Porky Pig
#35
(July-August 1954)
Dell,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell Comic
- Editing
- Chase Craig
[Eight Flavor Ice Cream Cone]
Porky Pig / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
- Synopsis
- Indecisive (or gluttonous, take your pick) Cicero can’t decide among the eight flavors of ice cream offered by vendor Porky, so he gets them all – stacked on one very tall ice cream cone.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- decisions; ice cream cone; satisfied customer
in 
[It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog!]
Porky Pig / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Okay, Charlie... Out you go!
- Feature Logo
Porky Pig- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Charlie Dog
- Synopsis
- Porky sends Charlie outside, but when it starts to rain Porky is the one locked outside.
- Keywords
- dog; door; lock; rain; reversal of fortunes
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover.
[The Invisible Monster of Looney Lake]
Porky Pig / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- P.P. #35-547
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop! Thief! Somebody stop that man!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; burly thief; fierce watchdog; J.J. Jolly (owner of Looney Lake Lodge); Looney Lake Lodge staffers; Looney Lake Lodge guests; “Pop” (old man with shotgun)
- Synopsis
- Because of Porky’s falsely perceived bravery, Porky and Cicero are hired to find an invisible sea monster at the Looney Lake Lodge, before all the guests and staff are frightened away.
- Keywords
- bulldog; camera; false bravery; fright; invisibility; lake; lodge; monster; paint; puzzlement; robber; rowboat; shotgun
[A Day at the Zoo… with Movie Camera]
Porky Pig / comic story / 11 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wait, Petunia! I rushed right over to show you how to work that movie camera!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; Alaskan brown bear; zoo keeper; lion; ice cream man; seal; balloon vendor; giraffe; kangaroo
- Synopsis
- Porky comes up with an idea to make money using Petunia's movie camera to take pictures at the zoo.
- Keywords
- balloons; bear; giraffe; kangaroo; know-it-all; lion; movie camera; seal; wreaking havoc; zoo
[Police Dog Calf]
Porky Pig / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly, Cicero... I wouldn't mind having a smart police dog like one of those!
- Feature Logo
Porky Pig [Dell Tilted Block Letters]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Cleo (calf); dog trainers; milkman; Sylvester Pussycat; newspaper reporters; museum guard; two thieves (“The Cameo Crooks”); Elmer Fudd
- Synopsis
- Porky makes friends with a calf that thinks it's a dog. When milk is stolen from the doorsteps in Porky's neighborhood, the calf chases down the thief. Nobody will believe Cicero when he tells them the calf can find anything involving milk.
- Keywords
- calf; milk; moosehead; museum; newspaper; police dogs; reporters; robbers; shotgun; valuable cameo
[Any Violin for Tennis?]
Cicero / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Cicero, you can have your choice! You can either take piano or violin lessons!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
- Synopsis
- Cicero decides to take violin lessons, but uses the violin to play tennis.
- Reprints
-
in Porky Pig (Western, 1965 series) #58 (February 1975) which is reprinted
-
- Keywords
- alternative uses; tennis; violin
[The Perfect Lampshade]
Petunia / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's one of our newest plaid designs!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
- Synopsis
- Petunia picks out a lampshade to wear as a hat.
- Keywords
- alternative uses; hat; lampshade; satisfied customer
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover.
Washday-Type Miracle
Porky Pig / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- May I borrow your new typewriter, Porky?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
- Synopsis
- When her washing machine breaks down, Petunia borrows Porky's typewriter. She uses the typewriter's roller as a wringer for her wash.
- Keywords
- alternative uses; typewriter; washing machine; wringer
Indexer Notes
Color on back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Eight Flavor Ice Cream Cone]
Porky Pig -
1.
[It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog!]
Porky Pig -
2.
[The Invisible Monster of Looney Lake]
Porky Pig -
3.
[A Day at the Zoo… with Movie Camera]
Porky Pig -
4.
[Police Dog Calf]
Porky Pig -
5.
[Any Violin for Tennis?]
Cicero -
6.
[The Perfect Lampshade]
Petunia -
7.
Washday-Type Miracle
Porky Pig
This issue was modified by, among others
- Alberto Becattini
- Merlin Haas
- Joe Torcivia
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