(November-December 1949)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-09-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Peter Porkchops / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

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

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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

Peter Porkchops / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Aha! The crystal ball says that you should beware...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Gazooba
Synopsis
When Wolfie visits Gazooba the fortune-teller, he gets the idea to dress up as a fortune-teller himself. As Salami the Swami, he tries to trick Peter into giving him money, but it doesn't work.

Hal Newhouser (Table of Contents: 3)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
non-fiction; sports

All Aboard the DC Express! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

house ad for DC funny animal comics {Leading Screen Comics, Funny Stuff, Real Screen Comics, Animal Antics, Funny Folks, Comic Cavalcade}

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

Peter Porkchops / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yippee! I did it! It's all mine!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Synopsis
When Peter is notified that he's won a $100 prize in a contest, Wolfie tries to figure out a way to collect the prize in Peter's place.

Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme (Table of Contents: 6)

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos ?
Inks
George Roussos ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
U. S. Royal

Indexer Notes

advertisement for U.S. Royal bicycle tires in sequential art form

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

Goofy Goose / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm awfully glad you could come to my picnic, Mr. Ant!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Goofy Goose; Calvin Cow
Synopsis
Goofy thinks it's "Be Kind to Insects Week" so Calvin tries to disguise himself as a bug to get something out of Goofy.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

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

Peter Porkchops / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm...the old shack needs a little patching up in spots!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Wolfie; Peter Porkchops
Synopsis
Wolfie decides he'd rather live in Peter's house than fix up his own.

Mike Makes Money with "Magic Pictures" (Table of Contents: 10)

Kellogg's Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Heavenly Hammock (Table of Contents: 11)

Ruff and Reddy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Ruff; Reddy
Synopsis
The cat and dog fight over who is going to relax in the hammock they found.

Indexer Notes

NOT the Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters.

Captain Tootsie Saves the Day! (Table of Contents: 12)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
C. C. Beck (signed)
Inks
C. C. Beck (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Tootsie; Fatso; Marybelle; Rollo; Buster
Synopsis
The neighborhood kids start a fire to get rid of the trash they collected, and Captain Tootsie has to save them so he can lecture them about fire safety.
Keywords
fire; fire safety; trash

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Little Stanley / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel ?
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
By day the aardvark sleeps...
Genre
non-fiction; animal
Characters
Little Stanley
Synopsis
information about the aardvark and the gnu

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 14)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Trouble or Nothing (Table of Contents: 15)

Peter Porkchops / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman ? (illustration)
Inks
Rube Grossman ? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Peter Porkchops / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Special Delivery package for Peter Porkchops!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Peter's aunt
Synopsis
Wolfie tries to get Peter's baby-sitting job away from him, so Peter dresses up as the baby to get back at Wolfie.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike! / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now! America's favorite radio family...
Genre
humor
Synopsis
house ad for Ozzie and Harriet (DC, 1949 series) #1

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Peter Porkchops
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. 2. ["Aha! The crystal ball says that you should beware..."]
    Peter Porkchops
  4. 3. Hal Newhouser
    Wheaties
  5. 4. All Aboard the DC Express!
  6. 5. ["Yippee! I did it! It's all mine!"]
    Peter Porkchops
  7. 6. Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  8. 7. ["I'm awfully glad you could come to my picnic, Mr. Ant!"]
    Goofy Goose
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  10. 9. ["Hmm...the old shack needs a little patching up in spots!"]
    Peter Porkchops
  11. 10. Mike Makes Money with "Magic Pictures"
    Kellogg's Shredded Wheat
  12. 11. Heavenly Hammock
    Ruff and Reddy
  13. 12. Captain Tootsie Saves the Day!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  14. 13. ["By day the aardvark sleeps..."]
    Little Stanley
  15. 14. Editorial Advisory Board
  16. 15. Trouble or Nothing
    Peter Porkchops
  17. 16. ["Special Delivery package for Peter Porkchops!"]
    Peter Porkchops
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles; Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!
  19. 18. ["Now! America's favorite radio family..."]
    The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn Shoes
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