; Papa Bear; various fish; skunk

Synopsis

The Terry Bears teach their blowhard Papa a thing or two about fishing.

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• from Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #90 (January 1952)

Keywords

fishing; know-it-all; reversal of fortunes; skunk

Indexer Notes

Page two of the Mighty Mouse text story appears after this story.

The Yokel Duck Makes Good (Table of Contents: 5)

Dinky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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Everyone should try whatever he can do best!

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Dinky [Duck] [St. John logo without character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Dinky Duck, Rudy Rooster; farmer; hens; baby chicks; pig; mule

Synopsis

It’s “Help Around the Barnyard Week”, and everyone does their part. That is, everyone except poor Dinky, who fails at everything he tries, until four baby chicks need rescuing by someone who can “swim like a duck”.

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• from Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #90 (January 1952)

Keywords

barnyard; farm; pitching-in; unlikely hero

Hey Kids!! Send for the New Howdy Doody Color Television Set. Only $1 (Table of Contents: 6)

Howdy Doody Color Television Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Complete with 8 rolls of color film

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Howdy Doody; Clarabell; Mr. Bluster; Flub-A-Dub; Dilly Dally (all named in ad)

Keywords

Howdy Doody character merchandise; mail order marketing; television

Indexer Notes

Ad for a hand-held “rolling-strip-device” designed to simulate television viewing. Sold by Josely Company.

Paul Terry's Cartoon Course! Lesson II (Table of Contents: 7)

Paul Terry's Cartoon Course! / activity / 2 pages (report information)

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...Get a pencil and plenty of paper......

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

"Paul Terry" (unseen instructor); Dimwit; Little Roquefort; One of the Terry Bears

Synopsis

"Paul Terry" (likely by means of a surrogate artist) teaches readers how to draw cartoon animals by starting with different sized circles.

Keywords

art lessons; cartooning; educational feature

Boys! Girls! Mothers! Dads! Take 'Em Free! (Table of Contents: 8)

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Guaranteed worth at least $2.00 at standard catalog prices!

Keywords

collecting; mail order marketing; Russian propaganda; stamps

Indexer Notes

Ad offering a free assortment of "100 Stamps! All different - from every corner of the globe”. Also included “…the famous Berlin Bear stamp” (Russian propaganda item on the rebuilding of their section of Berlin), and a booklet titled “How to Collect Stamps”! All free, but for 10-cents “to help cover actual postage and handling costs”.

The House Wreckers (Table of Contents: 9)

Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Jail Break! Jail Break!

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Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Heckle and Jeckle; escaped convict

Synopsis

An escaped convict hides in an old deserted house… that Heckle and Jeckle have been hired to demolish. …Poor guy.

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• from Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #90 (January 1952)

Keywords

hideout; house-wreckers; jail break

Why Just Wish for the Things You Want? (Table of Contents: 10)

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Boys! Girls! Mothers! Dads! Make extra money! It’s easy-fast-and FUN, too!

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girl; dad; mom; boy (all in photos)

Keywords

1950s nuclear family; all-occasion cards; sales

Indexer Notes

Ad for selling all-occasion cards for Wallace Brown, Inc. Photos of a typical 1950s girl, dad, mom, and boy each dreaming in comic-balloon-form of what they will get with the extra money they make from Wallace Brown: Girl - a doll. Dad - a TV set. Mom - a gown. Boy - a bike. Black and white ad on inside back cover.

I'm "Uncle" Harry I Will Send You Prizes Like These Without One Cent of Cost (Table of Contents: 11)

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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I have been helping boys and girls get prizes and earn money for 37 years.

Characters

"Uncle Harry" Bard (seen in black and white photo)

Keywords

prizes; sales; seeds

Indexer Notes

Ad for American Seed Co., offering prizes or money for the sales of "Uncle Harry" Bard's "famous vegetable and flower seed packs". Color ad on back cover.