Tom and Jerry
#293
[Gold Key]
(April 1977)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.30 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1977-02
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- Del Connell (editor); Larry Mayer (art director)
Issue Notes
All reprint issue. Cover and comic contents are all reprint.
Cover Code. 90058-704. Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (704 = April, 1977). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (772 = February, 1977).
This issue has variants:
Cover Code. 90058-704. Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (704 = April, 1977). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (772 = February, 1977).
This issue has variants:
[Entrancing Toothpaste]
Tom and Jerry / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Editing
- Chase Craig (original editor)
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
- Synopsis
- Tuffy “charms” the contents of a toothpaste tube, as if it were a snake.
- Reprints
-
from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #148 (November 1956)
-
- Keywords
- flute; toothpaste; trance
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[Rain, Snow, and Hail]
Tom and Jerry / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Harvey Eisenberg (see notes for exceptions)
- Editing
- Chase Craig (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In this kind of weather, all I do is swab the deck!
- Feature Logo
Tom and Jerry [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo 1]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
- Synopsis
- Tom, Jerry and Tuffy conduct their ongoing pranks and battles amid different winter weather conditions.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #150 (January 1957)
-
- Keywords
- battle of wits; changing weather; escalating events; heckling; winter setting
Indexer Notes
Some lettering on page one (panels 1-2) and page three (panel 7) looks slightly different (slanted) from Eisenberg’s norm. It looks very much like Vic Lockman's lettering. Perhaps Lockman was pressed into service for some last-minute dialogue changes.
[Sic Transit Glorious Blunder]
Wuff the Prairie Dog / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Veve Risto
- Inks
- Veve Risto
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Veve Risto
- Editing
- Chase Craig (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! Whatcha doing with that surveying thing, Charlie?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Wuff the Prairie Dog; Sammy Squirrel; Charlie Coyote; Sheriff; Mortimer Mole
- Synopsis
- Charlie Coyote uses a surveyor's transit, and the coerced digging services of Mortimer Mole, to lay a trap for Wuff and Sammy.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #146 (September 1956)
-
- Keywords
- desert setting; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; surveyor; transit; trap; tunnels
[Get a Pet Day]
Tom and Jerry / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Lynn Karp
- Inks
- Vic Lockman
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Chase Craig (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What day's today, Jerry?
- Feature Logo
Tom and Jerry- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
- Synopsis
- When Jerry and Tuffy learn that the mayor has declared a "Get a Pet Day", Tom forces himself on the mice as their demanding pet - so that he can be pampered and waited-on.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #146 (September 1956)
-
- Keywords
- cat; frequently reprinted story; mice; pets; servitude
Indexer Notes
This story is reprinted in two consecutive issues - #293 (this issue) and #294 (next issue)... and previously in #252 (August 1970).
[Wishy-Washingtons]
Tom and Jerry / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Vic Lockman
- Pencils
- Vic Lockman
- Inks
- Vic Lockman
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Vic Lockman
- Editing
- Chase Craig (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ah, this is the day I love to celebrate!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; Spike
- Synopsis
- Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy agree to emulate George Washington in honor of his birthday.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #151 (February 1957)
-
- Keywords
- cake; cherry tree; creek; following example; George Washington; honesty; powdered wig
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Entrancing Toothpaste]
Tom and Jerry -
1.
[Rain, Snow, and Hail]
Tom and Jerry -
2.
[Sic Transit Glorious Blunder]
Wuff the Prairie Dog -
3.
[Get a Pet Day]
Tom and Jerry -
4.
[Wishy-Washingtons]
Tom and Jerry
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Jim Stangas
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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