Porky Pig #21

(December 1968)

Learn to Draw in 15 Easy Lessons (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Connecticut Home Study Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Social Lion (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

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Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Here comes Petunia! I wonder what she’s carrying over her arm – it looks like some sort of costume or something!

Feature Logo

Porky Pig [Dell/Western Logo Two Lines]

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Bugs Bunny; lion; two zoo keepers; party guests

Synopsis

Petunia aims to win first prize at a costume party dressed as a lion tamer, with Porky and Bugs in a lion suit. Count the panels until a real lion shows up.

Reprints

• in Schweinchen Dick (Willms Verlag, 1972 series) #14
• in Schweinchen Dick Comic-Album (Condor, 1975 series) #12

Keywords

costume party; lion; lion costume; wrong impression; zoo

Indexer Notes

New story.

Porky Pig and the Mysterious Mummies (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

John Liggera

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hi, Porky! How do you like your new job of being the guard for the museum?

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Porky Pig; Sylvester; Little Louie; Tall Paul; two police officers

Synopsis

Porky Pig has a new job as guard for a museum. He decides to show Sylvester around while he closes up. What he doesn't know is that two “convicts” (described as such in the story's dialogue, and still wearing their striped suits with prison numbers to prove it - even on this heist job) are hiding inside of new mummy cases so that they can steal the world's largest pearl. Porky and Sylvester manage to thwart the robbery. Sylvester is offered a job as an assistant guard but turns it down because "my mummy said there would be days like this - but I'm not about let it become a habit!"

Reprints

• from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #49 (November-December 1956)

Keywords

guard; igloo; lion; mummy cases; museum; pearl; suits of armor; thieves

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Gold Key Comics Club News (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Gold Key Comics Club / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Reader's Page Monsters (Table of Contents: 5)

Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

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Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Drawings of various monsters submitted by readers. Middle left page of centerfold.

Tell Mom and Dad About This Wonderful Gift Idea (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Western Publishing; Golden Magazine / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Jokes on You (Table of Contents: 7)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

What grows larger the more you take away from it?

Characters

Gold Key Kid

Keywords

jokes; riddles

Indexer Notes

Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.

The Wandering Warbler (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Tony Strobl

Inks

John Liggera

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

“Oh my goodness!” Mary Jane’s mother exclaimed.

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Mary Jane; Sniffles; Mary Jane's mother; Cheeper (canary); owl; lightning bugs

Synopsis

When Cheeper the pet canary escapes from his cage, Mary Jane makes herself little and goes out into the night with Sniffles to find him. Once they find him they are not sure how to get home but lightning bugs help show them the way.

Reprints

• from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #49 (November-December 1956)

Keywords

canary; lost; magic words; night; quest for excitement; shrinking; there’s-no-place-like-home

Treatment Traders (Table of Contents: 9)

Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Bob Gregory

Inks

?

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hic! Oh, dear! Hic!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals

Characters

Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat

Synopsis

Tweety cures Sylvester of his hiccups, then gets them himself. Sylvester cures Tweety of his hiccups, then gets them himself - again.

Reprints

• from Bugs Bunny (Dell, 1952 series) #65 (February-March 1959)

Keywords

amusement park; cure; hiccups; one-character-desiring-another-as-a-meal; roller coaster; vicious cycle

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Musical Mishap (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script

?

Pencils

Phil De Lara

Inks

Phil De Lara

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

Rome Siemon

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Oh, Petunia! It’s me, Porky!

Genre

anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Characters

Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; Bugs Bunny; TV station manager; TV director; screaming female fans

Synopsis

Catching a cold gives Porky a deep, rich singing voice. How long can he keep it and remain a vocal virtuoso?

Reprints

• from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #67 (November-December 1959)

Keywords

catching a cold; fame-is-fleeting; singer; TV star

Indexer Notes

"Reprinted by popular demand".

Dinosauria Ankylosaurus (Table of Contents: 11)

Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Rex Maxon

Inks

Rex Maxon

Colors

Western Publishing Production Shop

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In the Mesozoic world of over a hundred million years ago, just as the spike-backed stegosaurus became extinct, the true armored dinosaur – the ankylosaurus – appeared.

Genre

non-fiction

Keywords

dinosaurs; educational feature

Indexer Notes

Illustrated text article on the ankylosaurus. Copyright 1968 by Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Here it is, Comic Fans… The Gold Key Treasure Chest (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Mighty "Matchbox" The Torture Test at Rough Rock (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Matchbox / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Win $1,000.00 College Scholarship (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)