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Tom & Jerry Comics, #136

Published: November 1955

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Tom & Jerry Comics #136

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Issue Contents:
Ice Cream Snowman (1)
1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals
Storyline

Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy make a snowman out of three scoops of ice cream.

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Don't Delay! Get Your Delicious Kool-Aid Today!
Story 1 1 page

"Tell Mom you want Kool-Aid!"

Storyline

A clown that looks as if he just stepped out of a Normal Rockwell painting acts as a circus barker to hawk Kool-Aid.

Characters
  • clown
  • Kool-Aid smiling pitcher
Story Notes

Ad for Kool-Aid soft-drink-mix. Eight flavors are listed: grape; raspberry; lemon-lime, strawberry, orange; cherry - and new flavors lemon and root beer. Color ad on inside front cover.

The Spill of the Hunt (1)
Story 2 10 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Ah, that's for me!"

Storyline

It's deer season and would-be hunter Tom gets the business from Jerry and Tuffy.

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
  • deer
  • eagle
  • two hunters
Credits
Small-Scale Circus (1)
Story 3 5 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Aw, shucks, Pop! I want to see the wild animals!"

Storyline

Since dogs are not allowed to enter the circus, Spike cobbles together a small-scale circus of his own for Tyke.

Characters
  • Spike
  • Tyke
  • Esmeralda Elephant
Credits
The Timid Cousin
Story 4 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

""Now children," Mother Bird said to Bertie and Billie one fine morning, "please try to remember that your cousin Basil is quite timid. I'm counting on the two of you to show him a good time"."

Storyline

Some things can drive even a timid bird into action.

Characters
  • Bertie Bird
  • Billie Bird
  • Mother Bird
  • Basil (cousin of Bertie and Billie)
  • Bluster Bluejay
  • Howard Hawk
Credits
Story Notes

Middle left page of centerfold.

Clothesline Comfort for a Cold Night (1)
Story 5 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Br-r..."

Storyline

On a cold night, Droopy sleeps in longjohns on the clothesline.

Characters
  • Droopy
Credits
Story Notes

Pantomime (except for Droopy's shivering "Br-r!" and snoring "Z-z-z"). Middle right page of centerfold.

That's the Old Pepper, Kid! (1)
Story 6 2 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"I've got a coconut! Let's play football!"

Storyline

It's boys vs. girls when Flip and Elsie Elephant challenge Dip and Pop at baseball, a game which is decided by a box of pepper.

Characters
  • Flip
  • Dip
  • Pop
  • Elsie Elephant
Credits
Story Notes

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

That's Really Wild, Cat! (1)
Story 7 5 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Fuzzy, let's ask Uncle Barney if we can take that animal training course!"

Storyline

Barney brags to his nephews about being a wild animal tamer. When the boys call his bluff and ask that he train a wildcat, Barney chickens-out, finds an alley cat, and makes it up to look like a wildcat.

Characters
  • Barney Bear
  • Fuzzy
  • Wuzzy
  • alley cat
  • turtle
  • wildcat
  • wildcat kittens
Credits
Up Periscope! (1)
Story 8 4 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Br-r..."

Storyline

Wuff’s new bubble pipe, with its eye-stinging bubble solution, is enough to thwart Charlie Coyote, until Charlie reads a “submarine” comic book and gets the idea to construct a periscope to see above the bubbles.

Characters
  • Wuff the Prairie Dog
  • Sammy Squirrel
  • Charlie Coyote
Credits
When Fortunes Conflict! (1)
Story 9 3 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Let's get our fortunes told, Jerry!"

Storyline

Jerry and Tuffy get their fortunes told by a weight and fortune machine. Tuffy's says he's going to travel on water. Jerry's says he will build a new home and settle down. With such conflicting futures, the mice feel they must go their separate ways. Circumstances become such that both of their fortunes come true - and without their splitting up.

Characters
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
Putting the Brakes on a Housebreaker (1)
Story 10 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"City Alerted for Burglar (newspaper headline)"

Storyline

Droopy puts a burglar in the doghouse - literally!

Characters
  • Droopy
  • burglar
Credits
Story Notes

Pantomime. Top three tiers of page. On final interior page of the comic. Bottom tier is an ad for Dell Comics' Lassie title.

Adventure in the Matto Grosso Jungle with Lassie the World's Wonder Dog

Featuring Dell Comics; Lassie

Story 11 0 pages

"Buy a copy today at your favorite Dell Comics dealer Only 10¢"

Characters
  • Lassie
Credits
Story Notes

Ad for Dell Comics' Lassie title. Bottom tier of page. On final interior page of the comic. Shares page with a Droopy comic story (see previous entry).

Boys! Girls! Get These 2 Sensational Jet Racing Cars Plus a Chance for Big Bonus Gifts!

Featuring Super Coola

Story 12 1 page

"For just 25¢ and 2 Super Coola caps in the Super Coola Surprise Gift Club!"

Storyline

Red shirt boy shows off his new sixty-dollar bike to blue shirt boy, saying he "got it from Super Coola as a free bonus gift."

Characters
  • red shirt boy
  • blue shirt boy
  • announcer
Story Notes

Ad for Super Coola soft drinks "in non-breakable accident-proof cans! Seven super lively flavors... at good stores everywhere!" THE BOYS THE DISCUSS SITUATION AS IF IT WERE A TELEVISION COMMERCIAL: BLUE SHIRT BOY: "Don't kid me! Why would Super Coola give you a $60 bike like that for free?" RED SHIRT BOY: "I just sent in a quarter and the caps from 2 Super Coola cans to get 2 keen Jet Racing Cars - and I was one of the lucky kids who got bikes as bonus gifts." BLUE SHIRT BOY: "Hey - can I get in on that?" RED SHIRT BOY: "Sure, if you hurry. Just join the Super Surprise Gift Club, like I did. You don't even have to WRITE ANYTHING or MAKE ANYTHING UP." To complete this comics page simulation of a TV commercial, a slick-but-happy-faced ANNOUNCER (heretofore unseen) appears in the final panel holding up a can of Super Coola and telling the readers more about the free offer. The ad concludes with the following attribution: "Copyright 1955, Cantrell & Cochrane Corporation", which would make Super Coola a related product to the C&C Cola brand.

2 Great Offers by Cracker Jack
Story 13 1 page

"A Genuine 2 piece Judy Jane Doll Dress for your favorite doll 79¢ value for 25¢ and box label!"

Story Notes

Ad for Cracker Jack candy-coated popcorn with peanuts, with mail order offers for a "genuine 2 piece Judy Jane Doll Dress" and/or an engraved identification bracelet, each offer for only 25-cents and a Cracker Jack box label. A box of Campfire Brand marshmallows ("Best tasting. Best toasting.") is also pictured at the lower right corner of the ad, though no mention of this product occurs in the ad copy! Color ad on back cover.