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Issue: Paul Terry's Mighty Mouse Comics #53
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Publisher: FlagSt. John
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Indicia Publisher: St. John Publishing Corporation
On Sale Date: 1954
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 11 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: In addition to the publisher’s address, the indicia also lists an address for “Terrytoons, Inc.”, 38 Centre Ave., New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Knot a Happy Octopus!

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anthropomorphic, superhero
Mighty Mouse; octopus; three fish
Mighty Mouse aids some small fish by tying the arms of a bully octopus into knots.
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New cover for an issue of reprints.
Why Just Wish for the Things You Want?

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Make extra money! It’s easy-fast-and FUN, too!
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Ad for selling Christmas cards for Wallace Brown, Inc. Black and white ad on inside front cover.
The Perils of Pearl Pureheart

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anthropomorphic, superhero
Mighty Mouse; Pearl Pureheart; Oil Can Harry; Col. Pureheart; vicious vultures; East River crocodiles; various New York police (bulldogs)
A new thrill-packed series of daffy adventures!
In New York City, Oil Can Harry imperils Pearl Pureheart and her papa Col. Pureheart.
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A reprint of the first installment of the wacky Mighty Mouse sub-series “The Perils of Pearl Pureheart”, patterned after the melodramatic cinematic “Perils of Pauline”. Though the series often sports “Episode Numbers” (sometimes ridiculously high episode numbers, at that), it is not a continued saga, but an issue-self-contained series of satirical perils and escapes, over many diverse settings and locales, that runs throughout the various Mighty Mouse comics published by St. John – including many reprints in later St. John issues. Unlike stories in the “regular” St. John Mighty Mouse continuity, which would feature Mitzi Mouse, The Claw, Professor Ohm, etc., this series utilizes Pearl Pureheart and Oil Can Harry, recurring characters from the series of Mighty Mouse theatrical animated shorts – and uses them to great humorous advantage.
A Strange Adventure

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anthropomorphic, superhero
Mighty Mouse; palace guards of Mousetania; the Prince of Mousetania; Simple Simon; Humpty Dumpty; Little Boy Blue; Old King Cole; Cinderella; the Big Bad Wolf; various other fairy tale characters; many princess mice; Mighty Mouse's three night-shirted nephews
This is the oddest invitation I've ever received.
Mighty Mouse is invited to a Royal Ball by the wacky Prince of Mousetania, at his palace on the moon. Many characters from different fairy tales are present.
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The Prince of Mousetania and Cinderella appear as mice. All other storybook characters appear as their traditional selves.
The House Builders

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anthropomorphic
Jack; Henry; Tom (three mice); Mighty Mouse
One summer's day, three mice were walking through the woods just outside Terrytown.
Three mice, Jack, Henry, and Tom, decide to build themselves a new house at the top of a high hill overlooking Terrytown. As the work-effort mounts, the mice begin to take increasingly ill-advised shortcuts to complete the job. A storm comes up and turns into a hurricane, showing the mice how unsafe and unstable their house really is. Mighty Mouse saves them from falling to their doom, trapped in their slipshod house - but refuses to help them "rebuild it properly", leaving the would-be builders to learn their own lesson.
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Barnyard Blitz

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anthropomorphic, superhero
Mighty Mouse; Rudy Rooster; baby chick; hens; two hungry vultures; pig; goat; rabbit; duck
Well, well - It looks like we're going to have a nice tender young chick for dinner.
Mighty Mouse saves would-be tough-guy Rudy Rooster's baby chick from two hungry vultures, but Rudy still gets-in a little bragging at the end
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Crossover with the Rudy Rooster character from the Dinky Duck feature.
Draw for Comics Books

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Scholart Institute
Joe Kubert; Norman Maurer (as penciled and inked drawings - not photos)
Learn and earn in your spare time... at home!!
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Ad for comic book art lessons supplied by Scholart Institute, promising instruction in "straight style or adventure comics" by Joe Kubert and instruction in "comic style or humorous comics" by Norman Maurer. "Talent is not necessary!", says the ad.
Wings of Doom

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Mighty Mouse; Mitzi Mouse; Igor Mouse (King of the Gypsies); various Gypsy mice; elderly gypsy mouse; army of vampire bat-cats
In answer to a frantic message from an old friend, the Champion of Justice descends on the camp of Igor, King of the Gypsies.
The Gypsy Mouse camp's celebration of the Festival of the Full Moon is invaded by an army of vampire bat-cats.
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A reworking of the 1945 Mighty Mouse theatrical animated short “Gypsy Life”, but without the typical Terry-Toons “operatic stylings” and decidedly set in the St. John Mighty Mouse comic book continuity. For instance, MM’s comics girlfriend Mitzi appears in the story and the two face danger together whereas, in the cartoon, there’s an attractive female Gypsy mouse (that looks like Mitzi) but has no “regular” connection to our hero. Most likely, Tom Morrison wrote both the cartoon and its subsequent comic book version. Artist Connie Rasinski directed the cartoon as well as drew this comics adaptation. – Animation connection credit per Merlin Haas 2020-08-07.

The vampire bat-cats speak a strange variation of the English language, described thusly: "Note to Readers: To understand the mysterious Bat language, cross out 'EELZ' whenever it appears in a word. To write it, put 'EELZ' before each vowel." Example from the story: "EELZOUCH! MEELZY FEELZEET!" = "Ouch! My feet!".
Buzz Baxter Rides Again!

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Buzz Baxter; Dan; Sarge; pretty girl at finish line
Jumpin' Jona! My bike's gone, Dan... The lock's been filed!!
Buzz Baxter's racing bike is stolen by the "East High Gang", shortly before the big bicycle marathon between completing high schools. Friend Dan directs Buzz to sell all-occasion greeting cards from Artistic Card Co. In just two weeks, thanks to his ambitious salesmanship, Buzz has enough money for a newer, better, faster racing bike with which he wins the marathon for good ol' "West High".
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Ad offering money for the sales of all-occasion greeting card assortments from Artistic Card Co.
New! 1954 "Space Commander" Vibro-Matic Walkie-Talkies

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2 phones only $1
Consumers Mart
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Ad offering a pair of walkie-talkies for one dollar, promising "Thrills & Fun Galore!" Black and white ad on inside back cover.
Men-Women-Boys-Girls Prizes Given

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Make money too!
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Ad offering prizes or money for the sales of "inspiring, beautiful religious wall motto plaques". Color ad on back cover.

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