Porky Pig
#17
(March 1968)
Western,
1965 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-01-18
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Western Publishing Company Inc.
- Brand
-
Gold Key
- Editing
- Chase Craig (editor); Del Connell (editor)
Issue Notes
Cover code: 10140-803. On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
[Egg Tic-Tac-Toe]
Porky Pig / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; three hens
- Synopsis
- Three hens complete Porky's game of tic-tac-toe by diagonally laying three eggs in a row
- Reprints
-
from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #59 (July-August 1958)
-
- Keywords
- eggs; hens; tic-tac-toe
Robot Bird
Porky Pig / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I haven’t forgotten tomorrow’s your birthday, Petunia!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Bugs Bunny; Daffy Duck; Elmer Fudd; parakeet; pet shop clerk; George (robot dog); lion; various panicked citizens; Air Command officers and soldiers
- Synopsis
- Porky buys a parakeet for Petunia, but it escapes its cage. Bugs is working for a company that makes robot bird retrievers and tries to use one to capture the parakeet. The robot comes back with everything but the parakeet.
- Reprints
- from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #40 (May-June 1955)
-
- Keywords
- parakeet; robot dog; series of mishaps
Indexer Notes
"Reprinted by popular demand". The title “Robot Bird” would seem to be a misnomer, as the “bird” (parakeet) is NOT a robot, but is pursued by a “robot bird retriever” in the form of a flying mechanical dog.
The Howl-larious Cat
Tweety and Sylvester / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh-oh! Here comes mean old Puddy Tat!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Tweety Bird; Sylvester Pussycat; Granny
- Synopsis
- Sylvester vows to stop chasing Tweety, or Granny will throw the cat out into the winter cold. Tweety puts that vow through some tough testing.
- Reprints
- from Bugs Bunny (Dell, 1952 series) #52 (December 1956-January 1957)
-
- Keywords
- escalating events; restraint; snow; temptations; vows; winter
Indexer Notes
"Reprinted by popular demand".
Gold Key Comics Club News
Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Comics Club starts second year.
- Keywords
- editorial feature
Indexer Notes
Requests for reader-submitted jokes and drawings. The first installment of “Dinosauria”, an educational feature focusing on dinosaurs, is announced – and appears in this issue. There are four consecutive Gold Key Comics Club pages, comprising the centerfold.
Reader's Page Monsters
Gold Key Comics Club / illustration / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Five drawings of monsters submitted by readers.
The Joke's on You
Joke's On You / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is one of the hardest things to beat?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Gold Key Kid
- Keywords
- jokes; riddles
Indexer Notes
Jokes and riddles submitted by readers.
Dinosauria Styracosaurus
Gold Key Comics Club / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With seven sharp horns fronting and rimming its head, the styracosaurus was a dangerous dinosaur.
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Keywords
- dinosaurs; educational feature
Indexer Notes
Illustrated text article on the styracosaurus.
The Groovy Beat
Porky Pig / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Carey
- Inks
- John Carey
- Colors
- Western Publishing Production Shop
- Letters
- John Carey; Rome Siemon (last panel)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Petunia will flip when she gets a load of my new secondhand motor scooter!
- Feature Logo
Porky Pig [Dell/Western Logo Two Lines]- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Hairy Harry (rock star); various female fans; seals; various beach-goers; surfer
- Synopsis
- Porky causes much trouble for beach-goers when he tries to compete with a surfing rock star for Petunia’s attentions.
- Keywords
- beach; hairy wig; jealousy; motor scooter; rock star; surfing
Indexer Notes
New story. Lettering in the final panel, for the angry beach-goers, appears to be by Rome Siemen rather than John Carey. Perhaps to give it a more “frenzied” effect?
The Olympic Owl
Henery Hawk / text story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It was a crisp wintery day, and Ollie Owl, mufflered and mittened against the cold, was pacing restlessly back and forth in the show at the foot of Ice Cream Mountain.
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Henery Hawk; Ollie Owl
- Synopsis
- Ollie over-prepares for a an Olympic toboggan run, losing sight of one critical detail.
- Reprints
- from Bugs Bunny (Dell, 1952 series) #52 (December 1956-January 1957)
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- Keywords
- best-laid-plans; Olympics; toboggan; training
The Money Tree
Porky Pig / comic story / 5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here comes Porky with another load of snowballs!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Porky Pig; Petunia Pig; Cicero Pig; Sam Steele (bank robber); sheriff
- Synopsis
- Porky, Petunia, and Cicero are having a snowball fight when a robber drops his loot from a plane and it lands in a tree. When a big snowball hits the tree, bills drop like leaves and Porky thinks he's found a money tree.
- Reprints
- from Porky Pig (Dell, 1952 series) #44 (January-February 1956)
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- Keywords
- "money tree"; airplane; bank robbery; snowballs; stolen money; winter
Indexer Notes
"Reprinted by popular demand".
[Political Produce]
Mini-Comics / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- would-be politician
- Synopsis
- A would-be politician is bombarded by so many vegetables at a rally that he opens a produce stand.
- Keywords
- politics; tough crowd; turning-lemons-into-lemonade
Indexer Notes
Pantomime. Top half of page.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.5 page
- Script
- Howard L. Anderson
- Letters
- typeset
- Keywords
- government reporting; regulations
Indexer Notes
Statement of Ownership for September 28, 1967. Prepared by H.L. Anderson. Reported total distribution: 242,325 (12 month average), 210,194 (nearest issue). Lower half of page.
Famous Name Prizes Or Cash...from Olympic
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Egg Tic-Tac-Toe]
Porky Pig -
1.
Free Money from Quaker Life Cereal!
Quaker Life Cereal -
2.
Robot Bird
Porky Pig -
3.
The Howl-larious Cat
Tweety and Sylvester -
4.
Gold Key Comics Club News
Gold Key Comics Club -
5.
Reader's Page Monsters
Gold Key Comics Club -
6.
The Joke's on You
Joke's On You -
7.
Dinosauria Styracosaurus
Gold Key Comics Club -
8.
The Groovy Beat
Porky Pig -
9.
The Olympic Owl
Henery Hawk -
10.
The Money Tree
Porky Pig -
11.
[Political Produce]
Mini-Comics -
12.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
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13.
Famous Name Prizes Or Cash...from Olympic
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
14.
Win $1,000.00 College Scholarship
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
15.
Make Money Get Prizes with Fast Selling American Seeds
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Steve Coates
- Jim Stangas
- Richard Thomson
- Joe Torcivia
- Jim Van Dore
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