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Tom & Jerry Comics, #175

Published: February 1959

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Issue Contents:
Pillow Pals
Storyline

Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy share a pillow as only characters of their relative sizes can.

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Story Notes

Tom's hands (paws?) are gray in both this printing and its reprint in Tom and Jerry (Western, 1962 Series) #330 (August 1980), rather than their usual white.

Ducking-Out on Cleanliness

"(Sigh!) It's time for the boys to bathe!"

Storyline

Fuzzy and Wuzzy do not like to bathe and, rather than engage with them in another bathtime battle, Uncle Barney gives them a baby duckling for a pet. Counting on a duck's affinity for water, Barney convinces his grimy nephews to play follow-the-leader with the new pet, in the belief that the duckling will lead them to (and into) water. Can Fuzzy and Wuzzy play the game to its conclusion and manage to remain dry and dirty?

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Seeking the Royal Spectacles

"En garde, varlets!"

Storyline

The Mouse Musketeers' dueling with M'sieur Poosycat is interrupted by the misplacement of the King's spectacles. The Musketeers employ the King's bloodhound, Old Schnozzle, to assist in the search, for which the King has offered a reward - a reward M'sieur Poosycat intends to horn in on once the mice collect it.

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Story Notes

In the tradition of most relentless anthropomorphic bloodhounds, Old Schnozzle does not speak but just goes deliberately about his business, as would General Snozzie (The Junior Woodchucks Official Hound of the Carl Barks Duck stories), or the many such hounds that populated early Hanna-Barbera TV cartoons. When Old Schnozzle gets a "bright idea" a candle in a medieval candle holder appears over his head.

Oil-E Coyote

""Squeeek!" Oh-oh! That loud squeak means time-out!"

Storyline

Charlie Coyote's loudly squeaking door hinges and window frames serve as a reliable warning to Wuff, Sammy, and the gang that Charlie is on the prowl. Charlie has no luck in obtaining oil to quiet the squeaks, as the general store doesn't stock oil "for the good of the community" (to keep Charlie's comings and goings public), so the coyote resolves to dig his own oil well.

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A Far-Fetched Yarn

"Aw, that's absurd! Stuff can't jump around...or can it?"

Storyline

Jerry and Tuffy bedevil Tom by hiding in a ball of yarn and making him think it can jump and roll around on its own.

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Stringing Along

""Help! Oh, please, won't somebody help me?" A little girl's frightened cry rang through the crisp wintry air."

Storyline

Bertie and Billie help rescue a little girl from a high tree and get some needed string for their nest as a result.

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The Impulsive Puppy

"Tyke, that's no way to play with the pussycat!"

Storyline

Tyke can't resist the impulse to chase Snowball the Kitten. Spike and Snowball try their best to break him of this uncontrollable urge.

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Story Notes

Oddly, Spike sides with Snowball on the cat chasing issue, rather than with his own pup.

"Fresh Up" Freddie says: "Right Now, you're probably asking yourself - How does a sporty sports car driver quench his thirst in a traffic jam?"

""I'm a sporty sports car driver. I hold the International Record for Driving in Traffic Jams. I get no place faster than anybody!""

Storyline

Fresh Up Freddie's difficulties driving a sports car are followed by a refreshing cold 7-Up.

Story Notes

Color ad on back cover. Illustrated ad for Seven-Up soft drink featuring Fresh Up Freddie. Part of the "Fresh Up Freddie says:" series. One of the angry drivers (panel two at bottom right) looks like a dog-face character that artist Paul Murry would draw for his Mickey Mouse comic book work. There are no other signs that Murry had anything to do with this ad.

M-G-M Presents The Colorsome Tom Thumb

"At your favorite theatre... soon!"

Story Notes

Illustrated ad for the MGM motion picture "Tom Thumb", produced and directed by the renowned George Pal, and starring Russ Tamblyn as Tom Thumb, featuring Alan Young ("The Time Machine", Mr. Ed, DuckTales), Terry-Thomas (too many credits to list), Peter Sellers (too many credits to list), and George Pal's Puppetoons - with the voice of Stan Freeberg (different Looney Tunes voices, most notably Pete Puma - and too many other credits to list). No photographs or stills from the movie appear in the ad. Just eight penciled and inked comic panels with narrative captions. Color ad on inside back cover.

Keep Your Favorite Snapshots in this Pocket Picture Holder!

"Everyone can use a Pocket Picture Holder and this is your chance to get one FREE!"

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Story Notes

Offer to subscribe to Tom and Jerry Comics at the regular rate of $1.20 for twelve issues and receive a free Pocket Picture Holder as a premium. On final interior page of the comic. The ad includes the "Dell Comics Pledge to Parents", and (repurposed?) figures of Tom, Jerry, and Tuffy which are not drawn by Harvey Eisenberg.

Win A $10,000.00-A-Week Job Acting in Kraft's Bat Masterson TV Show!

"See the Bat Masterson show starring Gene Barry every Wednesday night NBC-TV (immediately following Kraft Music Hall with Milton Berle)"

Story Notes

Ad for Kraft Fudgies candy sponsoring a contest to win an acting job on the Bat Masterson TV show - highlighted by a painted illustration of actor Gene Barry, with other actors, horse, and cameraman, filming an episode. "Everyone eligible - boys, girls, men, women!" Color ad on inside front cover.