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Issue: Terry Bears Comics #1
Publication Date: June 1952
 
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Publisher: FlagSt. John
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Indicia Publisher: St. John Publishing Company
On Sale Date: 1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 12 (10 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Mower Power to Papa!

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Terry Bears; Papa
The Terry Bears hang on to an out-of-control power mower that is pursuing Papa.
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As with any out-of-control moving mechanical device in a funny-animal gag, the mower makes a determined and unerring bee-line toward its victim, in this case poor Papa, no matter how many times he zigs and zags.
Jailbreak

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Little Roquefort; Percy Puss
These nails will make good iron bars to put in front of his mousehole.
Little Roquefort engineers a one-mouse jailbreak, when his mousehole is blocked with nails serving as prison bars.
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Black and white on inside front cover.
A Cry in the Night

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Terry Bears; Papa; Sparky (St. Bernard dog); motorcycle cop; police captain
Owooo!
The boys find a St. Bernard dog howling outside on a cold night, and want to keep him as a pet. Papa disagrees.
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Cop Trouble

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Heckle; Jeckle; police chief; Dimwit
Don't give me any more trouble or else!
Heckle and Jeckle try to make up for all the trouble they cause by making a statue of the police chief.
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Rudy Gets Caught

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Dinky Duck; Rudy Rooster; Dotty Duck; Widow Hen
Dotty will like that!
As a prank, Rudy tries to ruin Dinky's fence-scrawled love-message to Dotty.
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A Detective's Dilemma

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Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; Mrs. Gotrocks; society party guests; police officer; police captain; Diamond Duke (jewel thief)
There! Now we're in business!
Newly-graduated correspondence course detective Sourpuss and his assistant Gandy get their first case, guarding against jewel theft at a high society party.
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Papa's New Clothes

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Terry Bears; Papa; Mama; Abigail Busybody; two fast-talking foxes; crowd of onlookers
Yes, I think it's time I bought some new duds!
Shopping for new clothes, Papa is taken by two fast-talking fox salesmen.
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The Tyer Touch: A fox holds-up a mirror to Papa, who is dressed in his new flimsy outfit, and says: "There you are, sir. Just like a real dude!" Looking into the mirror, Papa says: "But I don't want to be a real dude!" - and the reversed mirror-image of Papa says the same thing backwards, but the quote is lettered backwards for extra effect.
Leaky Trouble

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Gandy Goose; Sourpuss
It's raining hard.
Sourpuss has patched the roof just in time for a rain storm... or has he?
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Generous Gandy

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Gandy Goose; Sourpuss; bulldog watchman
"You're so handy, Gandy, and that's why I admire you!" said Sourpuss, as he sprawled on the couch with his feet propped up on the window-ledge.
Fed up with Sourpuss' thoughtlessness, Gandy tries to win a house of his own by mailing-in loads of box tops.
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Safety First

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Terry Bears; Papa; Mama
I promised the kids some toys and I don't know what to get them.
Papa insists that Mama buy "safe", harmless toys for the boys. But is anything really "safe and harmless" around Papa?
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Round Trip

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Heckle; Jeckle; Dimwit
What's it about, old friend?
Heckle and Jeckle let loose a firecracker suspended from a balloon, through Dimwit's living room window.
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Black and white on inside back cover.
Complete 15 Piece "Broncho Buster" Cowboy Outfit All for $1.98

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Illinois Merchandise Mart
Boy dressed as cowboy, girl dressed as cowgirl
Assemble it yourself - Takes only 12 minutes - Save paying up to $5 & $10
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Ad offering cowboy and cowgirl outfits with lots of prop equipment - mask, neckerchief, arm cuffs, vest, sheriff's badge, chaps, rope, two six-shooter guns, two holsters and cowboy boot tops. "You get this at no extra cost! Famous Clicker Repeating Six Shooter Gun. Clicks noisily as it shoots. Looks real! Provides plenty of action." Color ad on back cover.

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