Four Color #241 - Porky Pig, Mighty Hunter
(August 1949)

Dell, 1942 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
1949
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
A Dell Comic
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
?

Issue Notes

Indicia title is "PORKY PIG, MIGHTY HUNTER, No. 241." Code number is P.P.O.S. #241-498. Copyright 1949 by Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.

Porky Pig, Mighty Hunter (Table of Contents)

Porky Pig / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ralph Heimdahl
Inks
Ralph Heimdahl
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Pilgrim Porky (Porky's Pilgrim ancestor)
Reprints
Keywords
arrows; blunderbusses; bows; Indians; Native Americans; Pilgrims; stereotyping of Native Americans; Thanksgiving

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Porky Pig / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Turner
Inks
Gil Turner
Colors
?
Letters
Gil Turner

First Line of Dialogue or Text
N-now it I...No...I'll have t-to...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis
Porky is trying to concentrate on a problem, but is interrupted by Cicero and his friends.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black, red, and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Porky Pig, Mighty Hunter (Table of Contents: 2)

Porky Pig / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Roger Armstrong
Inks
Kaem Wong
Colors
?
Letters
Roger Armstrong

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Pilgrim Porky (Porky's Pilgrim ancestor); Pilgrim Cicero (Cicero's Pilgrim ancestor)
Synopsis
Porky tells Cicero a story of their Pilgrim ancestors, who go hunting for turkeys and have to escape from an Indian.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

Circus Performer (Table of Contents: 3)

Porky Pig / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Turner
Inks
Gil Turner
Colors
?
Letters
Gil Turner

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Elmer Fudd; Bugs Bunny; Sylvester (cameo); Red Riding Hood (cameo); Petunia Pig (cameo); Cicero Pig (cameo)
Synopsis
Elmer and Porky decide to put on a circus. After selling tickets they find that each thought the other was going to do the stunts. The pair hurry through a practice performance to try to get ready for the show.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Porky Pig / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Turner
Inks
Gil Turner
Colors
?
Letters
Gil Turner

First Line of Dialogue or Text
W-well, well, my old boy scout manual!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis
Cicero practices tying knots after finding Porky's old Boy Scout manual.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover; black, red, and white. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Porky Pig / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Turner
Inks
Gil Turner
Colors
?
Letters
Gil Turner

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This has been a swell picnic, P-petunia!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis
Porky and Petunia go on a picnic. A stray fork causes a flat tire on Porky's car.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Pencils, inks, and letters credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007).

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Porky Pig, Mighty Hunter
    Porky Pig
  2. 1. ["N-now it I...No...I'll have t-to..."]
    Porky Pig
  3. 2. Porky Pig, Mighty Hunter
    Porky Pig
  4. 3. Circus Performer
    Porky Pig
  5. 4. ["W-well, well, my old boy scout manual!"]
    Porky Pig
  6. 5. ["This has been a swell picnic, P-petunia!"]
    Porky Pig
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Tony R. Rose
  • John P. Selegue
  • Jim Van Dore