Porky Pig #71
(July-August 1960)

Dell, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1960-06-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
?

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

[Beach Hat] (Table of Contents)

Porky Pig / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
Reprints
Keywords
beach; hat

Repeat of a Sellout (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Gambles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

North to Danger (Table of Contents: 2)

Porky Pig / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
P.P. #71-607
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Elmer Fudd; Yosemite Sam
Synopsis
Porky and Elmer rent Sam's boat for a trip to the Bering Sea shallows. They think over the years ocean currents have swept dozens of sunken ships there. Instead they end up finding a furry sea monster.
Reprints
Keywords
Alaska; Bering Sea; deep sea diving; sea monster

The Disguise Dilemma (Table of Contents: 3)

Porky Pig / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; Elmer Fudd; Yosemite Sam; Herkimer Hickey
Synopsis
Petunia is baby-sitting Herkimer Hickey, who is afraid of strange men. When Petunia has an unexpected appointment, Porky has to disguise himself as a woman in order to fill in for her.
Keywords
baby-sitting; disguise; haunted house; parrot; wig

House of Echoes (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Mary Jane; Sniffles
Synopsis
Mary Jane and Sniffles investigate strange echoes in their house and find a beetle trapped in an air-conditioning pipe.
Reprints
Keywords
air-conditioning; echoes

Chicnic Time (Table of Contents: 5)

Henery Hawk / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Veve Risto
Inks
Veve Risto
Letters
Veve Risto

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Henery Hawk; Ollie Owl; Foghorn Leghorn
Synopsis
Foghorn uses a tin can and string telephone to trick Henery into thinking the chickens are locked in the coop, while in reality they are out on a picnic.
Keywords
bowling ball; picnic; tin can telephone

Tipping His Lid (Table of Contents: 6)

Porky Pig / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis
While on a train trip to Green Gap Gulch, Porky accidentally knocks off the silk hat of a man who had stashed $3,000 in its lining. Porky and the man backtrack to find the hat, but it has already been found by two bank robbers, who have put a bomb in it.
Keywords
bank robbers; bomb; hat; train; wringer

Now! The 15 Numbers Game Can Be Your Free Gift! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

New and First Air Rifle Shooting "Richochet Sound" (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Win a $20,000 Baseball Park For Your Team or League Free! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Kraft / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Beach Hat]
    Porky Pig
  2. 1. Repeat of a Sellout
    Gambles
  3. 2. North to Danger
    Porky Pig
  4. 3. The Disguise Dilemma
    Porky Pig
  5. 4. House of Echoes
    Mary Jane and Sniffles
  6. 5. Chicnic Time
    Henery Hawk
  7. 6. Tipping His Lid
    Porky Pig
  8. 7. Now! The 15 Numbers Game Can Be Your Free Gift!
    Dell Comics
  9. 8. New and First Air Rifle Shooting "Richochet Sound"
    Daisy Air Rifles
  10. 9. Win a $20,000 Baseball Park For Your Team or League Free!
    Kraft
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Steve Coates
  • Merlin Haas