Peter Porkchops #17

(August-September 1952)

It's Smart to Check -- And Doublecheck! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

Synopsis:

Superman lectures two drivers and a bicyclist about road safety.

Indexer Notes

inside front cover

["Pete isn't home! Now is my chance..."] (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:

Peter and Wolfie enter a rodeo contest to see who can stay on a bucking bronco the longest.

What to Do If Polio Comes Your Way (Table of Contents)

Message to Parents / public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

["I think I'll go visit my new friend, Rufus Magoofus, the crazy inventor!"] (Table of Contents)

Goofy Goose / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Rube Grossman

Inks:

Rube Grossman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Goofy Goose; Rufus Magoofus

Synopsis:

Goofy has problems when he tries to use Rufus's new invention, a mechanical pie baker.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Scrambled Squares / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel ?

Pencils:

Martin Naydel ?

Inks:

Martin Naydel ?

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

puzzle

["Birds constitute the main check against..."] (Table of Contents)

Animal Wonderland / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

Martin Naydel

Content Information

Genre:

fact

["You owe me 397 months' rent on that house, Willy!"] (Table of Contents)

Biggety Bear / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Rube Grossman

Inks:

Rube Grossman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Biggety Bear; Willy Weasel; Cousin Abercrombie

Synopsis:

Willy tries to drive Biggety out of his house so that Willy can move in, but he makes a big mistake.

Meanest Wolf in Town (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

Characters:

Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

["Can you insert the numbers one to nine..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

Martin Naydel

Content Information

Characters:

Peter Porkchops

Indexer Notes

games and puzzles

["What is the biggest diamond in the world?"] (Table of Contents)

Rudy Riddles / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

Martin Naydel

["Oh boy! I've always wanted to see one of those old whalers!"] (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:

When Wolfie sneaks aboard an old whaling exhibition ship rather than pay the admission charge, Peter disguises himself as a ghost to scare him, but the ship gets accidentally set adrift.

Now! The Craziest Comics in America (Table of Contents)

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp ?

Content Information

Genre:

humor; celebrity

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (DC, 1952 series)

["The locust has the longest life span..."] (Table of Contents)

Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

Martin Naydel

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Some of Superman's Best Friends are Squirrels! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

various (illustrations)

Inks:

various (illustrations)

Letters:

Ira Schnapp ?

Content Information

Genre:

funny animals

Characters:

Superman; Nutsy Squirrel

Indexer Notes

house ad for Real Screen Comics (DC, 1945 series) #52, Hollywood Funny Folks (DC, 1950 series) #48, The Fox and the Crow (DC, 1952 series) #5