Porky Pig #30
(September-October 1953)

Dell, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell Comic
Editing
?

[Roller-skate on Lawn Mower] (Table of Contents)

Porky Pig / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Tony Strobl
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig
Keywords
lawn mower; roller-skate

[Knight in Armor] (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Abranz
Inks
Fred Abranz
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig
Synopsis
When Porky sees a rough-looking boy pulling a cannon, he ducks into a costume shop and emerges in a suit of armor.
Keywords
armor; cannon; costume

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; pantomime story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Porky Pig / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Tony Strobl
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
P.P. #30-534
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, Porky... you won!!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig (cameo) ; Bugs Bunny (cameo)
Synopsis
Porky and Petunia win a one-day vacation in a contest. On the way they are kidnaped by square-headed men and taken by ship to the land of Skware. The square-heads try to figure out why the two are "round-heads." Petunia convinces them she is the queen promised by an ancient legend. Porky wants to leave, but Petunia likes being queen.
Reprints
Keywords
contest; crown; helicopter; legend; newsreel; ocean; queen; square

Indexer Notes

Story title is "Land of Squareheads" in Christensen's notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Porky Pig / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Ken Champin
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
...And then the hero poses as enemy agent X-13 and foils...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; Cicero Pig; Mervin Mouse; Marvin Mouse
Synopsis
Bugs and Cicero make fun of Porky for reading spy novels. They plan to play a trick on him with a phony phone call, but the call gets intercepted by a pair of mice who think the plot is real.
Keywords
Rube Goldberg device; secret code; spies; telephone

Indexer Notes

Story title is "Mice and Spy Stuff" in Christensen's notes

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

Porky Pig / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Ken Champin
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, boy! Wait until they see the whiskers we raise, eh, Porky?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Bugs Bunny; Bushy Ben
Synopsis
Bugs brags to Petunia that Porky will grow a beard for Pioneer Days, but Porky doesn't even shave.
Keywords
beard; grizzly bear; honey; shaving

Indexer Notes

Story title is "Beard Growing" in Christensen's notes

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

Porky Pig / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Ken Champin
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's up, Porky? You've been fussing over your car...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Bugs Bunny; Petunia Pig (cameo); Elmer Fudd (cameo)
Synopsis
Bugs helps Porky try to find the cause of squeaks in his car.
Reprints
Keywords
car; glove compartment; squeaks

Indexer Notes

Story title is "Car Squeaks" in Christensen's notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Petunia / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Carey
Inks
John Carey
Letters
John Carey

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aw, P-Petunia! I'll remember to mail this letter for you!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
Synopsis
Petunia makes Porky tie a string around his finger so he won't forget to mail her letter.
Keywords
letter; string; telephone

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Abranz
Inks
Fred Abranz
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Haw! Haw! What's the matter, Porky... can't you catch a punt?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig; Bugs Bunny; Sylvester (cameo)
Synopsis
Porky has trouble catching punts in football until he switches pants.
Keywords
football

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Roller-skate on Lawn Mower]
    Porky Pig
  2. 1. [Knight in Armor]
    Porky Pig
  3. 2. ["Oh, Porky... you won!!"]
    Porky Pig
  4. 3. ["...And then the hero poses as enemy agent X-13 and foils..."]
    Porky Pig
  5. 4. ["Oh, boy! Wait until they see the whiskers we raise, eh, Porky?"]
    Porky Pig
  6. 5. ["What's up, Porky? You've been fussing over your car..."]
    Porky Pig
  7. 6. ["Aw, P-Petunia! I'll remember to mail this letter for you!"]
    Petunia
  8. 7. ["Haw! Haw! What's the matter, Porky... can't you catch a punt?"]
    Porky Pig
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas