Porky Pig
#6
(June 1966)
Western,
1965 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1966-03
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- K. K. Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- Chase Craig; Del Connell
Issue Notes
Cover code: 10140-606. Comic content is all reprint. No ads in this issue. All 36 pages are comics or comics-related text material.
[Woodpecker Widens the Strike Zone]
Porky Pig / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Cicero Pig
- Synopsis
- A woodpecker chips away at Porky’s wooden baseball bat.
- Reprints
-
from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #40 (May-June 1955)
-
- Keywords
- baseball; bat; unexpected intrusion; woodpecker
Indexer Notes
With the exception of its tail, the woodpecker’s coloring matches that of Walter Lantz’s Woody Woodpecker – also published by Western.
[Irrigation by Organization]
Porky Pig / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here, C-Cicero! Buy yourself a water p-pistol, so you can p-play with the kids next door!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; neighborhood kids
- Synopsis
- Porky organizes the neighborhood kids in a water pistol fight that waters his garden.
- Reprints
- from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #27 (March-April 1953)
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- Keywords
- garden; water pistol
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside front cover.
The Isle of Missing Ships
Porky Pig / comic story / 24 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Sylvester y-you said these waters were f-filled with fish, but I haven’t had a b-bite for two hours!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Sylvester Pussycat; Jack the Jabber; Stupid; Coast Guard commander
- Synopsis
- Porky and Sylvester are on a ship full of bubble gum that is captured by modern-day pirates, Jack the Jabber and Stupid. They foil the pirates' scheme.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bubblegum; death trap; fish; ghost ship; pirates; secret lair
in Indexer Notes
Pencils and inks credits for this sequence from Alberto Becattini (May 14, 2007)
[Porky's Tramp Trick]
Porky Pig / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Don R. Christensen
- Pencils
- John Carey
- Inks
- John Carey
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- John Carey
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Petunia! You shouldn't give food to every tramp that comes along!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Bugs Bunny; Elmer Fudd; Cicero; Chubby Charlie (robber tramp)
- Synopsis
- To discourage Petunia’s innocent willingness to feed hungry tramps in her home, Porky dons a hobo disguise to teach her a lesson.
- Reprints
- from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #31 (November-December 1953)
-
- Keywords
- disguise; robber; tramps; trust
Indexer Notes
Story title is "Petunia's Tramp" in Christensen's notes. To better effect his vagabond disguise(?), Porky eschews his trademark stutter for the entire story.
[Gardening Clubs]
Petunia Pig / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thanks for loaning me your golf clubs, Porky!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Petunia Pig; Porky Pig
- Synopsis
- Petunia borrows Porky's golf clubs to use as supports for her flowers.
- Reprints
- from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #27 (March-April 1953)
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- Keywords
- alternative uses; flowers; garden; golf clubs
Indexer Notes
Black and white on inside back cover.
[Porky Brings His Humor to Bear]
Porky Pig / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are we going to hunt, Porky?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; bear
- Synopsis
- When Porky takes Petunia with him to hunt a bear for a bearskin rug, Petunia asks Porky to "do something funny" at an inopportune moment.
- Reprints
- from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #27 (March-April 1953)
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- Keywords
- bear; hunting; shotgun
Indexer Notes
Color on back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Woodpecker Widens the Strike Zone]
Porky Pig -
1.
[Irrigation by Organization]
Porky Pig -
2.
The Isle of Missing Ships
Porky Pig -
3.
[Porky's Tramp Trick]
Porky Pig -
4.
[Gardening Clubs]
Petunia Pig -
5.
[Porky Brings His Humor to Bear]
Porky Pig
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