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Tom & Jerry Comics, #128

Published: March 1955

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Tom & Jerry Comics #128

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Issue Contents:
Teeter-Totter Telephone (1)
1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals
Storyline

Jerry and Tuffy use a telephone receiver as a see-saw.

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
Sticky Wickets (1)
Story 1 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Bonk [sound effect]"

Storyline

Having disrupted a game of croquet, Droopy is pressed into service as a pair of wickets.

Characters
  • Droopy
  • angry croquet player
Credits
Story Notes

Pantomime. Black and white on inside front cover.

A Bear Rug Is No Fair Rug!
Story 2 10 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Tom, we're gonna rearrange this room a little!"

Storyline

At Tom’s winter cabin, Jerry and Tuffy wreak havoc with an old bear rug.

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
Despairin' o' the Green (1)
Story 3 5 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Tyke, it's a great day for the Irish!"

Storyline

To honor their next-year neighbor, Hogan the Irish setter, on St. Partick's Day, Spike and Tyke adorn themselves with green. A mischievous kitten sees to it that they end up wearing orange - a color that infuriates Irish dogs.

Characters
  • Spike
  • Tyke
  • mischievous kitten
  • Hogan (Irish setter)
  • other Irish dogs
Credits
Story Notes

Slightly addressing the question some readers were likely asking themselves, Tyke says "D'ya s'pose we're color blind, Pop?"

The Mysterious Berries
Story 4 2 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"One morning, after preening himself carefully, Bertie Bird headed for the Birdman's house to call on the Birdman's little daughter, Joyce."

Storyline

Little Joyce has lost her mother's pearl necklace, which Bertie has found and mistaken for a cluster of white berries.

Characters
  • Bertie Bird
  • Joyce
  • Nicky Blackbird
  • the postman
Credits
Story Notes

Story covers the two middle pages of the centerfold. Two pages of text with one Harvey Eisenberg illustration on each page.

A Penny Saved... Isn't Worth the Cost! (1)
Story 5 2 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"We balance each other, Dip!"

Storyline

Flip and Dip want to find out how much they weigh. Rather than put one penny each in an outdoor scale, cheapskate Pop has a plan to get them weighed for free... but do Pop's plans ever really work out?

Characters
  • Flip
  • Dip
  • Pop
  • bus driver
  • Gus (elephant used as bus)
  • postal clerk
Credits
Story Notes

“Copyright 1955 by Western Printing & Litho Co.” Not MGM characters.

Spring (Loaded) Cleaning (1)
Story 6 5 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Just look at this room! Where'd all this junk come from?"

Storyline

Ordered by their Uncle Barney to clean their room of much accumulated junk, Fuzzy and Wuzzy just can't seem to rid themselves of the refuse - until they bury it under the lawn atop a pair of tightly coiled springs.

Characters
  • Barney Bear
  • Fuzzy
  • Wuzzy
  • neighboring farmer
  • farmer's horse
Credits
When You Throw Your Voice, Be Careful of Who Might Catch It! (1)
Story 7 5 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Jeepers! I can hardly pronounce ventriloquism... let alone do it!"

Storyline

Wuff confounds Charlie Coyote with his ventriloquism... until Charlie gets wise.

Characters
  • Wuff the Prairie Dog
  • Sammy Squirrel
  • Charlie Coyote
  • bear
  • sheriff
Credits
Tuffy's Tetter-Totter Trick (1)
Story 8 2 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Let's go out and make a snowman, Jerry!"

Storyline

Tuffy wants to play in the snow, but Jerry prefers staying warm inside. Using a teeter-totter poked through the front door's mail slot, Tuffy propels Jerry outside and turns him into a snowman.

Characters
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
Making His Own Swing (1)
Story 9 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals
Storyline

Chased from a park swing, Droopy improvises one of his own.

Characters
  • Droopy
  • two angry kids
Credits
Story Notes

Pantomime. On final interior page of the comic.

We've Got Something Special for You!

Featuring Dell Comics; Tom and Jerry

Story 10 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"All three of these wonderful automatic push button pens at just a fraction of the normal cost... when you subscribe to Tom and Jerry comics."

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
Story Notes

Black and white ad on inside back cover. Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy invite readers and parents to subscribe to Tom and Jerry Comics and receive a set of three colored pens (blue, green, and red). Per the ad copy: "All three pens plus 12 fascinating issues of Tom and Jerry... a regular $3.00 value... can be yours for just $1.50." A Dell Comics Club membership certificate is also included. One-year, two-year, and three-year subscriptions are offered at both USA and slightly higher Canada rates. The ad includes the "Dell Comics Pledge to Parents", and (repurposed?) figures of Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy which may be penciled by Harvey Eisenberg, but appear to be inked or finished by someone else.

Capt. "Jet" says... It's Easy and Fun to Win Your Wings in the Strombecker Model Makers Club

Featuring Strombeck-Becker Mfg. Co.

Story 11 1 page

"Hi, Tom! Where did you get the swell badge?"

Characters
  • Capt. "Jet"
  • Tom (boy)
  • two other boys
Story Notes

Ad for Strombecker model kits of planes, ships, and airplanes, with an invitation to join the "Strombecker Model Makers Club". Color ad on back cover.