Porky Pig #45
(March-April 1956)

Dell, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
Brand
Dell
Editing
?

[Lots of Checks] (Table of Contents)

Porky Pig / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ralph Heimdahl
Inks
Ralph Heimdahl
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
Reprints
Keywords
sewing

[Fishing from Ice] (Table of Contents: 1)

Porky Pig / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig
Synopsis
Porky is ice-fishing when the ice breaks up.
Reprints
Keywords
ice-fishing

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Pantomime story.

Hidalgo Treasure (Table of Contents: 2)

Porky Pig / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Fred Abranz
Inks
Fred Abranz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
P.P. #45-563
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Uncle Siwash; Black Cactus Jack
Synopsis
Uncle Siwash is lonely on his ranch. Cicero and Porky start a rumor that there is a treasure buried there, which draws a lot of visitors. Unfortunately the visitors include the Balton outlaw gang and Black Cactus Jack
Reprints
Keywords
antiques; ranch; robbers; treasure

Supersonic Rabbit (Table of Contents: 3)

Bugs Bunny / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Phil De Lara
Inks
Phil De Lara
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Bugs Bunny
Synopsis
Bugs finds a secret formula that gives him super-speed when he makes a carrot stew with it.
Reprints
Keywords
carrots; railroad; shotgun; super-speed

The Net Result (Table of Contents: 4)

Henery Hawk / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Henery Hawk; Foghorn Leghorn; Ollie Owl; Cooper Hawk
Synopsis
Henery plans on using a fishing net to catch chickens, but ends up catching a thieving hawk instead.
Reprints
Keywords
fishing; hawk; net

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

Petunia Pig / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cicero! Stay behind me or you'll get lost in this crowd!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis
Petunia uses an extra-long scarf to keep track of Cicero while she's shopping.
Reprints
Keywords
scarf; shopping

Porky Pig's Penetrating Dime Trick (Table of Contents: 6)

Porky Pig / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Sylvester (cameo); Elmer Fudd (cameo)
Synopsis
Porky shows how to do a magic trick.
Reprints
Keywords
magic

Porky Pig and the Mysterious Monocle (Table of Contents: 7)

Porky Pig / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Fred Abranz
Inks
Fred Abranz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis
Porky finds a top hat on the street on a windy day. He wears it to Petunia's society party, not knowing the hat contains a monocle with hypnotic powers. However, two thieves know the power of the monocle and follow Porky to the party.
Reprints
Keywords
hypnotism; monocle; society party; thieves

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

Porky Pig / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Remember, Porky! If you break anything you'll have to pay for it!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig
Synopsis
Porky uses pillows and mattresses to make sure nothing gets broken when he loads a moving truck.
Reprints
Keywords
dogs; mattress; moving; pillows

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

Porky and Cicero / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera ?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I got you up earlier than usual, so there won't be any excuse...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
Synopsis
Cicero is late for school when he takes his pet turtle to class.
Reprints
Keywords
school; turtle

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[Dreaming of Cats] (Table of Contents: 10)

Porky Pig / comic story / 0.875 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
John Liggera ?
Colors
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Porky Pig
Synopsis
Porky keeps dreaming of cats, so he buys a bulldog to keep them away.
Reprints
Keywords
cats; dog; dreams

Indexer Notes

Back cover. No text. Word balloons have silhouette drawings of cats. Last panel is Dell's "A Pledge to Parents."

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Lots of Checks]
    Porky Pig
  2. 1. [Fishing from Ice]
    Porky Pig
  3. 2. Hidalgo Treasure
    Porky Pig
  4. 3. Supersonic Rabbit
    Bugs Bunny
  5. 4. The Net Result
    Henery Hawk
  6. 5. ["Cicero! Stay behind me or you'll get lost in this crowd!"]
    Petunia Pig
  7. 6. Porky Pig's Penetrating Dime Trick
    Porky Pig
  8. 7. Porky Pig and the Mysterious Monocle
    Porky Pig
  9. 8. ["Remember, Porky! If you break anything you'll have to pay for it!"]
    Porky Pig
  10. 9. ["I got you up earlier than usual, so there won't be any excuse..."]
    Porky and Cicero
  11. 10. [Dreaming of Cats]
    Porky Pig
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Chris Boyko
  • Merlin Haas
  • Karsten S.