Paul Terry's Terrytoon Comics #84

(January 1951)

Jeckle's New Car (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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Jeckle isn't around so I guess I'll borrow his convertible.

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Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Heckle; Jeckle; cute female bird

Synopsis

Heckle wants to impress a cute female bird by driving up in Jeckle's shiny new convertible.

Keywords

best-laid-plans; car; convertible; making impressions; rivalry

Indexer Notes

Black and white on inside front cover.

The Cat-Controlled Mice (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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As the mice of Terrytown sleep peacefully under the dark blanket of a night sky, a tiny light burns brightly atop a nearby mountain.

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Mighty Mouse [St. John Logo without Character]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Mighty Mouse; The Claw; Professor Ohm ("greatest wizard of all catdom"); various hench-cats; Mitzi Mouse; various mouse-citizens of Terrytown

Synopsis

Using an ancient formula, Professor Ohm turns all the mouse-citizens of Terrytown against Mighty Mouse.

Reprints

• in Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #125 (May 1955)
• in Terrytoons Giant Summer Fun Book (Pines, 1957 series) #102 (Summer 1958)

Keywords

divide and conquer; friends-turned-enemies; magic; mind-control; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; strange chemical properties

The Fountain of Youth (Table of Contents: 3)

Heckle and Jeckle / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

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Jim Tyer

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You seem to be getting older, Old Boy! Look at your hands.

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Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; Rudy Rooster; Mr. Bulldog (Chesty)

Synopsis

Heckle and Jeckle invent a "youth restorer" that has some startling and bizarre results.

Reprints

• in Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #125 (May 1955)
• in Terrytoons Giant Summer Fun Book (Pines, 1957 series) #102 (Summer 1958)

Keywords

abounding oddities; age; potion; strange chemical properties; unintended slapstick consequences; youth

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A Lesson in Art (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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Boy, there's nothing like understanding the finer things in life!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Gandy Goose; Sourpuss

Synopsis

A frustrated Sourpuss tries to teach Gandy art appreciation.

Reprints

• in Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #125 (May 1955)
• in Terrytoons Giant Summer Fun Book (Pines, 1957 series) #102 (Summer 1958)

Keywords

art appreciation; best of intentions; painting; sorry-you-asked; wrong impression

Dinky Foils the Egg Yegg (Table of Contents: 6)

Dinky / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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I'm always in trouble, Dinky.

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

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; egg thief; Aunty Duck (Dinky's aunt); sheriff

Synopsis

Dinky helps Rudy foil an egg thief - and prove the theft to the sheriff.

Reprints

• in Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #125 (May 1955)
• in Terrytoons Giant Summer Fun Book (Pines, 1957 series) #102 (Summer 1958)

Keywords

eggs; henhouse; sheriff; thief

Obey the Rules (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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Art Bartsch (signed as AB)

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Golly, Sourpuss, I don’t know how to thank you for taking me to the zoo!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; alpine ibex

Synopsis

Sourpuss tells Gandy to “obey the rules”, while at the zoo. Gandy obeys… strictly.

Reprints

• in Paul Terry's Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1955 series) #127 (October 1955)

Keywords

alpine ibex; be-careful-what-you-wish-for; rules; zoo

The Weather Prophet (Table of Contents: 8)

Heckle and Jeckle / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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typeset

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"What’s the matter, chum?" asked Heckle as he turned from his food sampling at the refrigerator to face Jeckle who was sitting rather forlornly on a kitchen chair, sighing.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit; cop

Synopsis

Dimwit comes to collect a debt from Heckle and Jeckle and is beaned by the Magpies in the hope that a blow on the head will cause amnesia regarding the debt. Instead, it sharpens Dimwit’s memory and gives him the ability to predict the weather. The Magpies do their best to exploit Dimwit’s newfound gift.

Reprints

• in Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #125 (May 1955)

Keywords

amnesia; get-rich-quick; predictions; weather

Nothing Wrong (Table of Contents: 9)

Dinky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Well Dinky, how was everything while I was on vacation?

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

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Matilda (hen)

Synopsis

Dinky reports on the state of the farm when Rudy returns from vacation.

Reprints

• in Paul Terry's Adventures of Mighty Mouse (St. John, 1955 series) #127 (October 1955)

Keywords

bad news; best of intentions; escalating events; good news; sorry-you-asked; unwelcome surprise

The Magic Ring (Table of Contents: 10)

Gandy Goose / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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Excuse me, Ma'am, may I help you across the street?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; mysterious old lady; cannibals

Synopsis

For helping her across the street, a mysterious old lady gives Gandy a magic ring that will grant three wishes. What are the odds that Gandy and Sourpuss will make the best of those three wishes?

Reprints

• in Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #125 (May 1955)
• in Terrytoons Giant Summer Fun Book (Pines, 1957 series) #102 (Summer 1958)

Keywords

be-careful-what-you-wish-for; magic ring; three wishes

The Old Hat (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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This would be good to use for magic tricks.

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Heckle and Jeckle [St. John Logo without characters]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit

Synopsis

Heckle and Jeckle try to con Dimwit with an old top hat.

Reprints

• in Paul Terry's Comics (St. John, 1951 series) #125 (May 1955)
• in Terrytoons Giant Summer Fun Book (Pines, 1957 series) #102 (Summer 1958)

Keywords

best-laid-plans; magic; top hat

Dinky Rings the Bell (Table of Contents: 12)

Dinky / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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Hello, Rudy. If I ring the bell, I'll win a box of chocolate.

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

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; carnival worker

Synopsis

A sympathetic carnival worker helps Dinky to ring the bell on a "test of strength" in order to show up Rudy.

Keywords

carnival

Indexer Notes

A "sympathetic carnival worker", as opposed to one to rigs the game to his advantage, certainly goes against the comics stereotype. Black and white on inside back cover.

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