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Tom & Jerry Comics, #142

Published: May 1956

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Tom & Jerry Comics #142

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Issue Contents:
Pencil Pogo Sticks (1)
1 page humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Storyline

Jerry and Tuffy bounce along on rubber-eraser-tipped pencils, as if they were pogo sticks.

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
Story Notes

The isolated image of Jerry bouncing along on a pencil is repurposed from the original cover of Tom and Jerry (Dell, 1949 Series) #142 (May 1956) for the back cover of Boys' and Girls' March of Comics (Western, 1946 Series) #154 (January 1957).

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.

Model Plane Crazy (1)
Story 2 10 pages humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"There's nothing like an indoor pool!"

Storyline

Bugged by Jerry and Tuffy's lively indoor activities during a rainy day, Tom gives them a model airplane kit to busy themselves with - quietly. The mice cannibalize an old alarm clock's workings and springs to build a makeshift motor for their mini-plane, and endlessly annoy Tom with their pesky aerial antics.

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
Runaway Dogs (1)
Story 3 5 pages humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Gosh, what a job to bury all these bones, Tyke!"

Storyline

When their master tells Spike and Tyke to "get lost," they take him at his word. On hearing that the master is offering a reward, kitty captures and returns them. The humiliated bulldogs make kitty help them bury their bones.

Characters
  • Spike
  • Tyke
  • kitty
  • the master
  • bloodhound
Credits
Grandpa's Holiday
Story 4 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

""Now remember," Mother Bird whispered to Bertie Bird and Brother Billie, "Grandpa Bird isn't as young as he used to be, so look out for him and take it easy!""

Storyline

Mother Bird warns the children to look after Grandpa Bird on their outing, but the energetic grandfather wears them out and rescues them from Charlie Catbird.

Characters
  • Mother Bird
  • Bertie Bird
  • Billie Bird
  • Grandpa Bird
  • Charlie Catbird
Credits
Story Notes

The two young birds in this story are described in the text as "Bertie Bird [established as male in previous stories] and Brother Billie". Yet, in the illustration, one of them is wearing a pink bow on his/her head.

Unhappy Motoring (1)
Story 5 5 pages humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"You goldanged car! Why won't you run?"

Storyline

Barney gets his foot caught in Fuzzy and Wuzzy's gasoline powered motorized model car, resulting in a wild ride for all three bears.

Characters
  • Barney Bear
  • Fuzzy
  • Wuzzy
  • various motorists
  • gas station attendant
Credits
Horning-In on Honey (1)
Story 6 5 pages humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Here's the place, Sammy! There's loads of wild honey in that cave!"

Storyline

Wuff and Sammy gather wild honey to jar and sell to passing motorists. All goes well until Charlie Coyote forces his way into their little enterprise.

Characters
  • Wuff the Prairie Dog
  • Sammy Squirrel
  • Charlie Coyote
  • passing motorists
  • Joe (diner cook)
  • swarm of bees
Credits
A Contentious Quest for Quiet (1)
Story 7 5 pages humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

"It looks like a great morning, Tuffy!"

Storyline

Hoping to get away from all the noise of summertime work, traffic, and activities, Jerry and Tuffy try their best tricks to get a contented-to-stay-at-home Tom to drive them out to the quiet country.

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
  • noisy neighbors
  • ice man
Credits
Story Notes

Bottom tier of last page is an ad for Dell Comics' Lassie title.

There's "Trouble on the River" when Lassie meets a raging flood tide!

Featuring Dell Comics; Lassie

Story 8 0 pages

"Read the New May-June Lassie Only 10¢ at your favorite Dell Comics dealer"

Characters
  • Lassie
Credits
Story Notes

Ad for Dell Comics' Lassie title. Bottom tier of last page of the previous story (see last entry above).

It's New! It's Free! It's Different!

Featuring Dell Comics

Story 9 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Yes! When you subscribe to Tom & Jerry Comics, this handsome American Eagle ring is yours FREE."

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
Story Notes

Offer to subscribe to Tom and Jerry Comics at the progressively discounted USA rates of $1.00 for twelve issues, $1.85 for twenty-four issues, or $2.70 for thirty-six issues. Canadian rates: $1.20 for twelve issues, $2.00 for twenty-four issues, or $3.00 for thirty-six issues. A free American Eagle ring, along with a membership card in the Dell Comics Club, are included as additional premiums. The ad includes repurposed figures of Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy drawn by Harvey Eisenberg, as well as the "Dell Comics Pledge to Parents". On final interior page of the comic.

Boys and Girls! See "The Magic Kingdom!"
Story 10 1 page

"Disneyland in "Real as Life" View-Master pictures."

Characters
  • boy using View-Master
  • girl using View-Master
Story Notes

Ad for the Sawyer's Inc. View-Master Stereo Viewer. Five different Disneyland View-Master packets, "Fantasyland", "Adventureland", "Frontierland", "Tomorrowland", and "Main Street, U.S.A.", are pictured in the ad. Color ad on inside back cover.

"Frontier" Fun!

Featuring Reynolds Aluminum

Story 11 1 page

"Make your own Wild West Cut Out Figures in Aluminum"

Characters
  • boys cutting-out frontier and western figures from sheets of aluminum
Story Notes

Ad from Reynolds Aluminum offering a book containing 18 pages of western-themed patterns and two free sheets of Reynolds Do-It-Yourself Aluminum. Per the ad: "Herds of cattle with your own brand! Indian war camps! Wild animals and dozens of other old frontier places and things! Make them all yourself with just scissors. It's really easy with Reynolds Do-It-Yourself Aluminum." Color ad on back cover.