Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #15

(May 1987)

To Oink or Not To Oink, or The Days of Swine and Roses (Table of Contents: 1)

Spider-Ham / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Mellor

Pencils

Joe Albelo

Inks

Pierre Fournier

Colors

Julianna Ferriter

Letters

Janice Chiang

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Spider-Ham [also appears as Peter Porker]; J. Jonah Jackal; J. Jeremiah Jackal; Bunsen Bunny; Upton Adam Stray; Aunt May Porker; Flash Tomcat; Liz Alleycat; CAMEO: Andy Warthog; Mick Jaguar; Bruce Springchicken; Cybill Sheepdog; Whoopie Goldfish; Meryl Peep; Truman Coyote; Mel Gibbon; Rebecca deMonkey; Dinah Saur; Barry Manitee; Barbara Mandrill; Buddy Gheko; VILLAIN: The Hobgobbler

Synopsis

At the Daily Beagle, Peter works up the nerve to ask Batty Brant for a date, but she rejects him, plunging him into sorrow. Jonah and the interns become The Black Jackal and his Beagle Brigadeers (Bullet Bunny, Power Puss, Invisi-Jackal Junior), and they take Peter to a celebrity party. The Hobgobbler kidnaps Barbara Mandrill, and Spider-Ham rescues her. Arriving home, Aunt May introduces him to Mary Jane Waterbuffalo.

Reprints

• in Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (2019)
• in Spider-Ham (Marvel, 2020 series) #1 (21) (February 2020)
which is reprinted
• in Spider-Man: Spider-Verse - Spider-Ham (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

Indexer Notes

ORIGIN: May Porker creates an atomic powered hair dryer, gets zapped, and bites a spider, who turns into a pig with spider-powers, who May assumes is her nephew Peter. He creates web-shooters and a costume, and the rest is history.

The Mighty Scavengers (Table of Contents: 2)

The Mighty Scavengers / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Mike Mellor

Pencils

Steve Mellor

Inks

Steve Mellor ?

Colors

Steve Mellor ?

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero

Characters

Pigeon; Squawkeye; Quacksilver; The Scarlet Pooch; Black Panda; VILLAIN: Kangaroo the Conqueror; Ultrog

Synopsis

The Futuro-Scope shows Kangaroo enslaving the 30th century, so The Scavengers take their time machine, primarily hoping for good publicity of defeating a villain. Ultrog falls for The Scarlet Pooch, but The Scavengers blow him up and take Kangaroo back to the 20th century, where they're still getting bad publicity.

Reprints

• in Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Unnamed character: "Jarvis"-like walrus.

Double Trouble! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Heathcliff / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

The Pig Pen! / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Pat Redding ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Eric Kendall; Chris Galbraith; Marty Saillon; Neal Bonenfant; William Smith; Yaron Y. Goland; John Mui; Colin Tooze; Brian Keen.
Column titled "Pigpen" (one word, in quotes) in this issue.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

Statement of October 6, 1986.
Average number of copies sold during preceding twelve months: 184,045.
Publisher: Stan Lee; Editor and Managing Editor: Jim Shooter (all at 387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10037)
Owners: Cadence Industries Corporation, Sheldon Feinberg, Joseph Walsh, Joseph Calamari, Paul Hindin, James Galton, Jim Foy (all at 21 Henderson Drive, West Caldwell, NJ 07006)
Business Manager: Thomas Costello

Popples Pop In (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Popples / advertisement / 1 page (report information)