MSU Comic Library index

 Michigan State University Libraries

Special Collections Division
Reading Room Index to the Comic Art Collection
"Du" to "Du Bois, Gaylord"

https://comics.lib.msu.edu/rri/drri/du.htm#gaylord

Our Gang No. 1 1942

1st appearance of Tom & Jerry - Tom is depicted as a brown-colored cat in this comic instead of the more traditional gray

1st appearance of Barney Bear

1st team appearance of Our Gang

Stanley Stories - Our Gang Comics #4, 1943

from Saturday May 14, 2016

"This story is not written by Stanley. The prolific Gaylord DuBois penned thousands of stories for Western Publications, from its early years in the comics industry through its transition from Dell to Gold Key Comics in the 1960s. This was one of his typical early '40s jobs."

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Tom and Jerry first appeared in 'Our Gang" comics No. 1, 1942.  Written by Gaylord DuBois. Tom was a brown cat in this issue.

The Hannah Barbera animation in 1840 was called "Puss Gets the Boot" and the characters were named Jasper and Jinx.