Tom & Jerry Comics, #111
Published: October 1953
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One Rude Awakening, Coming Up! (1)
Storyline
Jerry and Tuffy are about to trip a sleepwalking Tom, at the top of a flight of stairs.
Characters
- Barney Bear
- Big Spike
- Benny Burro
- Droopy
- Jerry
- Tom
- Tuffy
- Wuff the Prairie Dog (head only, in margin)
- MGM Lion (in margin)
Credits
- Pencils: Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks: Harvey Eisenberg
Featuring Dell Publishing Co, Inc.
"What's that, Tom?"
Storyline
Tom offers a “new key and coin case†for subscribing to Tom and Jerry Comics.
Credits
- Pencils: Harvey Eisenberg
Story Notes
Subscription advertisement with repurposed figures of Tom and Jerry drawn by Harvey Eisenberg. Other art is not by Eisenberg.
One for the Books (1)
"It's 9 p.m., Tuffy!"
Storyline
Tom continues to read a compelling mystery novel, despite Jerry and Tuffy’s best efforts at disruption.
Credits
- Pencils: Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks: Harvey Eisenberg
- Letters: Harvey Eisenberg
Minding a Giraffe Can Be a Pain in the Neck (1)
Bad Fences Make Bad Neighbors… Worse! (1)
"There must be something I can pull on that dopey bear to liven up my day..."
Storyline
Barney and Benny have their usual battle of wits with Mooseface. This time over a fence and a phony radium mine.
Characters
Dogs Are Better’n Cats (1)
"Oh, boy, look at all the swell junk, Pop!"
Storyline
Spike brags that dogs are better than cats, then comes face-to-face with a cougar.
Characters
- Big Spike
- Little Tyke
- five wise-guy cats
- Lugar Cougar
Bertie Bird's Night Out
Storyline
Bertie and Tippy sneak out of their parents' homes one dark night, looking for excitement.
Characters
- Bertie Bird
- Tippy Chat (bird)
- possum
- two dogs, Pop Dinkledunkle (farmer)
- Hank (son)
Credits
- Pencils: Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks: Harvey Eisenberg
Frights on the Farm (1)
"Hey, Sammy, look! Somebody's got car trouble down the road!"
Storyline
To escape Charlie Coyote, Wuff and Sammy stow away in the car trunk of a farmer passing through the desert. They find conditions on the farm more hostile than home, and scat back to the desert and Charlie.
Characters
- Wuff the Prairie Dog
- Sammy Squirrel
- Charlie Coyote
- bearded farmer (anthropomorphic pig)
- watchdog
- rooster
- hens
Credits
- Pencils: Mike Slivka
- Inks: Mike Slivka
- Letters: Mike Slivka
Sunglasses for Mice (1)
"Boy! Am I bored!"
Storyline
Jerry and Tuffy want to observe an eclipse, but need some mouse-sized eye protection.
Credits
- Pencils: Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks: Harvey Eisenberg
- Letters: Harvey Eisenberg
Fishing for Trouble (1)
"Fuzzy, we'd be fools to go to school on a nice day like this!"
Storyline
Fuzzy and Wuzzy skip school to go fishing. Barney is on their trail.
Characters
- Barney Bear
- Fuzzy
- Wuzzy
- teacher
- school kids
- horse
Credits
- Pencils: Dick Hall (uncertain)
Firewood Finagling (1)
"Simian, I need some firewood for the stove!"
Storyline
Mom needs firewood.
Characters
- Flip
- Dip
- Mom
- Pop
Story Notes
“Copyright 1953 by Western Printing & Litho Co.†Not MGM characters.
Paper Trash (1)
Storyline
Droopy calls-out a litterbug.
Characters
- Droopy
- litterbug
Credits
- Pencils: Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks: Harvey Eisenberg
- Letters: Harvey Eisenberg
"Hey Kids! Bike Back to School on the Best!"
Storyline
A kid in cowboy outfit casts his lasso around a new Schwinn bike.
Characters
- kid dressed as a cowboy
Story Notes
Color ad on inside back cover.
""Spark Up-With Wheaties!" said power hitter George Kell of the Boston Red Sox"
Storyline
George Kell gives batting and breakfast tips to a boy on a school baseball team.
Characters
- George Kell (both autographed photo and drawn)
- boy (drawn)
Story Notes
Color ad on back cover.