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Tom & Jerry Comics, #143

Published: June 1956

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Tom & Jerry Comics #143

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Fish-Hikers (1)
1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals
Storyline

Tom catches a fish with mouse-skindivers Jerry and Tuffy along for the ride.

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
  • fish
Credits
4 Magic Puzzles and 12 Issues of Tom and Jerry $1.50

Featuring Dell Comics; Tom and Jerry

Story 1 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Here's a big package of fun and entertainment - four Magic Puzzle games, each in its own plastic case plus a full year's subscription... 12 laugh-filled issues of Tom and Jerry comics for only $1.50."

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
Story Notes

Offer to subscribe to Tom and Jerry Comics and receive four magic puzzles as an additional premium for $1.50. Black and white ad on inside front cover. The ad includes the "Dell Comics Pledge to Parents". No description of the magic puzzles appears in the ad, but they are pictured in individual plastic cases and named "Magic Skull", "Magic 'T'", "Magic Pyramid", and "Magic Square". A small black and white cover reproduction by Harvey Eisenberg of Tom and Jerry #142 (the previous issue) is pictured in the ad, but the figures of Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy appear to be drawn by someone else.

Robinson CATsoe (1)
Story 2 10 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Jerry, with this old fish bowl, we could get rich being fortune tellers!"

Storyline

The mice try to fool Tom into believing their makeshift crystal ball predicts a boat trip for the cat, but they all end up stranded on a sandbar where Tom designates Tuffy as "Friday" and Jerry as "Thursday" and forces them into servitude.

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
Credits
The Purr-fect Calm (1)
Story 3 5 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"(Sigh!) There's nothing more soothing than the purring of a cat!"

Storyline

When Snowball's purring lulls the mistress into a quiet and restful state, Spike declares "Things are entirely too peaceful around here!" and he and Tyke stir up trouble with the unwitting help of a mouse and a tramp.

Characters
  • Spike
  • Tyke
  • Snowball
  • the mistress
  • mouse
  • tramp
Credits
Danger at the Pond
Story 4 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Bertie Bird was happily digging worms in the bank of a pond one morning when up waddled a mother duck leading four tiny ducklings."

Storyline

A baby chick insists on swimming like a duckling.

Characters
  • Bertie Bird
  • Mother Duck
  • four tiny ducklings
  • baby chick
  • eagle
Credits
Long Distance Fishing (1)
Story 5 5 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Where are you going, Uncle Barney?"

Storyline

Barney goes fishing in a pond but restricts Fuzzy and Wuzzy to a nearby shed, fearing that the boys will catch more fish than he will. Fuzzy and Wuzzy finds ways to cast their line (with a bent pin for a hook) and still catch more fish than their hapless uncle - without leaving the confines of the shed.

Characters
  • Barney Bear
  • Fuzzy
  • Wuzzy
  • various fish
Credits
Story Notes

GOOD RUNNING GAG: Barney expresses bemused frustration over the boys' uncanny ability to catch more fish than he: BARNEY: "For some reason, fish would rather be caught by boys with bent pins than by expert fisherman like me!" ...And Barney is proved right by the thoughts and actions of various fish. FIRST FISH (looks at Barney's fancy fishing gear): "I don't like the looks of that hook!" FIRST FISH (then looks at Fuzzy and Wuzzy's line): "A bent pin! Oh, yummy!" SECOND FISH (looks at Fuzzy and Wuzzy's line): "A bent pin! (Drool!)" Barney yanks Fuzzy and Wuzzy's line out of the water, just as a third fish is about to bite: THIRD FISH: "Aw, shucks!" This running gag is all the more bizarre because, while Barney has a fat, juicy worm at the end of his line and hook, Fuzzy and Wuzzy just have a bent pin with nothing more to entice the fish.

Jumbo Wumbo Wides Again! (1)
Story 6 5 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Whillikers! A circus train!"

Storyline

A circus train breaks down in the middle of the desert. Wuff and Sammy jump at the chance to water an elephant named "Jumbo Wumbo". The elephant, in turn, protects Wuff and Sammy from hungry Charlie Coyote. But what happens once the circus train is ready to roll again?

Characters
  • Wuff the Prairie Dog
  • Sammy Squirrel
  • Charlie Coyote
  • Jumbo Wumbo (elephant)
  • forgetful circus owner
  • circus train engineer
Credits
The Eviction Claws (1)
Story 7 5 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Gotta sharpen my claws today!"

Storyline

The mistress forbids Tom to sharpen his claws in the house under threat of being thrown out of the house, much to the delight of the heckling Jerry and Tuffy. Even with his front paws glued into a pair of boxing gloves, Tom still manages to be caught in the scratching-act and evicted... forcibly.

Characters
  • Tom
  • Jerry
  • Tuffy
  • the mistress
Credits
A Bridge Over Troubled Waters (1)
Story 8 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"Yipe! It's Lyle Crocodile!"

Storyline

Little monkey siblings Flip 'n' Dip flee to the opposite side of the river from their home to escape the hungry jaws of Lyle Crocodile, but safely cross the river back to their own side with the aid of two friends.

Characters
  • Flip
  • Dip
  • Lyle Crocodile
  • Elroy Elephant
  • Girard Giraffe
Credits
Story Notes

“Copyright 1956 by Western Printing & Litho Co.” Not MGM characters. Top three tiers of page. On final interior page of the comic. Bottom tier is an ad for Dell Comics' Spike and Tyke title.

Those lovable rascals are at it again!

Featuring Dell Comics; Spike and Tyke

Story 9 0 pages anthropomorphic-funny animals

"It's Spike 'n' Tyke in another hilarious issue. Buy a copy at your favorite Dell Comics dealer only 10¢."

Characters
  • Spike
  • Tyke
Credits
Story Notes

Ad for Dell Comics' Spike and Tyke title. Bottom tier of page. On final interior page of the comic. Shares page with a Flip 'n' Dip comic story (see previous entry).

Tom Foolery
Story 10 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"What pine has the longest needles?"

Storyline

Help Jerry solve a riddle by working-out a rebus puzzle.

Characters
  • Jerry
Credits
Story Notes

Single panel. Black and white on inside back cover. Top half of page. Approximately half of page. Lower half is "Droopy's Dippy Questions...". Though the feature is called "Tom Foolery", Tom is not pictured anywhere in the panel.

Droopy's Dippy Questions...
Story 11 1 page anthropomorphic-funny animals

"What is most useful when it is used up?"

Storyline

Five riddles from Droopy.

Characters
  • Droopy
Credits
Story Notes

Black and white on inside back cover. Lower half of page. Approximately half of page. Upper half is "Tom Foolery".

Hey Kids! Have More Fun on the Best Bike of Them All!
Story 12 1 page

"The 3-speed Schwinn Corvette"

Characters
  • Roy Rogers
  • Trigger (both in inset at lower right of page)
Story Notes

Illustrated ad for Schwinn bicycles. The 3-speed Schwinn "Corvette" model bike is depicted. "Free! A present for you! See your favorite movie and television stars riding Schwinn bicycles in this exciting full-color folder." This premium, with Roy Rogers and Trigger on its cover, is offered by mail. Arnold, Schwinn, & Company, 1730 North Kildare Avenue, Chicago 39, Illinois. Color ad on back cover.