(April-May 1957)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1957-02-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Peter Porkchops / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Otto Feuer ?
Inks
Otto Feuer ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't understand it!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Synopsis
Wolfie thinks he's swindling Peter by selling him fool's gold, but it turns out that it's really valuable uranium, so Peter's the one that makes money on the deal.
Keywords
fool's gold; uranium

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1956
Owners: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, R. 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., I. Donenfeld, S. Iger, all at 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown
Synopsis
description of the various kinds of nursing professions and the training required

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Peter -- what's this I hear...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Synopsis
Peter is the chairman of a national convention of pigs, and Wolfie infiltrates their meeting in disguise to try to influence their decisions about how to deal with wolves.

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

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Animal Wonderland / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Skunks do not use their musk when fighting among themselves!
Genre
non-fiction; animal; math & science

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

Dizzy Dog / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Sheldon Mayer ? (signed)

Job Number
51
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I did it! At last I did it!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Amster the Hamster; Dizzy Dog
Synopsis
Dizzy invents a truth ray so that he can't be cheated by anyone, but even the powerful truth ray, which works on everything else, is no match for the deceptive skills of Amster the Hamster.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Paddy's Playmate (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry ? (illustration)
Inks
Raymond Perry ? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Uncle Wolfus! I didn't expect you...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Uncle Wolfus; Pudgy
Synopsis
Wolfie and his uncle try to get a free meal out of Peter, but Peter and his nephew Pudgy still manage to outsmart them.

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Peter Porkchops
  2. 1. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. ["I can't understand it!"]
    Peter Porkchops
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  6. 5. Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing
    Buzzy
  7. 6. ["Hey, Peter -- what's this I hear..."]
    Peter Porkchops
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chem. Co.
  9. 8. ["Skunks do not use their musk when fighting among themselves!"]
    Animal Wonderland
  10. 9. ["I did it! At last I did it!"]
    Dizzy Dog
  11. 10. ["Did you enter..."]
  12. 11. Paddy's Playmate
  13. 12. ["Uncle Wolfus! I didn't expect you..."]
    Peter Porkchops
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
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