(February-March 1952)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price:
0.10
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Larry Nadle ? (actual)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S; Later Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; was On-Going Series

["The winner!"] (Table of Contents)

Peter Porkchops / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Otto Feuer
Inks:
Otto Feuer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; the Strangler

Be Yourself -- Your Best Self! (Table of Contents)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Letters:
Ira Schnapp ?

Content Information

Genre:
teen
Characters:
Buzzy Brown; Suzie Gruff
Synopsis:
Buzzy teaches a classmate about self-confidence.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; published in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations


["Hiya, small fry! Who's your crazy-looking friend?"] (Table of Contents)

Peter Porkchops / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Otto Feuer
Inks:
Otto Feuer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Elegant Edgar; the Strangler
Synopsis:
Peter is manager for Elegant Edgar, a wrestling bear, so Wolfie gets a wrestler of his own to manage -- an octopus.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Little Arthur's Scrambled Squares / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
children

Indexer Notes

drawing puzzle


["Foo! Grr! Pooey! Bah! Just my luck!"] (Table of Contents)

Biggety Bear / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Biggety Bear; Willy Weasel
Synopsis:
Willy tries to get out of a job by faking a toothache -- but his new employer is a dentist.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Peter Porkchops Fun Shop / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Martin Naydel
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks:
Martin Naydel
Colors:
?
Letters:
Martin Naydel ?

Indexer Notes

puzzles and a maze


Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
C. C. Beck
Inks:
Pete Costanza
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Captain Tootsie

"I sure wish I could get a high class job!" (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Goofy Goose; General von Trippo
Synopsis:
When Goofy gets a job as a doorman, he gets mistaken for General von Trippo, the leader of the Balognian army, and is forced to review the troops.

"What creature becomes healthy..." (Table of Contents)

Danny Dotto / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
children

Indexer Notes

connect-the-dots puzzle


Amazing Facts About Money (Table of Contents)

Curiosity Corner / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Martin Naydel ?
Pencils:
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks:
Martin Naydel
Colors:
?
Letters:
Martin Naydel ?

Content Information

Genre:
fact

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1951
Owners: National Comics Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, R, Donenfeld, G. Liebowitz, S.U. Sampliner, J.S. Liebowitz & A.I. Menin as Trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, A.I. Menin & J.I. Golinko as Trustees for L. Liebowitz and J. Liebowitz, A. Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc,. all at 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y.


Crystal Gazing (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Otto Feuer (illustration)
Inks:
Otto Feuer (illustration)
Colors:
? (illustration)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals

["Hello, Sherlock! How's business?"] (Table of Contents)

Peter Porkchops / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Otto Feuer
Inks:
Otto Feuer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Synopsis:
Wolfie convinces Peter to guarantee "double your money back if not satisfied" for his detective agency, then tries to collect on the guarantee by asking Peter to do impossible things.

That's Right! (Table of Contents)

The Fox and the Crow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
James F. Davis
Inks:
James F. Davis
Letters:
Ira Schnapp ?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Fox and the Crow (DC, 1952 series) #2 and Real Screen Comics (DC, 1945 series) #47


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Be Yourself -- Your Best Self!
    Buzzy
  2. 2. ["Hiya, small fry! Who's your crazy-looking friend?"]
    Peter Porkchops
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Little Arthur's Scrambled Squares
  4. 4. ["Foo! Grr! Pooey! Bah! Just my luck!"]
    Biggety Bear
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Peter Porkchops Fun Shop
  6. 6. Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Rolls
  7. 7. "I sure wish I could get a high class job!"
    Goofy Goose
  8. 8. "What creature becomes healthy..."
    Danny Dotto
  9. 9. Amazing Facts About Money
    Curiosity Corner
  10. 10. [no title indexed]
  11. 11. Crystal Gazing
    Peter Porkchops
  12. 12. ["Hello, Sherlock! How's business?"]
    Peter Porkchops
  13. 13. That's Right!
    The Fox and the Crow
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Dwayne Best
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Steven Rowe
  • Jim Van Dore
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