Why in Database: Tommy is a turtle character that appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies comics.
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #033: Appears in six frames, advises the heroes how to get something out of the water.
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Why in Database: Tommy is a turtle or turtles character(s) that appear(s) in Animal Comics.
Animal Comics #002: Visible in just one frame, as a postman.
Animal Comics #010: Tommy Tortoise shows up, an elegant turtle who’s in no hurry.
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Why in Database: Tommy is a turtle, the protagonist of (mostly) comic-book stories which have his name as the name of the series. And they were published in various collective magazines (in each issue there were several different stories, including one about Tommy) like Buster Bunny or Happy Rabbit.
Overall, Tommy is a good turtle, sometimes a little naive, who gets into trouble a lot, but usually things turn out well for him.
Buster Bunny #02: Tommy tries to help Woodrow Woodchuck, whom the wolf chased up a tree, but due to his slowness and a series of events, he comes to inform anyone about the threat after Woodrow has freed himself. But soon he also unintentionally helps another character and becomes a hero, they also hand him rocket roller skates.
Buster Bunny #03: Tommy helps a fire-breathing little dragon who feels lonely and has no friends.
Buster Bunny #04: Six pages, this time the matter revolves around the picnic, the whole thing is similar to issue 2, by being slow he screw up and is blamed, but it soon turns out that he also saved the whole situation and is considered a hero.
Buster Bunny #07: Four pages, Tommy helps someone hunt for frogs (naively believing that this person is doing it out of concern for them, not to eat them). Of course, it ends well for the frogs, bad for the hunter.
Buster Bunny #09: One page, a gag with a hero repairing the TV.
Buster Bunny #10: One black and white page, Tommy catches moths that attacked his clothes in the closet.
Buster Bunny #14: Six pages, Tommy and a friend grumble over the heat and tries to change the weather, first leading to flooding and then to winter, much to the displeasure of other local residents.
Goofy Comics #042: A two-page comic, everyone in the woods is going skiing. Tommy too, but he’s having trouble getting to the top of the slope. Thanks to someone else’s help, he succeeds, but destroys the skis. So he uses his shell to slide down.
Happy Rabbit #42: Five pages, Tommy wants to clean the streets to win the Cleanest Street Competition. Of course, after some troubles, he achieves his goal.
Happy Rabbit #46: Half-page gag.
Happy Rabbit #48: Five Pages, Tommy makes a fuss at the library and creates damage for $100. Having to work off them, he accidentally discovers that one of the guards was robbing the library.
Lucky Duck #006: One-page, gag about doctor and costs.
Lucky Duck #008: Half-page gag.
Santa’s Christmas Comics #01: One frame in a board game and a two-page comic about the “being nice to animals” club and Tommy who wants to help, but not all things go as he want.
Sniffy the Pup #09: Five Pages, Tommy decides to become mayor, with full endorsement. But he eventually gets over it.
Supermouse #012: Two pages, Tommy and the younger turtle go to the forest, eventually, despite the cuts they make on the trees, they get lost, because the cuts are left by many other animals too.
Supermouse #021: Two pages about Tommy being superstitious. And he ends up in the hospital, poisoned by poison ivy during his (successful) search for the four-leaf clover.
Supermouse #039: A one-page comic book gag, about breaking the glass.
Supermouse the Big Cheese Summer Holiday: One-page, gag with a talent scout and a washboard.
Giggle Comics #03: 7 pages, Tommy decides to take care of the garden, but first he fails in planting quite a bit, and then is unaware of how his crops are disappearing – eaten by others.
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Why in Database: Tooter is a turtle, known from the animated series King Leonardo and His Short Subjects, where one of the segments was devoted to him. In the same way, he appears in comics. In issues about this king, Tooter gets his stories, about who he would like to become (and thanks to the help of a magician, he can try his dreams).
Four color #1242 – King Leonardo and His Short Subjects: Six pages, Tooter becomes an astronaut, running into a little trouble, of course, but it all ends well.
Four color #1278 – King Leonardo and His Short Subjects: Present in the sneak peak of what comics are in the issue and in a dedicated eight-page comic book. Thanks to the wizard, Tooter becomes a legionary for a while, much to the nuisance of the sergeant under whom he had to serve.
King Leonardo and His Short Subjects #04: A seven-page story, this time Toter wants to be a diver!
King Leonardo and His Short Subjects #01390 207: Present in the teaser of what comics are in the issue and in the eight-page comic. This time, he wants to become a whaler, which, as always, results in a tons of trouble.
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Why in Database: Myrt is a turtle appearing in the Giggle Comics comics series. He is mainly sleeping.
Giggle Comics #004: A six-page story in which Myrt tries to take a nap, but her snoring disturbs the fish in the pond. Their plan to wake Myrt and then defend themselves from her wrath. It of course ends up badly for them and the turtle goes back to sleep. .
Giggle Comics #022: Myrt just wants to sleep, but gets caught on a fishing line by a bear cub. He offers her a deal, he’ll either eat her or let her go free to help him catch some fish first. Myrt does not have the heart to sacrifice fish life to protect hers, so she gets along with them, and together they chase away the bear.
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Why in Database: Chester is a turtle appearing in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics series.
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #004: One story, six pages. The story tells how a bee stung Chester and he took the honey from her.
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #008: A six-page comic book. Chester tries to catch fish for dinner, but gets into trouble. Of course, he manages to get out of trouble, and in the end, he buys fish in the store.
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics #032: A one-page comic book, Chester sleeps for almost all time (he lies down in the first frame) .
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Why in Database: Taffy is a turtle appearing in two comics published in Buster Bear #001 and #002 (reprints in Marmaduke Mouse #061 and #063). He doesn’t have much character, he does as the plot tells, delivers letters when he should, etc.
Buster Bear #001: He appears in one comic – the Fox and the Squirrel are arguing who is to become the mayor, both wants to outsmart the opponent. The fox proposes a race in which the first animals that will come, will be racing (he is seeing a rabbit coming in front and a turtle behind him). The whole thing is quite a classic version of the “tortoise and the hare“, of course Taffy (thanks to the disturbing fox) wins.
Buster Bear #002: He appears on two pages in one of the stories. Taffy works as a postman, and, having misunderstood the rabbit, he broadcasts a rumor that leads to some misunderstandings.
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Why in Database:Pokey and Trundle are two turtles, cousins, appearing in comics published as part of Four color – Uncle Wiggily. Pokey is present in more stories, Trundle only in two, where he competes with his cousin for the right to swim in the frog’s pond.
Four color #0349 – Uncle Wiggily: Cover, many pages in two stories. In the first story, Pokey competes with its cousin, Trundle. The latter is cheating, but thanks to Wiggily’s help, Pokey wins. Pokey reappears in the fourth story, taking place a few months after the first. The turtle cannot enjoy his pond (the use of which was won by “law” from his cousin) because an alligator has moved in there. Wiggily helps him again, the three of them, in collaboration with the beaver, make the alligator go away.
Four color #0428 – Uncle Wiggily: Cover, one story (first). Pokey witnessed the kidnapping of one of the characters, Sammy, of which he informed Wiggily. Together they went to save the kidnapped.
Four color #0503 – Uncle Wiggily: In the first story, he is on two pages, as an element of the plot – he bought (unknowingly) stolen canned peaches. The second story is full of Poky and Trundle, they argue over the pond again (and Pokey wins again, thanks to Wiggily).
Four color #0543 – Uncle Wiggily: Present in one comic book, he argues with the wolf Shaggy about who first noticed the coin on the ground, and therefore who can take it. As usual, Wiggily tries to help solve the problem.
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Why in Database: Terry is a turtle that appears in a comic from Boy Comics #41. The comic with him runs through three pages, first it’s half a page, then the whole, and finally a quarter of a page. We show the whole thing below.
Boy Comics #41: ~Two pages.
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Why in Database: Topsy is a turtle character appearing in dedicated one-page comics published as part of Jingle Jangle Comics (sometimes one, sometimes two such one-page comics were in the issue). We present all these stories below.
Jingle Jangle Comics #031 : One page.
Jingle Jangle Comics #032 : Two pages.
Jingle Jangle Comics #034 : Two pages.
Jingle Jangle Comics #035 : Two pages.
Jingle Jangle Comics #036 : One page.
Jingle Jangle Comics #039 : One page.
Jingle Jangle Comics #041 : One page.
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