Boys' and Girls' March of Comics #361 [Sears]

(September 1971)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Secret-Cat-Agent (Table of Contents: 2)

Tom and Jerry / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Ow! My Hand!

Feature Logo

Tom and Jerry Western Interior Logo 1

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; janitor; shoplifter; ceramics store owner; various pedestrians

Synopsis

Tom is a secret agent for the "Guardians, Inc." security firm, complete with a tricked-out motorcycle and assignments received via self-destructing reels of audio tape.

Keywords

motorcycle; secret agent; security; self-destructing tapes; shoplifting

Indexer Notes

"Assignments received via self-destructing reels of audio tape" was a hallmark of the popular television series "Mission: Impossible" (CBS Television Network, 1966-1973).

Phil DeLara's art was in transition for this issue. He draws Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy in the classic style, but draws the shoplifter in the more modern "DePatie–Freleng" style he would employ as artist on the then-new Pink Panther (Western, 1971 Series) title - with the character looking like a larger, bulkier version of Pink Panther's recurring comedic foil known as "Little Big Nose Guy".

This story has snappier dialogue than usual.

Jerry and Tuffy's Teasers (Table of Contents: 3)

Jerry and Tuffy / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Bill Spicer

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Which line is longer - A or B?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis

Help Jerry and Tuffy solve three optical illusion puzzles.

Reprints

• in Golden Comics Digest (Western, 1969 series) #35 (March 1974)

Keywords

optical illusion

Ziggy-Zaggy Paths (Table of Contents: 4)

Tom and Jerry / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tom is looking for his favorite treat, and Jerry and Tuffy are looking for theirs.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis

Guide Tom through a maze to a bowl of milk. Guide Jerry and Tuffy through a maze to a hunk of cheese.

Reprints

• in Golden Comics Digest (Western, 1969 series) #35 (March 1974)

Keywords

maze puzzle

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

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[Round and Rounded by Rocket] (Table of Contents: 6)

Tom and Jerry / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tom; Jerry; Tuffy

Synopsis

Jerry and Tuffy's small rocket whizzes past Tom, sending the cat into a spin.

Keywords

rocket; size differential; unwelcome surprise

Indexer Notes

Theme continues from front cover illustration. Illustration shares back cover space with logo and ad copy for whichever firm is distributing the issue as a giveaway premium. Illustration comprises top third of page, lower two thirds can be blank if no named sponsor.