Porky Pig
#81
(March-April 1962)
Dell,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.15 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-02-06
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Dell Publishing Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Dell [stamp]
- Editing
- ?
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1962 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[Monkey in Gumball Machine]
Porky Pig / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Porky Pig
- Keywords
- gumball machine; monkey; organ grinder
Magic Words
Porky Pig / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
- Synopsis
- Porky has to use special words to get Cicero to come in for dinner.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Whistle Fizzle
Porky Pig / comic story / 11 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
Drive-In Dilemma
Porky Pig / comic story / 4.75 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Petunia Pig
- Keywords
- drive-in movie; television
Statement of Ownership
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
Indexer Notes
Statement of Ownership for October 1, 1961. Average number of copies sold through the mail in the preceding 12 months was 347,552.
Cucaracha Cha Cha
Mary Jane and Sniffles / text story / 1 page
- Characters
- Mary Jane; Sniffles
- Synopsis
- Mary Jane and Sniffles find a lady roach who is homesick for her home in Mexico. They take her to a dance festival of the little garden people where she is the highlight of the show with her cha cha.
- Reprints
-
in Looney Tunes (Western, 1975 series) #11 (December 1976)
-
- Keywords
- cactus; cha cha; dance; Mexico
Bettin' and Settin"
Henery Hawk / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Henery Hawk; Ollie Owl
- Synopsis
- Henery hatches an egg, but doesn't know how to care for the chick.
- Reprints
- in Looney Tunes (Western, 1975 series) #38 (August 1981)
-
- Keywords
- chickens; eggs; nest
Mix-Up Menace
Porky Pig / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Cicero Pig; Yosemite Sam
- Synopsis
- Porky accidentally hits Sam on the head while chopping wood. Sam thinks he's being attacked by enemies and ends up barricaded in Porky's house.
- Reprints
- in Yosemite Sam (Western, 1970 series) #9 (August 1972)
-
- Keywords
- barricade; cutlass; wood chopping
Tape Talk Tip
Porky Pig / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
- Keywords
- bank robbery; tape recorder; writer
Unfair Trade
Cicero and Daffy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Cicero Pig; Daffy Duck
- Synopsis
- Daffy and Cicero trade chores on the farm, but have the wrong tools for the chores.
- Reprints
- in Daffy Duck (Western, 1962 series) #49 (June 1967)
-
- Keywords
- eggs; farm; milk
Breaking Even
Petunia / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Petunia Pig
- Synopsis
- Petunia decides she can eat an ice cream sundae if she's pedaling an exercise bike while she's eating.
- Keywords
- diet; exercise bike; ice cream sundae
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Pantomime story.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[Monkey in Gumball Machine]
Porky Pig -
1.
Magic Words
Porky Pig -
2.
Whistle Fizzle
Porky Pig -
3.
Drive-In Dilemma
Porky Pig -
4.
Statement of Ownership
-
5.
Cucaracha Cha Cha
Mary Jane and Sniffles -
6.
Bettin' and Settin"
Henery Hawk -
7.
Mix-Up Menace
Porky Pig -
8.
Tape Talk Tip
Porky Pig -
9.
Unfair Trade
Cicero and Daffy -
10.
Breaking Even
Petunia -
11.
Nationally Famous Prizes for You
Junior Sales Club of America
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- Steve Coates
- Merlin Haas
- Jim Van Dore
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