Publishers / Dell / Tom & Jerry Winter Carnival (1952) / #2
2December 1953
$0.25

Tom & Jerry Winter Carnival #2

Dell · December 1953 · on sale 1953-11-03

First appearance: Screwy Squirrel1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Tom & Jerry Winter Carnival (Dell, 1952 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
December 1953
Key date
1953-12-00
On-sale date
1953-11-03
Indicia publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
100

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Screwy Squirrel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Don MacLaughlin; colors: Don MacLaughlinBig Spike, Fuzzy, Jerry, Screwy Squirrel First, Tom, Tuffy
1-comic story1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg
2-comic story12pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg; letters: Harvey Eisenberg
3-comic story8
4-comic story1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg; letters: Harvey Eisenberg
5Little Johnny Jetcomic story6pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg; letters: Harvey Eisenberg
6Mooseface McElkcomic story8
7Fireside Fun for Girlsactivity1script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg
8And Boys! It Can Be Done The Magic Canactivity1script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg
9-comic story8pencils: Vivie Risto; inks: Vivie Risto; letters: Vivie Risto
10-comic story8script: Carl Barks; pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg; letters: Harvey EisenbergDroopy
11-comic story6pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg; letters: Harvey Eisenberg
12Play-Time Snow Shoot Poor Tomactivity1script: Christine Lyttle Smith; pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg
13-comic story8pencils: Cecil Surry; inks: Cecil Surry; letters: Cecil Surry
14-comic story8pencils: Ken Champin
15-comic story5pencils: Phil De Lara
16-comic story6pencils: Ken Champin
17Polly-Wolly-Doodleactivity1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg
18-comic story8pencils: Lynn Karp
19Riding the Rodscomic story1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Harvey Eisenberg
20-illustration1pencils: Harvey Eisenberg; inks: Don MacLaughlin; colors: Don MacLaughlinBig Spike, Droopy, Jerry, Screwy Squirrel First, Tom

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
30ยขSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Golden Comics Digest #221972On eBay ›
Tom and Jerry The Mouse from T.R.A.P. #11966On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #12 of 2

Sources

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