Porky Pig #54
(September-October 1957)

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
?

Freddie the Walking Fish (Table of Contents)

Porky Pig / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
Reprints

Sno White and the Swingin' Singin' Dwarfs (1957 version) (Table of Contents: 1)

7-Up / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Sno White
Synopsis
Updated version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for 7-Up soft drink. Part of "Nothing Does It Like Seven-Up" ad campaign.

Porky Pig and Freddie, the Walking Fish (Table of Contents: 2)

Porky Pig / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Don R. Christensen
Pencils
Tony Strobl
Inks
Steve Steere ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
P.P. #54-579
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
Reprints
Keywords
glacier; legend; walking fish

Birds of a Feather (Table of Contents: 3)

Mary Jane and Sniffles / text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Characters
Mary Jane; Sniffles
Synopsis
Mary Jane and Sniffles visit her mother's cuckoo clock to see why the bird is refusing to come out.
Reprints
Keywords
cuckoo clock; feather duster

Private-Hawk-Eye (Table of Contents: 4)

Henery Hawk / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vivie Risto
Inks
Vivie Risto
Colors
?
Letters
Vivie Risto

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Henery Hawk; Foghorn Leghorn
Synopsis
Henery comes up with a scheme to snare a chick with a pair of handcuffs. However he ends up handcuffed to a fox, who considers one bird to be as tasty as another.
Reprints
Keywords
fox; handcuffs

The Treasure of Castaway Island (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Carl Fallberg
Pencils
Fred Abranz
Inks
Fred Abranz
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Porky Pig; Sylvester
Reprints
Keywords
beachcombing; pearls; treasure; whirlpool

Look Here! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Letters
?; typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo for subscriptions to Dell Comics. Premium is a "Magic Window" set. 12 issues for $1.20.

Free! Flying Saucer and Space Launcher (Table of Contents: 7)

Scotch Cellophane Tape; 3M / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Illustrated ad for Scotch Brand Cellophane Tape. Premium of six different flying saucers and rubber-band launcher sold with the tape. 3M Company.

Have Some Fun! (Table of Contents: 8)

Juicy Fruit Gum Safety Quiz; Wrigley's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover. A "find the mistakes" drawing with characters engaging in unsafe practices. Part of a series. Wrigley's Juicy Fruit Gum.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Freddie the Walking Fish
    Porky Pig
  2. 1. Sno White and the Swingin' Singin' Dwarfs (1957 version)
    7-Up
  3. 2. Porky Pig and Freddie, the Walking Fish
    Porky Pig
  4. 3. Birds of a Feather
    Mary Jane and Sniffles
  5. 4. Private-Hawk-Eye
    Henery Hawk
  6. 5. The Treasure of Castaway Island
    Porky Pig
  7. 6. Look Here!
    Dell Comics
  8. 7. Free! Flying Saucer and Space Launcher
    Scotch Cellophane Tape; 3M
  9. 8. Have Some Fun!
    Juicy Fruit Gum Safety Quiz; Wrigley's
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Alberto Becattini
  • Merlin Haas