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Spike & Tyke
were supporting characters from the classic Tom & Jerry cartoons
that were first granted their own comic appearances in Dell's "Four
Color Comics" title, before being given their own series. Before
that, Spike & Tyke stories appeared as backup features in Dell's
"Tom & Jerry", starting with issue #79 in 1951. Their own
solo series ran from 1953-1961, for a modest 24 issues.
The Spike & Tyke comics were cute, and FUNNY! The dialogue was pretty great. Not to mention the fact that the artwork was just as charming as that of the cartoons. Tyke talks in the comics, but it doesn't hurt the character or the stories. Actually, this opens things up quite a bit. Spike has someone to talk to and vice versa. We actually gain a better understanding of their personalities. This, in turns, plays up to the stories. I don't know whose idea it was to put Spike & Tyke into their own comics, but it was absolute genius.
We don't see Tom & Jerry too much in the Spike & Tyke comics. There are, however, other supporting characters. The most important of these is Snowball, an adorable white kitten that acts as a pest to the two pups. We also see the dogs' "master" and the "master's family".
The Spike & Tyke comics were cute, and FUNNY! The dialogue was pretty great. Not to mention the fact that the artwork was just as charming as that of the cartoons. Tyke talks in the comics, but it doesn't hurt the character or the stories. Actually, this opens things up quite a bit. Spike has someone to talk to and vice versa. We actually gain a better understanding of their personalities. This, in turns, plays up to the stories. I don't know whose idea it was to put Spike & Tyke into their own comics, but it was absolute genius.
We don't see Tom & Jerry too much in the Spike & Tyke comics. There are, however, other supporting characters. The most important of these is Snowball, an adorable white kitten that acts as a pest to the two pups. We also see the dogs' "master" and the "master's family".
Issues:
#5: March-May,
1956. Full stories include: "Model Mutts", "The Squirrel Hunt",
"[Crow Story?]", and "The Heralds of Spring". There are one-pager
comics on the inside front and back covers (both in black and white),
and a color one-pager on the back cover. The inside front
features another MGM character, Barney Bear, which was exclusive to
these characters in the cartoons. Spike tries to teach Tyke to be
a bird dog, with disastrous results. The inside back has a bird
lead the pups to his idea of a swimming place. The back cover has
Spike trying to take Tyke's photo.