Tom and Jerry
#316
(March 1979)
Western,
1962 Series
- Price
- 0.35 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1979-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Barcode
- 0335009005803
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 90058-903
- Editing
- Del Connell (editor); Larry Mayer (art director)
Issue Notes
All reprint issue. Cover and comic contents are all reprint.
Cover Code: 90058-903. Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (903 = March, 1979). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (791 = January, 1979).
Cover Code: 90058-903. Publication date is derived from the last three digits of the cover code (903 = March, 1979). On sale date (month and year) is derived from the issue code appearing in the bottom tier of page one (791 = January, 1979).
[Model Train with Mini Hobos]
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
- Hobos Jerry and Tuffy, complete with bindle, hop a ride on Tom's model freight train.
- Reprints
-
from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #163 (February 1958)
-
- Keywords
- having fun; hobos; model railroading; size differential
[Catch as Cat Can]
Tom and Jerry / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Rome Siemon
- Editing
- Chase Craig (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm...I must think of a clever way to catch Jerry and Tuffy when they try to steal the cheese today!
- Feature Logo
Tom and Jerry [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo 1]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy; big bank robber; small bank robber
- Synopsis
- Frustrated over his inability to devise an effective trap to snare Jerry and Tuffy, Tom thinks bigger and builds a trap to catch a pair of bank robbers.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #163 (February 1958)
-
- Keywords
- bank robbery; doing-something-their-own-way; series of mishaps; traps
[Breakfast Motivation]
Jerry and Tuffy / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ken Champin
- Inks
- Ken Champin
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Ken Champin
- Editing
- Chase Craig (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Uh-oh! Snowin' again!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Jerry; Tuffy
- Synopsis
- To get Tuffy to shovel snow, Jerry uses a hot breakfast as motivation, in a most unusual way.
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #127 (February 1955)
-
- Keywords
- breakfast; motivation; snow shoveling; winter setting
[All A-Snore That’s Going to Snore!]
Tom and Jerry / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- Harvey Eisenberg
- Editing
- Chase Craig (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who can sleep with that racket?
- Feature Logo
- Tom and Jerry [Dell Harvey Eisenberg Logo 1]
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tom; Jerry; Tuffy
- Synopsis
- Jerry and Tuffy’s snoring keeps Tom awake. Tom’s snoring keeps Jerry and Tuffy awake. Will anyone ever get to sleep?
- Reprints
- from Tom & Jerry Comics (Dell, 1949 series) #129 (April 1955)
-
- Keywords
- battle of wits; escalating events; need-for-peace-and-quiet; sleep problems; snoring; working-at-cross-purposes
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Model Train with Mini Hobos]
Tom and Jerry -
1.
[Catch as Cat Can]
Tom and Jerry -
2.
[Breakfast Motivation]
Jerry and Tuffy -
3.
[All A-Snore That’s Going to Snore!]
Tom and Jerry
This issue was modified by, among others
- Jim Stangas
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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