Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics #24 [52-pages]

(March 1951)

No Joking Allowed (Table of Contents: 1)

Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Get out! You've served your sentence - let's not have any trouble again!

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Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Heckle; Jeckle; police chief

Synopsis

After bring released from jail, Heckle and Jeckle's first action is to play a practical joke on the police chief - making it a very short stay on the outside.

Keywords

caught-in-the-act; jail; practical jokes; unwelcome surprise

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside front cover.

Was It a Dream? (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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Jeepers, Mom, that was the best birthday party a feller ever had!

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Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Mighty Mouse; little boy mouse; two hungry cats; Jack; beanstalk-cloud giant; "The Hen that Laid the Golden Eggs"

Synopsis

A little mouse boy receives many presents for his birthday, but his favorite is a stuffed doll of his hero Mighty Mouse. Once asleep after a happy day, two hungry cats come through the boy’s bedroom window, intending to take the little mouse for their dinner. He is rescued by the Mighty Mouse rag-doll come to life… or was he? Also, did he really come along to watch as Mighty Mouse saves Jack (of "Beanstalk" fame) from the giant? Only Mighty Mouse knows for sure... or does he?

Keywords

birthday; castle; cats; dreams; fairy tale; giant; heroics; mice; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; present; rag-doll; sleep

Indexer Notes

A heartwarming story, with a nice little open question at the end.

Bee Ware Bear Bee Ware (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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Boy - oh, boy - there's nothing like a vacation in the country - I'll sure enjoy a good rest for a change!

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Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Mighty Mouse; many bees with spears; Queen Bee; Old Honey Bear

Synopsis

Old Honey Bear, a huge grizzly with an equally huge candy-striped sweet tooth, regularly raids the bees' stores of honey - until Mighty Mouse intervenes.

Keywords

bear; bee-hive; bees; heroics; honey; honeycombs; nectar; pollen; raider

The Power of Suggestion (Table of Contents: 4)

Gandy Goose / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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And for my final demonstration I shall require the assistance of an individual of an unusual type of mentality!

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Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; stage hypnotist; audience members; motorist with flat tire; theatrical agent; theatrical agent's assistants; police chief; police officers

Synopsis

Inspired by a stage show hypnotist, Sourpuss studies the craft and hypnotizes Gandy into becoming a strong-man. He then looks to exploit the goose into performing a series of theatrical gigs.

Keywords

getting carried away; hypnosis

Happy is the Home ---? (Table of Contents: 5)

Terry Bears / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Yes, sir, every parent should have one of these books - no home is complete without one - raise children the scientific way.

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Terry Bears [St. John logo as "Weather Bears"]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Terry Bears; Papa; book salesman (fox)

Synopsis

Papa buys a book on "How to Raise Children", and is sorry he did.

Keywords

best of intentions; book; leave-well-enough-alone; parenting; title or logo modification

Indexer Notes

References the permissive approach to child raising that was prevalent in the 1950s.

Early comic book appearances of the Terry Bears briefly had the characters billed as "Weather Bears".

Rudy Eavesdrops (Table of Contents: 6)

Dinky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Here comes Dinky and his girl friend.

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

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Dotty Duck

Synopsis

Rudy hides in a barrel to eavesdrop on Dinky and Dotty. He shouldn't have.

Reprints

• in Dinky Duck (St. John, 1951 series) #15 (October 1955)

Keywords

barrel; best-laid-plans; eavesdropping; unintended slapstick consequences; unwelcome surprise

The Retriever (Table of Contents: 7)

Gandy Goose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Hi, Gandy!

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Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; dog; cop

Synopsis

Sourpuss puts Gandy's retriever dog to the test.

Reprints

• in Dinky Duck (St. John, 1951 series) #15 (October 1955)

Keywords

dog; fetching the stick; unwelcome surprise

Shrewd Sourpuss (Table of Contents: 8)

Gandy Goose / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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"Are you coming to help me carry home the groceries?" asked Gandy as he opened the door, about to leave for the store.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; four beaver kids; Tootsie La Goo; Butch (bulldog)

Synopsis

Sourpuss ropes Gandy into his new "Baby Sitting and Escort Service", with Gandy sitting the wild kids, and Sourpuss claiming the tough duty of escorting pretty women.

Keywords

baby sitting; business; escort service; get-rich-quick

[Harry's Indian Wars!] (Table of Contents: 9)

Mighty Mouse The Perils of Pearl Pureheart / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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In our last episode, we left our heroine in the clutches of Oil Can Harry.

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Mighty Mouse The Perils of Pearl Pureheart [St. John Logo 1]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Mighty Mouse; Pearl Pureheart; Oil Can Harry; lots of Indians

Synopsis

Oil Can Harry recruits an incredible number of warlike Indians to subdue Mighty Mouse. To do so, he travels from his western mountain lair all the way to New York City to send smoke signals from the top of the Empire State Building. When the warriors show up in New York, Harry leads them all the way back west for the battle. The braves bring tanks, cannon, airplanes, and even carry a full-size battleship across land for the attack. Just in case that's not enough, Harry's back-up plan involves a shrinking machine that reduces Mighty Mouse to such a size that he can be tied to a pork chop.

Keywords

comic absurdity; melodrama; Native Americans; war

Indexer Notes

A masterpiece of comic-book absurdity by Jim Tyer, despite the dated Native American caricatures.

Sticky Fingers (Table of Contents: 10)

Little Roquefort / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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Ah - a firecracker - There'll be no mice left in this house as soon as I light this.

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Little Roquefort [St. John logo without "Little"]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Little Roquefort; Percy Puss

Synopsis

Percy grabs a firecracker to use against Roquefort, but finds he can not let it loose from his hand.

Keywords

cat; firecracker; mouse

Indexer Notes

Top half of page.

Statement of The Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 11)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

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Richard Decker (credited) (business manager)

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Keywords

government reporting; regulations

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1950. No circulation figures appear as part of this report. Lower half of page.

Insect Paste (Table of Contents: 12)

Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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What have you got there, Chum?

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Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit

Synopsis

Dimwit invents an insect repellant, using his own unique logic.

Keywords

bees; buyer beware; doing-something-their-own-way; invention; sorry-you-asked

Indexer Notes

On final interior page of the comic.

A Tall Story (Table of Contents: 13)

Gandy Goose / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Say, this is interesting.

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Gandy Goose [St. John Logo without Character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Gandy Goose; Sourpuss

Synopsis

Sourpuss scoffs when Gandy considers buying a pair of elevator shoes.

Keywords

elevator shoes; size differential

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside back cover.

Wanted Boys & Girls to Get These Swell Prizes (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

American Seed Company, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)