The Pink Panther #11 [Gold Key]

(March 1973)

Pink Suite Charity (Table of Contents: 1)

The Pink Panther / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Maltese

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Pink Panther, Hector, Hector's Wife, Sweddy Palm New Owener

Synopsis

The Pink Panther is hired as a janitor before the proprietor puts "Sweddy Palms Motel" for sale, however, the arrival of customers Hector and his wife force the Pink Panther to occupy the roles of manager, plumber, and waiter. When the Panther occupies each role has calamitous results on Hector and his wife.

Fore and After (Table of Contents: 2)

The Pink Panther / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Reprints

• in The Pink Panther (Western, 1971 series) #85 ([1983])

Say Fleas (Table of Contents: 3)

The Inspector / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Michael Maltese

Pencils

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Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

"Practicing the fine art of makeup, I decided to fool the commissioner with my latest disguise.."

Genre

humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

The Inspector; Commissioner; Phantom Felon; Ding-Dog; Chumely of Scotland Yard

Synopsis

The Inspector with his lineup of disguises uncovers the theft of the Shmope Diamond from the Phantom Felon and his dog, Ding-Dog, who uses trained fleas in managing jewel robberies.

Keywords

Alter Ego; Fleas; Shmope Diamond

Indexer Notes

Michael Maltese is attributed as the writer of "Say Fleas" based on elements he used writing shorts at Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera.

In the opening panel, the Inspector’s disguise as a flower seller bears similarities with the Shropshire Slasher’s mother in 1956, Warner Bros. theatrical short “Deduce You Say”. Michael Maltese repurposed the concept of fleas committing jewel robberies at Spiffany Jeweler’s then hopping on a dog as a getaway car from the Snooper and Blabber cartoon, “Flea for All” (1961). The name Spiffany’s Jewelers is a play on Tiffany jewelry stores that had been previously utilized in the Warner Bros. theatrical short, “The Mouse on 57th Street” (1961).

The Scarlet Pinkernel (Table of Contents: 4)

The Pink Panther / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Reprints

• in The Pink Panther (Western, 1971 series) #85 ([1983])