Tweety and Sylvester
#111
(September 1981)
Western,
1963 Series
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1981-07-09
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Whitman W [with Face]
- Dell/Western Eight-Digit Code
- 90094-109
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Michael Teitelbaum (editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the Comic Reader #192.
[Watch the Birdie – Angrily!]
Tweety and Sylvester / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Sylvester; Tweety; photographer
- Synopsis
- Sylvester scowls, rather than smiles, for a photographer who uses Tweety as a smile-inducing prop.
- Keywords
- birdie; camera; dissatisfied customer; photography
Butch’s Party
Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Puddy Tat, the mail’s in and you got a wetter!
- Feature Logo
Tweety and Sylvester Western Logo 2- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Weezy (cat); Norris (cat); unnamed derby-wearing cat; Butch (tough cat, unseen)
- Synopsis
- Sylvester is invited to a birthday party thrown by Butch, “the toughest cat in town”. When Butch throws a party for himself, he expects presents. Sylvester is in a tizzy because “…anyone who gets Butch a rotten present gets beat up” – and Sylvester has only 36 cents to his name.
- Keywords
- birthday; party; presents; tough cat
Indexer Notes
New story.
The Funaways
Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now Tweety and Sylvester, you can enjoy this lovely seashore while I have a little nap!
- Feature Logo
- Tweety and Sylvester Western Logo 2
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Granny
- Synopsis
- Tweety and Sylvester do their cat ‘n’ canary chase thing at a beachfront amusement park.
- Keywords
- amusement park; beach; chase; ferris wheel; flume ride; fun house; mirrors; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; popcorn; roller coaster
Indexer Notes
New story. The slapstick situations and the characterizations of Tweety and Sylvester in this story are more reflective of the Warner Bros. cartoons, than is usual for the Western comic books.
The Photo Story
Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you wooking for, Puddy Tat?
- Feature Logo
- Tweety and Sylvester Western Logo 2
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Bulldog; Weezy (cat); photo contest judge (cat)
- Synopsis
- Sylvester is out to win a prize in the “Knights of the Alley Cats” photo contest.
- Keywords
- box camera; contest; photography
Indexer Notes
New story.
Black Belt Birdie
Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sufferin’ succotash! It sounds like someone’s in trouble!
- Feature Logo
- Tweety and Sylvester Western Logo 2
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Granny; Bulldog; karate-practicing birds
- Synopsis
- When a karate academy for birds opens in the neighborhood, Sylvester fears that Tweety has joined. His fears are increased by supporting evidence.
- Keywords
- fears; karate
Indexer Notes
New story.
Flight of Fancy!
Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Heh! Heh! Here’s where Tweetie [sic] finds being in the great outdoors isn’t so great!
- Feature Logo
- Tweety and Sylvester Western Logo 2
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; angry bulldog
- Synopsis
- Since Tweety continually escapes the clutches of Sylvester by simply flying away, the cat tries various methods to get himself airborne – including a cannon, foot-springs, and swinging from a rope.
- Reprints
-
from Tweety and Sylvester (Western, 1963 series) #32 (August 1973)
-
- Keywords
- bulldog; cannon; flying; foot-springs; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; rope; series of mishaps
Indexer Notes
Tweety’s name is inexplicably – and incorrectly - spelled as “Tweetie” throughout this story.
Pills and Spills!
Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I’m going to begin giving you two of these vitamin pills every day, Tweety!
- Feature Logo
- Tweety and Sylvester Western Logo 2
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Granny; eagle; goofy looking cat; Mr. Kowdowski (house painter); lady homeowner; real estate agent; unnamed man (prospective house buyer); Emma (wife of unnamed man)
- Synopsis
- Granny begins giving Tweety vitamin pills to build him up. Meanwhile a passing eagle gets doused in yellow paint (a la Pepe Le Pew). Care to guess which erroneous conclusion Sylvester jumps to?
- Reprints
- from Tweety and Sylvester (Western, 1963 series) #36 (March 1974)
-
- Keywords
- eagle; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; paint; painter; real estate; size differential; vitamins; wrong impression
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Watch the Birdie – Angrily!]
Tweety and Sylvester -
1.
Doctor Solar Man of the Atom
Doctor Solar -
2.
Butch’s Party
Tweety and Sylvester -
3.
The Funaways
Tweety and Sylvester -
4.
The Photo Story
Tweety and Sylvester -
5.
Black Belt Birdie
Tweety and Sylvester -
6.
Flight of Fancy!
Tweety and Sylvester -
7.
Pills and Spills!
Tweety and Sylvester -
8.
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck -
9.
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