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Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	Summer 1957
Frequency	quarterly
Cover Price	0.10 USD
Pages	36
Editing	?
Notes	Exclamation point for Tom Terrific is only on the cover. The indicia title reads only "Tom Terrific." Issue number on cover only.

Cover Details - "CBS Presents terrytoons Tom Terrific! with Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog"

Characters	Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonderdog
Synopsis	Tom Terrific lights a canon being held by Manfred. A pirate ship is in the background.
Genre	superhero; humor
Notes	Boy's Clubs of America Golden Anniversary Award presented to Pines Comics on cover. Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) logo on cover as well. Approved by the Comics Code Authority seal on cover.

1 page Tom Terrific! story "Wowee, Manfred! Paul Puny sure is working hard!"

Characters	Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonderdog; Paul Puny
Synopsis	Tom and Manfred help Paul Puny get free tickets to the circus.
Genre	superhero; humor
Notes	Inside front cover; black and white.

7 page Tom Terrific! story "Potty O'Paste"

Characters	Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonderdog; Potty O'Paste
Synopsis	The world's fastest wallpaper hanger causes problems.
Genre	superhero; humor

6 page Tom Terrific! story "The Lost River"

Characters	Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonderdog
Synopsis	Tom and Manfred go fishing, only to find the river has no water. Tom transforms into a helicopter and a cyclone to find a thirsty alligator.
Genre	superhero; humor

2 page Manfred the Wonderdog text story "Lively Manfred"

Characters	Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonderdog
Synopsis	Manfred just wants to have a lazy afternoon, but ends up chasing a rabbit and then being chased by a bear.
Genre	humor
Letters	Typeset
Notes	text story with three illustrations.

8 page Tom Terrific! story "The Elepharaffe"

Characters	Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonderdog; Professor Zookookle
Synopsis	Tom and Manfred help find an elepharaffe. Tom turns into a spray gun, an airplane, and an alarm clock to bring the animal to the zoo.
Genre	superhero; humor

1 page Tom Terrific! story "Yowee! Marooned on an island!"

Characters	Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonderdog
Synopsis	Tom and Manfred are marooned on an island.
Genre	superhero; humor

8 page Tom Terrific! story "The Stolen Circus"

Characters	Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonderdog
Synopsis	Tom and Manfred help find the circus' missing animals.
Genre	superhero; humor

1 page Tom Terrific! story "Look, Manfred! A cat in the top of that tree!"

Characters	Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonderdog
Synopsis	Manfred watches Tom help an ungrateful cat from a tree.
Genre	superhero; humor
Notes	Inside back cover; black and white.

1 page Tom Terrific! story "Here comes Crabby Appleton, the meanest villain..."

Characters	Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonderdog; Crabby Appleton
Synopsis	Crabby Appleton is a dog catcher, trying to catch Manfred, but Tom gets Crabby arrested.
Genre	superhero; humor
Notes	Back cover.