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SUMMARY:
Published by Whitman (Western Publishing Company, Inc.) for June 1976 consists of:
- The Cat-Bird of Alcatraz (7 pages): Jailbird Sylvester explains how he was corrupted as a hungry kitten and set up by Tweety’s buddies for a long prison sentence.
- Cat Caper (6 pages): Confusion reigns when Sylvester and the bulldog clash with a burglar.
- The Babbling Birthday Blues (4 pages): A dejected Sylvester goes on a road trip to celebrate his birthday, but the feline’s mishaps lead to a big surprise.
- Hi, Ho Sylvester (6 pages): This Lone Ranger spoof has Sylvester & Tweety as ‘The Strange Loner’ and ‘Pronto,’ with Yosemite Sam among their suspects for a stagecoach robbery.
REVIEW:
It’s a given that the humor in these four tales is super-tame. Still, “Cat-Bird of Alcatraz’s” cute premise might have made a decent cartoon. The same might be said of “Hi, Ho Sylvester.” Essentially, Whitman continues the Gold Key’s cheap artistic style for earlier issues in this series. For the sole purpose of amusing Tweety & Sylvester’s ‘6-and-under’ fans, this inoffensive comic is a reasonable choice.
ADDITIONAL CONTENT:
None.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 5 Stars
