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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published Summer 1958
Cover Price .10
Pages 36
Editing ?
Notes Pines Comics logo. 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. Exclamation point for Tom Terrific is only on the cover. The indicia title reads only as "Tom Terrific".

Cover Details - "Tom Terrific!"

Characters Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonder Dog
Genre super hero; humor
Notes Pines Comics logo. 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. Exclamation point for Tom Terrific is only on the cover. The indicia title reads only as "Tom Terrific".

1 page Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog story "Branded Manfred"

Characters Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonder Dog
Synopsis Tom and Manfred visit a ranch where animals are branded.
Genre super hero; humor

8 page Tom Terrific story "Tom Terrific"

Characters Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonder Dog; Crabby Appleton
Synopsis Crabby runs a bubblegum blowing contest, but with a sinister purpose.
Genre super hero; humor

8 page Tom Terrific story "Rip Van Manfred"

Characters Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonder Dog; Professor Puppybreath; Professor Woofnick
Synopsis Visiting the Dog Hall of Fame, Tom and Manfred find a statue that look like Manfred.
Genre super hero; humor

1 page Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog story "Oyster Bed"

Characters Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonder Dog
Synopsis Manfred finds a new place to nap.
Genre super hero; humor

2 page Tom Terrific text story "Crabby's Mean Trick"

Characters Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonder Dog; Crabby Appleton
Genre super hero; humor

6 page Sick Sick Sidney story "Playmates"

Characters Sidney the Elephant
Synopsis Two birds of prey are trying the make a meal of Sidney, While Sidney thinks they are the nicest friends he ever had.
Genre funny animal

7 page Tom Terrific story "Soap Opera"

Characters Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonder Dog; Bubblehead Billingsley
Synopsis Until he can blow a square bubble, Bubblehead Billingsley is hoarding all the soap.
Genre super hero; humor

1 page Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog story "Photo for Fans"

Characters Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonder Dog
Synopsis Tom figures out how to photograph a sleepy dog.
Genre super hero; humor

1 page Mighty Manfred the Wonder Dog story "Reducing Machine"

Characters Tom Terrific; Manfred the Wonder Dog
Synopsis Tom figures needs to get Manfred back in shape for their next glorious adventure.
Genre super hero; humor