Tom & Jerry Comics, #150
Published: January 1957
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Issue Contents:
Mouse Cleaning (1)
Storyline
Tom vacuums the rug... and Jerry, too.
Characters
- Tom
- Jerry
Credits
- Pencils: Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks: Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors: Gilles Laplagne
Story Notes
"Mouse Cleaning" was the title of a 1948 Tom and Jerry theatrical short, which has been omitted from DVD collections and banned from TV viewing.
Dell Comic Christmas Gift Subscriptions Bring Joy all Year!
Featuring Dell Comics
"Here's the ideal way to say Merry Christmas all year long."
Credits
- Colors: Gilles Laplagne
Story Notes
Quote from the ad: "A yearly subscription to any of the titles listed below is just $1.20... but, if you order five or more subscriptions to the same or different addresses, the price is only $1.00 each. Titles offered are: Roy Rogers and Trigger, Tom and Jerry, New Funnies, Lone Ranger, Tarzan, Little Lulu, Looney Tunes, and Gene Autry and Champion. Includes a "handsome vinyl plastic card, memo and autograph case" as an additional premium - "Free with every gift subscription!" No characters or comic book covers are pictured in the ad. Color ad on inside front cover.
Rain, Snow, and Hail (1)
"In this kind of weather, all I do is swab the deck!"
Storyline
Tom, Jerry and Tuffy conduct their ongoing pranks and battles amid different winter weather conditions.
Characters
- Tom
- Jerry
- Tuffy
Credits
- Pencils: Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks: Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors: Gilles Laplagne
- Letters: Harvey Eisenberg
Story Notes
Some lettering on page one (panels 1-2) and page three (panel 7) looks slightly different (slanted) from Eisenberg’s norm. It looks very much like Vic Lockman's lettering. Perhaps Lockman was pressed into service for some last-minute dialogue changes.
Displaced Dalmation (1)
"Yippeee! This is the life!"
Storyline
A perky dalmatian falls off a firetruck and is lost. Tyke helps him try to get back to the firehouse.
Characters
- Spike
- Tyke
- dalmatian
- firemen
Credits
- Pencils: Lynn Karp
- Inks: Vic Lockman
- Colors: Gilles Laplagne
- Letters:
New Year's Resolutions
""My," Bertie Bird exclaimed to Brother Billie one frosty January morning, "did you hear all of those bells last night?""
Storyline
Bertie and Billie each make New Year's resolutions. Bertie resolves to keep out of trouble and not "go on any adventure that seems the least bit dangerous", while Billie resolves "not to be so terribly cross". In the process of saving a baby chick caught in a clump of vines, they both manage to break their resolutions.
Characters
- Bertie Bird
- Billie Bird
- baby chick
- mother hen
Credits
- Pencils: Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks: Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors: Gilles Laplagne
- Letters: Harvey Eisenberg
The Crow Who Came to Dinner (1)
"That poor ol' crow looks like he needs a home, Fuzzy!"
Storyline
Fuzzy and Wuzzy take in a stray hungry crow that continually disrupts Uncle Barney's dinner.
Characters
- Barney Bear
- Fuzzy
- Wuzzy
- crow
Credits
- Pencils: Cecil Surry
- Inks: Cecil Surry (uncertain)
- Colors: Gilles Laplagne
- Letters: Cecil Surry
Oh, Brother! (1)
"Bah! There they go separatin' again!"
Storyline
Charlie Coyote invites his brother Harley to come and live with him, so that the two coyotes together will have a better chance of catching the fast Wuff and Sammy.
Characters
- Wuff the Prairie Dog
- Sammy Squirrel
- Charlie Coyote
- Lem Lizard (post office clerk)
- Harley Coyote (Charlie's brother)
- Clara Coyote
- Sydney Coyote
- Susie Coyote
Credits
- Script: Vic Lockman
- Pencils: Mike Slivka
- Inks: Mike Slivka
- Colors: Gilles Laplagne
- Letters: Mike Slivka
The Breakfast Flub! (1)
"Come on, Tuffy, let's have an early breakfast!"
Storyline
Jerry and Tuffy's plans for an early morning breakfast are repeatedly disrupted by a sleepwalking Tom.
Characters
- Tom
- Jerry
- Tuffy
Credits
- Pencils: Vic Lockman
- Inks: Vic Lockman
- Colors: Gilles Laplagne
Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912
Credits
- Script: Helen Meyer
Story Notes
Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1956. No circulation figures appear as part of this report. Lower 1/4 of page.
Tom Foolery
"Add up the numbers in Jerry's figure and you'll know how much that piece of cheese weighs."
Characters
- Tom
- Jerry
Credits
- Script: きさらぎゆり
- Pencils: Harvey Eisenberg
- Inks: Harvey Eisenberg
- Colors: Gilles Laplagne
- Letters: Harvey Eisenberg
Story Notes
On final interior page of the comic. Top half of page.
We Love Those Cough Drops... [Merry-go-round version]
"...Wild Cherry Cough Drops..."
Storyline
Everybody's favorite bearded cough drop makers, The Smith Brothers, along with a girl and boy on a merry-go-round, sing the praises of Smith Brothers Wild Cherry Cough Drops.
Characters
- The Smith Brothers
- girl
- boy (both on a merry-go-round)
Story Notes
On final interior page of the comic. Lower half of page.
Have Fun... building exciting action models with world-famous Erector Sets
Featuring Gilbert Hall of Science
"Build a sturdy Ferris wheel, an oil drilling rig, a magnetic crane, and other thrilling models."
Story Notes
Ad for Gilbert Erector Sets, Gilbert Chemistry Sets, and Gilbert Microscope Sets. Color ad on inside back cover.
Guns of the West
Featuring Daisy Manufacturing Co.
"Harmless "Shootin' Outfits!""
Story Notes
Ad for Daisy cap pistol "Shootin' Outfits", inviting you to write for a free catalog. Several different varieties of Daisy cap pistol "Shootin' Outfits" are pictured. Color ad on back cover.