Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics #44

(August 1953)

Hey Kids!! Be the First in Your Neighborhood to Own These Sensational New Action-Packed Toys! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Lucky Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Assignment Uranus (Table of Contents: 2)

Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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Mighty Mouse... Mighty Mouse...

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Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo with Character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Mighty Mouse; three cat thugs; little messenger mouse; Space-Control commissioner (mouse); crew of mouse astronauts; eagle; hawk; lizard-like Martian pirates; rocket fuel station attendant (mouse); various members of the egg-headed ruling class of Uranus; various pin-headed, dumb and brawny serfs of Uranus; king of Uranus; father and son museum visitors of Uranus; Mitzi Mouse (one panel cameo); grateful cheering citizens of Terrytown (mice)

Synopsis

Mighty Mouse is called upon to escort a space ship set to pass close to Uranus, where other ships have vanished. Along the way, he vanquishes a band of Martian pirates and tows the ship to a refueling station before falling victim to "guided cyclones" directed toward him and the ship by hostile forces on Uranus.

Keywords

astronauts; battle; class system; cyclone; exploring; king; Martians; museum; outer space setting; pirates; refueling; space ship; Uranus

Indexer Notes

The inhabitants of Uranus speak in nonsensical mathematical formulae, with the egg-heads speaking in long, complex expressions and the pin-heads speaking in shorter, simpler ones.

Two of a Kind (Table of Contents: 3)

Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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The Claw and his gang have struck again!

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Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo with Character]

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anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Mighty Mouse; The Claw; Professor Ohm; Mitzi Mouse; various members of The Claw Gang (cats); various Terrytown citizens (mice); various Terrytown police (mice); Terrytown police chief (mouse)

Synopsis

The Claw confounds both Mighty Mouse and the Terrytown police with Professor Ohm's "optical confusion machine"... but not for long.

Reprints

• in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1955 series) #128 (November 1955)

Keywords

diamonds; robbery; seeing-things

A Mouse in the House (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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-- And we thank you for all these things, amen.

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Terry Bears [St. John logo with characters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Terry Bears; Papa; Mama; mouse (drawn to look like Little Roquefort)

Synopsis

The titular "Mouse in the House" unnerves the Bear Family into several pages of unbridled histrionics on the part of all, before he is finally trapped and asked to leave. As the mouse walks off, insulted over being unwelcome, he says "Good riddance to you too! I think BEARS belong in ZOOS!"

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• in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1955 series) #128 (November 1955)

Keywords

escalating events; mouse; panic; popcorn; suit of armor

The Sphinx Strikes Again (Table of Contents: 5)

Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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Get his keys and guns and pass them in! And move fast! I can't keep him hypnotized long!

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Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo with Character]

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anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Mighty Mouse; The Sphinx; Toughie (Sphinx's henchmouse); Big Jaw (Sphinx's henchmouse); Mitzi Mouse; various prison guards; prison warden; hijacked motorist (mouse); circus manager; sore-toe mouse; Mitzi's mother; Mitzi's father; elephant; Kabongo the Giant Gorilla

Synopsis

The Sphinx, a Boris Karloff-like mouse with hypnotic powers, escapes from prison with his lackeys in tow to make more trouble for Mighty Mouse.

Keywords

bank robbery; circus; elephant; escape; gorilla; hypnotism; prison

Indexer Notes

The Sphinx was introduced in Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics (St. John, 1951 Series) #43 (July 1953 - the previous issue).

Broadening the Mind (Table of Contents: 6)

Dimwit [Terrytoons Cartoon Dog] / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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My teacher says I'm pretty smart!

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Dimwit [St. John Logo 2 with character]

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anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Dimwit; Dimwit's unnamed girlfriend.

Synopsis

Dimwit tries to show his girl how smart he is... and does just the opposite.

Keywords

best of intentions; intelligence

Amateur Magician (Table of Contents: 7)

Little Roquefort / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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"Dear Percy, Because of your magical skill, you've been chosen as a candidate for the magician's contest at the Meow Theatre tonight." Oh boy!

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Little Roquefort [St. John logo with character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Little Roquefort; Percy Puss; cab driver; stagehand; contest MC; audience member with watch; theatre owner; limo driver

Synopsis

Little Roquefort wants to be Percy's assistant for a magician's contest. When denied and shaken-up in a milk bottle for his troubles, he stows away to sabotage the act.

Keywords

contest; magician; working-at-cross-purposes; wreaking havoc

A Private Affair (Table of Contents: 8)

Sourpuss [Terrytoons Cartoon Cat] / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Can I borrow your periscope, Gandy?

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Sourpuss [St. John Logo]

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anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; fighting married couple

Synopsis

Sourpuss becomes a peeping-tom using Gandy's telescope.

Keywords

caught-in-the-act; hard lesson learned; spying; telescope

Farmer Gray's Troubles (Table of Contents: 9)

Dimwit [Terrytoons Cartoon Dog] / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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Farmer Gray entered his house with a look of complete dejection on his face.

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humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Farmer Gray; Dimwit; Farmer Brown

Synopsis

Farmer Gray faces multiple problems, made only worse by Dimwit's trying to help.

Keywords

best of intentions; farm; unwanted help

Dinky and His Lady Bug (Table of Contents: 10)

Dinky [Terrytoons Cartoon Duck] / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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A sparrow chasing a pretty lady bug!

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Dinky (Duck) St. John Logo with character

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; lady bug; sparrow; two hens; bee; goat

Synopsis

Rudy is both annoyed by and jealous of Dinky's friendship with a lady bug.

Keywords

bee; duck; escalating events; friendship; goat; hens; jealousy; lady bug; rooster; sparrow

Victory by Deception (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Popsicle; Major Mars [America's # 1 Space Soldier] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Cat Attractor (Table of Contents: 12)

Little Roquefort / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Help! -- A cat!

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Little Roquefort [St. John logo with character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Little Roquefort; Percy Puss; two little birds

Synopsis

Little Roquefort foils Percy with a slingshot and a magnet.

Reprints

• in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1955 series) #128 (November 1955)

Keywords

birds; cat; magnet; mouse; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; slingshot; suit of armor

The Last Roundup (Table of Contents: 13)

Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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Da boss said he'd have a surprise for me...

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Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo with Character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

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Mighty Mouse; Boss (cat); Pinhead (cat); two hawks; Timmy (squirrel); Tommy (squirrel); giant black hawk

Synopsis

Cats unleash trained hawks on two unsuspecting squirrels and Mighty Mouse.

Reprints

• in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1955 series) #128 (November 1955)

Keywords

cats; hawks; nuts; squirrels; trees

Reverse Prank (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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Every time Gandy leaves the house he rushes out! This time I'll watch him trip on this rope!

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Gandy Goose [St. John Logo with Character]

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anthropomorphic-funny animals

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Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; bulldog

Synopsis

Sourpuss' prank on Gandy backfires.

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• in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1955 series) #128 (November 1955)

Keywords

bulldog; practical jokes; rope; unintended slapstick consequences

Taxi Terrors (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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You work too hard, Boss!

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Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo with characters]

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anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

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Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; Chesty; frightened pedestrians; motorcycle cop; judge; movie ticket-taker; theatre manager; firefighters; police boat officers

Synopsis

Cab drivers Heckle and Jeckle take Dimwit and Chesty on the taxi-ride from... heck.

Reprints

• in Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1955 series) #128 (November 1955)

Keywords

heckling; taxi; wild ride; wreaking havoc

The Mystery Train (Table of Contents: 16)

Mighty Mouse [animated film superhero] / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

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Chapter I - No one suspects any peril as the crack express thunders down the rails on the last leg of its run from Mousetown to Cheeseburgh... when suddenly the train jolts to a stop...

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Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo with Character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

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Mighty Mouse; Mitzi Mouse; The Claw; Professor Ohm; train crew and passengers (mice); various members of The Claw Gang (cats); railroad dispatcher (mouse); various police and railroad detectives (mice); various mouse kids

Synopsis

The Claw and his gang are robbing mouse-operated passenger trains, plundering valuables and taking prisoners to work in the salt mines. With the aid of Professor Ohm's super magnet attached to a helicopter, the cats are able to lift entire train cars full of mice, and deposit them with the fortified walls of Claw Territory.

Keywords

helicopter; magnet; prisoners; robbery; steel girder; train

Indexer Notes

Story is divided into two chapters of eight pages each, both in this issue.

3 Feet High! All Live Rubber Giant Beach Ball (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Young Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It's Easy! It's Fun! Make Extra Money (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)