Porky Pig #62

(January-February 1959)

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

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

Porky Pig and the Maharajah's Messengers (Table of Contents: 2)

Porky Pig / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Fallberg

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

P.P. #62-591

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Bugs Bunny; Porky Pig

Synopsis

Bugs and Porky are running a messenger service. The Maharajah of Wishawasha, one of the richest men in the world, sends the pair to Wishawasha to retrieve a "Bad Luck Charm" of an ivory elephant that he uses to counteract his fabulous good luck. Thieves steal the charm and Bugs and Porky have to trail them into the desert.

Keywords

bad luck; camels; carrots; charm; coconuts; desert; elephant; flying carpet; good luck; ivory; maharajah; messengers; oasis

Indexer Notes

Story title is "Messed Up Messengers" in Fallberg's notes

The Poet Plot (Table of Contents: 3)

Henery Hawk / comic story / 3.75 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Veve Risto

Inks

Veve Risto

Colors

?

Letters

Veve Risto

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Foghorn Leghorn; Henery Hawk; Ollie Owl

Synopsis

Ollie is reading poetry to the chickens. Henery disguises himself as Ollie to try to lure one of the chickens away from the pen.

Keywords

disguise; glue; poetry

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

Helen Meyer (credited) (business manager)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1958. No circulation figures given.

The Amazing Overalls (Table of Contents: 5)

Porky Pig / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Fred Abranz

Inks

Fred Abranz

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Petunia Pig; Porky Pig

Synopsis

Porky and Petunia find that her great-grandfather's overalls and her great-grandmother's bonnet are made of an indestructible fabric that protects the wearer from harm. Two crooks steal the clothes and use them to rob a bank. Petunia finds that the indestructible fabric comes a plant on a remote island. When she and Porky go there, the crooks stowaway on their ship.

Reprints

• in Porky Pig (Western, 1965 series) #108 ([1983])

Keywords

Army; bank robbery; bonnet; cloth; extinct; indestructible; overalls; poison ivy; remote island; rocket; weeds

M-G-M Presents the colorsome Tom Thumb (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

MGM Studios / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Perfect Pet (Table of Contents: 8)

Mary Jane and Sniffles / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

John Liggera

Letters

typeset

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Mary Jane; Sniffles

Synopsis

Mary Jane makes a pet out of a caterpillar.

Keywords

butterfly; caterpillar; pet

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)